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1. Auckland Waikato and Eastern Fish and Game Councils [pdf, 504 KB]

   ...specificity. c. Enabling, through permitted activity rules, low intensity farming and horticultural activities (not including commercial vegetable production), with low risk of diffuse discharge of contaminants to water bodies, and requiring resource consents for all other activities; and d. Requiring a greater level of scrutiny, by resource consents, of those farming activities (including commercial vegetable production) that diffusely discharge into sub-catchments that include rive...

2. [2024] NZEnvC 293 Waimarino Queenstown Limited (as successor to B Property Group Ltd) v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 648 KB]

   WAIMARINO QUEENSTOWN LTD (AS SUCCESSOR TO B PROPERTY GROUP LTD) v QLDC IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2024] NZEnvC 293 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND an appeal under s120 of the Act BETWEEN WAIMARINO QUEENSTOWN LIMITED (AS SUCCESSOR TO B PROPERTY GROUP LIMITED) (ENV-2023-CHC-1) Appellant AND QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge P A Steven Environm

3. [2023] NZEnvC 051 Aratiatia Livestock Limited v Southland Regional Council [pdf, 4.2 MB]

   ...court with or without amendments DFS: Deposited fine sediment. DV: Decisions Version on plan provisions by the Regional Council under Schedule 1, RMA. FEMP: Farm Environmental Management Plan IWG: Intensive Winter Grazing JWS: Joint Witness Statement Ngā Rūnanga: Waihopai Rūnaka, Hokonui Rūnaka, Te Rūnanga o Awarua, Te Rūnanga o Oraka Aparima, and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu NES-F: Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) Regulations 2020...

4. E70 Richard Finley - Noise and Acoustics - EIC - The Point [pdf, 5.2 MB]

   ...bianca.tree@minterellison.co.nz BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA ENV-2018-AKL-000078 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND IN THE MATTER of the direct referral of an application for resource consent for the necessary infrastructure and related activities associated with holding the America’s Cup in Auckland BETWEEN PANUKU DEVELOPMENT AUCKLAND APPLICANT AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL REGULATORY AUTHORITY...

5. [2020] NZEnvC 202 CEP Services Matauwhi Limited v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 336 KB]

   ...CMA as required in accordance with the NZ Coastal Policy Statement (NZCPS) and the Objectives and Policies of the Regional Policy Statement and Settled Objectives and Policies of the proposed Regional Plan. Accordingly, the Court determines by consent of the parties that the ONL has not been appropriately mapped within the coastal margins of the CMA as required in terms of the relevant Objectives and Policies. C: All parties agree that this finding would not, in itself, assist in ac...

6. [2023] NZEnvC 059 Balmoral Developments (Outram) Limited v Dunedin City Council [pdf, 375 KB]

   ...(‘Johnston’) – (collectively referred to as ‘the appellants’). 1 There are seven rural zones in the 2GP. 3 [3] Hearings were scheduled and evidence had been exchanged by the parties. However, on 12 September 2022 the National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land 2022 (‘NPS-HPL’) was notified, and its provisions came into force on 17 October 2022 (‘the commencement date’). [4] The NPS-HPL includes an overarching objective to protect highly productive land (...

7. [2023] NZEnvC 190 Donaldson v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 913 KB]

   ...the time of our site visit, a large building was under construction on those upper parts of the Drury property reasonably close to the southern boundary of the Site. We are informed that the building under construction was approved by resource consent as a form of meeting or conference facility. Further to the south-east of the Site is the developing Waterfall Park Zone. [21] Figure 1 below is a reproduction of the map in Sch 24.8 of the various LCUs. The Site is part of LCU 6:...

8. [2015] NZEmpC 151 ITE v ALA [pdf, 75 KB]

   ...directions conference tomorrow, 2 September 2015, which will timetable it to a hearing. The merits of the challenge have not, therefore, been ascertained. The Court has, nevertheless, considered the Authority’s determination, the plaintiff’s statement of claim, and the defendant’s statement of defence. [3] On 4 August 2015 the defendant applied by interlocutory application for an order prohibiting publication of the identities of the parties and such an order was consente...

9. Powerpoint presentation - Objective, Stranded Assets & miscellaneous Minor Matters dated 29 June 2021 [pdf, 168 KB]

   JOINT WITNESS STATEMENT (JWS) Objective, stranded assets & minor amendments for clarity and consistency Key conclusions from expert conferencing 4th and 21st June 2021 PRESENTATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT COURT ON 29 June 2021 Amendments to the Objective Amendments to: • Clarify the outcome/s • Clarify nature of transition (from …. to ….) • Support provisions that enable the continuation of existing activities • Provide guidance for decision-makers Separate the objecti...

10. [2023] NZEnvC 273 Meridian Energy Ltd v Mackenzie District Council [pdf, 437 KB]

    ...MERIDIAN ENERGY LIMITED (ENV-2021-CHC-091) … (continued on separate page) Appellants AND MACKENZIE DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge J J M Hassan – sitting alone under s279 of the Act In Chambers at Christchurch Date of Consent Order: 14 December 2023 _______________________________________________________________ CONSENT ORDER _______________________________________________________________ A: Under s279(1)(b) of the RMA,1 the Environment Court, by cons...