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1. CVA Issues paper on implementation of the Victims Rights Act PDF [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...an entity with oversight able to hold agencies accountable. Further, the statutory bar preventing victims from seeking compensation where their rights have been breached remains in place which again has inherently led to less agency accountability. Careful consideration also needs to be given to whether the Act should be amended to strengthen the complaints process for victims to bring it on equal footing with the Human Rights Act 1993 and the Bill of Rights Act 1990. This may help ensure...

2. [2023] NZEnvC 007 Ravenswood Developments Limited v Waimakariri Distrrict Council [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...defined role within the District. This policy is based on a community expectation that the management of resources within distinctive environments is necessary even at this scale to provide for the wellbeing, health and safety of the community, and to protect and enhance the natural and physical resources. As a result of its research and community consultation the Council considers it is possible to identify areas of different amenity values, environmental qualities, form and fun...

3. Common Bundle Volume 2 [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   ...(see Maps A1-A8 for subregions). The identification of natural and human use values supported by Otago’s lakes and rivers provides a mechanism for recognising the existence of values which need to be taken into account and given appropriate protection in managing water use and land use activities (see Policy 5.4.2). The opportunity to provide such protection will arise when preparing or reviewing regional and district plans under the Resource Management Act, and when considering app...

4. [2016] NZEnvC 051 Craddock Farms Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...farming of poultry on site that does not comply with Rule 4.5.116, Rule 4.5.117 or Rule 4.5.119 is a discretionary activity. Auckland Council Regional Plan: Sediment Control • Rule 5.4.2.1 provides for earthworks outside of a Sediment Control Protection Area, on an area between 1 and 5 hectares where the land has a slope ofless than 15 degrees as a controlled activity. Auckland Council District Plan: Franklin Section 4 • Rule 23A.1.3.5 provides for Intensive Farming as a...

5. 2020-12-07 Statement of Evidence of Tom de Pelsemaeker on behalf of the ORC - Appendix A.pdf [pdf, 378 KB]

   ...physical resources. Policy 1.1.2 Social and cultural wellbeing and health and safety Provide for the social and cultural wellbeing and health and safety of Otago’s people and communities when undertaking the subdivision, use, development and protection of natural and physical resources by all of the following: a) Recognising and providing for Kāi Tahu values; b) Taking into account the values of other cultures; c) Taking into account the diverse needs of Otago’s people an...

6. Child and youth offending statistics in New Zealand 1992 to 2007 [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   ...representative, the Police and the Youth Justice Coordinator (YJC). The role of the FGC is to hold young people accountable for their offending and encourage them to take responsibility for their behaviour. FGCs for child offenders will also focus on care or protection issues present and family/whänau issues contributing to the offending. To this end, the FGC formulates a plan for the child or young person making recommendations as it sees fit (which, for young persons, may include pro...

7. 27-Sept-2022-Redacted-SAR-for-publication-suggested-redactions2.pdf [pdf, 5.6 MB]

   ...offending that can occur in vehicle convoys responds to offending on our roads that can occur when groups of gang members travel together. Use of cash by gangs 10. Profit is one of the key drivers of organised crime. Gangs are highly motivated to protect and increase their share of the illicit drug market. In 2021, the New Zealand methamphetamine market was worth an estimated NZ$297.2 million. This money is coming from some of our most vulnerable communities. Criminal transactions s...

8. Supplementary Analysis Report Criminal Activity Intervention Legislation Bill [pdf, 5.6 MB]

   ...offending that can occur in vehicle convoys responds to offending on our roads that can occur when groups of gang members travel together. Use of cash by gangs 10. Profit is one of the key drivers of organised crime. Gangs are highly motivated to protect and increase their share of the illicit drug market. In 2021, the New Zealand methamphetamine market was worth an estimated NZ$297.2 million. This money is coming from some of our most vulnerable communities. Criminal transactions s...

9. E14 Phillip Ware - Contaminated Land and Groundwater - EIC - Applicant [pdf, 8.7 MB]

   ...Australasian Land and Groundwater Association. I operate as a Suitably Qualified and Experienced Practitioner (SQEP) as required under the Resource Management (National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health) Regulations 2011. I have seventeen years’ experience working as an environmental consultant. Through the majority of my environmental science career in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom and Europe, I have s...

10. [2019] NZEnvC 136 Federated Farmers of New Zealand Incorporated v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 9.5 MB]

    ...the Act that are particularly relevant to our decision on the most appropriate nitrogen allocation method to be used in PC10. (a) Section 6 - Matters of national importance (a) the preservation of the natural character of ... lakes ... and the protection of them from inappropriate ... use ... (e) the relationship of Maori and their culture and traditions with their ancestral lands, water, sites, waahi tapu, and other taonga (b) Section 7 - Other matters (a) kaitiakitanga; (aa)...