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1. [2024] NZEnvC 149 Learning Houses Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 466 KB]

   ...that the reasons the Commissioners refused to grant the resource consents applied for, have been adequately addressed and he would support the grant of consents subject to the imposition of the agreed consent conditions. [14] In relation to the environmental effects of the proposal, the Commissioners concluded:2 The potential effects themselves and assessed by each discrete technical expert are not found to be a determining factor, as many of the effects can be mitigated adequatel...

2. Te Manutukutuku Issue 15 [pdf, 3.1 MB]

   ...Waipoua valley - to meet the special educational needs of children in the Waipoua valley - to meet the special community health service needs of the people in the Waipoua valley - to reactivate the Waipoua archaeological project - to initiate an environmental training scheme for young tangata whenua to help them acquire skills in environmental and conservation management - to train and employ tangata whenua in fisheries pro­ tection work - to provide resources for the labour re...

3. Environment Court annual report 2007 [pdf, 514 KB]

   ...Tracey Chapman Wellington 1.4 The Court’s Jurisdiction The Environment Court is established by section 247 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act), as a Court of Record. It is a specialist Court that has jurisdiction over environmental and resource management matters. It can be characterised as follows: • a Judge usually presides at sittings to hear and determine proceedings • it is required by law to act judicially • it hears contesting parties to the pr...

4. 18.-Evidence-of-Dr-Alex-James-Freshwater-Ecology.PDF [PDF, 633 KB]

   ...Alexander Bryan Wilfried James. 2. I am a Senior Freshwater Ecologist at EOS Ecology, where I have worked for 14 years. 3. I prepared Technical Assessment K: Freshwater Ecology (Technical Assessment K) as part of Volume IV of the Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE), which accompanied the application for resource consents and notices of requirement for designations (NoRs) lodged with Manawatū- Whanganui Regional Council (Horizons), Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWR...

5. Environment Court annual report 2006 [pdf, 219 KB]

   ...2. ADMINISTRATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT COURT 2.1 The Court�s Jurisdiction The Environment Court is established by section 247 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act), as a Court of Record. It is a specialist Court that has jurisdiction over environmental and resource management matters. It can be characterised as follows: � a Judge usually presides at sittings to hear and determine proceedings; � it is required by law to act judicially; � it hears contesting parties to the pr...

6. FFNZ - EiC - M L Lord (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...financial concerns. New directives like PC7 are often just seen as another financial and time burden. It is not seen as something that will help production or provide extra income, or in many cases there is doubts it will actually lead to better environmental outcomes, given bankers are less likely to want to get aboard longer term projects. 31. Farm investment is a huge financial commitment, and investment in infrastructure requires confidence and certainty in you and your fa...

7. Taueki v McMillan - Horowhenua 11 (Lake) Māori Reservation (2004) 148 Aotea MB 27 (148 AOT 27) [pdf, 642 KB]

   ...usual with most Maori reservations, a range of skills is required to fulfil the obligations that the office of trustee imposes. The fact that this reservation is of cultural and historical significance to the wider iwi of Muaupoko, has undoubted environmental and conservation features and remains a prominent local landmark underscores the need for particular expertise. But before that occurs, the role of the present incumbents must be examined. Having reviewed the evidence and considere...

8. 2021-06-29 - ORC - MOC - Submissions in relation to the Vires of Proposed Amendments regarding Priorities [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...condition in a resource consent unless: (a) The applicant for consent agrees to the condition; (b) The condition is directly connected to an adverse effect of the activity on the environment, or an applicable district or regional rule or national environmental standard; or (c) The condition relates to administrative matters that are essential for the efficient implementation of the relevant resource consent. 15 In this case, the condition is directly connected to a regional rule...

9. [2015] NZEnvC 050 Ngati Kahungunu v Hawkes Bay Regional Council [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...submissions for Ngati Kahungunu (para 64), Mr Tiuka emphasised the point that: The operative RPS Objectives 21 and 22 are reinforced by Policy 17 which directs decision makers to manage effects of activities on groundwater quality so that the environmental guidelines in the RRMP, Policies 75 and 76, are complied with. The guidelines in Policies 75 and 76 reinforce the direction set in the operative Objective 21 and 22, that water quality in the Ruataniwha and Heretaunga should not...

10. [2022] NZACC 71 – Porter v ACC (3 May 2022) [pdf, 191 KB]

    ...[29] On 11 August 2021, the Corporation’s Clinical Advisory Panel (“CAP”) provided further advice for the appeal. The CAP was comprised of four Orthopaedic Surgeons, a Physiotherapist, a Sports Medicine Specialist, an Occupational and Environmental Medicine Specialist, and a General Surgeon. The CAP accepted that the 2005 fall was noteworthy and that it was possible that Mr Porter suffered a minor injury to his right transverse process. However, the CAP found that there was...