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1. 2020-12-07 Statement of evidence of Tom de Pelsemaeker on behalf of the ORC - Appendix H [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...Strategy Committee, New Zealand Solicitor General, 8 May 1992, p 20. 4 sections 6, 7 and 8 of the RMA provide strong directions in relation to Māori interests, which are to be borne in mind at every stage of the planning process.21 In Environmental Defence Society Inc v The New Zealand King Salmon Co Ltd, the Supreme Court found that:22 …the obligation in s 8 to have regard to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi will have procedural as well as substantive implicatio...

2. 2017 Report of the Registrar of the Environment Court [pdf, 674 KB]

   ...the orderly and expeditious discharge of the business of the Court. 1.4 The Court’s Jurisdiction The Environment Court is established by section 247 of the RMA 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: E.49 6 | P a g e • a Judge usually presides at sittings to hear and determine proceedings • it is required by law to act judicially • it...

3. [2017] NZEnvC 154 W Hansen Haupouri Partnership v Hastings District Council [pdf, 992 KB]

   ...assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of the provisions in achieving the objectives; and (iii) summarising the reasons for deciding on the provisions; and 13 (c) contain a level of detail that corresponds to the scale and significance of the environmental, economic, social, and cultural effects that are anticipated from the implementation of the proposal. (2) An assessment under subsection (1)(b)(ii) must- (a) identify and assess the benefits and costs of the environmental...

4. 2020-10-16-EPA-PC1-Summary-of-Submissions-Further-Submission-Spreadsheet.xlsx [xlsx, 34 KB]

   ...Council Support Amend by updating to reflect current challenges (waste minimisation reforms, waste levy regime, Historic practices, Illegal dumping, Classification differences, farm landfills and offal pits, green waste landfills causing more than minor environmental effects, and cleanfill operations which accept non-inert wastes). Y Y FS106 Aukaha Ltd. on behalf of Te Rūnanga o Moeraki, Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki, Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou and Hokonui Rūnanga Oppose Issue 7.2.3 10019...

5. 1.3 Appendix C to JWS 1 - Draft Policy Amendments [pdf, 981 KB]

   ...– Part G] 7.6 Policies for the enhancement of water quality [Repealed – 1 May 2014] 7.7 Policies for point source discharges [Repealed – 1 May 2014] 7.8 Policies for non-point source discharges [Repealed – 1 May 2014] 7.9 Anticipated environmental results [Repealed – 1 May 2014] 12 Rules: Water Take, Use and Management R U L E S : L A N D U S E O N L A K E O R R I V E R B E D S O R R E G I O N A L L Y S I G N I F I C A N T W E T...

6. Kapiti-Coast-District-Council-Cover-Letter-Form-7a-and-Form-18-20221101.pdf [pdf, 446 KB]

   ...……………………………… Signature of person authorised to sign on behalf of the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Date: 1 November 2022 Contact details: Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (Ō2NL Project) Electronic address for service: environmentalplanning@nzta.govt.nz Postal address: PO Box 5084 Wellington 6140 Contact person: Caitlin Kelly Telephone: +64 4 830 6844 Email: Caitlin.kelly@nzta.govt.nz mailto:environmentalplanning@nzta.govt.nz NOTICE O...

7. Final Env-Reg-Report-2021-22 [pdf, 321 KB]

   ...responsible for ensuring the orderly and expeditious discharge of the business of the Court. 1.4 The Court’s jurisdiction The Environment Court is a specialist court of record established under section 247 of the RMA. It’s the primary environmental adjudicative body in New Zealand. It has jurisdiction over environmental and resource management matters. It can be characterised as follows: • a presiding Judge and two Environment Court Commissioners sit together to hear and...

8. Beef + Lamb NZ - EiC - J M Chrystal - Agricultural Science - 5 Feb 2021 (corrected) [docx, 1.8 MB]

   ...irrigation can impact nutrient losses to water, including Overseer analysis comparing nutrient losses from different irrigation types; and Farm management practices that can mitigate the loss of nutrients from irrigated land. I contacted a local farm and environmental consultant and read the evidence of sheep and beef farmers Anna and Ben Gillespie. These farmers are using the management practices that I outline in my evidence, in particular the science of soil monitoring and soil water balan...

9. [2020] NZEnvC 020 Whangarei District Council v Sustainable Solvents Group Limited [pdf, 730 KB]

   ...outside the terms and conditions of its resource consent and in a manner that poses significant risks to the environment. [2] The application was supported by four affidavits: i) Lee Thomas Bailey, a senior advisor on hazardous substances as the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), sworn 24 February 2020; ii) Murray Allan McDonald, a manager of resource consents at the Whangarei District Council, affirmed 24 February 2020; iii) Colin Thomas Dall, the group manager of regulato...

10. [2022] NZEnvC 209 Manawa Energy Limited v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 944 KB]

    ...provide alternatives for remote communities and properties and it is anticipated that these will become increasingly viable in urban and industrial areas as well. 2. Amend Policy 18.1.3, as follows, [R, C, DJ Policy 18.1.3 - When considE1ring the environmental effects o1f proposals to use and develop renewable energy res'ources, to have regard to: . , (a) the.benefits to be obtained from the proposal at local, regional or national levels, including f�r economic, social or cultu...