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1. 2020-10-28-Minute-re-PC-7.pdf [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...the plan change objectives against the higher order planning instruments, taking care to identify to what extent the plan change is to give effect to the same;3 (e) in line with s 44A RMA, review the plan change against any applicable National Environmental Standards; (f) address any linkages between the plan change provisions and the provisions of the operative Regional Plans; and (g) consider any amendment proposed by the parties and, giving reasons, either: (i) support the...

2. Whanganui District Council – Kai Iwi 5G3A1, 5G3A2, 5G3B, 5G3C, 5H1 & 5H2 (2012) 295 Aotea MB 17 (295 AOT 17) [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...primary submission of the owners whom he spoke for was that they should now administer the land themselves in place of the Council. The owners who supported these proposals had their own plans for the land that centred on cultural, historic and environmental considerations more than economic. [9] In addition, Mr Mair submitted that his kuia, Kahutaratara and Ngatatau, owned a significant proportion of the shares but had not yet had been the subject of succession orders. Even so, h...

3. [2020] NZEnvC 007 CEP Services Matauwhi Limited v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 293 KB]

   ...the court to consider the introduction of parties later in the proceedings, but this is controlled in terms of s 274 of the Act. Ms Shaw, most helpfully, has provided a list of the various matters that go to undue prejudice and quotes from Kapiti Environmental Action Incorporated -v- Kapiti Coast Counci/1. If for example, other parties already involved in proceedings had resolved the matters or advanced negotiations to resolve matters than the addition of a new party might be said t...

4. [2022] NZEnvC 145 Ngati Tuwharetoa Geothermal Assets Limited v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 521 KB]

   ...longer contingency discharge authorised under condition 7.4; and iv. To amend or add discharge management strategy, modelling, monitoring, and reporting conditions, and conditions implementing additional measures to avoid, remedy or mitigate adverse environmental effects, in order to enable the Council to better manage any unanticipated adverse effects that may arise from the exercise of this resource consent; b. At any time, where compliance or impact monitoring undertaken by the B...

5. Potatoes-NZ-Incorporated.PDF [PDF, 908 KB]

   ...alternative relief sought below. g) The un-numbered appeal point on New method 3.11.3.2A. i) PNZ is conditionally supports to the amendments sought in this policy. ii) Providing clear direction for mitigation and land use activities based on environmental outcomes is supported. iii) PNZ prefers the effects based regime proposed in alternative relief sought below. h) The un-numbered appeal point on Rule 3.11.4.7. i) PNZ is opposed to the amendments sought in this rule. ii) The app...

6. Federated Farmers of New Zealand.pdf [pdf, 597 KB]

   ...wellbeing of the Waikato and Waipā Rivers. However, Federated Farmers considers that the regulatory and non-regulatory methods proposed in PC1 do not appropriately give effect to the relevant higher order documents, have not appropriately balanced environmental, economic, social and cultural considerations, and are not the most efficient and effective means of achieving the objective of the plan change. 4. Federated Farmers is interested in all the issues raised by the Appell...

7. Waitangi Tribunal - Wai 2200 A186 Scoping report [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...Government .......................................................................................................... 115 Inland Waterways ........................................................................................................... 117 Environmental and Natural Resource Issues ................................................................... 119 Overview and Gap-Filling Report ...................................................................................................

8. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 WML evidence chief Tim Johnson [pdf, 52 KB]

   ...carefully compared onsite photography, landscape plans and aerial photography when photo-editing the photography. 6 38 Final post effects such as blurring the higher resolution 3d render to match the photography plus mimicking other environmental factors such as distance haze were applied as post effects to improve the quality of the final result. 39 Final Image Correction 40 A final image correction is applied to remove the stretching found at the edges of the rec...

9. [2023] NZEnvC 207 Waterfall Park Developments Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...descriptions “are based on the scale of the relevant landscape character unit, and should not be taken as prescribing the values and/or capacity of specific sites”. LCU 8: Speargrass Flat [19] For LCU 8, Sch 24.8, describes the following “environmental characteristics and visual amenity values to be maintained and enhanced” (the Site being within its “eastern portion”): Central and western portion of LCU 8 Sense of openness and spaciousness as a ‘foil’ for the m...

10. Appendix-5_Jonathan-Williamson_s87F-Report_Hydrogeology-and-Groundwater_28-April-2023.pdf [pdf, 607 KB]

    ...– Ōtaki to north of Levin Highway Project (Ō2NL Project) Prepared by Jonathan Williamson – Hydrogeology and groundwater 9 will arise during construction. In my opinion, the activities that have the greatest potential to cause environmental effects have all been identified and considered by Waka Kotahi, with the exception of dewatering timeframes for culverts and the spoil and borrow areas. The development of management plans by Waka Kotahi, to be certified by the...