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1. Proactive Release: Response to the third Universal Periodic Review recommendations [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...Climate Change Commission. The public now have a chance to have their say on the Bill while it’s being considered by Parliament. New Zealand also intends to complete its first national climate change risk assessment in 2020 and is developing an Environmental Health Action Plan. w55f2if1v 2019-05-29 10:27:59 3 Accepted: 54-56 Businesses and human rights 20. New Zealand will adopt a national action plan to implement the UN Guiding Principles. We engage with businesses domestica...

2. Federated Farmers of New Zealand.pdf [pdf, 449 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...

3. Territorial Authorities - EiC - T B Heller - Hydrology (3 Feb 2021) [pdf, 814 KB]

   ...evidence provides for two relatively simple and workable alternatives to the current Schedule 10A.4 water allocation approach taken by PC7. 3 SRP-098608-70-5-V5 Introduction 7. My full name is Thomas Brendan Heller and I am a Director of Environmental Associates Limited, an environmental and water resources consultancy based in Dunedin. 8. I hold the qualifications of New Zealand Certificate in Engineering (Civil) and a National Diploma of Science majoring in surface w...

4. 2021-05-21 JWS - 4-6 May 2021 with signature page [pdf, 705 KB]

   ...been used in the past; (2) Requiring minimum flow, residual flow or take cessation conditions on existing consents to be carried over as consent conditions on any consents that replace existing water permits; and (3) Reducing the risk of further environmental degradation and unforeseen economic hardship for water users, by discouraging further investment in irrigation expansion or land use intensification until a new NPS-FM 2020 compliance planning framework has bene introduced (tha...

5. 1_Amendments-Refinement-to-Application-21-March-2023-v2.pdf [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...rate of no more than 14L/s at the minimum flow (i.e., 10%); and  Abstraction would be increased pro rata above the minimum flow to a maximum of 50L/s. In addition to the above, and to further mitigate any potential ‘less than minor’ adverse environmental effects, abstraction would also be constrained by:  Only abstracting for the duration of construction of the Ō2NL Project i.e., estimated at five years;  Total abstraction across several sites used to support construction...

6. 2019 Directory of Official Information M-O [pdf, 417 KB]

   ...Act 2004 and is responsible for search and rescue operations under section 14C of the Civil Aviation Act 1990. Functions and Responsibilities Maritime NZ is the national regulatory, compliance and response agency for the safety, security and environmental protection of coastal and inland waterways. Maritime NZ was established to promote a safe, secure and clean maritime environment for all commercial and recreational activities on the water, and to minimise the impact of maritime...

7. [2017] NZEnvC 180 Ngai te hapu Incorporated v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...20 a) The establishment of a fund of $1.5 million to be administered by the Consent Holder. b) The purpose of the fund is to provide for, or assist in, the establishment of projects for the benefit of the island community, in particular the environmental, cultural and/or social wellbeing of the community. Projects shall be located on Motiti, or within the sea, or on the rocky islets immediately around the island. 16.3. The relationship the iwi and hapu of Tauranga Moana, have with...

8. 2021-03-14 Joanna Gilroy - Evidence (13 March 2021) [pdf, 20 MB]

   ...of deemed and water permits and the existing baseflow of work. 15 The below table shows the current FTE’s within the team and compares that to the numbers in 2019. Staff have been recruited to respond to both deemed permits and the National Environmental Standard for Freshwater 2020 (NES-FW). If needed, these staff will be supplemented by consultants who are familiar with the deemed permit process (discussed later in my evidence). 3 Table 1: FTE Numbers in the Conse...

9. People remanded and offending on bail jun2024 [xlsx, 104 KB]

   ...offences 3,007 2,987 2,980 2,912 2,787 2,331 2,490 1,836 1,890 1,904 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 4% 5% 4% 4% 4% Bail 11: Prohibited and regulated weapons and explosives offences 1,243 1,283 1,318 1,258 1,349 1,246 1,428 1,233 1,345 1,499 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% 3% 3% 3% Bail 12: Property damage and environmental pollution 2,640 2,792 2,567 2,447 2,315 1,988 2,122 1,508 1,665 1,709 4% 5% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% Bail 13: Public order offences 1,685 1,348 1,433 1,410 1,235 1,069 1,245 1,069 1,189 1,254 3% 2% 2...

10. Directory of Official Information A-C [pdf, 1.5 MB]

    ...17043 • accredits building consent authorities which have met the requirements of the Building (Accreditation of Building Consent Authorities) Regulations 2006 • registers suppliers which have met the requirements of quality management and environmental management systems certification or other Telarc Limited criteria • provides training courses in accreditation and certification. Structure The Standards and Accreditation Act provides for the establishment of a governing Coun...