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1. Recommendations recap - issue 7 [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The coroner commented that the deceased’s death is a tragic reminder of the care that has to be taken around flammable substances and volatile fuels, particularly in the absence of ventilation. She noted that the Environmental Protection Authority publishes guidance on its website (epa.govt.nz/ hazardous‑substances/using‑storing/at‑home) about using and storing petrol. The guidance states that petrol is highly flammable and must be handled with gre...

2. ENV-2016-CHC-000047 Blueskin Energy Limited v Dunedin City Council - Application - Appendix B7 [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...I   have  my   doubts   as   to  whether   it   will   be   viable   from   that   point   of   view.   However,   you’ve   got   a   specialist   group   there   who   are   environmentally   activated,   rather   than   commercially   activated,  and  on  that  basis  they  could  dig  up  enough  finance  from   grants  and  other  sources  to  make...

3. Quinney v Accident Compensation Corporation (Causation) [2023] NZACC 102 [pdf, 278 KB]

   ...that it was unable to accept her claim for cover in respect of peroneal tendon on the lower right leg. [28] ACC’s clinical advisory panel, comprising five orthopaedic surgeons, a general surgeon, sports medicine specialist and occupational and environmental medical specialist, reported on 24 November 2022. [29] Amongst other things, it said: The clinical picture was most consistent with intermittent, progressive, painful flareups of Ms Quinney’s chronic plantar fasciitis, firs...

4. 2021-03-15 ORC PC7 Hearing Schedule [pdf, 231 KB]

   ...Representative Subject (if provided) Position Evidence / Representation Questioning / Cross-Examination Fish & Game Morgan Trotter Ecological Flow Evidence Summary (10min) Court (45min) ORC (30min) OWRUG (30min) Fish & Game Nigel Parageen Environmental Management Evidence Summary (10min) Court (45min) ORC (30min) Nga Rūnanga (30min) OWRUG (30min) Lunch (12.45pm) Fish & Game Ian Cole Recreational Angling Evidence Summary (10min) Court (45min) OWRUG (30min) Fish &...

5. [2023] NZEnvC 155 Genesis Energy Limited v Waikato District Council [pdf, 413 KB]

   ...acoustic experts agreed that it was appropriate to have a reduced internal design sound level for bedrooms to account for the need for quieter noise conditions to facilitate sleep at night. This approach aligns with both NZS 6802:2008 Acoustics - Environmental Noise and international guidance on this matter; (b) applying a one-hour time basis for measuring internal design sound levels ensures the rule is clear to understand and simple to demonstrate 6 compliance with. It is al...

6. 2021-05-18 JWS - Deemed permits and associated rights of priorities [pdf, 292 KB]

   ...if priorities are not provided for by either regulatory or non-regulatory methods because the consequences of doing so are not sufficiently well understood in the absence of case specific comprehensive assessments. This creates a risk of worsening environmental outcomes or reducing existing users’ access to water in currently unknown and unpredictable ways. Q14. Does their recognition necessitate change to the objective and policies? 33. While the planners agree that the non-regulator...

7. 2021-04-12 Landpro - C Perkins - Updated Appendix A [pdf, 339 KB]

   ...proposed amendments are footnoted with a reference to either a submission in general or the particular part of a submission that gives the scope for the proposal. The coding used is that contained in the Summary of Decisions table prepared for the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) and published on the EPA website. Where “consequential amendment” is noted, the amendment is a necessary consequence of a submission-based recommended amendment so that the overall integrity of...

8. Faulkner v Hoete - Motiti North C No 1 [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 17 (2018 APPEAL 17) [pdf, 291 KB]

   ...decision is sought. The decision of the Māori Land Court [8] Judge Clark considered the rights of co-owners to possession of the land, and the principles concerning trespass by ouster. He assessed the views of the owners, the Motiti Island Environmental Management Plan (“the District Plan”), the involvement of the Department of Internal Affairs on behalf of the Minister, the history of the use of the land, and the location of the house. On the latter, Judge Clark drew “th...

9. 8. JWS 8 - Deemed Permits & associated Rights of Priorities 18 June 2021 [pdf, 352 KB]

   ...users or instream values (compared to those previously achieved under the rights of priorities associated with deemed permits). This may lead to adverse effects on economic growth and employment due to reduced access to water. - Providing for the environmental effects of the rights of priority to continue to exist post 30 September 2021 under Option 2 may be less effective (compared to options 1, 3 and 4) in meeting the outcomes of PC7 i.e. providing for a simple and cost-effective con...

10. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 AC revised evidence chief Bremner tracked [pdf, 908 KB]

    ...Paragraphs 436 – 442. 12 Paragraphs 472 – 481. 13 Paragraphs 497 – 500. 14 Paragraphs 514 – 528. 15 Paragraphs 559 – 569. 16 Paragraphs 570 – 571. Page 16 31551163:629148 considerations as well as the nature and degree of environmental effects resulting from that activity, and the characteristics of the environment. 72. Further, a number of objectives and some of the policies that are relevant to the Proposal are written in a way that seeks an outcome...