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1. [2024] NZEnvC 255 Friends of Nelson Haven v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 551 KB]

   ...also included areas where NZ king shag and other seabirds will not regularly feed because of seasonal or annual variability in prey abundance and at times because of limited foraging opportunities through reduced prey availability from natural environmental conditions (e.g. stormy weather) or anthropogenic activities (e.g. disturbance of 47 seabed from benthic trawling for flatfish). The proposed marine habitat is significant for the threatened NZ king shag given its small and...

2. Domestic violence programme evaluation report [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   .......................................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Evaluation aims & questions ................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Environmental scan ................................................................................................................. 3 1.3 This report .................................................................

3. [2024] NZEnvC 116 Glen Dene Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 2.6 MB]

   ...of buildings from waterbodies RD Discretion is restricted to: a. Indigenous biodiversity values; b. Visual amenity values; c. Landscape; d. Open space and the interaction of the development with the water body; e. Environmental protection measures (including landscaping and stormwater management); f. Natural hazards; and g. Effects on cultural values of manawhenua. 46.5.5.1: The minimum setback of any building from the bed of a riv...

4. [2023] NZEnvC 028 Lang v Buller District Council [pdf, 541 KB]

   ...Condition 22.8: o Daytime (0800-2200): 55 dB Laeq(15 min) o Night-time (2200-0800): 45 dB Laeq(15 min) and 75 dB LAFmax Noise must be measured and assessed in accordance with New Zealand noise standards: NZS 6801:2008 “Acoustics – Measurement of Environmental Sound” and NZS 6802:2008 “Acoustics -Environmental Noise”, respectively. Advice note: A dwelling is proposed to be constructed on Lot 3 DP 13269 Blk III Steeples SD, however the date at which this may or may not...

5. Rebecca Liv Stirnemann - Evidence in Chief [pdf, 699 KB]

   ...Roger Grace observed numerous small workups of trevally close in to the islands, but nothing like the several acres of boiling fish 765 seen in the late 1960's (Grace pers com). No-take areas need to be much larger to enable the supportive environmental attributes of ecological function for avifauna. 41. I acknowledge that not all seabird species are likely to be impacted by the MN EMA beyond avoidance of individual bird deaths, due to the vast dispersal of bird behaviow (f...

6. LCRO 15/2021 JBC Limited v KD (24 August 2021) [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...following: [T]he judicial review jurisdiction is about the process that was followed to reach a decision, not the merits of the decision itself. So we don’t have to prove that the decision itself was wrong. We have to show that they only considered environmental effects, not the effect on you as affected persons, that they didn’t actually make a decision on notification and that they took into account irrelevant considerations and [ignored] relevant ones. [66] I do not read that...

7. ENV-2016-CHC-000047 Blueskin Energy Limited v Dunedin City Council - Evidence - Grenville Gaskell [pdf, 5.7 MB]

   ...distribute information, relating to Wind Energy in New Zealand; (c) providing a forum for external and internal networking, discussion and co-operation amongst persons with an interest in Wind Energy in New Zealand; (d) promoting the economic, environmental, social and other benefits of Wind Energy in New Zealand; and (e) promoting research and development of Wind Energy technology in New Zealand. GG-003 2 BI-309448-3-466-V4 New Zealand Electricity Generation 9...

8. Directory of Official Information G-I [pdf, 830 KB]

   ...last updated on 28 June 2022 Te Pū Ao Governing statutes Crown Research Institutes Act 1992; Companies Act 1993. Functions and responsibilities GNS Science, Te Pū Ao, is a Crown-owned science company that focuses on geological resources, environmental and industrial isotopes, and geological hazards. It applies this knowledge and understanding to deliver a cleaner, safer, and more prosperous New Zealand. GNS Science focuses on natural processes occurring in the earth’s crus...

9. [2018] NZEnvC 089 Auckland Council v Braines [pdf, 8.2 MB]

   ...investigated in August 2014 and found to contain items and residues associated with the manufacture of methamphetamine. There is no explanation of why the advice was given nearly three years after the investigation occurred. In any event, on 9 May 2017 an environmental health specialist at the Council wrote to Mr Braines advising him of the Police advice and directing him to seek professional advice, comprehensively test the property, supply the results of that testing and vacate the...

10. Youth Justice Indicators Counting Rules and Limitations December 2020 [pdf, 243 KB]

    ...by deception Illicit drug offences Illicit drugs Possess cannabis or drug-related utensils; using cannabis Prohibited and regulated weapons and explosives offences Weapon offences Possess offensive weapon or knife Property damage and environmental pollution Property damage Wilful damage including graffiti-related offences; unlawfully interfere with motor vehicles; intentional damage; arson Public order offences Public disorder Wilful trespass; disorderly behaviour;...