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1. OIA-98262.pdf [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...practice that is truly grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Other constitutional issues include the possibility of a written constitution, whether New Zealand should become a republic, and legally affirming the importance of economic, social, cultural and environmental rights. 6. We can do more to build and maintain a strong and resilient constitutional system, but our ability to go further in constitutional matters is constrained by three factors: 6.1. 6.2. 6.3. const tutional change requir...

2. Phillips - Ahipara A4 (2021) 438 Aotea MB 10 (438 AOT 10) [pdf, 333 KB]

   ...about a large pit that has been dug to dispose of household rubbish. Mr Phillips sought: (a) an order to stop the occupants at 19 Waitehuia Road from further unauthorised digging of new drains on A4 and A5, from using heavy machinery and causing environmental damage; (b) an order to prevent the occupants from digging holes to dispose of the household rubbish and potential toxic waste as landfill; and (c) that the Court caution the occupants of 19 Waitehuia Road regarding dispo...

3. COVID-19 Alert Level 2 in the District Court data summary v1.0 [pdf, 287 KB]

   ...offences 322 -18 -5% -260 -45% 09: Fraud, deception and related offences 179 -28 -14% -32 -15% 10: Illicit drug offences 379 12 3% 119 46% 11: Prohibited and regulated weapons and explosives offences 144 -11 -7% -10 -6% 12: Property damage and environmental pollution 141 -20 -13% 0 0% 13: Public order offences 110 -1 -1% -17 -14% 14: Traffic and vehicle regulatory offences 751 27 4% -23 -3% 15: Offences against justice procedures, government security and government operations 6...

4. 10.1. Appendix 1 to JWS 10 - Draft Amendments to PC7 [pdf, 377 KB]

   ...authorised by deemed permits or water permits for takes and uses of freshwater expiring prior to 31 December 2025 to continue operating: (a) at their existing scale and consistent with historical use, and (b) where the risk of additional adverse environmental effects resulting from any proposed increase in the scale or duration of the take and use of freshwater is low. Version B 10A.1.2 Enable activities authorised by deemed permits or water permits for takes and use...

5. E69 Philip Brown - Planning - EIC - Sanford Ltd [pdf, 848 KB]

   ...necessary to determine the application (s104(1)(c). POTENTIAL EFFECTS ARISING FROM THE PROPOSAL 22. The AC36 event, and the associated works and arrangements that are required to facilitate it, has the potential to generate a number of adverse environmental effects. These have been summarised in the joint planning evidence of Mr Lala and Mr Cook for Panuku, and include effects relating to construction, ecology, visual and landscape matters, urban design, public access, navigation...

6. 2018 NZEnvC 067 - Motiti Rohe Moana Trust and Others v Bay of Plenty Regional Council - Interim Decision of the Environment Court - 11 May 2018 [pdf, 14 MB]

   ...Motiti had been the subject of earlier commentary by the Environment Court from around 1997. [9] We conclude that the issues arising in these appeals, and in relation to the Coastal Marine Area, cannot be viewed in isolation from their surrounding environmental context. There have been a great many cases dealing with the interface between the rivers and the sea in this area, including the Kaituna river (Rotoiti diversion wall case) and District Plan cases (Tarawera River, Matata cas...

7. [2018] NZEnvC 067 Motiti Rohe Moana Trust v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 14 MB]

   ...Motiti had been the subject of earlier commentary by the Environment Court from around 1997. [9] We conclude that the issues arising in these appeals, and in relation to the Coastal Marine Area, cannot be viewed in isolation from their surrounding environmental context. There have been a great many cases dealing with the interface between the rivers and the sea in this area, including the Kaituna river (Rotoiti diversion wall case) and District Plan cases (Tarawera River, Matata cas...

8. [2007] NZEmpC AC 51A/07 Maritime Union of NZ and ors v TLNZ Ltd and anor [pdf, 107 KB]

   ...defendants’ witnesses at trial. [11] In this regard, the defendants have briefed a number of witnesses who they say qualify as experts to give opinion evidence. These include Susan Nolan, the Client Development Manager of the Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd (“ESR”), Matthew Beattie, the Chief Executive of Instep Ltd, a behavioural healthcare company, and Warren Hamilton, a chartered chemist and forensic toxicologist. It is their intended evidence that i...

9. [2022] NZEnvC 074 Malaghans Investments Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 704 KB]

   ...Peak Water Transport Infrastructure overlay. 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. 46.5.6 Setback of Buildings 46.5.6.1: Buildings shall be set back a minimum of 10...

10. [2021] NZACC 23 - Muirhead v ACC (28 January 2021) [pdf, 214 KB]

    ...older injury, which now is hopefully cleared up. After I dealt with the residual tenderness in a ligament attachment of a similar nature to an enthesopathy. [28] A further report was obtained from Dr Walker, a specialist in occupational and environmental medicine and director of Workhouse Christchurch. [29] He was asked to provide comment on Dr Orr’s report and amongst other things, said: Firstly on the plausibility front, I am not convinced that Dr Orr’s levator sca...