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1. Ngati Pahauwera Affidavit on behalf of Trustees [pdf, 3.1 MB]

   ...this reflects the challenge we were facing at that time. 34. The need to focus on our river in isolation highlights the challenges we have faced in light of, as Wiremu Hodges puts it, ”[t]he penchant o f the government for dividing up the "environmental cake’’ into various agencies or bodies o f central and local government'. As Wiremu noted, this approach "seriously works against the Maori holistic approach.’’22 Our rivers cannot be disconnected from our lan...

2. Proactive-release-20240715-CAB-Regulatory-Systems-Justice-Amendment-Bill_Final.pdf [pdf, 9.6 MB]

   ...60 We also consulted the following stakeholders and the Judiciary on proposed amendments of relevance to them and took into account their feedback: Department of Conservation, Electricity Authority, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority, Environmental Protection Agency, Earthquake Commission, Ministry of Arts, Culture and Heritage, Ministry for the Environment, Ministry of Education, Ministry for Primary Industries, Ministry of Social Development, New Zealand Defence Force, New Z...

3. OIA-109795.pdf [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...submitters on the Bill. The following is a lis of those who made submissions on Pait 2 only: No. I ,--1-- Roger Andrew Stratford Submittt>rs 2 I Dr Donald Stevens QC --6--I Guyon Foley, Banister 8 I New Zealand Police Association (NZPA) ---10 Environmental Science and Research Ltd (ESR) 12 I CJ Tennet, Banister 14 I New Zealand Council for Civil Libe1t ies (NZCCL) 16 I Associate Professor Jeremy Finn 17 I Auckland District Law Society (ADLS) 18 Wellington District Law...

4. [2018] NZEnvC 237 View West Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...heritage and amenity values also impact upon the welfare of people. Whether public safety will justify demolition in any particular case turns on the facts. [S2] The final decision in Lambton Quay is testament to the fact that identification of Environmental Defence Society Inc v New Zealand King Salmon Co Ltd [2014] NZSC 38 at [88]. Cicero, De Legibus Book III Part III Sub. VIII. 14 public safety issues is not in itself a veto on restoration or maintenance of a building.6 [53...

5. 10.-Justine-Quinn-Freshwater-Ecology.pdf [pdf, 3.9 MB]

   ...INTRODUCTION 1. My full name is Justine Louisa Quinn. 2. I am a freshwater scientist at Tonkin and Taylor Limited. 3. I prepared Technical Assessment H Freshwater Ecology ("Technical Assessment H") as part of Volume V of the Assessment of Environmental Effects ("AEE"), which accompanied the application for resource consents lodged with Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Council ("Horizons") on 11 March 2020 in respect of Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū Tararua...

6. Youth Court - It’s all relative: the absolute importance of the family in youth justice [pdf, 444 KB]

   ...subject of CYFS notifications – i.e. there have been concerns of abuse or neglect at some point in their lives. 103 These young people present a difficult challenge to the criminal justice system. On the one hand their backgrounds of abuse and environmental dysfunction categorise them as vulnerable victims in need of help; on the other, their offending demands accountability and creates damaged victims. The New Zealand system, through the architecture of the CYPF Act, is unique...

7. [2024] NZEnvC 274 Department of Corrections v New Plymouth District Council [pdf, 734 KB]

   ...[24] In its submission on the PDP, APA-DOC highlighted that the PDP only made provision for Community Correction Activities in the General Industrial Zone and sought that further provision be made for such activities in the PDP. It noted that the environmental effects of Community Corrections Activities are “the same or similar to activities otherwise encapsulated in the definition of Community Facilities” and sought that: … with the exception of the General Industrial Zone, C...

8. Access to Justice Business Survey Final Report - October 2024 [pdf, 767 KB]

   ...owners/managers experienced at least one of the issues covered by the adult survey12 (in particular, they were more likely to experience issues relating to financial providers, government or public officials, caring and end-of-life issues, and environmental issues – please refer to the main adult survey report for more details). Caveat: the business survey asked about a larger number of high-level issues than the general adult population survey, this may affect the comparisons descr...

9. [2020] NZEnvC 214 Self Family Trust v Auckland Council [pdf, 11 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I MUA I TE KOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA Kl TAMAKI MAKAURAU IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND AND AND Decision No. [2020] NZEnvC 214 of the Resource Management Act 1991 and the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Act 2010 of an appeal under section 156(1) of the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Act 201 o SELF FAMILY TRUST (ENV-2016-AKL-000199) Appellant J & FGOCK Section 274 party AUCKLAND

10. Turuki! Turuki! Moving Together [pdf, 2.9 MB]

    ...turn to alcohol or other drugs. Behavioural and learning difficulties are also common, with poverty and educational exclusion common factors.5 Most people who have had these experiences do not go on to offend. The responses to trauma are diverse and environmental conditions and intergenerational features can play a significant role in determining the outcome of childhood trauma. Some, whose lives have been characterised by violence, drugs and alcohol, poverty, and myriad other risk factor...