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1. Umuhuri Matahaere - Evidence in Chief [pdf, 7.6 MB]

   ...Maori who whakapapa to Motiti and are descended from the original indigenous landowners recognised by the Native Land Court in the late 19th century when the original Crown grants and partitions of Motiti Island occurred. 15. Motiti Island is an offshore island. Being separated from the mainland means that it is also separated from the geographical iwi boundaries there, and therefore Motiti tangata whenua do not easily fall within the Crown's 'iwi' and "large n...

2. [2023] NZEnvC 277 Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua v Auckland Council [pdf, 9.2 MB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2023] NZEnvC 277 IN THE MATTER of appeals under sections 120 and 121 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA/the Act) AND IN THE MATTER of an application by Waste Management NZ Ltd for resource consents to construct and operate a new landfill at 1232 State Highway 1, Wayby Valley, Wellsford BETWEEN TE RŪNANGA O NGĀTI WHĀTUA (ENV-2021-AKL-076) ROYAL FOREST AND BIRD PROTEC

3. Rec-Recap-2023-Q1-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 889 KB]

   ...preceding few weeks. 21 https://alpineteam.co.nz/2014/how-descend-safely-abseiling https://alpineteam.co.nz/2014/how-descend-safely-abseiling 25 At around 11:00am, a group of divers saw a man fishing in Tarakena Bay about 300m offshore from a moored orange kayak, which was later identified as belonging to Koyren. At about 2:00pm, the divers returned to Tarakena Bay and noted that the kayak was still anchored but was now unmanned. After completing a dive at around 3:00...

4. Rec-Recap-2022-Q4-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 931 KB]

   ...beach was patrolled by lifeguards and entered between the flags. The sea was relatively rough and choppy with strong currents moving south along the beach. The group swam to a depth where they were no longer able to touch the ground, some 100 metres offshore. After swimming for 30 minutes, Kaelah’s friends decided the current was too strong and headed back. When they reached the beach, they saw that Kaelah was still out in the water, moving further away from the shore. Lifeguards...

5. [2017] NZEnvC 012 Envirofume v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 7 MB]

   { " BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT Court: Hearing: Appearances: Decision No. [2017] NZEnvC 12 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND of an appeal pursuant to s 120 of the Act BETWEEN ENVIROFUME LIMITED (ENV-2016-AKL-000055) Appellant I Applicant AND BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge JA Smith Environment Commissioner SK Prime Environment Commissioner ACE Leijnen at Tauranga, 12-14 December 2016, including site visit HA

6. [2019] NZEnvC 044 Director-General of Conservation v Thames-Coromandel District Council [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...contain mineral deposits or occurrences; and b) includes the following activities: i) geological, geochemical, and geophysical surveying: ii) iii) iv) eerial surveying: taking samples by hand or hand held methods: laking small samples offshore by low-impact mechanical methods. Quarry means the surface excavation, extraction, screening andlor crushing of bulk aggregate rock, sand and slone where no chemical or physical separation of mInerals from the aggregate rock and stone...

7. Ngati Pahauwera Crown Summary Report November 2014 [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...bikes or four-wheel drive vehicles.77 A site visit accompanying the Trustees would be useful should the weather allow. 90 The Tangitu fishing reef was referred to by a number of witnesses during the Māori Land Court hearing. The reef, located offshore somewhere from the Mohaka and Waihua River mouths, is reportedly shallow but does not break the surface in low tide. Witnesses’ estimations of the distance from the coast to the reef varied—Charles Lambert noted that a boat was r...

8. [2017] NZEnvC 073 Ngai Te Hapu Incorporated v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 28 MB]

   ...application could be made either under s 15A(1 )26 or under 15A(2).27 Dumping is covered in s 2 of the Act in the following terms: (a) In relation to waste or other matter its deliberate disposal; and (b) In relation to a ship, an aircraft or an offshore installation, its deliberate disposal or abandonment. There are provisos which do not affect the definition for current purposes. [213] The applicant was reluctant to describe this as a dumping of the ship, perhaps because of its...

9. Rec-Recap-2024-Q1-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 873 KB]

   ...friend David went fishing off the rocks at Whangaumu Bay, near Whangārei. The men were using Bradley’s torpedo Contiki, a motorised buoy that drags a long fishing line with multiple hooks. The Contiki got snagged on a reef approximately 50 metres offshore. The men were unable to retrieve it due to the sea conditions and bad weather. 1 Available on Maritime New Zealand’s website, for example. 7 The next afternoon Bradley and David returned to Whangaumu Bay. They...

10. [2017] NZEnvC 073 Ngai Te Hapu Incorporated v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 28 MB]

    ...application could be made either under s 15A(1 )26 or under 15A(2).27 Dumping is covered in s 2 of the Act in the following terms: (a) In relation to waste or other matter its deliberate disposal; and (b) In relation to a ship, an aircraft or an offshore installation, its deliberate disposal or abandonment. There are provisos which do not affect the definition for current purposes. [213] The applicant was reluctant to describe this as a dumping of the ship, perhaps because of its...