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1. [2020] NZEnvC 126 Beresford v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 334 KB]

   ...sufficiently particularised to biking in Wānaka and it regularly maintains the trails within and around Sticky Forest for the benefit of its members and the community. In addition, he notes that Bike Wanaka has skills and experience in relation to the design, construction, and maintenance of public mountain bike trail networks that neither the public nor any other party to the proceeding has. He adds that Bike Wanaka would likely be engaged by QLDC to maintain the trail network w...

2. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 62 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...organisations, Peter Brown was appointed to the Tribunal in 2006. His iwi affiliations are Tūranganui ā Kiwa, Ngāti Porou, Te Arawa, and Tūwharetoa. Mr Brown has degrees in arts and law, a Masters of Business Administration and a Diploma in environmental management. He has focused on community development for the last 25 years and has helped to revitalise many rural community enterprises. His major focus has been on sustainability projects involving consultation and co-opera...

3. [2024] NZEnvC 150 Kaiuma Farm Limited v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 395 KB]

   ...[14] Marberry applied for a land use application from the Council on 16 November 2020, for harvesting of commercial forest and earthworks to facilitate harvesting, and construction of stream crossings. The application included an Assessment of Environmental Effects (‘AEE’). [15] The majority of plantation forest proposed to be harvested is regulated by the National Environmental Standard for Plantation Forestry (‘NES-PF’), now the National Environmental Standard for Commerc...

4. 2021-07-05 OWRUG - Closing Submissions [pdf, 277 KB]

   ...sub-catchment level in such detail as is appropriate to understand the proposed plan change; (b) identify the significant resource management issues that the plan change seeks to address; 19. OWRUG suggests that in the context of plan change designed to stop applications lodged by permit holders being granted for more than 6 years, the ORC’s evidence should have explained: 1. What consents had been granted, and what the problem with them is by reference to the NPS FM2020. Th...

5. Deborah Freeman - Evidence in Chief [pdf, 3.1 MB]

   ...understanding ecological responses to pressures in the marine environment and validation of indicators of ecological integrity. My work also involves input into domestic and international marine programmes, including research around protected area design, ecological monitoring and provision of technical input into policy development. Since 2012 I have been on the New Zealand delegation to the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (part of the Antarctic...

6. [2018] NZEnvC 207 Sustainable Otakiri Incorporated v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 825 KB]

   ...corporate submission. Nor can the reverse apply. But where a body of persons makes submissions, whether in the form of one submission to which all persons subscribe, or multiple submissions (as was the case here) supporting or propounding a common view or design to obtain a joint purpose, then I cannot see anything within the statutory framework which would prevent that group of persons pursuing an appeal provided they do so in the same capacity. That is, as an organised group.10 [29] E...

7. [2021] NZEnvC 180 Northern Land Property Limited v Thames-Coromandel District Council [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   .......................................................................................................................... 34 Natural Landscape ..................................................................................................................... 36 Design of the structure plan .................................................................................................. 37 The landscape debate ..................................................................................

8. [2019] NZEnvC 133 Darby Planning Limited Partnership v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 25 MB]

   ...and the efficiency and effectiveness of the provisions in achieving the objectives are assessed. There are further specifications for this approach to assessment, including in regard to:28 (a) identifying and assessing benefits and costs of the environmental, economic, social and cultural effects anticipated from the implementation of the provisions; and (b) if there is uncertain information on the subject matter of the provisions, assessment of the risks of acting or not acting....

9. 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...

10. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 WML rebuttal Maxwell Dunn [pdf, 5.2 MB]

    ...responding to evidence of one or more of those witnesses and/or the joint witness statements. The issues are: (a) Activity status of the applications; (b) Bundling of the applications; (c) Non-complying activity gateway test; (d) The environmental effects of the proposals still under contention by expert witnesses and matters expected to be addressed through consent conditions; 2 (e) The objectives and policies in the Auckland Regional Coastal Plan under contenti...