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1. Evidence Brief: Compulsory Breath Testing [pdf, 259 KB]

   ...risk of being caught driving while over the legal alcohol limit across the general population.vii It is difficult to isolate the effects of CBT from simultaneous road policing interventions, media campaigns and improvements in road and car design. New Zealand’s drink driving laws were recently amended. The Land Transport Amendment Act (no 2) 2014 lowered the drink driving limits for adult drivers (those aged 20 years and over). The lower limits came into force on 1 Dece...

2. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 AT evidence chief Aut Karndacharuk [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   ...University of Auckland in 2004. I am a Chartered Professional Engineer and a Professional Member and Practice Area Assessor for the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand. 5 I have been enrolled as a PhD candidate with the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at the University of Auckland since 2010. I am a holder of the Auckland Transport Doctoral Scholarship. In May 2014, I submitted my doctoral thesis, titled “The development of multi-faceted evaluation fra...

3. Solomon v Solomon - Manukau Lands Trust (2020) 66 TeWaipounamu MB 207 (66 TWP 207) [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...were set out for removing both Raymond Solomon and Debbie King: (a) By refusing to sign the 1BT agreement Raymond and Debbie are not acting fairly or in the best interests of all beneficiaries or the Trust lands and are acting in a way that is designed to frustrate the 1BT agreement; (b) Raymond and Debbie initially supported and signed the 1BT application in May 2019, but have since failed to act diligently and prudently by failing to engage with emails, documents sent for review...

4. Evidence Brief: Youth Mentoring [pdf, 270 KB]

   ...crime? Meta-analyses have highlighted the following characteristics of mentoring as being key to making the delivery of mentoring more successful (moderating variables). Moderator effects related to participant characteristics Individual/environmental risk levels: There is some indication the effects might be greater for high risk youth, although the results are not consistent.ix Evidence indicates that mentoring is more effective where programmes serve youth who have be...

5. [2024] NZEnvC 080 Digital Signs Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 282 KB]

   ...its terms, seeks that the Court declare whether an activity described in a building consent would require a resource consent. The Council has issued a certificate under s 37 of the Building Act 2004 dated 7 July 2003 stating that the proposal is designed to be used as a billboard and that it requires resource consent. [18] While both parties agree (and I accept) that the declaratory power under the RMA does not extend to matters governed by the Building Act 2004, I consider that...

6. [2021] NZEnvC 085 Rangitane o Tamaki v Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...concerned at our requirement to remove 25% nitrogen and in paragraph [60] of our Interim Decision we wrote: Unless TDC is able to demonstrate that broadly achieving the SIN removal efficiencies stated as being achievable by Mr MacGibbon's proposed design does not represent the BPO, we will require the removal of 25% of SIN through the wetland treatment system, which leaves a factor of safety compared to the predicted removal efficiency. Monitoring of SIN in the discharge from t...

7. [2024] NZEnvC 201 Li v Auckland Council [pdf, 584 KB]

   ...the following matters when assessing a controlled activity resource consent application: (1) All controlled activities: (a) compliance with an approved resource consent except for boundary adjustment subdivision; (b) the effect of the site design, size, shape, gradient and location, including existing buildings, manoeuvring areas and outdoor living spaces; 4 (c) the effects of infrastructure provision; and (d) the effects on historic heritage and cultural heritage items....

8. [2024] NZEnvC 199 ABC Asset Holdings Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 450 KB]

   ...following matters when assessing a controlled activity resource consent application: (1) All controlled activities: 4 (a) compliance with an approved resource consent except for boundary adjustment subdivision; (b) the effect of the site design, size, shape, gradient and location, including existing buildings, manoeuvring areas and outdoor living spaces; (c) the effects of infrastructure provision; and (d) the effects on historic heritage and cultural heritage items. [5...

9. 2021-03-23 Transcript up to end of day 9 [pdf, 4.5 MB]

   ................................................................................................. 779 CROSS-EXAMINATION: MR MAW ................................................................................................ 785 EXHIBIT FISH AND GAME 1 PRODUCED – PROPOSED NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS ON ECOLOGICAL FLOWS AND WATER LEVELS DISCUSSION DOCUMENT ................................................................................................................................ 79...

10. Appendix-11_Michaela-Stout_S87F-Report_Water-Take_28-April-2023.pdf [pdf, 2.5 MB]

    ...Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPS-FM) (2020) plan change process, including supporting a review of the Manawatū-Whanganui One Plan (the “One Plan”) surface water allocation framework. 10. I hold a Bachelor of Science majoring in Environmental Science and a Master of Environmental Management (Distinction). Both degrees were awarded by Massey University. I am a member of the New Zealand Hydrological Society. 11. I am familiar with the site and surrounding area....