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1. 2021-05-18 Trustpower - ORC PC7 - opening submissions [pdf, 728 KB]

   ...outline Trustpower’s position on PC7 and the relief it is seeking; and (e) address certain other legal issues. Witnesses 1.6 Three witnesses will be appearing on behalf of the Trustpower: (a) Ms Nicola Foran is employed by Trustpower as a Lead Environmental Advisor. Ms Foran will provide evidence regarding Trustpower, its assets in Otago, and PC7’s impacts with respect to Trustpower’s operations. (b) Mr Paul Mitchell is a hydrologist with more than three decades’ experience,...

2. [2021] NZEnvC 039 CEP Services Matauwhi Limited v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...(2020), which defines 'natural wetlands' broadly as being in any environment - saline or fresh or brackish; but distinguishes 'natural inland wetlands' as being "outside the coastal marine area". Neither does the National Environmental Standard for Freshwater assist. However, neither is strictly relevant to this case. Te Taiao Aotearoa [40] We conclude it is important to ensure the continuum of biodiversity across the saltwater-freshwater ecotone is app...

3. 2011 to 2014 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 537 KB]

   ...ability to direct or control staff in their judicial functions. The Ministry seeks judicial input into some of its operations through joint Ministry-judicial committees and councils on, for example, improvements to court processes and service design. 54 Our responsibilities Most of our frontline service delivery involves operating the New Zealand court system. We create a court environment where disputes and offences can be resolved, while maintaining the court system’s...

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

   ...City Council. In that role I managed a section of the Council that had responsibility for initiating and processing district plan changes, processing complex or significant resource consent applications, processing notices of requirement for designations, developing structure plans, and providing guidance and technical support to the Council’s Hearings Committee. 5. Of particular relevance to these proceedings is my extensive experience in the preparation and assessment of appl...

5. [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...

6. Directory of Official Information 2019 G-I [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...5 GNS Science Te Pū Ao Governing statutes Crown Research Institutes Act 1992; Companies Act 1993. Functions and responsibilities GNS Science, Te Pū Ao, is a Crown-owned science company that focuses on geological resources, environmental and industrial isotopes, and geological hazards. It applies this knowledge and understanding to deliver a cleaner, safer, and more prosperous New Zealand. GNS Science focuses on natural processes occurring in the earth’s crust...

7. Alternative Dispute Resolution: general civil cases [pdf, 675 KB]

   ...survey of accredited ADR practitioners, and a self-complete postal survey of lawyers undertaking general civil work equivalent to 50 percent or more of their total workload. Accredited ADR Practitioners The national survey of ADR practitioners was designed to establish baseline data regarding the: • pattern of ADR practice by accredited ADR practitioners • perspectives of ADR practitioners on the: efficacy of ADR role of the Courts in relation to ADR professional and soc...

8. Alternative Dispute Resolution: General Civil Cases [pdf, 675 KB]

   ...survey of accredited ADR practitioners, and a self-complete postal survey of lawyers undertaking general civil work equivalent to 50 percent or more of their total workload. Accredited ADR Practitioners The national survey of ADR practitioners was designed to establish baseline data regarding the: • pattern of ADR practice by accredited ADR practitioners • perspectives of ADR practitioners on the: efficacy of ADR role of the Courts in relation to ADR professional and soc...

9. Ngati Pahauwera Supplementary Affidavit on behalf of Trustees Exhibits B to H [pdf, 15 MB]

   ...iho i nga tupuna Hei tiki huia ma nga uri whakatupu o Aotearoa Table 1 - HUI DELEGATES . NAME ORGANISATION ‘PHONE ADDRESS Toro Waaka Wairoa District Council - Maori Policy Manager 06 838 7309 P.O. Box 54, WAIROA Susan Forbes Archaeologist and Environmental Consultant, Kotuku Consultancy Ltd 04 2399220 Paekakariki Hill Rd, RD1, PORIRUA Jack Tomairangi Raharuhi Te Whaiti 06 8746696 Nga Puhaka Te Ora, Kaumatua Flats, Flat 6, c/o Waimarama P.O., HASTINGS. Tikirau Stevens Ministry...

10. Transcript - Dunedin - Hearing - PC7 - 17 May to 20 May 2021 [pdf, 2.9 MB]

    ...improved. 20 The whole process since we lodged the application in September 2019 has been one of the most difficult in our farming career and we have been through challenging periods before. We found it extremely frustrating that although we designed a cohesive proposal with strong environmental outcomes, the 25 affected parties in ORC would not support a long term consent. When we started we had no idea that it would take so long and be so expensive. The hearing was extreme...