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1. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 AC rebuttal Mica Plowman [pdf, 5 MB]

   ...summary table of all the recorded sites in the wider Matiatia Bay landscape, based on the information obtained during the ACC Upgrade Project (2002-6). During this project all of the relocated sites were assessed according to detailed criteria3 designed to evaluate historic heritage sites for District Plan scheduling purposes and their site extents were defined with GPS. 20. There are approximately 37 sites recorded in the wider Matiatia Bay area. Of these, 16% are 20th centu...

2. Youth Court - 10 suggested characteristics of a good youth justice system [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...intervene in children and young people’s lives must deal with as many of the identified needs as comprehensively as possible – and they must target the problems and strengths that are related to the actual offending. For this reason programmes designed to scare young people “straight”, including prison and morgue visits are usually ineffective. It is important to remember that young people may have a myriad of reasons for offending - thrills, impulsiveness, substance abuse, men...

3. Youth Court - Playing to win: youth offenders out of court (and sometimes in) [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...the New Zealand context, references to a “welfare” response to youth offending refer to an historical approach that regarded offending by children or young people as necessarily symptomatic of problems or deficits with their personal, familial or environmental circumstances. A welfare approach would use the fact of criminal offending as an opportunity to address any and all welfare and care needs to a degree, and in ways, that were often disproportionate to the actual offending. 7 Mor...

4. [2021] NZEnvC 192 Northport Limited v Whangarei District Council [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...reinforced by the current requirements operative in the PRP, we concludes that, in practical terms, the limits should apply at the nearest land boundary to the east and at Reotahi foreshore. The implications of this are that the port will need to design its future growth to accommodate this noise envelope. It will need to adopt mitigatory measures or avoidance measures to ensure that the noise environment around the Port is not unduly contaminated by sound. We recognise that...

5. Ngati Pahauwera Report of Independent Assessor December 2015 [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...reasons, on whether the evidence presented to the Assessor provides a legal basis on which an applicant under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 could satisfy the Crown that various statutory requirements have been met. The process is designed essentially as a prelude to the Crown and an applicant negotiating and entering into a recognition agreement. The role of an Independent Assessor is set out in greater detail in a document entitled “Operational Framework for Inde...

6. [2021] NZEnvC 009 Goodwin v Wellington City Council [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...framework for our decision: District Plan: Activity Status and Consents Required • The Site is zoned Open Space B and abuts land zoned Rural. A large part of the Site is also within the Ridgelines and Hilltops Overlay and the entire Site is within Designation 61 “Refuse Disposal and Associated Works” except for the south western extremity which is within Designation A8 “Radar and Communication Sites”. • As the term Commercial Recreation activity is not used in the Plan...

7. [2024] NZEnvC 051 Hamilton City Council v Waikato District Council [pdf, 735 KB]

   ...and extent of retail and commercial activity, the proposal seeks to maintain the integrity of commercial centres in Hamilton City while simultaneously meeting the demand for services at the Greenhill interchange. (c) Measures to manage building design, layout and landscaping reflect a conscientious approach to preserving the rural character of the Site and its significance as a gateway into Hamilton City. (d) Overall, the provisions are tailored to strike a balance between fulfill...

8. [2018] NZEmpC 79 Hines v Eastland Port Ltd [pdf, 513 KB]

   ...pilot, the movement of the ship within the pilotage area can be completed safely, with the pilot’s advice. [15] Rule 90.23(6) provides an exception to Rule 90.23(2) where the ship is transiting between the perimeters of the pilotage area and a designated pilot boarding station or anchorage within that pilotage area, with the prior approval of a pilot. Such approvals must only be given in accordance with the pilotage provider’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and may not be...

9. 3-Strikes-Proactive-Release-OIA-Requests_Final_Part6.pdf [pdf, 11 MB]

   ...decision making. The bill gives three ministers, Chris Bishop, Simeon Brown, and Shane Jones, extraordinary power to green-light infrastructure projects. Upton’s report recommends scrapping the role of ministers as decision-makers and calls for environmental considerations to be elevated. Ryan has previously criticised the last government’s $15b infrastructure spend-up during the pandemic, saying the previous government should have ensured better transparency and value for mo...

10. Proactive release - Evidence to inform a regulated cannabis market [pdf, 3.2 MB]

    ...options across three locations .................................................... 93 Cannabis market size .................................................................................................................... 104 6 Organisational design ............................................................................................................... 111 Summary .......................................................................................................................