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1. [2022] NZEnvC 022 Waikato Regional Council v Waikato District Council [pdf, 5.3 MB]

   ...permeability by ensuring new connections to existing and future development, including green linkages; (m) Design the street layout to reflect the underlying topography; (n) Ensure pedestrian access is consistent with the Crime Prevention through Environmental Design; (o) Discourage the creation of rear lots; (p) Ensure lots are orientated in a way that: (i) Maximizes solar access; and (ii) Addresses the street frontage and public places. (q) Create lots that can accommodat...

2. [2024] NZEnvC 129 Second Star Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 591 KB]

   ...Judge P A Steven Environment Commissioner M C G Mabin Hearing: at Queenstown on 4 and 5 March 2024 Site visit 6 March 2024 Appearances: M Holm and L Ford for the appellant M E Davenport and A E Milne for the respondent P Page for Longview Environmental Trust J Haworth for Upper Clutha Environmental Society Incorporated J Wellington for Upper Clutha Tracks Trust Last case event: 15 April 2024 Date of Decision: 30 May 2024 Date of Issue: 30 May 2024 _________________...

3. Michael Cummings - Statement of Evidence (24 June 2021) [pdf, 5 MB]

   ...WX11179 Tel +64 3 379 7622 Fax +64 379 2467 Solicitor: P A C Maw / M A Mehlhopt (philip.maw@wynnwilliams.co.nz / michelle.mehlhopt@wynnwilliams.co.nz) 1 Introduction 1 My full name is Michael Anthony Cummings. 2 I am a Senior Environmental Officer in the Compliance Monitoring Coastal Otago Team at Otago Regional Council (ORC or Council). 3 I have 15 years’ experience with the issuing, monitoring and enforcement of resource consents, deemed permits, and permit...

4. [2018] NZEnvC 104 Criffel Deer Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 5.9 MB]

   ...gave notice of an intention to become a party under section 274 of the Resource Management Act 1991 ("the RMA" or "the Act") and have signed the latest consent memorandum setting out the relief sought. [6J The Upper Clutha Environmental Society Incorporated ("UCESI") had initially been a party to the proceeding under section 274 of the Act but withdrew its interest on 3 June 2017. It subsequently applied to be reinstated, but the court refused leave. [...

5. [2023] NZEnvC 163 Ngati Kuku Hapu v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 873 KB]

   ...the applicant for the purpose of ensuring positive effects on the environment to offset or compensate for any adverse effect on the environment that will or may result from allowing the activity; (b) any relevant provisions of – (i) a national environmental standard: (ii) other regulations (iii) a national policy statement (iv) a New Zealand coastal policy statement: (v) a regional policy statement or proposed regional policy statement: (vi) a plan or proposed plan; and (c...

6. Professor Simon Francis Thrush - Evidence in Chief [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...disturbance events on populations and communities and the consequent recovery processes. • Spatial and temporal variation in populations and communities. • Ecological impact assessment, particularly of diffuse source and cumulative effects. • Design and implementation of ecological monitoring programmes. • Environmental effects of commercial fishing . • Organism-sediment interactions. • Organism-hydrodynamic interactions. • Resilience and feedback processes in benthic eco...

7. [2017] NZEnvC 109 Norsho Bulc Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   ...THE MATTER BETWEEN AND AND Decision No. [2017] NZEnvC IOcr of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an appeal pursuant to s 120 of the Act NORSHO BULC LIMITED (ENV-2016-AKL-000168) Appellant AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent BLACKBRIDGE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SOCIETY INCORPORATED Section 274 party Environment Judge D Kirkpatrick Environment Commissioner I Buchanan Environment Commissioner Evon Dadelszen at Auckland on 22 - 24 May 2017 J M Savage for Norsho Bulc L...

8. [2021] NZEnvC 131 Wilson v Waikato Regional Council [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ............................................................................................................................................... 107 Marine mammals and habitats...................................................................................................... 107 Environmental connections, values and associations............................................................... 108 Directions ........................................................................................

9. 2024-NZEnvC-047-Waste-Management-NZ-Limited-v-Hauraki-District-Council.pdf [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ......................................................... 50 3 2.6 Whaia Te Mahere Taiao a Hauraki / Hauraki Iwi Environment Plan, 2004 ................................................................................................................................. 51 Part 3 - Environmental effects of the proposed landfill ........................................... 52 3.1 Traffic effects ..................................................................................................

10. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 WML evidence chief Tim Johnson [pdf, 52 KB]

    ...carefully compared onsite photography, landscape plans and aerial photography when photo-editing the photography. 6 38 Final post effects such as blurring the higher resolution 3d render to match the photography plus mimicking other environmental factors such as distance haze were applied as post effects to improve the quality of the final result. 39 Final Image Correction 40 A final image correction is applied to remove the stretching found at the edges of the rec...