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1. Darryl Sycamore [pdf, 457 KB]

   ...mining industry, municipal landfills, and contaminated sites. 5 I am also one of eight appointed Guardians of Lakes Manapouri, Monowai and Te Anau. The Guardians make recommendations to the Minister of Conservation on matters arising from the environmental, ecological and social effects associated with hydroelectric power generation in Te Anau-Manapouri and Monowai and oversee the implementation of management plans that guide the operation of those schemes by Meridian Energy Limi...

2. RIA Terrorism Suppression Act part 1 [pdf, 949 KB]

   ...food, training and hinders their ability to recruit, travel and ultimately carry out terrorist attacks. The Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 (TSA) currently criminalises: • the provision of funds3 for terrorist acts, terrorist entities and designated terrorist entities, and • the provision of property and financial services for designated terrorist entities. However, the TSA does not currently criminalise the full range of material support that people are providing for t...

3. Final-Technical-Assessment-E-Social-Impact-Assessment-v2.pdf [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...property acquisition necessitating change to work, education and lifestyle. (b) Community: (i) changes to the local and sub-local population and cohesion due to property acquisition. (c) Health and wellbeing: (i) health and wellbeing impacts of environmental stressors (noise, traffic and dust); and (ii) stress and anxiety relating to changes to environment. (d) Quality of living environment: (i) changes to the quality of the living environment due to environmental stressor...

4. ENV-2016-CHC-000071 Application for Declarations [pdf, 3.6 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT ENV-2016- IN THE MATTER AND IN THE MATTER BETWEEN AND of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an application for declarations under Part 12 of the Act ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE SOCIETY INCORPORATED Applicant MACKENZIE DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent APPLICATION FOR DECLARATIONS BY ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE SOCIETY INCORPORATED 17 November 2016 Counsel Acting: R B Enright / MCWright PO Box 91736 Victoria Street West Auckland 1142 E: madeleine@ed...

5. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 52 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 348 KB]

   ...recommendations. The First 10 Years In the first 10 years of the Tribunal’s existence it was legally only able to address contemporary issues and the number of claims registered were small. The first group of claims dealt pre- dominantly with environmental issues. However the positive outcomes for the environment were not restricted to these cases. For example, the cleanup of Wel- lington City’s sewerage was inspired by the Te Atiawa claim. Additionally, the Motunui-Waitara Se...

6. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 WML evidence chief James Dilley [pdf, 122 KB]

   ...not omitted to consider any material facts known to me that might alter or detract from the opinions expressed. Scope of Evidence 9. My evidence will address the following: (a) Formal Risk Assessment & Safety Management Report (b) Marina Design with Regard to Navigational Safety (c) Potential Navigation and Safety Issues Arising During Construction (d) Effects of the Marina on Ferry Operations & Other Wharf Users (e) Effects of the Marina on the Adjacent Boat Ramp (f)...

7. Regulatory Impact Analysis - Addressing the theft of Livestock Rustling in New Zealand [pdf, 159 KB]

   ...behaviour. To the extent that there is an increase in reporting or prosecution of livestock theft, there may be additional pressure placed on the prison system. Identify any significant incompatibility with the Government’s ‘Expectations for the design of regulatory systems’. The creation of two new criminal offences, option two and option four, complies with the Government’s ‘Expectations for the design of regulatory systems’ (the Expectations). There are no significant inc...

8. ENVC Matiatia party corresp DMI amended applic out scope 20150130 [pdf, 680 KB]

   ...amend its application in the manner proposed and must therefore elect whether it wishes to pursue its application as notified, or withdraw it altogether. Amendments to Resource Consent Applications 4. It is well established that amendments to design and other details of an application may be made by an applicant until the close of the hearing. The limit to that entitlement is that such amendments can only be made if they are within the scope defined by the original application.2 I...

9. Cabinet paper - Initial scope of Crown/Māori Relations portfolio [pdf, 462 KB]

   ...has varied across the country and over time. 3. The Crown accepts, however, that excessive land loss (as well as a wide range of Treaty breaches like the loss of autonomy and control of and access to resources) has harmed Māori social, cultural, environmental and economic development. 4. These historical events form the basis of the claims that the Crown and Māori negotiate to settle. Restoration of the Crown/Māori relationship is one of the Crown’s Treaty settlement negotiating p...

10. [2018] NZEnvC 157 Royal Forest Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 20 MB]

    ...";:.,~/, ,>i1 . ~ " //,.- '....,~ __ ~~ ~ \ \~.-.'J '/ -.. --~,-- ,,,-.,.?, " ~~ (/f){ ii'p' \~\~'~~~f"" ~"~"~,,,;,,:,,,,{':,;:"'1 .... of"Ii'" 19 designed and implemented to achieve "in situ" measurable conservation outcomes". There are other references in the balance of Schedule 13 (such as 4, the vulnerability of biodiversity affected and landscape context (item 5)...