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1. Environment Court of New Zealand Covid-19 update 23 March [pdf, 50 KB]

   ...highest. The Environment Court is not categorised by the Chief Justice and Heads of Bench as a Category 1 Essential Service Court. Hence, all cases listed for hearing this week in the Environment Court are hereby adjourned except for ENV-2020-AKL-025, Environmental Protection Agency which is being processed on the papers. Beyond this week, during at least the Level 4 phase, the Environment Court will not physically be sitting in courtrooms or elsewhere, and ADR events like mediation a...

2. [2024] NZEnvC 071 The New Zealand King Salmon Co. Limited v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 453 KB]

   ...Environment Judge .. 't'!"�j-f;·di,iJ', \h•t.ilti�tJ .;��tr -: �OUR bo - Appendix 1 Table 1: Parties II Appellants ENV-2020-CHC-51 The New Zealand King Salmon Company Limited Section 27 4 parties Environmental Defence Society Friends of Nelson Haven and Tasman Bay Incorporated Kenepuru and Central Sounds Residents Association Minister of Conservation Appendix 2 Volume 3, Appendix 2 Amend the annotation at 83 of Appendix 2, as...

3. 2021-04-19 Federated Farmers of NZ - ORC PC7 - Opening Representation.pdf [pdf, 165 KB]

   ...farmers. 12. Federated Farmers is a pan-sector organisation that works with farmers to seek reasonable, practical, and affordable solutions to planning regulations where they have the potential to impact farming activities, while promoting good environmental outcomes. 13. As an organisation, Federated Farmers submits on virtually every national or regional regulation or proposal impacting farmers, including regional policy statements, regional plans, water plans, district plans, a...

4. Maniapoto Claims Settlement Bill [PDF, 1.1 MB]

   ...geographic names, vesting in the trustees of the fee simple estate in certain cultural redress properties, the vesting and gifting back to the Crown of one property) provisions relating to the \Vaikato Conservation Management Plan and the Maniapoto Iwi Environmental Management Plan, the interests of Maniapoto in the exclusive economic zone, and access to cultural materials. 3.2 Measures fol' natural resources redress, Raumairoa, provide for the manner in which the mamlgernent of Ng...

5. BORA Resource Management (Enhancement of Iwi Management Plans) Amendment Bill [pdf, 314 KB]

   ...importance, including "(e) The relationship of Maori and their culture and traditions with their ancestral lands, water, sites, waahi tapu [sacred places], and other taonga [treasures]". By s 7 particular regard is to be had to a list of environmental factors, beginning with "(a) Kaitiakitanga [a defined term which may be summarised as guardianship of resources by the Maori people of the area]". By s 8 the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi are to be taken into acc...

6. [2022] NZEnvC 078 Whangarei District Council v Sustainable Solvents Groups Limited [pdf, 316 KB]

   ...and clean- up the mess the Respondents had created. WDC submit that this common enterprise, 2 These costs total $3,053,090.55. [4] [5] [6] [7] 4 while perhaps not a joint venture in a legal sense, cannot excuse one party from the environmental consequences which flow from the common enterprise that the parties undertaking such venture have created. Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Respondents position The Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Respondents oppose the application on that basi...

7. ORC PC8 Hearing Schedule - Urban - Draft 8.3.22 [pdf, 85 KB]

   ...Cross-Examination Friends of Lake Hayes Richard Bowman and/or Mike Hanff Lay Evidence Evidence Summary (10min) XXN (TBC) Court (30min) Willowridge Alison Devlin Lay Evidence Evidence Summary (10min) XXN (TBC) Court (30min) Willowridge Quinn McIntyre Environmental Management Evidence Summary (10min) XXN (TBC) Court (30min) Willowridge Claire Hunter Planning Evidence Summary (10min) XXN (TBC) Court (30min) Lunch (1pm) Placeholder Other Parties (TBC) Closing Submissions (may...

8. [2023] NZEnvC 080 Canterbury Regional Council [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...application for declaration dated 15 February 2023 as well as the applications for additional and/or alternative declarations filed by New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers Incorporated and by North Canterbury Fish and Game Council and the Environmental Defence Society Incorporated jointly, both dated 15 March 2023. 5 As was raised in the court’s Minute dated 17 April 2023 at [17] and recorded as accepted by parties in CRC’s memorandum dated 20 April 2023. 3 [4] Manawa...

9. Memorandum of Counsel for Panuku Development 12 July 2018 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...Specialist advice for Mana Whenua, some Mana Whenua entities may need this support while others may choose not to use this resource. • Need for advice around the broader location options so can identify issues around the options e.g. extent of environmental effects from dredging/piles • Collective and individual mana motuhake needs to be acknowledged by Panuku. Marine body occupation is a collective issue; want Panuku to understand the difference between those involved in the col...

10. [2022] NZEnvC 089 New Zealand Transport Agency - Waka Kotahi [pdf, 253 KB]

    ...Court and parties.1 (b) There is such a clear nexus between the intersection upgrade and the expressway extension that the applications should be heard and considered together. Hearing them together will enable an appropriate assessment of the environmental effects. (c) Hearing the applications together will avoid pre-determination of the expressway route. (d) Section 270 of the RMA provides that the Court shall hear two or more proceedings relating to the same subject matter u...