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1. [2019] NZEnvC 081 Evans Homes Ltd v Invercargill City Council [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...activity, the court asked the parties to advise how the amended conditions addressed the reasons for declining consent in order for the court to satisfy itself that the orders sought promoted the purpose of the RMA. [5] Ms P M Gare, Director of Environmental and Planning Services for the Council, deposes that the proposal meets the majority of the objectives and policies of the proposed Invercargill City District Plan. Where the proposal does not meet the relevant objectives and pol...

2. Forests (Regulation of Log Traders and Forestry Advisers) Amendment Bill [pdf, 167 KB]

   ...plantation forestry, contributes to the development of New Zealand wood processing and manufacturing, enhances the resilience of local communities reliant on forestry, timber and wood processing related employment, and contributes to improved environmental and climate change conditions for New Zealand. 5. Specifically, the Bill provides for: a. compulsory registration of individual forestry advisers providing one or more specified services related to the management, harvesting,...

3. Further memorandum in respect of Strike Out Application of Guardians of the Bay and Hue te Haka (16 November 18) [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...under 2018 economic benefits to WIAL 9(2)(ba)(i) section 6(c) and from extending its runway and 9(2)(f)(iv) 9(2)(b)(ii) 5 April 2018 Mitchell Daysh - RESA options Sections 6(c), Withhold under and runway extension - 9(2)(ba)(i) section 6(c), and environmental evaluation and 9(2)(f)(iv) 9(2)(b)(ii) 6 30 April- Email chain between WIAL, Section 6{c) Release but 2 May Graeme Harris, Chris Ford, withhold personal 2018 Deputy Director Aviation information - Infrastructure and Personnel s...

4. HD v BF Ltd [2022] NZDT 183 (4 October 2022) [pdf, 96 KB]

   ...designer, together with interest. The designer counterclaims $12,000.00, comprising $4,657.50 for partial completion (75%) of stage 3, $2,530.00 for the cost of paying a third party for the resource consent work (namely, preparation of an Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE) report), $3,000.00 for legal costs and time spent on the dispute, and interest. 3. The issues to be determined are: a) What was agreed regarding payment for structural design and Council fees? b) Was either p...

5. [2022] NZEnvC 222 Nelson-Marlborough Fish and Game Council v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 431 KB]

   ...exacerbating those adverse effects. The policy will primarily be implemented through the zoning of land and the scale/intensity of activity that the zone rules enable. However, the policy can also be applied in a resource consent context when an assessment of environmental effects for the structure or work identifies a risk of land instability. This includes subdivision undertaken to enable more intensive use of the land. A safe and stable building platform will have to be established for t...

6. 2021-02-15 Minute PC 1 & 8 mediaiton expert conferencing [pdf, 383 KB]

   ...Monday 1 March 2021. 1 Note, only those parties intending to call expert evidence on these topics would be involved in the expert conferencing. 3 National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020, Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) Regulations 2020 and Resource Management (Stock Exclusion) Regulations 2020 [7] Urgent guidance is sought from the Regional Council as to whether any potential amendments may be required to PC8 in...

7. [2019] NZEnvC 011 Tararua District Council v Capital All Signs Holdings Ltd [pdf, 745 KB]

   ...highly likely to be awarded against unsuccessful parties in enforcement proceedings. That is because such proceedings are of considerable consequence and commonly involve local authorities having to take action to make parties comply with their environmental obligations. [21] In this particular case the Court was satisfied that the storage of shipping containers on the Property was not a permitted activity under the District Plan. Neither was it approved by way of a resource consent...

8. [2023] NZEnvC 085 Westgate Town Centre (2017) Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 357 KB]

   ...and NZRPG as they relate to the Westgate Town Centre. (b) The Project does not have the requisite Resource Management Act 1991 approvals in place, and is likely to be delayed as those approvals go through due process. (c) The Assessment of Environmental Effects lodged dated 7 December 2022 in support of the Notice of Requirement and Application for Resource Consents specifies that not all of the land the Objector has an interest in is required for the Project, as there is a &q...

9. J R Webb & Sons Ltd - EiC - J S Webb (5 February 2021) [pdf, 153 KB]

   ...deposit on the trees and have to cancel the orders. Developing the land would mean that about $600,000 a year would go into the local economy through employment, transport, packaging and other associated industry when in full production. The environmental impacts of developing the land will be low, if not positive, because it will control rabbits, reduce weeds (briar, broom etc) and reduce the spread of wildling 5 pine. We can not sustainably develop this land without certa...

10. Review of the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 Outstanding Policy Matters [pdf, 256 KB]

    ...governed by this regime. 16 Central and local government both have decision-making roles regarding reclamations. Regional councils decide whether a proposal to reclaim is in accordance with the purpose of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) and how environmental effects can be minimised. The Ministers of Conservation and Land Information are empowered to decide whether to vest a legal interest in a reclamation in a person and, if so, at what price. 17 The rationale for reclamation...