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1. People found unfit to stand trial or not guilty by insanity June 2022 [xlsx, 87 KB]

   ...offences 0 25 9 17 7 20 24 6 6 25 0% 8% 2% 5% 1% 4% 4% 1% 1% 4% 10: Illicit drug offences 4 9 6 1 13 3 10 9 14 5 1% 3% 1% <1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 1% 11: Prohibited and regulated weapons and explosives offences 14 7 21 13 18 22 21 22 29 29 5% 2% 5% 4% 3% 4% 4% 5% 4% 4% 12: Property damage and environmental pollution 28 45 45 38 79 41 47 39 84 56 9% 15% 10% 11% 13% 8% 8% 8% 11% 8% 13: Public order offences 20 20 25 14 36 34 55 41 74 59 7% 6% 6% 4% 6% 6% 10% 9% 10% 8% 14: Traffic and vehicle re...

2. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 AC evidence chief Christiaan Moss [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...Bachelor of Arts degree from Victoria University in Wellington. 4. I have 17 years’ experience in the maritime industry, 11 years serving as a navigating officer in the merchant navy, 2 years working for Maritime New Zealand as a Safety and Environmental auditor, and 4 years working as Deputy Harbourmaster for the Auckland Council (previously Auckland Regional Council). MY ROLE 5. I provided the Council with a peer review of the Navigation Safety aspects of the...

3. Infrastructure Funding and Financing Bill Advice [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...expression) and 21 (unreasonable search and seizure). Our analysis is set out below. The Bill 4. The purpose of the Bill is to address housing affordability by reforming the system for the financing of water services, land transport, community and environmental resilience infrastructure associated with housing development. 5. The Bill’s objectives are that local authority and financing constraints do not prevent or delay the timely provision of infrastructure to support housing and...

4. South Waikato District Council.pdf [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...sought in (b) above as the relief sought will improve certainty because the amendment expressly addresses the relationship between Policies 2 and 4 (management of priority contaminants in sub-catchment in Table 3.11.2), and methods, where Farm Environmental Plans (“FEPs”) are required. Rule 3.11.4.5 13. The Appeal against Rule 3.11.4.5 seeks amendments to: (a) include a requirement for general improvement in farming practice to reduce the four contaminants, and (b) t...

5. Appendix-A1-NZEAN-Legislation-Changes-Requests-2.pdf [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...rule, must have regard to, and give such weight as the Minister considers appropriate to whether the proposed rule …  ○ assists economic development,  ○ improves access and mobility, ○ protects and promotes public health and\or ○ ensures environmental sustainability. Each of the items listed above are applicable to the current detrimental effects of this rule on the horse riding public. Please change current Road Legislation (include these changes in Accessible Streets 2020 wh...

6. E41 Ahad Khan - Development Engineering - EIC - Council [pdf, 696 KB]

   ...have reviewed the following documents and reports: (a) The documents listed in paragraph 1.4 of my Report; (b) The relevant parts of the following draft Management Plans as attached to the Applicant’s evidence in chief: i. Draft Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)4; ii. Draft Remediation Action Plan (RAP)5; and iii. Draft Erosion and Sediment Control Plan (ESCP)6; (c) The statement of evidence of Kurt Grant (construction methodology) for the Applicant7;...

7. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 DM expert Paul Monin [pdf, 159 KB]

   ...and Heritage Impact Assessment, Matiatia Marina Project’, September 2010, Peter Rikys;  ‘Matiatia Marina, Waiheke Island Archaeological Survey and Assessment Effects’, March 2013, Don Prince. (TDE);  Technical Memo- Heritage Unit –Environmental Strategy & Policy, Auckland Council, 21 November 2013, Mica Plowman. CODE OF CONDUCT 7. I have read the Environment Court’s Code of Conduct for Expert Witnesses and to the extent that my evidence provides expert opinio...

8. SX v SD Ltd [2022] NZDT 208 (24 November 2022) [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...symptoms could have been caused by an illness. It says it rented the cabin to another customer on 14 August, who had had no issue with it. 10. SX provided evidence from several people confirming a chemical smell in the cabin. On 11 August, an environmental health officer from [Council] inspected the caravan. He reported: We were in the cabin for approximately 10 minutes, and during this time there was what we believed to be an adhesive odour which is in our opinion consistent with...

9. [2021] NZEnvC 058 The Tree Council (Auckland) Inc v Auckland Council & Zheng [pdf, 895 KB]

   ...ex pmte means) and without holding a hearing. These provisions reflect the possibility that the need for action to deal with a contravention of the RMA may be so urgent that the usual requirements for notice and a hearing could result in greater environmental damage. The issue is whether such risk outweighs the general desirability of adherence to the usual procedure of a court and the principles of natural justice, including in particular hearing both sides to a case before making...

10. [2021] NZEnvC 119 Wellington City Council v Thor Group Limited [pdf, 4 MB]

    ...from the site which was discharging into the channel on the boundary of the neighbouring property. [5] Mr N Kumar said that during heavy rain sediment laden surface water will run onto the footpath and the neighbour's property causing adverse environmental effects. Mr Kumar said that (to that date) no runoff and sediment controls had been installed at the Property despite numerous assertions by the Respondents that controls would be installed. [6] Mr N Kumar told the Court he...