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1. [2022] NZEnvC 016 Federated Farmers of New Zealand v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...(CMA). [2] The PRP hearings have been interrupted both by COVID-19 and by some practical issues that have arisen with the introduction of the new National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPSFM 2020), Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) Regulations 2020 (NES-F) and the Stock Exclusion Regulations 2020 (SER). All of these documents came into force after the plan was promulgated, after the Council decisions were issued and, in fact, after...

2. Waitangi Tribunal - Kaupapa Inquiry Programme Direction [pdf, 476 KB]

   ...affected and partly of the importance of the issue to Maori generally. f) Importance of the take to the nation: How significant is the issue to the nation? This factor applies in particular to matters affecting major aspects of economic, social and environmental policy, in particular where large-scale financial impacts or political or legal uncertainty might be involved. 1 23. Although an order of inquiries is set down, some flexibility may be needed as the programme proceeds. Changing...

3. OWRUG - EiC - M A Hickey - Geogrpahy/Hydrology (4 Feb 2021) [pdf, 698 KB]

   ...Act (1991) (RMA) consents post 2021. 6. Over the last 15 years I have made or reviewed over 150 technical recommendations for residual flow conditions to protect the ecological values at individual takes points across Otago; worked on setting environmental flows and allocation limits for a number of Otago’s rivers; as well as water quantity policy development for the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (RPW), specifically around managing the transition from deemed permits to RMA co...

4. 2020-12-07 Statement of evidence of Tom de Pelsemaeker on behalf of the ORC - Appendix H [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...Strategy Committee, New Zealand Solicitor General, 8 May 1992, p 20. 4 sections 6, 7 and 8 of the RMA provide strong directions in relation to Māori interests, which are to be borne in mind at every stage of the planning process.21 In Environmental Defence Society Inc v The New Zealand King Salmon Co Ltd, the Supreme Court found that:22 …the obligation in s 8 to have regard to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi will have procedural as well as substantive implicatio...

5. 2017 Report of the Registrar of the Environment Court [pdf, 674 KB]

   ...the orderly and expeditious discharge of the business of the Court. 1.4 The Court’s Jurisdiction The Environment Court is established by section 247 of the RMA as a Court of record. It is a specialist court that has jurisdiction over environmental and resource management matters. It can be characterised as follows: E.49 6 | P a g e • a Judge usually presides at sittings to hear and determine proceedings • it is required by law to act judicially • it...

6. [2017] NZEnvC 154 W Hansen Haupouri Partnership v Hastings District Council [pdf, 992 KB]

   ...assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of the provisions in achieving the objectives; and (iii) summarising the reasons for deciding on the provisions; and 13 (c) contain a level of detail that corresponds to the scale and significance of the environmental, economic, social, and cultural effects that are anticipated from the implementation of the proposal. (2) An assessment under subsection (1)(b)(ii) must- (a) identify and assess the benefits and costs of the environmental...

7. 2020-10-16-EPA-PC1-Summary-of-Submissions-Further-Submission-Spreadsheet.xlsx [xlsx, 34 KB]

   ...Council Support Amend by updating to reflect current challenges (waste minimisation reforms, waste levy regime, Historic practices, Illegal dumping, Classification differences, farm landfills and offal pits, green waste landfills causing more than minor environmental effects, and cleanfill operations which accept non-inert wastes). Y Y FS106 Aukaha Ltd. on behalf of Te Rūnanga o Moeraki, Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki, Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou and Hokonui Rūnanga Oppose Issue 7.2.3 10019...

8. 1.3 Appendix C to JWS 1 - Draft Policy Amendments [pdf, 981 KB]

   ...– Part G] 7.6 Policies for the enhancement of water quality [Repealed – 1 May 2014] 7.7 Policies for point source discharges [Repealed – 1 May 2014] 7.8 Policies for non-point source discharges [Repealed – 1 May 2014] 7.9 Anticipated environmental results [Repealed – 1 May 2014] 12 Rules: Water Take, Use and Management R U L E S : L A N D U S E O N L A K E O R R I V E R B E D S O R R E G I O N A L L Y S I G N I F I C A N T W E T...

9. Kapiti-Coast-District-Council-Cover-Letter-Form-7a-and-Form-18-20221101.pdf [pdf, 446 KB]

   ...……………………………… Signature of person authorised to sign on behalf of the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Date: 1 November 2022 Contact details: Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (Ō2NL Project) Electronic address for service: environmentalplanning@nzta.govt.nz Postal address: PO Box 5084 Wellington 6140 Contact person: Caitlin Kelly Telephone: +64 4 830 6844 Email: Caitlin.kelly@nzta.govt.nz mailto:environmentalplanning@nzta.govt.nz NOTICE O...

10. Final Env-Reg-Report-2021-22 [pdf, 321 KB]

    ...responsible for ensuring the orderly and expeditious discharge of the business of the Court. 1.4 The Court’s jurisdiction The Environment Court is a specialist court of record established under section 247 of the RMA. It’s the primary environmental adjudicative body in New Zealand. It has jurisdiction over environmental and resource management matters. It can be characterised as follows: • a presiding Judge and two Environment Court Commissioners sit together to hear and...