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1. Thwaites v Barnett - Harataunga East 2B 2B 1 (2019) 174 Waikato Maniapoto MB 233 (174 WMN 233) [pdf, 333 KB]

   ...interests in the Harataunga East 2B 2B 1 block into two areas. She seeks the partition to protect her interests and existing houses under a separate title for her children and grandchildren, given her serious concerns regarding the activities and environmental hazards on the land, and the way in which the block is being administered. [2] The application is opposed by some of the owners and other whānau members, on the basis that partitioning the land may increase the risk that...

2. 2021-03-23 Transcript (up to Mr McIndoe on day 10) [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   ................................................................................................. 779 CROSS-EXAMINATION: MR MAW ................................................................................................ 785 EXHIBIT FISH AND GAME 1 PRODUCED – PROPOSED NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS ON ECOLOGICAL FLOWS AND WATER LEVELS DISCUSSION DOCUMENT ................................................................................................................................ 79...

3. [2024] NZEnvC 214 Genesis Energy Limited v Waikato District Council [pdf, 1008 KB]

   ...of the physical structures and networks that support and provide essential services to the communities of the district. The efficient use and management of infrastructure as a physical resource is critical to the District’s economic productivity, environmental outcomes, and wellbeing of the community. The benefits of infrastructure to the functioning of the district are therefore substantial. Connected and reliable infrastructure is vital to the functioning of the District. The term �...

4. FS v Accident Compensation Corporation (Work-related gradual-process injury) [2024] NZACC 135 (15 August 2024) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...headaches, irritability, feeling depressed, anxiety, insomnia, cough, fatigue, intermittent tremors, and short-term amnesia. He also noted a mental health history of anxiety and depression. [11] On 13 October 2020 Dr Michael Kahan, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Specialist, recorded that he had examined and assessed the appellant. Dr Kahan noted that he was unable to make a definitive diagnosis and further assessment was needed. He advised: … it is unclear whether s...

5. [2024] NZEnvC 271 Auckland Council v Sharma [pdf, 321 KB]

   ...3 [4] The respondents did not comply with the abatement notices and on 18 July 2022, the Council applied for enforcement orders under s314(1)(a)(i) RMA, against the respondents requiring the cessation of earthworks and the remediation of environmental damage that resulted from the unconsented earthworks at the Site. The court issued enforcement orders resolving this matter with the parties’ consent on 11 June 2024.3 [5] The Council now seeks an award of costs against the re...

6. Final Env-Reg-Report-2022-23 [pdf, 479 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...

7. 2021-03-26 Transcript (up to end of day 11) [pdf, 4.2 MB]

   ................................................................................................. 846 CROSS-EXAMINATION: MR MAW ................................................................................................ 852 EXHIBIT FISH AND GAME 1 PRODUCED – PROPOSED NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS ON ECOLOGICAL FLOWS AND WATER LEVELS DISCUSSION DOCUMENT ................................................................................................................................ 86...

8. Common Bundle Volume 3 [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...whenua involvement 12 3.5 Integrated management 13 3.6 Transparent decision-making 14 Subpart 2 National Objectives Framework 14 3.7 NOF process 14 3.8 Identifying FMUs and special sites and features 15 3.9 Identifying values and setting environmental outcomes as objectives 15 3.10 Identifying attributes and their baseline states, or other criteria for assessing achievement of environmental outcomes 16 3.11 Setting target attribute states 16 3.12 How to achieve target attribu...

9. Panuku Developments Limited Amended Proposed Conditions 18 July 2018 [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...Details ................................................................................ 11 As-Built Drawings ............................................................................................................................. 11 Construction Environmental Management Plan .......................................................................... 12 Construction Quality Assurance .......................................................................................... 13 Constr...

10. [2022] NZEnvC 025 Greater Wellington Regional Council v Adams [pdf, 2.3 MB]

    ...Management Act 1991 (RMA) to: (a) Prohibit the fourth to tenth respondents from commencmg any activities that are not permitted by the Appeals Version of the Proposed Natural Resources Plan for the Wellington Region (the PNRP) and the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater (the NES­ Freshwater) within the wetlands delineated in the affidavit of Phillipa Noel Crisp dated 13 May 2021 at paragraphs [49]-[50] (the GWRC's wetland delineation) on the land legally described...