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1. People discharged without conviction June 2017 [xlsx, 289 KB]

   ...deception and related offences 205 236 216 207 148 135 104 204 151 140 10: Illicit drug offences 265 254 267 207 204 204 127 173 147 162 11: Prohibited and regulated weapons and explosives offences 152 124 105 92 94 76 53 82 83 65 12: Property damage and environmental pollution 465 413 499 331 334 347 193 188 217 158 13: Public order offences 941 820 667 413 247 203 134 119 170 127 14: Traffic and vehicle regulatory offences 544 456 423 383 362 395 366 356 386 379 15: Offences against jus...

2. Justice Sector Outlook December 2016 [pdf, 758 KB]

   Justice Sector Outlook December 2016 quarter Contents Summary of the December quarter 1 Environmental factors are mixed 2 Emerging risks of upwards pipeline pressures 3 Criminal justice pipeline 4 Police proceedings have risen 5 Court volumes are rising, especially serious cases 6 Crown Law case volumes will rise slowly 7 Legal aid expenditure is projected to rise 8 Court-imposed fines are down slightly 10 Numbers of community sentences will rise s...

3. 2020-09-18-EPA-PC1-PC8-Summary-of-Submissions-Report-UPDATED.pdf [pdf, 685 KB]

   REPORT SUMMARY OF SUBMISSIONS ON THE OMNIBUS PLAN CHANGE: PLAN CHANGE 1 - REGIONAL PLAN: WASTE FOR OTAGO PLAN CHANGE 8 - REGIONAL PLAN: WATER FOR OTAGO PREPARED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AUTHORITY September 2020 Stantec │ Plan Change 8 - Regional Plan: Water for Otago │ September 2020 Status: Final │ Project No.: 310003192 │ Our ref: rOmnibusPlanChangeSumm_Fnl v2.docx QUALITY STATEMENT PROJECT MANAGER PROJECT TECHNICAL LEAD Franc...

4. [2021] NZEnvC 003 Reid v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 1024 KB]

   ...the RNlA restricts the discharge of contaminants to air as follows: (2) No person may discharge a contaminant into the air, or into or onto land, from a place or any other source, whether moveable or not, in a manner that contravenes a national environmental standard unless the discharge- (a) is expressly allowed by other regulations; or (b) is expressly allowed by a resource consent; or (c) is an activity allowed by section 20A. [14] Section 316 of the RNlA provides for any pers...

5. Evidence Brief: Behaviour Management in Schools [pdf, 437 KB]

   ...rather than crime specifically. The main review study looking specifically at offending found an effect size on crime equivalent to reducing the incidence of crime activity among a group of students from 50% to 33%, or from 20% to 9%.x Environmental interventions The second type of intervention focuses on changing a school’s environment, such as by establishing disciplinary mechanisms in a school that lead to clear and consistent management of problem behaviour by all...

6. Te Manutukutuku 73 [pdf, 9.5 MB]

   ...grew up in Kawerau, recently joined the Waitangi Tribunal Unit as the manager of the Inquiry Facilitation Team. This team leads much of the engagement with the claimants, counsel, and judiciary. Ani has a background in commu- nity development, environmental law, and mediation. Her first role out of university was with the Huakina Development Trust, Tainui iwi’s en- vironmental arm. She worked in a team to write the iwi management plan for the Manukau Harbour. She also worked in Wh...

7. Adams v Accident Compensation Corporation (Work Related Gradual Process Injury) [2023] NZACC 013 [pdf, 452 KB]

   ...through the twin spine study has added to other efforts over more than a decade to enhance our understanding and revise views of disc degeneration. Disc degeneration is now considered a condition that is genetically determined in large part with environmental factors, although elusive, also playing an important role. [15] Instead what Dr Prestage says is that the Twin Spine Study indicates that “disc degeneration appeared to be predominantly … determined by genetic influences...

8. [2021] NZEnvC 168 Director-General of Conservation v Thames-Coromandel District Council [pdf, 454 KB]

   ...assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of the provisions in achieving the objectives; and (iii) summarising the reasons for deciding on the provisions; and (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, econ...

9. ORC - Joint Supplementary Statement of Evidence - Felicity Boyd & Kerstin Strauss - 8 November 2021 [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...relevant new LWRP provisions may be achieved. Given the ‘interim’ nature of the PC8 provisions, a precautionary approach would generally be applied when determining the duration of these consents. 26 However, in the absence of any significant environmental risk, such as vicinity of sensitive receivers, and compliance with good management practices, longer durations (i.e. greater than 15 years) may be appropriate in some situations. 27 In addition, I note that when assessing...

10. Beef + Lamb NZ - EiC - J M Chrystal - Agricultural Science (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 777 KB]

    ...nutrient losses to water, including Overseer analysis comparing nutrient losses from different irrigation types; and 13.3 Farm management practices that can mitigate the loss of nutrients from irrigated land. 13.4 I contacted a local farm and environmental consultant and read the evidence of sheep and beef farmers Anna and Ben Gillespie. These farmers are using the management practices that I outline in my evidence, in particular the science of soil monitoring and soil water...