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1. [2018] NZEnvC 207 Sustainable Otakiri Incorporated v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 825 KB]

   ...331,22 June 2005, Gendall J. Ibid. at [17]. Ibid. at [16]. Ibid. at [17]. Ibid. at [19]. 9 [30] In Clark v Taranaki Regional Council14 the High Court stated the purpose of s 2A(2) to be to provide for continuity of a defined interest in environmental issues, recognising that community and interest groups wishing to take part in proceedings are likely to formalise their structure part way through their involvement. 15 Considering the meaning of "substantially" and r...

2. Landpro - Supplementary - C R Perkins - Planning (23 March 2021) [pdf, 482 KB]

   ...changes to the controlled activity pathway reflect the position I put forward in the original focus group session in January 2020 during the development of the PC7 provisions (and expressed again in my EIC) that trying to insert any additional environmental enhancement matters within a six-year rollover would not be cost-effective, efficient or create an attractive path for permit holders due to the cost and time involved in obtaining sufficient information for the consent applicati...

3. [2020] NZEnvC 159 Upper Clutha Environmental Society Incorporated v Queenstown Lakes District Council.pdf [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...CHRISTCHURCH I MUA I TE KOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA Kl OTAUTAHI IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2020] NZEnvC 159 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of appeals pursuant to clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Act UPPER CLUTHA ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY INCORPORATED (ENV-2018-CHC-056) and all other appellants concerning Topic 2 of Stage 1 of the Proposed Queenstown Lakes District Plan (listed on the attached Schedule) Appellants QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNC...

4. 4.-David-Dunlop-Traffic-and-Transport.pdf [pdf, 744 KB]

   ...experience 4. I have the following qualifications and experience relevant to this evidence: (a) MSc in Planning Studies (focusing on Transportation), Oxford Brookes University in the United Kingdom (1996/97); and (b) Bachelor of Resource & Environmental Planning, Massey University in New Zealand (1992/95). 5. I have 23 years of experience in the planning, assessment and design of transportation projects in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, working for a wide range of ce...

5. [2023] NZEnvC 025 Minister of Conservation v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 5.5 MB]

   ...Aroma (N.Z.) Limited & others ENV-2020-CHC-40 Haro Partnership ENV-2020-CHC-77 Just Mussels Limited & others ENV-2020-CHC-60 Sanford Limited ENV-2020-CHC-33 Friends of Nelson Haven & Tasman Bay (Inc) ENV-2020-CHC-67 Environmental Defence Society Incorporated ENV-2020-CHC-56 New Zealand Transport Agency ENV-2020-CHC-58 Federated Farmers of New Zealand ENV-2020-CHC-68 Transpower New Zealand Limited 6 Appendix 1 Volume One 8. Indigenous...

6. 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...

7. Horizon-Regional-Council-Cover-letter-Form-7a-and-Form-9-20221101.pdf [pdf, 608 KB]

   ...One Plan − land use consents in accordance with section 14 of the RMA and the One Plan; − land use consents in accordance with section 15 of the RMA and the One Plan; − land use consents in accordance with the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) Regulations 2020 (NESF); − water permits in accordance with section 14 of the RMA and the One Plan; − discharge to land permits in accordance with section 15 of the RMA and the One Plan; and −...

8. Otene – Tauhara Māori Reservation (1977) 58 Taupo MB 168 (58 TPO 168) [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...and mast will "diminish greatly the visual enjoyment of visitors to the summit" and expressing concern that the inclusion of further interested bodies could result in some proliferation of masts, the Commission for the Environment in its Environmental Impact Audit !'ound no environmental objections, having regard to the purpose of the pro~ect, and recommended "that the proposal to construct a television transmitter on Mount Tauhara be endorsed," The objectors...

9. ENV-2016-AKL-000xxx Zakara Investments Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 23 MB]

   ...appealed are likely to significantly reduce the protection and restoration of indigenous biodiversity in the Auckland region. (c) The Council has failed to undertake an adequate assessment of the provisions, including the benefits and costs of the environmental, economic, social and cultural effects that are anticipated from the implementation of the provisions, as required by sections 32 and 32AA of the RMA. (d) The Panel recommended that the transferable rural site subdivision ru...

10. Transcript - PC8 - Primary Sector Provisions - 8-9 November 2021 [pdf, 853 KB]

    BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH ENV-2020-CHC-128 IN THE MATTER OF the Resource Management Act 1991 AND of a notice of motion under section 149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 8 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (referred to the Environment Court by the Minister for the Environment under section 142(2)(b) of the Act) OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL Applicant Hearing Commenced: Monday 8 November 2021 in Dunedin Court: Environment Judge P A S