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1. [2022] NZEnvC 082 Ormiston Workshops Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 571 KB]

   ...the documents and drawings and all supporting additional information submitted with the application, detailed below, and all referenced by the council as resource consent number LUC60372794 (BUN60372793). • Application Form and Assessment of Environmental Effects prepared by CIVIX, dated 22 February (original) and 8/07/2021 (revised). Report Title Author Ref Dated Infrastructure Report Civix 17 Feb 2021 Traffic Impact Assessment Traffic Planning Consultants Limited 20680...

2. ENV-2018-AKL-000149 Fulton Hogan Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 7.9 MB]

   ...makes it more difficult to give effect to the Part 2 matters addressed above. Finally, while additional development provisions are provided, a consent is still required and this will trigger a site assessment and the development of an assessment of environmental effects. The Council, as the consent authority, is able to assess any proposal and impose conditions where control has been retained and includes, amongst other things: i. the location of the activities; IHP Report to AC Topic 02...

3. Federated Farmers of New Zealand.pdf [pdf, 582 KB]

   ...wellbeing of the Waikato and Waipā Rivers. However, Federated Farmers considers that the regulatory and non-regulatory methods proposed in PC1 do not appropriately give effect to the relevant higher order documents, have not appropriately balanced environmental, economic, social and cultural considerations, and are not the most efficient and effective means of achieving the objective of the plan change. 4. Federated Farmers is interested in all the issues raised by the Appell...

4. FFNZ - EiC - F Doolan-Noble - Rural Health (25 Jan 2021) [pdf, 203 KB]

   ...https://www.rasv.com.au/recharge-program/news-items/impact-of-chronic-stress-such-as-drought-on- farmers/ 4 Daghagh Yazd S, Wheeler SA, Zuo A. Key Risk Factors Affecting Farmers' Mental Health: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019;16(23):4849. Published 2019 Dec 2. doi:10.3390/ijerph16234849 5 Askew, Louise E.; Sherval, Meg; and McGuirk, Pauline M., "'Not just drought.' Drought, rural change and more: perspec...

5. [2022] NZEnvC 151 Greenacres Waiheke Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 131 KB]

   ...improvements to the treatment of organic waste at 1 Fisher Road, Waiheke Island and that application is being processed by the respondent; the steps being taken by the appellant to date to change the treatment processes on site are intended to improve environmental outcomes; (b) the continued operation of the organic waste treatment facility ensures the continued availability of an essential service to the residents and businesses of W aiheke Island, avoiding potential adverse public he...

6. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 WML rebuttal Jon Styles [pdf, 48 KB]

   ...5. To preface the assessments I have undertaken, I note that none of the operational noise sources in the marina are expected to generate noise containing Special Audible Characteristics as defined by section 6.3 of NZS6802:2008 Acoustics – Environmental Noise. LA10 to LAeq Assessment 6. As required by section 10 of the Joint Statement, I have prepared an assessment of noise effects arising from the proposed change in noise level descriptor from the older LA10 metric used in...

7. [2022] NZEnvC 027 Vortac New Zealand Limited v Western Bay of Plenty District Council [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...and seek to have the enforcement order amended to allow that to occur. [58] The Crown says that resource consent is very unlikely to be granted, given that the wall was not designed for a floodable area and that it has already had an observable environmental impact on neighbouring properties. The difficulty with this ground of appeal is that the appellants do no more than assert the possibility that resource consent would be granted. There is no evidential basis on which to conclude tha...

8. Powell v Savage - Lot 7A Parish of Matata (Oniao Marae) (2020) 246 Waiariki MB 265 (246 WAR 265) [pdf, 210 KB]

   ...submissions that the trustees had additional responsibilities to attend to during this period that included dealings with the Whakatāne District Council over wastewater issues, relations with the post settlement governance entity and matters concerning environmental related issues as they concern the trust beneficiaries. [15] The trustees also confirmed that they were to convene a further general meeting in February 2021 to continue the discussions over the marae development plan a...

9. [2021] NZEnvC 130 City Rail Link Limited [pdf, 304 KB]

   ...sought on the following grounds: a) The above waivers and directions are intended to simplify the process of filing section 274 notices and to facilitate electronic case management, reducing the burden for submitters. b) As an additional environmental benefit, the waivers and directions sought in paragraph 5 above would minimise the quantities of paper which would otherwise be generated by strict compliance with section 274 and Form 33. c) It is anticipated that the waive...

10. Decision [2017] NZEnvC 57 (dated 20 April 2017) – Confidentiality Order [pdf, 331 KB]

    ...orders. To be clear, under s 282(2) of the RMA the sanction for contempt of court is a sentence of imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 for each offence. [19] The public's right to participate in environmental decision-making undergirds the effective administration of the Resource Management Act. Access to justice is enabled through the right to make a submission to a consent authority on a publicly notified application for resou...