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

   ...unfortunate, but here we are. In response to your point around nitrogen management, I suppose I’d echo the comments made by Ms de Latour, there are other layers of control in relation to that, particularly the nitrogen limits in the national environmental standard which at the very least, kind of put a cap on that to a degree, and then the other controls in those 5 documents around, you know, intensive winter grazing, the potential for intensification, managing the likes, you kno...

2. [2023] NZEnvC 280 Titirangi Protection Group Incorporated v Auckland Council [pdf, 3 MB]

   ...of Independent Hearing Commissioners acting under delegated authority from Auckland Council issued a decision granting regional resource consents under the Auckland Unitary Plan Operative in Part (AUP) and a land use consent under the National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health (NES Soil) to Watercare Services Limited. [2] The regional resource consents and land use consent relate to the earthworks, vegetation removal an...

3. 2021-10-27 ORC - PC8 - Common Bundle - Volume 3(a) [pdf, 30 MB]

   ...Change 1 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (9 October 2020) CB162 3A Appendix A: Minister for the Environment’s direction to refer Plan Change 8 and Plan Change 1 to the Environment Court (8 April 2020) CB232 3B Appendix B: Letter from Environmental Protection Authority commissioning Skelton report (15 September 2020) CB234 3C Appendix C: Minister’s letter in response to Skelton report CB236 3D Appendix D: Professor Skelton – Investigation of Freshwater Management...

4. Transcript (weeks 7 & 8 Dunedin) [pdf, 4.9 MB]

   ...and in fact if you include costs such as fencing and water supply, it’s in excess of a million dollars. We would like to make the point that short term consents of 15 six years cannot sustain the investment required to improve water storage, environmental flows and irrigation efficiency. Everyone recognises that this is the right thing to be doing. It does seem bizarre that the ORC wants to set up a regime through Plan Change 7 to maintain the status quo when all parties agre...

5. Transcript (weeks 7 & 8 Dunedin) [pdf, 4.7 MB]

   ...and in fact if you include costs such as fencing and water supply, it’s in excess of a million dollars. We would like to make the point that short term consents of 15 six years cannot sustain the investment required to improve water storage, environmental flows and irrigation efficiency. Everyone recognises that this is the right thing to be doing. It does seem bizarre that the ORC wants to set up a regime through Plan Change 7 to maintain the status quo when all parties agre...

6. OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL v NGA RUNANGA NOE.pdf [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...we’ve got 394 hectares of land there. We’re running a dairy finishing and beef finishing unit so we’re 100% cattle and we’ve got 230, or 224 hectares of spray irrigation. 10 Q. Thank you. And I understand that in 2020 you received an environmental award. Can you explain what that was about? A. In 2020 we were the Balanced Farm Environment Awards Otago Supreme Winners along with the Soil Management Award from Balance and the Waterwise Award from Water Force, thank you. 1...

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   ...to employment disputes, either in the first instance or, more commonly, as challenges to determinations of the Employment Relations Authority. Environment Court The Environment Court's work involves public interest questions relating to New Zealand's environmental matters, and other issues arising under the Resource Management Act 1991. evidence The various things presented in court to prove an alleged fact, including written or spoken testimony from witnesses, and other material such as docu...

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8. About the Tribunal

   ...work and addictions, governance roles in football, education and health, and taught health law and policy, mediation, and legal method in the School of Law at Waikato University. Dr Davies has been an academic staff member in the Faculty of Health & Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology (AUT), where she taught public health and health promotion and researched public health policy, human rights, and social justice. She is also a member of several District Licensing Commit...

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9. [2019] NZEnvC 084 Kilmarnock Farm Limited v Canterbury Regional Council [pdf, 8.7 MB]

   ...relation to the FEP required under the water permits. However, the conversation did turn to the preparation of an FEP. Mr Bennett says that34 he explained to Mr Deans that a well prepared FEP should "as well as describing current and planned environmental actions, act as a communication tool to ensure a good outcome for the farmer and for the environment at the time of audit (a matter which is required through conditions of .. . consent)". [27] The water permits had an ini...

10. 2021-02-22 Special Advisor (Ian Gordon) - submission on Willowridge s 281 application [pdf, 150 KB]

    ...broadly: it includes, for example, resource consents, notices of requirement, and plan changes.5 12. Prior to being called in, a matter may have been the subject of submissions to the local authority.6 Once the Minister calls in a matter, the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) carries out various administrative tasks. Those tasks include: a. giving public notice of the Minister’s direction, which must (inter alia) state the due date for submissions;7 b. receiving submi...