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1. [2018] NZEnvC 013 CTE Holdings Limited v Christchurch City Council [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO 0 AOTEAROA IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND AND Decision No. [2018] NZEnvC 13 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of appeals pursuant to s 325 of the Act CTE HOLDINGS LIMITED (ENV-2017-CHC-91 ) CANTERBURY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED (ENV-2018-CHC-3) Appellants CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J E Borthwick (Sitting alone under section 309 of the Act) Date of Decision: 9 February 2018 Date of Issue:...

2. [2023] NZEnvC 030 Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...Hassan Environment Judge 5 List of appellants ENV-2020-CHC-000050 Trustpower Limited ENV-2020-CHC-000051 The New Zealand King Salmon Company Limited ENV-2020-CHC-000058 Federated Farmers of New Zealand ENV-2020-CHC-000067 Environmental Defence Society Incorporated ENV-2020-CHC-000074 Marine Farming Association Incorporated ENV-2020-CHC-000076 The Minister of Defence 6 Appendix 1 Appellants Manawa Energy Limited ENV-2020-CHC-50 Environmenta...

3. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 TGKL lay attach 12 ecological compense [pdf, 172 KB]

   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Ecological compensation involves remedying or offsetting loss of natural values through the implementation of compensatory action. These actions are determined through the process of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). This report defines ecological compensation as: “positive conservation actions required by resource consent and intended to compensate for residual adverse effects of development and resource use”. The Resource Management Act 1991 (RM...

4. 2021-04-14 Beef + Lamb - ORC PC7 - Opening submissions [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...already detailed in our submissions on PC7 4 May 2020, deer farming has a number of affinities with the sheep and beef sector, and in fact about 80% of deer farmers also farm other livestock species. 6. Both organisations are actively engaged in environmental issues that affect the pastoral production sector, and in building farmer specific capability and capacity in these areas to ensure that the industry supports an ethos of environmental stewardship, together with a vibrant, res...

5. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 TGKL lay attach 2 treated timber [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...(Cookson, L., CSIRO Forests and Forestry Products, Pers. Comm. 14/12/04). “We’re failing if asbestos and CCA keep coming forward as problems arise 20 years after coming onto the market…There is a systemic failure for assessing chemical use in terms of environmental and health impacts”. (Immig, J., APVMA Community Consultative Committee member, Pers. Comm., 22/11/04). Treated Timber, Ticking Time-bomb Nina Lansbury Hall and Sharon Beder 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...

6. Fish & Game - EiC - J W Hayes - Ecological Flow (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ............................................................................... 8 The minimum flow and allocation rate: how they interact to affect instream life ........................................................................................... 8 Assessing environmental effects with respect to provisions of environmental law and policy ................................................................ 9 Values- and risk-based framework for guiding environmental flow limits setting...

7. ENVC paper New Horizons Environ Court AAMINZ 2015 [pdf, 157 KB]

   1 New Horizons in the EC – Innovations in Dispute Resolution – address to AMINZ conference NEW HORIZONS IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT: Innovations in Dispute Resolution in Environmental Disputes By Laurie Newhook, Principal Environment Judge, Environment Court of New Zealand Introduction – The nature of environmental disputes in NZ During the last decade, alternative dispute resolution processes have become embedded in the work of the Environment Court, to the...

8. ENVC paper Guizhou Province Judges 2015 [pdf, 337 KB]

   ...(“RMA") was passed into law by the New Zealand Government in 1991. It took the place of longstanding planning legislation, and is broader than planning done in many other countries such as Britain, and parts of Australia. The RMA governs the environmental management of land, air, water, soil, and eco-systems throughout New Zealand’s land mass, and its territorial sea (out to 12 miles from the coast). It applies the concept of sustainable management of natural and physical...

9. E97A Paul Kennedy - Supplementary Statement - Applicant [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...Auckland BETWEEN PANUKU DEVELOPMENT AUCKLAND Applicant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Regulatory Authority SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE OF PAUL KENNEDY ON BEHALF OF PANUKU DEVELOPMENT AUCKLAND IN RESPONSE TO COURT’S QUESTIONS (COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL) 5 September 2018 3108A 31096021_1.docx 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 My full name is Paul Cameron Kennedy. I have prepared a primary statement of evidence dated 7 August 20181, and confirm my qualifications and experience as set o...

10. [2018] NZEnvC 223 Burgoyne v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 2.1 MB]

    ...legal counsel, so I feel I would not be able to put up a proper defence relating to the appeals. (i) So under the Bill of Rights I would possibly not be able to get a fair hearing. (j) Please note, A Burgoyne and H E KareKare have worked with the Environmental Court for approximately 3 years on the Northland Regional Council Policy Statement. Funding was not available to us. So I am very conversant with court procedures. I would like the court to consider my application relating to the...