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1. Evidence-of-M-Warwick.pdf [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...need to provide it in Horowhenua. Cycling 20 years ago was not the active mode it is today because there were not safe pathways, but cyclists have been provided safe alternatives to the roads and the increase in use of cycles and walking has been an environmental success. We need to be forward thinking and provide that for all. INTER-REGIONAL FACILITIES 40. In my opinion as a person who has been around the council table it seems silly to end infrastructure at a boundary. On one si...

2. NM v YN Ltd [2024] NZDT 676 (24 July 2024) [pdf, 231 KB]

   ...petrol. Thus, he has not shown financial loss, but rather loss of the ability to use the car as he wishes; he does not have the peace of mind of knowing that he can safely plug the car in to a fast charger when he travels and thereby obtain the desired environmental and efficiency advantages of the use of a battery. [21] The difference between the price of the [hybrid car] that NM bought and the equivalent petrol model has been shown to be some $8,000.00. Thus, NM may be regarded as havi...

3. Richards v Rangi - Part Kai Iwi 5E2 and Lot 1, 3 and 5 DP 8968 (2025) 499 Aotea MB 139 (499 AOT 139) [pdf, 317 KB]

   ...what we are bringing today, ensuring collective tino rangatiratanga, Māori ownership and governance. Establishing a trust offers a sustainable and tikanga based alternative ensuring the whenua remains under Māori control for economic, social and environmental wellbeing as exemplified by the legacy of a ahu whenua traditions. Ngā ture The law [33] I adopt the succinct summary of the law relating to partition provided in Bowdler – Waikawa Village Section 26A Block:8 The Cou...

4. 20241211 Gene Technology Bill [pdf, 249 KB]

   ...The new regulatory regime will replace parts of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (the HSNO Act) that regulate GMOs. The new regulatory regime will: a. establish a dedicated Gene Technology Regulator (the Regulator) within the Environmental Protection Authority (the EPA) to be the independent decision- maker; b. establish a Technical Advisory Committee and a Māori Advisory Committee to provide the Regulator with expert advice; c. create an authorisation framewo...

5. [2017] NZEnvC 184 Cabra Rural Developments Ltd v Auckland Council [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...Require indigenous vegetation or wetland within a site being subdivided to be legally protected in perpetuity. ft71l.1ill Provide limited opportunities for in-situ subdivision in rural areas while ensuring that: (a) there will be significant environmental protection or restoration of indigenous vegetation; (b) subdivision ...... Decisions of Auckland Council-19 August 2016 Page 296 of 395 I J t' { \ Attachment A E39.4. Activity table Tables E39.4.1 to E39.4.5 sp...

6. Te Manutukutuku Issue 29 [pdf, 9 MB]

   Te Roopu Whakamana i te Tiriti 0 Waitangi Panui Waitangi Tribunal Division Department of Justice Newsletter Rua tekau ma iwa Mahuru 1994 Number 29 September 1994 ISSN 0114·717X New claim raises big issues for AN AUCKLAND Maori Trust has told the Waitangi Tribunal that the way in which a Government funding agency allocates so­ cial service funding is in breach of the Treaty. THE CLAIM BYTe Whanau 0 Waipareira trust which had its first hearing in Auckland at the beginning of this

7. [2022] NZACC 154 — Byles v ACC (16 August 2022) [pdf, 366 KB]

   ...features: • Cartilage thinning, because in osteoarthritis, the rate of breakdown of cartilage is greater than the rate of cartilage repair. 1 The CAP comprised five Orthopaedic Surgeons, a Sports Medicine Specialist, an Occupational and Environmental Medicine Specialist, and a General Surgeon. 11 • Subchondral oedema of the bone, due to gradual remodelling of the underlying bone. • Osteophytes or hypertrophy of the joint caps. • Inflammation of the joint lining....

8. [2023] NZEnvC 254 G I Finlay Trustees Ltd v Western Bay of Plenty District Council [pdf, 299 KB]

   ...statement that the stormwater impacts of the existing on-site activities can be considered ‘minimal’”.25 Mr Crossan, as the Appellants’ planner, confirmed that he had undertaken a planning assessment against the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Storing Tyres Outdoors) Regulations 2021 but confirmed that he was not a stormwater expert and that no stormwater quality testing had been done.26 [45] The Court also heard from local residents who described o...

9. [2024] NZEnvC 029 New Zealand Motor Caravan Association Inc v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   ...any point within the boundary does not exceed the following noise limits: • 7.00 am to 10.00 pm 50dB LAeq • 10.00 pm to 7.00 am 40dB LAeq 70dB LAFma 22. Noise must be measured in accordance with NZS 6801:2008 Acoustics – Measurement of Environmental Sound, and assessed in accordance with NZS 6802:2008 Acoustics – Environmental Noise. Review condition 23. Pursuant to sections 128 to132 of the Resource Management Act 1991, the Marlborough District Council may at any time or...

10. [2024] NZEnvC 110 Evans v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 463 KB]

    ...under cl 4(1)(b) of the NPD. [51] Our interim decision found that the Council’s consideration of erosion risk was unsatisfactory10 and that the risks to indigenous biodiversity were not considered. We further determined that consideration of environmental effects associated with a pest invasion does not exclude consideration of the effects of methods associated with removal of that pest. We accepted the applicant’s case that emerging indigenous vegetation on the land have valu...