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1. Mark Brown (filed 6 June 2017) [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...submissions of support very few came from Blueskin Bay residents. Many submissions were brief and showed little understanding of the economics, or potential impacts of the proposed wind farm on the Blueskin Bay area. Many of them referred to the myth of environmental benefits but ignored the real impact of a wind farm on the local residents and landscape. 29. During the resource consent hearing BRCT received a lot of criticism from submitters about the lack of any adequate cons...

2. Philip Clarke (filed 6 June 2017) [pdf, 177 KB]

   ... Philip  John  CLARKE   ________________________________________________________________________   2 Relevant Personal Information 1. My name is Philip John Clarke. 2. I hold a Bachelors degree in Ecology and Masters Degree in Environmental Science from Otago University. 3. From 2002 until 2013 I worked as a forensic scientist at the Ministry of Fisheries. Much of my work involved data analysis and statistical inference. From 1975 until 1995 I was a self-emplo...

3. 27.-Evidence-of-Mr-Doug-Fairgray-Economics-and-Town-Centre-Impacts.PDF [PDF, 246 KB]

   ...Limited, an independent research consultancy. I hold a PhD in Economic Geography from the University of Auckland. 3. I prepared Technical Assessment O: Economics and Town Centre (Technical Assessment O) as part of Volume IV of the Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE), which accompanied the application for resource consents and notices of requirement for designations (NoRs) lodged with Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Council (Horizons), Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWR...

4. [2022] NZEnvC 143 Western Bay of Plenty District Council [pdf, 357 KB]

   ...to the Amendment Act. 4 Re Thames-Coromandel District Council [2013] NZEnvC 292, [2015] NZRMA 315 at [10]. 5 With reference to: re Thames-Coromandel District Council [2013] NZEnvC 292, re Palmerston North City Council [2015] NZEnvC 27; Environmental Defence Society Inc v Mackenzie District Council [2016] NZEnvC 253; re Dunedin City Council [2015] NZEnvC 165. 10 Nature and effect of proposed changes 11. If a person within the existing Ōmokoroa and Te Puke resident...

5. Evidence Brief: Compulsory Breath Testing [pdf, 259 KB]

   ...REFERENCES Australian Institute of Criminology. (2013). Best Practise Principals for the delivery of Random Breath Testing. Crime Prevention Assist: n.84. Bailey, J. (1994). An Evaluation of Compulsory Breath-Testing in New Zealand. Institute of Environmental Science & Research Limited: Porirua, Wellington. Bertelli, A. M., & Richardson, L. E. (2008). The behavioural impact of drinking and driving laws. The Policy Studies Journal, 36, 545-569. Bliase, E., & Dupo...

6. Freemans Bay Residents Association Inc 187 [pdf, 527 KB]

   ...intensity zoned properties across the road in England Street or Spring Street. 5.4 The lower intensity zoned properties in EngJand Street and Spring Street have a special character that makes a significant contribution to amenity values and environmental quality in Freemans Bay, and justifies aenteVll'tg- !rome proporti"OnaHty between housing intensification and protecting special character - Council's decision does not achieve this balance. Otherwise, this bala...

7. [2009] NZEmpC CC 21/09 Solid Energy Nz Ltd V Manson Ors [pdf, 73 KB]

   ...the union. [12] The plaintiff developed an assessment process for selecting those employees to be made redundant. This consisted of a two-page form listing 29 criteria under the headings “operational, work performance, health and safety and environmental”. Each employee was scored 1, 2 or 3 for each criterion, with 1 being most favourable. This form was developed by Mary Reynolds, the plaintiff’s Christchurch based human resources manager, and sent to staff for comment. [...

8. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 AC rebuttal Stephen Brown [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...32. Consequently, I cannot help but wonder if the idea of retaining a relatively natural gateway at Matiatia would be more meaningful if it provided the frontispiece to a landscape more genuinely redolent of the ‘clean green’, pristine environmental, 31555466:629148 11 philosophy espoused by some submitters. The harsh reality is, however, that a clean and green Waiheke is not what visitors to the Island are actually exposed to, as I have just indicated. Instead, t...

9. The Waitangi Tribunal Strategic Direction in 2020 [pdf, 7 MB]

   ...ӹ constitution, self-government, and elec- toral system ; ӹ justice system ; ӹ education services and outcomes ; ӹ social services and social development ; ӹ economic development ; ӹ identity and culture ; ӹ natural resources and environmental management ; and ӹ citizenship rights and equality. 10 Current status of Tribunal inquiries under way Urgent inquiries Ngā Hapū o Te Moutere o Motiti (Wai 2521) The Tribunal has completed its hearings and is writing its re...

10. Recommendations recap - issue 7 [pdf, 1.4 MB]

    ...COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The coroner commented that the deceased’s death is a tragic reminder of the care that has to be taken around flammable substances and volatile fuels, particularly in the absence of ventilation. She noted that the Environmental Protection Authority publishes guidance on its website (epa.govt.nz/ hazardous‑substances/using‑storing/at‑home) about using and storing petrol. The guidance states that petrol is highly flammable and must be handled with gre...