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1. Recommendations recap - issue 3 [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...illness. Clozapine allowed the deceased to be managed in the community and to move to less supervised accommodation. Toxicology results showed Clozapine was detected in his blood at a concentration of eight milligrams per litre. in the inquiry environmental science and Research (esR) referred to seven cases of sudden death where Clozapine was the only drug detected. Levels were between 1.3 milligrams per litre and 13.5 milligrams per litre. This is consistent with the literatur...

2. [2021] NZACC 63 – Carr v ACC (20 April 2021) [pdf, 236 KB]

   ...November 2018, a VIMA was completed by an occupational medicine specialist, Dr Ruttenberg. His qualifications include MB ChB, MSc (Medicine) and Diploma in Occupational Medicine, and he is a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. He reviewed 51 assessments, reports and other documents relating to Ms Carr’s condition, and he conducted an examination of her. He recorded that Ms Carr reported constant numbness and tingling affecting her left...

3. [2018] NZEnvC 057 Far North Holdings Limited v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 5.5 MB]

   ...fouling . o The fouling rules have been based on the 'level of fouling guidelines' developed by Floerl 0, Inglis GJ and BJ Hayden (2005). A risk-based predictive tool to prevent accidental introductions of nonindigenous marine species. Environmental Management 35: 765-778. Rules The purpose of the rules is to prevent the spread and establishment of marine pests into and around Northland. Rule 10.1.1 The owner or person in charge of a craft entering Northland must ens...

4. Evidence Brief: CCTV [pdf, 289 KB]

   ...from http://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publication/crime-prevention- cameras-cctv-public-places-policy. Lorenc, T., Petticrew, M., Whitehead, M., Neary, D., Clayton, S., Wright, K., Thomson, H., Cummins, S., Sowden, A. & Renton, A. (2013). Environmental interventions to reduce fear of crime: systematic review of effectiveness. http://www.systematicreviewsjournal.com/content/2/1/30. Piza, E., Caplan, J. and Kennedy, L. (2012) Is the punishment more certain? An analysis of CCTV...

5. [2021 NZACC 178 – Kirdy v ACC (8 November 2021) [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...…” of course this did not result from the injury of July 2016. [44] She submits that Mr Nicol’s expertise is in lower limb surgery and that the CAP comprises of four orthopaedic surgeons, a sports medicine specialist, occupational and environmental medicine specialist, general surgeon and a physiotherapist. She submits therefore that the CAP was ideally placed to comment on Mr Kirdy’s case. [45] Accordingly, she submits that the appeal should be dismissed. Decision...

6. Short v Stowers - Tumu Kaituna 14 (2018) 199 Waiariki MB 188 (199 WAR 188) [pdf, 335 KB]

   ...Malcolm Short, Pirihira Fenwick, Uenuku Fairhall and Waldo Houia.3 [7] In his affidavit attached to the application, Mr Short advised that approximately 90 hectares of the land is constrained from development due to wetlands, beachfront and other environmental and cultural factors, however, 151 hectares is considered capable of development. He pointed out that when the trust was vested in trustees in 1990, there was a vision and expectation that the trustees would be developing the...

7. E50 Myfanwy Eaves - Historic Heritage - EIC - Council [pdf, 809 KB]

   ...subsoil, decay will accelerate and all recording must be rapid. 9.3 In summary, this proposal will provide the opportunity to record whatever historic heritage evidence remains at this location as it is unlikely to remain much longer. Realistically, environmental effects on this material are not controlled therefore any opportunity to document, to scale, is the professional response to the effects of this proposal on the remaining historic heritage resource. Myfanwy May Eave...

8. 0-TAT-3-DG-R-General.pdf [pdf, 8.5 MB]

   ...LEGEND PROPOSED DESIGNATION BOUNDARY COUNCIL BOUNDARY NOTE REFER TO ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT REPORT TAT-0-CP-06001-CO-RP-0001, TABLE 1-2 FOR ENABLING WORKS PACKAGE DETAILS. PROJECT WIDE ENABLING WORKS PACKAGES/CONSENTS 1. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARD FOR ASSESSING AND MANAGING CONTAMINANTS IN SOIL TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH (NESCS) CONSENT(S) / TO REMEDIATE KNOWN AREAS OF CONTAMINATED LAND AND PROVIDE FOR ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERY. RESOURCE CONSENT(S) APPLICATION YET TO BE LODGED...

9. [2021] NZEnvC 041 Reid v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 678 KB]

   ...and in circumstances where Mr Reid had no credible evidence to the contra1y. [22] Harbour Ridge and the Council submitted that Mr Reid also pursued unmeritorious arguments relating to the Council's monitoring obligations under the National Environmental Standards for Air Quality (NES-AQ) despite the Court and counsel for the Council advising him that these matters fell outside the scope of this application. 14 These arguments were not upheld by the Court. Harbour Ridge and the...

10. Evidence Brief: Youth Mentoring [pdf, 270 KB]

    ...crime? Meta-analyses have highlighted the following characteristics of mentoring as being key to making the delivery of mentoring more successful (moderating variables). Moderator effects related to participant characteristics Individual/environmental risk levels: There is some indication the effects might be greater for high risk youth, although the results are not consistent.ix Evidence indicates that mentoring is more effective where programmes serve youth who have be...