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1. [2023] NZEnvC 226 Scaife v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...so is in issue in the appeal. Firstly, visitor accommodation and the other activities are intended to be “at a small scale and low intensity”. Secondly, Obj 46.2.1 prescribes that this is to be in a manner that achieves seven specified environmental outcomes, namely:11 9 There is another 12.5 ha site simply noted as “Rural Visitor Zone”. 10 This policy makes some qualified provision for residential activity in the Arcadia RVZ but that is not relevant in this case....

2. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 AC revised evidence chief Bremner final [pdf, 860 KB]

   ...appropriate and efficient use and development in the Coastal Marina Area (CMA). In my view whether or not the Proposal constitutes “appropriate” development in the CMA will be guided by positive considerations as well as the nature and degree of environmental effects resulting from that activity, and the characteristics of the environment. 72. Further, a number of objectives and some of the policies that are relevant to the Proposal are written in a way that seeks an outcome...

3. E65 John Parlane - Traffic - EIC - VHHL [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...Douglas Parlane. I am a traffic engineer and principal of Parlane & Associates Limited. 2. I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering and Certificates of Proficiency (Masters Level) in Traffic Engineering, Transportation Planning, and Environmental Law from the University of Auckland. I hold a Bachelor of Applied Economics from Massey University. I am a member of the Institution of Professional Engineers, New Zealand (MIPENZ). For the last thirty years I have worked...

4. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 AT evidence chief Aut Karndacharuk [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   ...University of Auckland in 2004. I am a Chartered Professional Engineer and a Professional Member and Practice Area Assessor for the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand. 5 I have been enrolled as a PhD candidate with the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at the University of Auckland since 2010. I am a holder of the Auckland Transport Doctoral Scholarship. In May 2014, I submitted my doctoral thesis, titled “The development of multi-faceted evaluation fra...

5. LCRO 160/2017 EH v FP (23 April 2018) [pdf, 192 KB]

   ...conclusion, he states that “unfortunately, nobody involved with the project and/or use of the accessway, especially [Mr FP and the contractor had] acted responsibly”. He says they were not “concerned about the inherent potential for catastrophic environmental and property damage”. Standards Committee decision [23] The Committee delivered its decision on [date] and determined, pursuant to s 138(2) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act), that no further action o...

6. CNI Iwi Land Management Limited [pdf, 274 KB]

   ...of the Treaty of Waitangi generally, particularly as they relate to the CNI Settlement; (d) do not have proper regard to the requirements of, and do not give effect to, the National Policy Statement – Freshwater Management and the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater; (e) are not the most appropriate means of achieving the purpose of the RMA in the protection and restoration of the Awa in accordance with Te Ture Whaimana; (f) undermine the Tangata Whenua Ancestra...

7. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 TGKL case law 3 effects [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...Zealand's coastal and marine biodiversity. ( e) Develop an enviromnental monitoring system to provide information and a spatial understanding of: the status of marine species; fish stocks; habitats important for indigenous biodiversity; marine environmental health; threats to biodiversity; and the effectiveness of measures to avoid, remedy or mitigate the adverse effects of activities on marine biodiversity. Ensure that this information is readily accessible to all interested...

8. [2022 NZACC 76 – Sharma v ACC (4 May 2022) [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...February 2021, a Notice of Appeal was lodged. [23] The Corporation obtained new evidence from its Clinical Advisory Panel (“the CAP”), comprising of four Orthopaedic Surgeons, a Physiotherapist, a Sports Medicine Specialist, an Occupational and Environmental Medicine Specialist, and a General Surgeon. On 23 September 2021, the CAP found that a causal link between Ms Sharma’s covered 24 July 2019 accident and her right shoulder impingement, ongoing right shoulder symptoms, i...

9. Federated Farmers of New Zealand.pdf [pdf, 395 KB]

   ...wellbeing of the Waikato and Waipā Rivers. However, Federated Farmers considers that the regulatory and non-regulatory methods proposed in PC1 do not appropriately give effect to the relevant higher order documents, have not appropriately balanced environmental, economic, social and cultural considerations, and are not the most efficient and effective means of achieving the objective of the plan change. 4. Federated Farmers is interested in all the issues raised by the Appell...

10. Solomon v Solomon - Manukau Lands Trust (2020) 66 TeWaipounamu MB 207 (66 TWP 207) [pdf, 248 KB]

    ...an aspiration that has been endorsed by the beneficiaries over many years. The Trust has worked successfully with Ngā Whenua Rāhui in relation to its requirements under the kawenata. I was also provided with statements in support from several environmental experts who have visited Manukau and observed the progress there since 2012 and who endorse the replanting project. [41] The objective of the 1BT agreement is to replant native forest and from my reading of the agreement the m...