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1. [2023] NZEnvC 278 Hanan and Banco Trustees v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...development (e.g. Millbrook). Close proximity to Arrowtown. Close proximity to urban infrastructure. Large-scaled lots suggest potential for subdivision. Potential for integration of walkways/cycleways. Riparian restoration potential. Easy topography. Environmental characteristics and visual amenity values to be maintained and enhanced Views from McDonnell Road and Centennial Avenue to the surrounding mountain/river context. Reinforcing a robust and defensible edge to Arrowtown....

2. 2021-03-18 ORC PC7 Hearing Schedule (draft as at 17 March 2021) [pdf, 295 KB]

   ...Representative Subject (if provided) Position Evidence / Representation Questioning / Cross-Examination Fish & Game Morgan Trotter Ecological Flow Evidence Summary (10min) Court (45min) ORC (30min) OWRUG (30min) Fish & Game Nigel Parageen Environmental Management Evidence Summary (10min) Court (45min) ORC (30min) Nga Rūnanga (30min) OWRUG (30min) Lunch (12.45pm) Fish & Game Ian Cole Recreational Angling Evidence Summary (10min) Court (45min) OWRUG (30min) Royal For...

3. [2023] NZEnvC 073 Napier City Council v McMillan [pdf, 396 KB]

   ...for that practice in these terms in Tasman District Council v Douglas:16 If a party puts a local authority to the cost and expense of having to obtain an enforcement order from the Environment Court in order to compel that person to meet their environmental obligations, it seems entirely appropriate that the person subject to the order should contribute to the local authority’s costs of obtaining the order. In terms of enforcement proceedings, where an application is considered...

4. [2024] NZEnvC 063 Horticulture New Zealand v Waikato District Council [pdf, 457 KB]

   ...(l) They avoid a potentially significant cost in terms of the lack of appropriate enablement for seasonal workers in close proximity to where their employment is located; 6 (m) The addition of the new provisions create no difference in environmental effects because the scale of buildings and the intensity of activity is the same; (n) They ensure a suitable level of on-site amenity is provided for SWA; (o) The floor area based metric for SWA is more certain and more readily...

5. Southern-Pastures-Limited-Partnership.pdf [pdf, 287 KB]

   ...Principle 11: Locate and manage farm tracks, gateways, water troughs, self- feeding areas, stock camps, wallows and other critical source areas of runoff to minimise effects on water quality. (e) Amend Principle 13: Achieve the intended equivalent environmental outcomes of to Schedule C through an alternative approach. (f) Amend Goal 6: To minimise contaminant losses of phosphorus, sediment and microbial pathogens to waterways from soil disturbance and erosion. (g) Amend Principle 1...

6. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 56 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 357 KB]

   ...forfeiture of land to the Crown, the advent of the Native Land Court and its replace- ment of customary tenure, Mäori at- tempts to manage their remaining lands themselves through the Rees- Pere trusts, through to the East Coast Commission, and environmental and public works issues. The Gisborne Tribunal are Chief Judge Joe Williams (presiding), Dame Margaret Bazley, Professor Whare- huia Milroy, and Dr Ann Parsonson. Gisborne Tribunal underway with writing report T e M a n u t...

7. [2021] NZACC 96 – Prater v ACC (6 July 2021) [pdf, 237 KB]

   ...thickness interstitial tear, severe acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, mild subacromial spur, subacromial bursitis, and a large SLAP lesion. Dr Ng also observed signs of the chronic phase of adhesive capsulitis. [13] Dr Causer, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Specialist, reported on 5 June 2018. He thought that the arthritis and bursitis would contribute to symptoms but suspected that the SLAP lesion was responsible for the pain and loss of movement. [14] Mr Prater s...

8. [2021] NZEnvC 034 Coneburn Preserve Holdings Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 3.9 MB]

   ...and trails. b. Ensure the efficient provision of servicing infrastructure, roading and vehicle access. c. Ensure efficient provision of sewage disposal, water supply and refuge disposal services which do not adversely affect water quality or other environmental values. 41.2.1.5 41.2.1.6 41.2.1.7 Control the take-off and landing of aircraft within the zone. Avoid industrial activities. Maintain and protect views into the Jacks Point Zone of a predominantly rural and open character...

9. UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [pdf, 166 KB]

   ...connection with the development, utiliza- tion or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources. 3. States shall provide effective mechanisms for just and fair redress for any such activities, and appropriate measures shall be taken to mitigate adverse environmental, economic, social, cultural or spiri- tual impact. Article 33 1. Indigenous peoples have the right to determine their own iden- tity or membership in accordance with their customs and traditions. This does not impair the ri...

10. [2019] NZEnvC 179 Lindis Catchment Group Incorporated v Otago Regional Council [pdf, 4 MB]

    ...also Ngati Rangi Trust v Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council [2016] NZHC 2948 at (40]. Fish and Game closing submissions 4 and 5 [Environment Court document 59]. 12 1639 1/s and no robust monitoring or adaptive management) would not ensure the environmental outcomes intended to be achieved by the implementation of PC5A and the NPSFM. -and ... The LCG case of 'betterment' is based upon an incorrect comparison of unrealistic and irrelevant scenarios as regards the uppe...