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1. 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...

2. 2021-04-20 McArthur Ridge - ORC PC7 - Opening Submissions [pdf, 251 KB]

   ...consideration under the Plan Change framework ; (c) The Plan Change does not recognise or provide for different types of water users and their efficiency of water use; (d) The methodologies in PC7 will result in a reduction in actual allocations, with no environmental basis for this approach; (e) The Plan Change takes a blanket approach to all of the expiring water permits, rather than applying a catchment specific approach; (f) The work done to date by water user groups to collec...

3. 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...

4. [2019] NZEnvC 094 Saville v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 3.2 MB]

   ...the balance of Mr Gardner-Hopkins submissions, s 9(5) of the Resource Management Act 1991 provides: This section applies to overflying aircraft only to the extent to which noise emission controls for airports have been prescribed by a national environmental standard or set by a territorial authority. [1 OJ While the term 'overflying aircraft' is not defined in the Act, Mr Gardner-Hopkins submits, and all parties would agree, the section addresses aircraft in flight when ar...

5. 2021-02-23 ORC PC7 - Hearing Schedule - Draft [pdf, 838 KB]

   ...(10min) Court (45min) ORC (30min) Nga Rūnanga (30min) Trustpower (30min) OWRUG (1hr) Lunch (12.45pm) 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) Adjourn (5pm)draft Thursday 18 March 2021 - Hearing Day 9 - Dunedin (9.30am Start, 5pm Adjournment) Party Reference / Sub...

6. ORC PC7 Hearing Schedule Draft 25.02.2021 [pdf, 319 KB]

   ...(10min) Court (45min) ORC (30min) Nga Rūnanga (30min) Trustpower (30min) OWRUG (1hr) Lunch (12.45pm) 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) Adjourn (5pm) Thursday 18 March 2021 - Hearing Day 9 - Dunedin (9.30am Start, 5pm Adjournment) Party Reference / Submissi...

7. ORC PC7 Hearing Schedule - Draft [pdf, 816 KB]

   ...(10min) Court (45min) ORC (30min) Nga Rūnanga (30min) Trustpower (30min) OWRUG (1hr) Lunch (12.45pm) 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) Adjourn (5pm)draft Thursday 18 March 2021 - Hearing Day 9 - Dunedin (9.30am Start, 5pm Adjournment) Party Reference / Sub...

8. [2019] NZEnvC 077 Bunnings Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...the conditions in Appendix "A". Environment Judge 3 Appendix "A" General Conditions 1. That the development must be undertakenlcarried out in accordance with the application documentation entitled "Assessment of Environmental Eflects - Proposed Trade Supplier - 148 - 150 Frankton - ladies Mile Highway, Frankton" prepared for Bunnings Ltd by Forme Planning Ltd and dated April 2017, and accompanying documentation, including the following plans: •...

9. [2020] NZEnvC 220 Napier City Council v McMillan [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   ...is sought and without holding a hearing. These provisions allow for the possibility that the need for action to deal with the contravention of the Act may be so urgent that the usual requirements for notice and a hearing could result in greater environmental damage. The issue is whether such risk outweighs the general desirability of adherence to the usual procedure of the Court and the principles of natural justice, including in particular hearing both sides to a case before making...

10. [2020] NZEnvC 212 Dunedin City Council v Ross [pdf, 15 MB]

    ...feature attracted strong submissions from counsel for the respondents about the weight the Court could place on it ("low"). [16] Evidence was called form Mr S C Ross, one of the respondents, and consultant ecologist Dr M J Thorsen. 1 Environmental Defence Society v Maunganui County Council [1989] 3NZLR 257 ; Western Bay of Plenty District Council v Whaiti Decision No. A128/05. 2 Terry v West Coast Regional Council Decision No. C147/01 . 4 [17] Mr Ewans was not granted...