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1. 11.1. Appendix 1 to JWS 11 - Draft Amendments to PC7 [pdf, 359 KB]

   ...authorised by deemed permits or water permits for takes and uses of freshwater expiring prior to 31 December 2025 to continue operating: (a) at their existing scale and consistent with historical use, and (b) where the risk of additional adverse environmental effects resulting from any proposed increase in the scale or duration of the take and use of freshwater is low. Version B 10A.1.2 Enable activities authorised by deemed permits or water permits for takes and use...

2. Beker v Accident Compensation Corporation Costs on Review and Weekly Compensation [2023] NZACC 12 [pdf, 272 KB]

   ...an independent medical assessment to “determine your incapacity and entitlements for the period 09/10/2007 – 10/02/2013 (date of vocational independence decision)”. [26] On 16 June 2017, following a medical case review by occupational and environmental medicine specialist David Hartshorn, ACC declined backdated weekly compensation on the grounds that it considered Mr Beker’s incapacity to be caused by a gradual process for which he did not have cover, rather than as a result...

3. [2022] NZEnvC 252 Page v Whanganui District Council [pdf, 349 KB]

   ...[22] Mr Page’s latest application was lodged only a matter of months after the expiry of the first s288C order made by the Environment Court in June 2021, and following his release from a term of imprisonment following proceedings involving environmental offending under the RMA. [23] The document filed by Mr Page is titled “RE: HEARING/COSTS CHALLENGING ABATEMENT NOTICE” and was lodged in the court on 22 December 2021. [24] The document filed with the court amounts to a...

4. COVID-19 Alert Level 3 in the District Court data summary [pdf, 335 KB]

   ...related offences 340 -10 -3% -240 -41% 09: Fraud, deception and related offences 207 101 95% -4 -2% 10: Illicit drug offences 367 106 41% 107 41% 11: Prohibited and regulated weapons and explosives offences 155 45 41% 3 2% 12: Property damage and environmental pollution 161 56 54% 20 14% 13: Public order offences 110 32 40% -14 -12% 14: Traffic and vehicle regulatory offences 724 119 20% -50 -6% 15: Offences against justice procedures, government security and government operation...

5. [2021] NZEnvC 146 Ngati Paoa Trust Board v Kennedy Point Boatharbour [pdf, 437 KB]

   ...without qualifiers; and to analyse the qualifiers “reasonably possible” and “to the greatest extent practicable” as a matter of law. He accurately characterised the requirement about “avoidance” from findings of the Supreme Court in Environmental Defence Society Inc v The New Zealand King Salmon Co. Limited9 as meaning “not allow”, or “prevent the occurrence of”, but with an acknowledgment that this is not absolute because minor or transitory effects may be perm...

6. Neemia v International Waste Ltd [2021] NZHRRT 32 [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...to make sure these processes were appropriately followed. Ms Shandil said in each case she gave Mr Neemia detailed information on why the manager (Mr James) is pedantic about compliance and safety and how negligence by an employee can become a big environmental and economic issue to the country. [50] Ms Shandil confirmed that on 20 November 2013 Mr Neemia came to see her in her office at about 9.30am as he was upset by how Mr James had spoken to him. Ms Shandil said Mr Neemia told her...

7. [2021] NZEmpC 177 Allison v Ceres New Zealand LLC [pdf, 267 KB]

   ...[2] Ceres was incorporated in Minnesota, USA. It is registered under the Companies Act 1993. The company’s core business is providing contracting services, involving large scale construction, disaster recovery, demolition, deconstruction, environmental remediation and recycling projects. Ceres has had a presence in Christchurch since the earthquakes in 2011. [3] Mr Allison began working for Ceres as a welder/boilermaker on 2 February 2016, after a short spell providi...

8. Affirmation of Lonnie Dalzell 26 5 2020 [pdf, 294 KB]

   ...if a hearing would otherwise be Are there or are there likely to be any necessary. submitters? Consider whether there are alternative Is this a matter of national significance that decision making bodies that could better could be referred to the Environmental determine the aoolication Protection Authority Consider whether if in the normal course of Are the likely matters of appeal substantive, or events the decision will likely result in an will they be matters of a minor nature that wi...

9. Evidence Brief: Culture-Based Correctional Rehabilitative Interventions for Indigenous Offenders [pdf, 637 KB]

   ...(1999). Outreach service to indigenous probationers. Paper presented at the Best Practice Interventions in Corrections for Indigenous People Conference, Adelaide, South Australia. Camman, C., Ferguson, M., Appell, R. & Wormith, S. (2011). Environmental scan of Canadian and international aboriginal corrections programs and services. University of Saskatchewan: Forensic Behavioural Sciences and Justice Studies Initiative. Campbell, N. (2016). The Department of Corrections’ tik...

10. [2023] NZEnvC 262 Puketotara Lodge Ltd v Bluegum Gospel Hall Trust [pdf, 231 KB]

    ...from the pond to meet water quality standards. We understood Ms Rhynd’s concern to be that without additional protection and the likelihood that the maintenance regime would be ineffective in the long-term, there was real potential for adverse environmental effects downstream 12 Minute dated 18 October 2023. 12 from the stormwater pond. [41] In response to those issues, Mr Kumar described his reasoning in designing a dry pond attenuation system to take advantage of th...