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1. E69 Philip Brown - Planning - EIC - Sanford Ltd [pdf, 848 KB]

   ...necessary to determine the application (s104(1)(c). POTENTIAL EFFECTS ARISING FROM THE PROPOSAL 22. The AC36 event, and the associated works and arrangements that are required to facilitate it, has the potential to generate a number of adverse environmental effects. These have been summarised in the joint planning evidence of Mr Lala and Mr Cook for Panuku, and include effects relating to construction, ecology, visual and landscape matters, urban design, public access, navigation...

2. Hunia v New Zealand Police [2021] NZHRRT 12 [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...motor vehicle accidents. [19.3] That blood test result revealed the presence of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in cannabis and a Class C controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975. Police were advised by the Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd (ESR), who undertook the analysis of the plaintiff’s blood sample, that there are no legal drugs currently available in New Zealand that contain THC, no drugs which could result in a false positive read...

3. Appendix 7 - Worked examples - other examples [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...whether these were filled or not, and what exceedances are present and how these were dealt with. 14. The abstraction records for each scenario were provided by the ORC. Landpro has access to the ORC’s Hilltop Database where water meter and other environmental data is currently stored, and the records provided by the ORC were evaluated for consistency with the raw record viewed in Hilltop. 15. The data analysis results contained in Appendix B were processed using excel software. Fo...

4. Te Manutukutuku issue 75 [pdf, 7.6 MB]

   ...Tribunal’s inquiry programme. Parts 3 and 4 of the Te Rohe Pōtae Tribunal’s district inquiry report address a broad range of mainly twentieth- century historical issues, including land alienation, public works takings, local government and environmental management. Three reports concern contemporary kaupapa issues affect- ing Māori nationally, on the primary health sector, on freshwater policy and management and, under urgency, on the removal of Māori prisoners’ voting right...

5. Rebecca Liv Stirnemann - Evidence in Chief [pdf, 699 KB]

   ...Roger Grace observed numerous small workups of trevally close in to the islands, but nothing like the several acres of boiling fish 765 seen in the late 1960's (Grace pers com). No-take areas need to be much larger to enable the supportive environmental attributes of ecological function for avifauna. 41. I acknowledge that not all seabird species are likely to be impacted by the MN EMA beyond avoidance of individual bird deaths, due to the vast dispersal of bird behaviow (f...

6. [2022] NZACC 55 – Griffith v ACC ( 5 April 2022) [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...independence and an ability to work at least 30 hours per week in either of the two work types identified by the Corporation. 10 [34] On 14 November 2017, a Notice of Appeal was lodged. [35] On 24 January 2019, Dr David Black, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Physician, having examined Mr Griffith on 17 December 2018 and reviewed his medical history, reported: … it is clearly not realistic to conclude that Joel Griffith is able to manage his pain in such a way as to...

7. [2022] NZEnvC 229 Wilson v Waikato Regional Council [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...purposes, the court cannot impose a condition that is not agreed with OAL unless the condition is "directly connected" to:23 (a) an adverse effect of the activity on the environment; or (b) an applicable district or regional rule (or a national environmental standard). The interface between the RMA and the Biosecm·ity Act 1993 [22] The RMA and the Biosecurity Act 1993 ('BA') overlap to some extent in the regulation of marine pests and diseases. However, the short p...

8. [2022] NZEnvC 167 MTP Limited v Westland District Council [pdf, 324 KB]

   ...is brief, we set out the District Council’s decision on the application for resource consent in full:53 The Consent Authority accepts that the conditions imposed on the subdivision and associated land use will adequately mitigate the adverse environmental effects. The Council has considered the existing modified nature of the site, and its location immediately adjoining the Okuru settlement. The existing environment of unimplemented subdivision and land use consents, along with c...

9. [2021] NZACC 170 - Keys v ACC (5 November 2021) [pdf, 371 KB]

   ...repetition is not present. [32] The Reviewer directed that ACC obtain an independent report from an occupational medical physician or other appropriate specialist. [33] Work Aon subsequently sought further comment from Dr Causer, occupational and environmental medicine specialist. [34] In his report of 7 September 2017 Dr Causer confirmed the diagnosis of a partial tear of the triangular fibrocartilage and noted chondral and subchondral changes which were degenerative....

10. [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...