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1. Dunedin Report Card [pdf, 291 KB]

   ...Why does ORC do SOE water testing? ORC is responsible for managing Otago’s natural and physical resources. State of Environment (SOE) monitoring and reporting informs ORC decision-making and policy development by showing us where environmental management has been effective. It also provides warnings about areas where there are environmental problems that need to be addressed. Contaminant limits have been set to measure the health of Otago’s lakes and rivers, and the...

2. [2024] NZEnvC 043 Barclay Management (2013) Ltd v City Rail Link Limited [pdf, 378 KB]

   ...documents (as updated by information provided by the requiring authority up until the close of the hearing and during the course of the Environment Court proceedings), being: … (b) Except as modified by the following alterations: (i) Assessment of Environmental Effects …, Design and Construction Report …, (Aotea Alteration – CRL Designation 1); and … (iv) Assessment of Environmental Effects … dated 19/12/17, s 92 Responses dated 19/2/18 … [19] Condition 1.2 stat...

3. Federated Farmers of New Zealand.pdf [pdf, 308 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...

4. [2021] NZEnvC 095 Auckland Council v Waiwera Heights Country Club Limited [pdf, 513 KB]

   ...in accordance with the timetable directions. Auckland Council's submissions [4] The Council submitted that 1n seeking addition of an order against successors, the Council was fulfilling its public duty, to further the p,ublic interest in environmental restoration. [5] The Council reterr:ed to Tasman District Council v Douglas in which the Court observed:2 If a party puts a local authority to the cost and expense of having to obtain an enforcement order from the Environment C...

5. Stride Property Limited and Stride Holdings Limited 202 [pdf, 60 KB]

   ...growth; c. better use of existing infrastructure, more efficient and effective use of infrastructure investment, and improved public transport networks and services; d. more efficient use and development of land in a way that reduces adverse environmental effects. 6. Stride agrees to participate in mediation or other alternative dispute resolution of the proceedings. BJ Tree Counsel for Stride Property Limited and Stride Holdings Limited Date 5 October 2016 Address for s...

6. 12 November 2020 EDS INC v AZ Aluminium Smelters Ltd [pdf, 37 KB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH REGISTRY I TE KOTI MATUA O AOTEAROA OTAUTAHIROHE Date of Minute: IN THE MATTER OF THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT AND OF AN APPLICATION FOR DECLARATIONS UNDER s310 OF THE ACT ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE SOCIETY INCORPORATED Applicant V NEW ZEALAND ALUMINIUM SMELTERS LIMITED Respondent 12 November 2020 ENV-2020-CHC-099 MINUTE OF ALTERNATE ENVIRONMENT JUDGE NEWHOOK (Intended as a media release) [1] I have today (12 No...

7. 2021-07-28 Trustpower - Legal submissions in relation to the pORPS [pdf, 249 KB]

   ...activities represents a coherent pattern of objectives and policies.4 The key direction in EIT-EN-O2 and EIT-EN-P2 requiring the generation capacity of renewable electricity generation activities to be “maintained and, if practicable maximised, within environmental limits”5 is relatively directive.6 It provides a clear outcome. (b) While the current partially operative Regional Policy Statement also contains strong provisions giving effect to the NPSREG (at least in part), the d...

8. Genesis Energy Limited 96 [pdf, 106 KB]

   ...opposes the relief sought to the remainder of the policies, methods and table detailed above because – (a) A “net” environment benefit or gain arising from an offset/compensation measure should not be a mandatory requirement. A “net environmental benefit” requirement included in Policy 5 and 12 significantly extends the requirements on consent holders past the RMA requirements to avoid, remedy and / or mitigate effects. (b) Genesis agrees with the Independent Hearin...

9. BORA Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Approvals and Enforcement) Amendment Bill [pdf, 85 KB]

   ...growth. The key amendments in the Bill are: • Provision of a ‘group standards’ mechanism; • Identifying regional councils as agencies that may enforce HSNO controls; and • Modifying the process for setting tolerable exposure limits and environmental exposure limits. 3. We have concluded that the Bill appears to achieve consistency with the Bill of Rights Act. 4. In accordance with your instructions, we attach a copy of this opinion for referral to the Minister of Justice...

10. Minute of the Environment Court dated 7 February 2017 [pdf, 72 KB]

    ...(f) discussion and confirmation regarding filing and serving of documents/evidence; (g) discussion regarding exhibits, agreed file of documents and maps/planning documents, common landscape exhibits; (h) discussion on applications made to the Environmental Legal Assistance fund; (i) waiver applications made by Richard Nimmo, Breaker Bay and Moa Point Progressive Association and Susan Haniel. NV-2016-WLG-000058 Wellington International Airport Limited 2 U) any other relevan...