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1. 2021-04-13 Heller 1 - ORC - Brief of Evidence of T B Heller dated 13 May 2020 [pdf, 404 KB]

   ...Email: phil.page@gallawaycookallan.co.nz Email: simon.peirce@gallawaycookallan.co.nz 1 SRP-098608-67-197-V3 BRIEF OF EVIDENCE OF THOMAS BRENDAN HELLER Introduction 1. My full name is Thomas Brendan Heller and I am a Director of Environmental Associates Limited, an environmental and water resources consultancy based in Dunedin. 2. I hold the qualifications of New Zealand Certificate in Engineering (Civil) and a National Diploma of Science majoring in surface water a...

2. 2022-03-21 Summary of Evidence of Felicity Boyd on behalf of the ORC dated 21 March 2022 [pdf, 127 KB]

   ...commenced immediately on its development. PC8 was “called in” by the Minister for the Environment on 8 April 2020 and referred to the Environment Court for decision under section 142(2) of the RMA. The plan change was then notified by the Environmental Protection Authority on 6 July 2020. A total of 96 submissions and 12 further submissions were made on PC8. The NPSFM subsequently came into effect on 3 September 2020. 5 Part of Part A,1 and all of Parts G and H, are known as...

3. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 DM expert Bridget Gilbert attachments [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   ...Extract from Decision No. [2010] NZEnvC 432 [50] The latest response to criticisms that earlier discussions by the court of 'landscape' did not include land uses, and that they mixed objective and subjective elements, is in Maniototo Environmental Society Incorporated and others v Central Otago District Council and Otago Regional Council (the Lammermoor case). There the Environment Court gave its understanding of a 'landscape' within the meaning of section 6(b) of...

4. Beef-+-Lamb-NZ-SoE-Dr-J-M-Chrystal-Agriculture-Science-14-April-2021.pdf [pdf, 151 KB]

   ...freshwater ecosystems. 2. The scale and magnitude of the impacts from agriculture on freshwater depend on a range of factors, including the type of agricultural land use, scale and intensity of land use, farming systems and practices, along with environmental conditions such as climate, and catchment and farm geology and topography. 3. Some farming activities pose a higher risk of contaminant losses to water than others. These include: 3.1 irrigation; 3.2 effluent; storage, lan...

5. ACI Operations New Zealand Limited (trading as O-I New Zealand) 217 [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...Proposed Plan, seeking similar relief to that sought by the Appellant. 7 a-I supports the relief sought in paragraph 8 of the Appeal for the following reasons: 7.1 The AAAQS differ from the standards contained in the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Air Quality) Regulations 2004 (NES). There are no special circumstances in the Auckland region that would justify introducing regional air quality standards that differ from the New Zealand standards and guideline...

6. [2024] NZEnvC 104 Auckland Council v Li [pdf, 167 KB]

   ...landscape disturbance greater than 5m2 and greater than 5m3.3 [5] On 24 April 2023 the Respondent entered into the Council’s diversion programme which required her to undertake remedial works, among other things, at the Property. To remedy the environmental harm caused by the unlawful activities at the Property, the following work was identified as necessary:4 1 Affidavit of T van Zyl, dated 29 April 2024, at [2.8]. 2 CRN 22044500225. 3 CRN 22044500205. 4 Affidavit of T va...

7. ORC PC 1, 7 & 8 - Glossary & abbreviations [docx, 27 KB]

   ...Birthday, and Labour Day; and · if Waitangi Day or Anzac Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday; and · a day in the period commencing on 20 December in any year and ending with 10 January in the following year. ABBREVIATIONS EPA Environmental Protection Authority Freshwater-NES Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) Regulations 2020 NPS-FM National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 ORC Otago Regional Council Omni...

8. Waste Management NZ Limited 222 [pdf, 72 KB]

   ...appeal seeking similar relief as that sought by New Zealand Starch Limited. Waste Management supports the relief sought in paragraph 22(a) of the Appeal because- 6.1 The AAAQS differ from the standards contained in the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Air Quality) Regulations 2004 (NES). There are no special circumstances in the Auckland region that would justify introducing regional air quality standards that differ from the New Zealand standards and guideline...

9. [2022] NZEnvC 224 Cardrona Cattle Co Ltd v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...Erosion and Sediment Control Plan (ESCP) to Council's Monitoring and Enforcement Team for review and acceptance. The ESCP shall be in accordance with the principles and requirements of the Queenstown Lakes District Council's Guidelines for Environmental Management Plans for a medium risk site. It shall specifically address the following environmental elements as specified in the guidelines and must also cover contaminated sites (if any), chemical and fuel management, and waste m...

10. ORC PC 1, 7 & 8 - glossary and abbreviations [pdf, 104 KB]

    ...Day; and  if Waitangi Day or Anzac Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday; and  a day in the period commencing on 20 December in any year and ending with 10 January in the following year. 3   ABBREVIATIONS EPA Environmental Protection Authority Freshwater-NES Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) Regulations 2020 NPS-FM National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 ORC Otago Regional Council Omnibus P...