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1. [2019] NZEnvC 159 Auckland Council v Noe [pdf, 826 KB]

   ...is expressly allowed by a resource consent, or by ss 1 O or 20A of the RMA; c. Section 13(1)(d) of the RMA, which prohibits persons from depositing any substance in, on or under the bed or any lake or river unless expressly allowed by a national. environmental standard or other regulations, a rule I - 8 in a regional plan as well as a rule in a proposed regional plan or a resource consent; and d. Section 15(1 )(b) of the RMA, which prohibits the discharge of contaminants into or...

2. [2020] NZEnvC 019 Director General of Conservation v New Zealand Transport Agency [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...the Northern Alignment is better than the Original Alignment. [11] Notwithstanding the Bolton parties' acknowledgement that the Northern Alignment is better than the original alignment, the Court understands it to be their position that the environmental effects of the Proposal are such that even if the Court has jurisdiction to do so, the modified NOR incorporating the Northern Alignment should not be confirmed in any event. [12] Determining the issue before the Court has two...

3. [2024] NZEnvC 103 Turoa v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 698 KB]

   ...and 8 RMA; (c) Take into regard or allow for tikanga and kawa as determined by Te Whānau a Rangi-i-Runga and Te Whānau a Kahuratao; (d) Apply the policy framework of the Bay of Plenty Regional Policy Statement 2014, Bay of Plenty Regional Environmental Coastal Plan 2019 and the Bay of Plenty Regional Natural Resources Plan 2008, in a way that provides for the rights and interests of the mana whenua, as explicitly required within the frameworks; (e) Implement Te Mana o Te Wa...

4. 25.-Appendices-below-Evidence-of-Mr-Gavin-Lister-Landscape.-Visual-and-Natural-Character.PDF [PDF, 310 KB]

   .................................................................................... 23 Graeme McIndoe (Urban Design) ................................................................ 24 Tara-Ika connections ................................................................................... 24 Cultural and Environmental Framework (CEDF) .......................................... 26 Integrated Design .................................................................................................

5. BORA Resource Management Amendment Bill [pdf, 154 KB]

   ...anti-competitive behaviour under the RMA. 4 To achieve these objectives, the Bill - introduces new measures aimed at reducing the incidence of vexatious and frivolous appeals, and appeals motivated or backed by trade competition; - establishes a new Environmental Protection Authority that will process applications and requests for plan changes, with hearings before a board of inquiry; - introduces measures to speed up and reduce costs in the plan preparation and change processes...

6. MLC - 2014 September - Speech to the Federation of Māori Authorities national conference [pdf, 444 KB]

   ...Occasionally rangatahi studying or thinking of studying law ask me for advice. I say to them that settlement of our historic Treaty grievances is now in sight. In the post- settlement era, for the next phase of our development, commercial and particularly environmental lawyers are what we need. Māori engagement with environmental and resource management issues is going to be huge in the next 10 to 20 years. We will need lawyers who can combine knowledge of te reo me ona tikanga, and the Tr...

7. Affidavit of S Rotmann in support of Guardians of the Bay and Hue te Haka to Strike Out (16 November 18) [pdf, 505 KB]

   ...AFFIDAVIT OF SEA ROTMANN IN SUPPORT OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO STRIKE OUT Counsel instructed: JGH BARRISTER J D K Gardner-Hopkins Phone: 04 889 2776 james@jghbarrister.com PO Box 25-160 WELLINGTON 15 NOVEMBER 2018 1 I, DR SEA ROTMANN, Environmental Scientist and business owner, 43 Moa Point Road, 6022 Wellington, affirm: Introduction and experience I position 1. I am a Moa Point resident, having lived here since 2004. I bought my house at 43 Moa Point Rd in 2005 and ha...

8. ON v M Ltd [2025] NZDT 138 (3 March 2025) [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...material. In June 2024, a representative from X Ltd visited ON’s home to inspect the couch. On 2 September 2024, X Ltd sent their assessment of the couch and stated that they would not accept any liability as ‘…the pulls occurring are due to environmental factors and cannot be attributed to a fault with the fabric’. ON disputed this. She stated that the issues with the threads coming out started within two months of receiving the couch and are continuing to get worse. ON said that...

9. [2020] NZEnvC 192 Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency [pdf, 16 MB]

   ...Transpower Meridian QE/1 Trust, Forest and Bird and DOC Dr Hill New Zealand Automobile Association Heritage New Zealand Te Apiti Ahu Whenua Trust Consents Being Sought Construction phase 2 Post Construction/Enduring Resource Consents Environmental Effects Traffic and Transportation, Economic, Social and Cultural Benefits Hydrology and Hydraulics Erosion,. Sediment Control and Freshwater Quality Air Quality Terrestrial ecology Freshwater Ecology Natural Charac...

10. Federated Farmers of New Zealand Incorporated [pdf, 1.2 MB]

    ...the Waikato and Waipā Rivers. However, Federated Farmers considers that the regulatory and non-regulatory methods proposed in Plan Change 1 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. 7. The general reasons for the appeal are that the Decisions Version: 3...