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1. [2024] NZEnvC 189 Gisborne District Council v China Forestry Group New Zealand Company [pdf, 4.3 MB]

   ...its social licence in Tairāwhiti due to a culture of poor practices – facilitated by GDC’s capitulation to the permissiveness of the regulatory regime – and its under-resourced monitoring and compliance. Together, these factors have caused environmental damage, particularly to land and waterways, and may have put the health and safety of people and their environment at risk. [9] In determining this application, we bear in mind that the Kanuka Forest is just one of the forests in...

2. Landpro - EiC - C R Perkins - Planning (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 552 KB]

   ...BEHALF OF LANDPRO LIMITED 5 February 2021 page 1 Executive Summary 1 I support and agree with the evidence prepared by Ms Dicey for the Otago Water Resource Users Group (OWRUG). 2 Significantly greater environmental outcomes in terms of managing potential adverse effects on the environment can be achieved through consent decisions made under the Regional Plan: Water (RPW) framework (Policies 6.4.0, 6.4.2, 6.4.2A, 6.4.4, 6.4.5) and in line...

3. All charges and convicted charges June 2019 [xlsx, 859 KB]

   ...offences 2,560 2,478 2,293 2,587 2,847 3,554 3,880 4,009 4,181 3,323 3,598 3,496 3,523 3,998 3,983 3,759 4,043 4,415 4,576 4,302 4,246 4,270 4,980 5,062 5,356 6,449 6,760 6,719 6,913 6,658 5,615 5,131 5,194 4,344 4,394 4,642 5,339 5,482 5,459 12: Property damage and environmental pollution 5,972 6,586 6,602 6,955 7,389 7,540 8,408 7,806 8,233 6,999 7,020 7,736 7,574 8,449 11,107 10,774 11,078 11,107 11,526 11,833 12,351 11,948 12,004 13,139 13,110 14,719 14,715 16,380 15,857 16,072 13,890 13,2...

4. Environment Court annual report 2008 [pdf, 44 KB]

   ...each. Helen Beaumont was appointed a Commissioner in August 2007. Ms Beaumont’s background is in water quality and she was the Assistant Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment since 2000. This role has given her a broad background in environmental matters and a thorough grounding in the environmental challenges facing New Zealand and the issues of the day. David Bunting – Civil Engineer. Mr Bunting was appointed a Commissioner in August 2007 and brings extensive experi...

5. 2021-03-01 ORC - MOC - PC7 - expert conferencing [pdf, 130 KB]

   ...suggests the refinement of the following topics as follows: (a) Reliability of supply: (i) Effect of land use options; (ii) Marginal value of water; (iii) Improving rainfall efficiency; and (iv) Rescheduling method for seasonal shortfall or environmental flow. (b) Technical efficiency (including both application efficiency and infrastructure efficiency): (i) Effective efficiency at catchment scale. (c) Method amendments/alternative options: (i) How to take into accou...

6. Dr Nicholas Tony Shears - Evidence in Chief [pdf, 485 KB]

   ...Sedimentation and the ecology of shallow macroalgal habitats in the Hauraki Gulf (MSc Marine Science, 2011) Potential research topics (MSc or PhD): • Impacts of toxic dinoflagellates (Ostreopsis sp.) on rocky reef ecosystems • Exploring the use of environmental health indicators on rocky reefs • Direct and indirect effects of marine reserves on intertidal reef communities • Sea urchin-kelp dynamics across an environmentalstress gradient • Habitat and resource-use of spiny lobs...

7. Final Env-Reg-Report-2019-20 [pdf, 347 KB]

   ...responsible for ensuring the orderly and expeditious discharge of the business of the court. 1.4 The Court’s Jurisdiction The Environment Court is a specialist court of record established under section 247 of the RMA. It’s the primary environmental adjudicative body in New Zealand. It has jurisdiction over environmental and resource management matters. It can be characterised as follows: E.49 6 | P a g e • a presiding Judge and two Environment Court Commission...

8. Final Env-Reg-Report-2019-20 [pdf, 347 KB]

   ...responsible for ensuring the orderly and expeditious discharge of the business of the court. 1.4 The Court’s Jurisdiction The Environment Court is a specialist court of record established under section 247 of the RMA. It’s the primary environmental adjudicative body in New Zealand. It has jurisdiction over environmental and resource management matters. It can be characterised as follows: E.49 6 | P a g e • a presiding Judge and two Environment Court Commission...

9. 9. JWS 9 - Objective, Stranded Assets & miscellaneous Minor Matters 4 & 21 June 2021 [pdf, 274 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. 9. This objective addresses existing activities and provides for these to continue for up to 6 years with no con...

10. [2023] NZEnvC 015 Omaka Valley Group Incorporated v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 656 KB]

    ...(formerlyTrustpower Limited), ENV-2018-CHC-051 The New Zealand King Salmon Company Limited, ENV-2018-CHC-058 Federated Farmers of New Zealand, ENV-2020-CHC-064 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated, ENV-2018-CHC-067 Environmental Defence Society, ENV- 2020-CHC-071 Horticulture New Zealand, ENV-2020-CHC-073 The AJ King Family Trust & SA King Family Trust, ENV-2020-CHC-074- Marine Farming Association & Aquaculture New Zealand. 3 13, 14 and 18, Vol...