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1. [2017] NZEnvC 140 Pierau v Auckland Council [pdf, 3.9 MB]

   ...specified using LAeq(5min), the measured level shall not exceed the specified limit in any 5 minute sample. 26. Noise levels shall be measured in accordance with the provisions of New Zealand Standard NZS 6801 : 2008 "Acoustics - Measurement of environmental sound". Noise levels shall be assessed in accordance with the provisions of New Zealand Standard NZS 6802: 2008 "Acoustics - Environmental noise". 27. There shall be no outdoor amplification of music or other sou...

2. 2020-11-12 Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...be served, including this notice, are to be sent to the party at their alternative address. Signature of person wishing to be party (or person authorised to sign on their behalf) Date 12 November 2020 Richard Grant Allen Manager Environmental Policy Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd *Note: If this notice is not filed by the due date, you may apply to the court under section 281 of the Resource Management Act 1991 for a waiver of this timing requirement. htt...

3. 2021-03-09 Julie Everett-Hincks - Summary of Evidence [pdf, 109 KB]

   ...in the region is necessary to provide a good evidence base for a new land and water regional plan. 5 While the Council does hold some scientific data on the state of the environment, the data held by the Council does not identify and explain environmental issues, including their causes and location, and contain conclusions about their significance in this regard. 6 In order to achieve the notification of the new Land and Water Plan in two years, the Council has taken a number of...

4. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 TGKL case law 1 offsite effects [pdf, 393 KB]

   ...1950. 40 Held, relevance in terms of assessing the effects is not dependant upon the need or otherwise for resource consents or whether such effects can be subject of controls (2 ELRNZ 366 at 29). The court citing Burton v Auckland C.C. 2ELRNZ362 Environmental Law Reports of New Zealand stated that an assessment of actual or potential effects prepared in accordance 1 with the Fourth Schedule must take into account relevant cumulative effects "of the development as a whole"...

5. 2024-07-18-Updated-Notice-of-Hearing-MEP-Coastal.pdf [pdf, 262 KB]

   ...Gascoigne Wicks, P O Box 2, Blenheim Respondent Marlborough District Council John Maassen, PO Box 5577, Wellington 6145 Respondent Marlborough District Council Kaye McIIveney, Marlborough District Council, PO Box 443, Blenheim Interested Party S274 Environmental Defence Society Incorporated Cordelia Woodhouse, Ellis Gould, PO Box 1509, Auckland Interested Party S274 Environmental Defence Society Incorporated Sally Gepp, 3 Brookside, Nelson 7010 Interested Party S274 F...

6. 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...

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. 2021-09-20 ORC - MOC - re chapter 6 [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...reflect that waste oil is a prohibited activity under the proposed changes to Chapter 6. Therefore, providing reasons for controlling the discharge of oil is no longer required. There were no submissions on the Principal Reasons. (i) Anticipated Environmental Result 6.7.6: The notified changes to the Anticipated Environmental Result 6.7.6 are consequential amendments to ensure consistency with the proposed framework under Chapter 6 to prohibit the discharge of waste oil. The...

9. BORA Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading And Other Matters) Amendment Bill [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...(freedom of expression) of the Bill of Rights Act. However, these limits are clearly justified under section 5 of that Act. In regard to the powers to compel information, we note that if a person is required to appear to give evidence before the Environmental Protection Authority, an enforcement officer, or a District Court Judge, this cannot be used in evidence against the person in criminal proceedings. 4. The Bill confers upon enforcement officers the power to enter land or pre...

10. [2020] NZEnvC 219 Greater Wellington Regional Council v Crosbie [pdf, 3.3 MB]

    ...application for interim enforcement orders against the First and Second Respondents. I declined to consider that application unless it was formalised in the ordinary way. I did permit the taking of oral evidence from James Calvin Luty (a Senior Environmental Protection Officer at the Council). The Council has now formally applied for interim enforcement orders against the First and Second Respondents2. The application was served on the Respondents. It was accompanied by supporting a...