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1. [2024] NZEnvC 248 Federated Farmers of New Zealand v Waikato District Council [pdf, 6.9 MB]

   ...Infrastructure (AINF) chapter relate only to new infrastructure or activities within roads that may affect the National Grid as that is the only area not covered by a “zone” rule. [7] With respect to the effect of the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Electricity Transmission Activities) Regulations 2009 (NESETA) on the rules in the Natural hazards and climate change (NH) chapter for existing National Grid assets, in Decision Report 29A the IHP adopted th...

2. Wai 2180 Taihape inquiry newsletter 3 June 2016 [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...(CFRT Research Facilitator) and the staff at CFRT for overseeing the research programme to its conclusion. The newest completed additions to the Taihape casebook are:  ‘Nineteenth Century Overview’, Bruce Stirling  ‘The Impact of Environmental Change in the Taihape District, 1840- c1970’, David Armstrong  ‘Twentieth Century Overview’, Tony Walzl  ‘Native Townships: Potaka (Utiku) and Turangarere’, Heather Bassett & Richard Kay  ‘Ko Rangit...

3. E32 Dr Kala Sivaguru - Ecology - EIC - Council [pdf, 728 KB]

   ...documents and reports: (a) The documents listed at paragraph 1.2 of my Report; (b) The statement of evidence of Paul Kennedy, attaching a draft Biosecurity Management Plan as Attachment A (contents page only) and a draft Inner Viaduct Harbour Environmental Management Plan as Attachment B (dated 3 August 2018)3; and (c) The planning evidence of Karl Cook and Vijay Lala, attaching a revised set of proposed conditions as Attachment A (Proposed Conditions) dated 7 August 20184....

4. Wai 2180 Taihape inquiry newsletter June 2016 [pdf, 1006 KB]

   ...(CFRT Research Facilitator) and the staff at CFRT for overseeing the research programme to its conclusion. The newest completed additions to the Taihape casebook are:  ‘Nineteenth Century Overview’, Bruce Stirling  ‘The Impact of Environmental Change in the Taihape District, 1840- c1970’, David Armstrong  ‘Twentieth Century Overview’, Tony Walzl  ‘Native Townships: Potaka (Utiku) and Turangarere’, Heather Bassett & Richard Kay  ‘Ko Rangit...

5. 2021-02-04 GlenAyr Ltd evidence [pdf, 4.9 MB]

   ...a $1million project and in fact if you include costs such as fencing and water supply it is in excess of $1m. We would like to make the point that short term consents of 6 years cannot sustain the investment required to improve water storage, environmental flows and irrigation efficiency. Everyone recognises that this is the right thing to be doing. 35. It does seem bizarre that the ORC wants to set up a regime through Plan Change 7 to maintain the status quo when all parties ag...

6. [2021] NZEnvC 164 Otago Regional Council [pdf, 4 MB]

   ...Territorial Authorities 4. Water Quality 5. Water Quantity 6. Schedule 10A.4 7. Decisions on Submissions 8. Plan Change 7 Provisions Abbreviations used in the decision CA Rule Controlled activity rule DA Rule Discretionary activity rule EPA Environmental Protection Authority FMU Freshwater Management Unit Freshwater – NES Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) Regulations 2020 HEG Hydro-electricity generation Kāi Tahu ki Otago Te Runanga...

7. [2021] NZEnvC 164 Otago Regional Council [pdf, 4 MB]

   ...Territorial Authorities 4. Water Quality 5. Water Quantity 6. Schedule 10A.4 7. Decisions on Submissions 8. Plan Change 7 Provisions Abbreviations used in the decision CA Rule Controlled activity rule DA Rule Discretionary activity rule EPA Environmental Protection Authority FMU Freshwater Management Unit Freshwater – NES Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) Regulations 2020 HEG Hydro-electricity generation Kāi Tahu ki Otago Te Runanga...

8. [2017] NZEnvC 204 City Rail Link Limited Successor to Auckland Transport v Auckland Council [pdf, 5.7 MB]

   ...activities on adjoining land, the devaluation would reflect the effects of that activity on the environment. The correct approach is to consider those effects directly rather than market responses because the latter can be an imperfect measure of environmental effects. 30 We were not persuaded that the s274 parties' witnesses paid sufficient regard to the likely positive economic effects that would result from CRLL's proposed investment in the Mt Eden Station and its envir...

9. E25 Lighting JWS [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...positioning of luminaires based upon the lighting technician’s experience and aiming to suit the needs of the event. The Event Lighting Management Plan (LMP) will set out the design and installation principles including a requirement to minimise obtrusive environmental light effects. 7. Event lighting pre-event checks 7.1. Matters of agreement Consent condition 183K d) should be replaced with the following wording; 1305 “A requirement to undertake a walkover of...

10. 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...