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1. [2023] NZEnvC 239 Nelson-Marlborough Fish & Game Council v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 4.2 MB]

   ...Environment Judge 4 List of Appellants ENV-2020-CHC-046 Te Rūnanga o Kaikoura & Te Rūnanga o Ngai Tahu ENV-2020-CHC-050 Manawa Energy Ltd (formerly Trustpower Limited) ENV-2020-CHC-058 Federated Farmers of New Zealand ENV-2020-CHC-067 Environmental Defence Society Incorporated ENV-2020-CHC-071 Horticulture New Zealand 5 Appendix 1 Table 1: Parties ENV Party Appellants ENV-2020-CHC-67 Environmental Defence Society Incorporated ENV-2020-CHC-58 Feder...

2. 06.-Evidence-of-Mr-Wayne-Kiriona-Ngati-Huia-Collective.PDF [PDF, 181 KB]

   ...development of the Project from its inception. This has included participating in the shaping of the Ō2NL Project route selection and corridor refinement, communicating its values associated with Ō2NL environment and its position in terms of environmental effects of the Project, participating in the development of the Cultural and Environmental Design Framework (CEDF) and continuing to work in partnership with Waka Kotahi as the Project moves through the consenting process....

3. [2023] NZEnvC 122 Morrison v Dunedin City Council [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   ...to stormwater flow or new culverts shall be designed by appropriately qualified personls and ensure that overland stormwater flows are not interrupted and not increase any adverse effects from local ponding during storm rainfall events. National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health 12. Soil testing by a suitably qualified person is recommended to verify that the site does not contain any soi/ contaminants likely to affect huma...

4. [2019] NZEnvC 009 Double R Developments Ltd v Western Bay of Plenty District Council [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...appeal may be summarised as follows: (a) the disputed transport condition was ultra vires; (b) the appellant did not propose the route sought; (c) the appellant had made an application under s 128 RMA to vary the disputed condition; and (d) environmental effects caused by the transport could not be considered significant. [10] The respondent submits that these grounds were all flawed, for the reasons set out in the Court's substantive decision. [11] In relation to techn...

5. [2019] NZEnvC 030 Zindia Limited v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 5.7 MB]

   ...Council ('Council') on 17 July 2018.' The abatement notice (relevantly) alleges: ... you are in breach of the Resource Management Act 1991 as commercial forestry harvesting does not compty with rule 4.6.4 of the Proposed Marlborough Environmental Plan and section 9 of the Resource Management Act 1991. [2) The notice concerns Zindia's harvesting operations on a forestry block at East Bay, Arapaoa Island2 in Queen Charlotte Sound (the 'Forestry Block'). T...

6. 3 April 2019 Thames-Coromandel PDP - Coastal Environment [pdf, 235 KB]

   ...vi. vii. viii. ix. Topic: Topic Number: Thames-Coromandel PDP - Natural Character ENV-2016-341-000008 Environmental Defence Society Incorporated v Thames-Coromandel District Council I M Wernham v Thames-Coromandel District Council Whangapoua Beach Ratepayers Association Incorporated v Thames-Coromandel District Council Tasman Buildings Lim...

7. E44 Richard Simonds - Groundwater - EIC - Council [pdf, 753 KB]

   ...and diversion of groundwater are considered to be less than minor for neighbouring buildings, structures and services and less than minor for the environment. e. I considered the proposed groundwater conditions (as set out in an email from UNIO Environmental Ltd dated 16 May 2018) to be appropriate, subject to some minor modifications13. f. My Report also touched briefly on the objectives and policies stated in Chapter E7 of the AUP relating to “Taking, using damming and diver...

8. [2019] NZEnvC 063 Ohau Protection Society Incorporated v Waitaki District Council [pdf, 3.1 MB]

   ...Linda Simmons, dated 8 February 2019, at [16]. Reply by Ohau Protection Society Inc, dated 6 March 2019, at [9]. Reply by Ohau Protection Society Inc, dated 6 March 2019, at [2]. Reply by Ohau Protection Society Inc, dated 6 March 2019, at [3]. Environmental Defence Society Inc v The New Zealand King Salmon Company Limited [2014] NZSC 167 at [12] and [18]. 4 Otherwise the risk of costs could impede access to justice and the representation of the public interest; (d) OPS prese...

9. 2021-04-15 HortNZ - ORC PC7 - Opening Submissions [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...5 HortNZ submission on PC7, dated 4 May 2020, pages 14 and 15. 4 9. PC7 has been, and continues to be, a contentious issue within the Otago Region. It is the view of HortNZ that a good middle ground between the primary sector parties, environmental groups, and Council, seems to have been found through the course of the hearing and expert conferencing – as shown through the 14 March version and 8 April version of the PC7 provisions. Uniqueness of horticulture in Otago...

10. [2019] NZEnvC 102 Hawkes Bay Fish Game Council v Hawkes Bay Regional Council [pdf, 9 MB]

    ...by the stakeholder reference group. The predominant view of Maori In Hawke's Bay Is that water Is the essential ingredient of life: a priceless treasure left by ancestors for their descendants' life-sustaining use. This Plan sets out iwi environmental management principles (see Chapter 1.6), matters of significance to iwi/hapii (see Chapter 3.14) and commentary about the Maori dimension to resource management (see Schedule 1). POLICIES POL LW1A Problem solving approach - Wetl...