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1. State of the Environment Surface Water Quality in Otago 2006-2017 [pdf, 5.8 MB]

   ...all forms of N and P respectively in a sample. TN and TP are most relevant for assessments in lakes and coastal waters. At sufficiently elevated concentrations, nitrate and ammonia forms of nitrogen have toxic effects on aquatic biota (and on humans in the case of nitrate). This effect is independent of their significance as plant nutrients (Norton, 2012). Visual periphyton cover and biomass estimates (as chlorophyll-a); visual clarity (as black disk sighting distance) and fine de...

2. Proactive-release-OIA-review-Aug22.pdf [pdf, 30 MB]

   ...complaints process. Other submitters wanted the Ombudsman (or another body) to have the power to compel information release following a review of an agency’s decision. A few submitters suggested that the Ombudsman’s decisions should be appealed to the Human Rights Review Tribunal or the Courts. Create statutory mechanisms for enforcement A quarter of all submissions emphasised the need for sanctions to apply in cases of non- compliance, or that the Ombudsman should have more direct...

3. Interpreter Services Quality Framework [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...7 1.3 Quality framework overview 8 1.4 Enabling legislation i The interpreter service aims to achieve equal access to justice as envisaged in: • Te Tiriti o Waitangi • New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 • Human Rights Act 1993 • Universal Declaration of Human Rights • International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights • United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) • United Nations Convention of the R...

4. [2023] NZEnvC 124 PowerCo Ltd v Manawatu District Council [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   ...archaeological site or demolish/destroy a whole building if the person knows or reasonably suspects it to be an archaeological site. An archaeological site is any place, including any building or structure (or part of), that: • was associated with human activity or the site of a wreck of a vessel that occurred before 1900; and • provides or may provide, through archaeological investigation, evidence relating to the history of New Zealand. 7. The Electricity Act 1992 outlin...

5. Restorative Justice Victim Satisfaction Survey Report 2018 [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...the situation and help us let our thoughts out without feeling unsafe and without judgement.’ ‘It was a well-planned conference. It’s a very just system. It’s not biased towards the victim or the offender - it was neutral. It was very humane, good focus on humanity and spirit. I think it’s a very good way to bring people together with emphasis on love and belonging.’ ‘The people are really nice and understanding. They make you feel safe. The outcome - I got exactly...

6. Recommendations recap - issue 12 [pdf, 996 KB]

   ...key opportunity for further intervention and support, including exploration of her risk of suicide. The social worker who applied the test has undergone further training in it and test scores are now calculated by computer, eliminating the risk of human error. Though her caregivers in Auckland were provided with her care plan, they were not informed of the timeframe of her alleged sexual abuse, nor did they know that she had had an evidential interview on the subject or that she had unde...

7. 7.-David-Hughes-Stormwater-Management.pdf [pdf, 24 MB]

   ...drainage. UPDATES TO NATURAL CHARACTER ASSESSMENT As noted in paragraph 5, I contributed to the assessment of the Project’s effects on natural character; I was responsible for providing ratings for the ‘Flow Regime’ and ‘Structures and Human Modifications’ attributes. Since the natural character assessment was finalised at lodgement, there have been modifications of some stream diversions and riparian planting proposed within Te Āpiti Wind Farm as a consequence of dis...

8. ENVC Matiatia applications assess environmental effects 2013 [pdf, 978 KB]

   WAIHEKE MARINAS LTD MATIATIA MARINA Resource Consent Applications Assessment of Environmental Effects March 2013 REPORT QUALITY CONTROL Document Name Matiatia Marina Assessment of Environmental Effects Version Final Rev 2 Amended Date 28 May 2013 Document Reference AA0283 – ASL Matiatia Marina AEE Rev 2 Amended 28-05-13 Authors Title Signature Bevan Hudson Environmental Planner James Hendra Senior Environmental Planner Ma

9. [2019] NZEnvC 112 Golf 2012 Limited v Thames Coromandel District Council [pdf, 24 MB]

   ...resources (as further defined, notably to include structures), amenity values (also further defined to mean the qualities and characteristics of an area that contribute to people's appreciation of its various attributes) and the broad range of human conditions which affect or are affected by those aspects of the environment. This broad sense of the environment plainly requires an appreciation of how the environment has come to be in the form it is. [128] The passage in Shirley...

10. OIA-102423.pdf [pdf, 2.2 MB]

    ...the decisions of other ICEs such as the CCRC or the Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC). Indeed, the HDC can similarly decide not to investigate on the ground that other legal remedies are available, and its decisions can be appealed to the Human Rights Review Tribunal. Neither of these bodies benefit from an ouster clause with respect to their decisions. RE LE AS ED U ND ER T HE O FF IC IA L IN FO RM AT IO N AC T 19 82 8 The IPCA should still be subject to ju...