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1. [2023] NZEnvC 188 Wakatipu Equities Ltd v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 414 KB]

   ...3.5(7), in terms of the objective and policies of the NPS-HPL, pending the completion of the mapping and follow up changes to regional policy statements and district plans as the NPS-HPL directs. In particular, pending that exercise, the risk to be addressed concerns loss of LUC 1, 2 or 3 land that could in due course be mapped and managed as highly productive land through updated district plan controls. Hence, what cls 3.5(7) and 1.3(4) call for is an examination of what the main...

2. E58 Russell Green - EIC - ETNZ and ACEL [pdf, 6.4 MB]

   ...infrastructure and related activities associated with holding the America's Cup in Auckland PANUKU DEVELOPMENT AUCKLAND Applicant AUCKLAND COUNCIL Regulatory Authority EVIDENCE OF RUSSELL LENARD HAMILTON GREEN ON BEHALF OF EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZELAND LIMITED AND AMERICAS CUP EVENT LIMITED 21 AUGUST 2018 082118 - green. DOCX 1943 1. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE 1.1 My full name is Russell Lenard Hamilton Green. I am the Legal and Rules Advisor to Emirates Team...

3. LR v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2023] NZACC 109 [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...Corporation [2023] NZACC 29. 2 [2] At issue in the appeal is a claim for funding for treatment overseas, namely selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR), a surgical procedure available at a Children’s Hospital in America. This surgery is not available in New Zealand. Background [3] The applicant was born on 12 September 2017 in tragic circumstances. He was one of identical twins; his brother died in utero. Both babies were delivered by emergency caesarean at 32+ weeks. The applica...

4. Clearwater Cove Apartments Body Corporate 170989 v Auckland Council [2011] NZWHT Auckland 39 [pdf, 389 KB]

   IN THE WEATHERTIGHT HOMES TRIBUNAL TRI-2008-100-000038 [2011] NZWHT AUCKLAND 39 BETWEEN CLEARWATER COVE APARTMENTS BODY CORPORATE NO. 170989 Claimant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL First Respondent AND THE FLETCHER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED Second Respondent AND NICHOLAS VAN DIJK and NORMAN PALMER as Trustees of the LIVI TRUST Third Respondent AND BRIAN AITKEN Fourth Respondent Hearing: 28 February 2011, 1-4 March 2011, 14-15 March 2011 Closin

5. ENVC paper Challenges Changes in Environment Court 2013 [pdf, 103 KB]

   ...years there has been another development in the area of narrowing the scope of hearings in order to minimise cost and delay. It is the conferencing of groups of expert witnesses. The practice has been undertaken in the Court, usually utilising the service of Environment Commissioners as facilitators, for several years. However, it concerned us that while the intentions were good, the outputs in some cases were patchy. Therefore, during 2012 under the auspices of the Resource Manageme...

6. [2018] NZEnvC 038 Adams v Auckland Council [pdf, 534 KB]

   ...evidence. There was a general concern to avoid unnecessary intervention in the design of buildings, especially for medium developments between 4 and 15 units. [B] For that reason, the Court did not make any alteration to this provision, nor was it addressed in any particular evidence beyond that of Mr Roberts and Mr Riley. Mr Roberts noted: I consider that although medium scale developments (4-15 dwellings) may benefit from additional modulation and articulation, this becomes more cr...

7. [2023] NZEnvC 081 Nga Kaitiaki o Te Awa a Ngaruroro [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   ...(lower Ngaruroro waters) D Tributaries to the lower Ngaruroro waters • Coordinate Reference Points (NZTM) All coordinate references in New Zealand Transverse Mercator (NZTM) 2000. Basemap: NZ Topo250 Contains data sourced from the LINZ Data Service licensed for reuse under CC BY 4.0 Map drawn 24/02/2023

8. Featherby v Accident Compensation Corporation (Revocation of Cover) [2025] NZACC 110 (9 July 2025) [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...been seeing his GP about it. Mr Featherby went out for a walk the previous day, “got dirt” into the ulcer, and the right foot was now more red and swollen. [4] On 27 December 2023, Mr Featherby was admitted to Auckland Hospital, Vascular Service, and the primary diagnosis was right diabetic foot abscess. [5] On 28 December 2023, Mr Cheyaanthan Haran performed an operation recorded as “right foot lateral plantar insertion and drainage, 4th and 5th ray amputation, extensive...

9. Kennedy v Scanner Investments Ltd [pdf, 169 KB]

   ...claim, making findings on the probable cause of any leaks and considering the appropriate remedial work and its costs. 5.2 I will not be considering liability in this section. Also, I will not be referring to the detailed requirements of the New Zealand Building Code, although it may be necessary to mention some aspects of the Code from time to time. Generally, I will be trying to answer the following questions for each alleged leak:

10. Derek Onley (filed 6 June 2017) [pdf, 820 KB]

    BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT CHRISTCHURCH REGISTRY ENV-2016-CHC-47 IN THE MATTER of an appeal under Section 120 Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN BLUESKIN ENERGY LIMITED Appellant AND DUNEDIN CITY COUNCIL Respondent 1. I am Derek Onley, ecologist, ornithologist and illustrator. I studied Geography at Cambridge University, then worked at the British Trust for Ornithology and the Edward Grey Institute for Field Ornithology at Oxford before coming to New Zealand in the 1970s.