Hearings
The Environment Court will be holding a hearing into the provisions of Plan Change 7 and matters raised in submissions and further submissions. Further information about the court's practice and procedures can be found on the General Information page.
On this page you can find:
- Hearing Schedule - a timetable giving the date, time and location parties and their witnesses are to attend at a hearing;
- Event Notices - general notices for all court events including mediation, expert conferencing and hearings;
- Evidence;
- Cross Examination Notices;
- Joint Witness Statements;
- Legal Submissions / Records of Amendments Sought;
- Common Bundle
- Exhibits - materials produced during hearings;
- Hearing Transcripts - typed transcript of the hearing; and
- Audio Recordings of Hearings;
- Video Recordings of Hearings.
Hearing Schedule
The draft hearing schedule is below. Please note this is subject to change.
2021-03-01 PC7 - Hearing Schedule - draft [PDF, 816 KB]
If you have questions or queries about the hearing schedule, please contact Glen Cooper or Rebecca Jackson on:
- PlanChange@orc.govt.nz; or
- 027 213 1652.
Notices for all court events including mediation, expert conferencing and hearings can be found on the Notice of Court Events page.
Evidence:
File name format: [Date Filed] - [Party Name] - [Evidence Type] - [Witness Name] - [Discipline] - [Date of Evidence]
Until evidence is produced in court by witness, the statement is not regarded as ‘evidence’. Note: There may also be minor changes (e.g. grammar) between the time of uploading onto the court’s website and the witness being sworn in (or affirmed) at the hearing.
Otago Regional Council's - Evidence in Reply
ORC - Reply - Tom de Pelsemaeker - Planning - Memorandum of Counsel - 5 March 2021 [PDF, 104 KB]
- ORC - Reply - Tom de Pelsemaeker - Planning - Proposed PC7 Amendments - Amended (clean) [PDF, 308 KB]
- ORC - Reply - Tom de Pelsemaeker - Planning - Proposed PC7 Amendments - Amended (tracked) [PDF, 338 KB]
ORC - Reply - Antonius Snelder - Water Quality - Memorandum of Counsel - 3 March 2021 [PDF, 103 KB]
- ORC - Reply - Antonius Snelder - Water Quality - Amended - 3 March 2021 [PDF, 1.2 MB]
- ORC - Reply - Antonius Snelder - Water Quality - Amended - Corrected Table 9 in Appendix C - 3 March 2021 [PDF, 220 KB]
ORC - Reply - Tom de Pelsemaeker - Planning - 19 February 2021 [PDF, 605 KB]
- ORC - Reply - Tom de Pelsemaeker - Planning - 19 February 2021 - Proposed PC7 Amendments [PDF, 299 KB]
- ORC - Reply - Tom de Pelsemaeker - Planning - 19 February 2021 - Recommended decisons on submissions [PDF, 2 MB]
ORC - Reply - Julie Everett-Hincks - Science Work Programme - 19 February 2021 [PDF, 163 KB] [PDF, 599 KB]
ORC - Reply - Richard Allibone - Freshwater Ecology - 19 February 2021 [PDF, 214 KB]
ORC - Reply - Sean Leslie - Water Use - 19 February 2021 [PDF, 599 KB]
ORC - Reply - Simon Wilson - Schedule 10A.4 - 19 February 2021 [PDF, 166 KB]
ORC - Reply - Ton Snelder - Water Quality - 19 February 2021 [PDF, 1.1 MB]
Parties' Evidence in Chief
Grouped by party - if you believe you have filed evidence and it is not listed (or is listed/linked incorrectly) please contact us immediately
Aotearoa New Zealand Fine Wine Estates Ltd Partnership (ANZFW)
- ANZFW – EiC – N J Paulin – 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 880 KB]
- ANZFW – memo – proposed changes to PC7 – 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 201 KB]
Beef + Lamb New Zealand
- Beef + Lamb NZ - EiC - J M Chrystal - Agricultural Sceince - 5 Feb 2021 - CORRECTED [DOCX, 1.8 MB]
- Beef + Lamb NZ - EiC - J M Chrystal - Agricultural Science - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 3.8 MB]
- Beef + Lamb NZ - EiC - A N Burtt - Economic - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 327 KB]
- Beef + Lamb NZ - EiC - H M Marr - Planning - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 176 KB]
Central Otago Environmental Society (COES)
- COES - EiC - J R Sullivan - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 2.4 MB]
- COES - EiC - M J Sole - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 4.1 MB]
- COES – EiC – P Murray – 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 530 KB]
Director-General of Conservation
- D-G Conservation - EiC - N R Dunn - Freshwater Ecology - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 1.2 MB]
- D-G Conservation - EiC - M J Brass - Planning - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 455 KB]
Federated Farmers of New Zealand (FFNZ)
- FFNZ - EiC - P W Hunt - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 307 KB]
- FFNZ - EiC - M L Lord - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 188 KB]
- FFNZ - EiC - R J McDiarmid - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 231 KB]
- FFNZ - EiC - K L Reilly - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 522 KB]
- FFNZ - EiC - L Hume - Agricultural Science - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 135 KB]
- FFNZ - EiC - F Doolan-Noble - Rural Health - 25 Jan 2021 [PDF, 203 KB]
GlenAyr Ltd – EiC – H D Sangster – 1 Feb 2021 [PDF, 4.9 MB]
Glenshee Station Limited - EiC - M E Hore - 4 Feb 2021 [PDF, 4.4 MB]
Grape Vision Ltd - Horticulture – see OWRUG & Grape Vision Ltd - EiC - J Dicey
Hamilton Runs Ltd - EiC - filed 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 3.3 MB]
Hill, D R & S A - see OWRUG, Lauder Water Users Group, Lauder Creek Ltd, DR & SA Hill - EiC - K Heckler - 5 Feb 2021
Horticulture New Zealand Limited (HortNZ)
- HortNZ - EiC - S J Ford - Economics - 5 February 2021 [PDF, 235 KB]
- HortNZ - Hydrology - see OWRUG & HortNZ - EiC - I McIndoe
- HortNZ - EiC - M K Sands - Industry - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 313 KB]
- HortNZ - EiC - V Hodgson - Planning - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 341 KB]
J R Webb & Sons Ltd - EiC - J S Webb - 5 February 2021 [PDF, 153 KB]
Landpro Limited
- Landpro - EiC - C E Bright - Hydrology - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 275 KB]
- Landpro - EiC - C R Perkins - Planning - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 552 KB]
Lauder Water Users Group and Lauder Creek Ltd - see OWRUG, Lauder Water Users Group, Lauder Creek Ltd, DR & SA Hill - EiC - K Heckler - 5 Feb 2021
Leaning Rock Cherries Ltd - EiC - E Weaver- 5 February 2021 [PDF, 242 KB]
McArthur Ridge Vineyard Ltd, Mount Dunstan Estates Ltd, Strath Clyde Water Ltd (McArthur Ridge)
- McArthur Ridge – EiC – N J Elder – 3 Feb 2021 [PDF, 4 MB]
- McArthur Ridge – EiC – J Rasmussen – 4 Feb 2021 [PDF, 11 MB]
- McArthur Ridge – EiC – A Davoren – Hydrology; Schedule 10A.4 – 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 1.9 MB]
- McArthur Ridge – EiC – D T Jordan - Viticulture – 4 Feb 2021 [PDF, 228 KB]
Maniototo Irrigation Companies (Maniototo ICs)
- Maniototo IC Ltd, Maniototo Eastside IC Ltd - EiC - J A Herlihy-- 4 Feb 2021 [PDF, 87 KB]
- Maniototo IC Ltd, Maniototo Eastside IC Ltd - G Herlihy - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 94 KB]
- Maniototo Westside IC Ltd - EiC - E Crutchley- 4 Feb 2021 [PDF, 86 KB]
Martin, G N
Martin, G N - EiC - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 221 KB]
Martin, G N - EiC - water permits plan change public report - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 1.2 MB]
Minister for the Environment (MfE)
- MfE - EiC - T A D Ensor - Planning - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 315 KB]
- MfE - EiC - K S Kohere - Planning Policy - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 254 KB]
Ngā Rūnanga
- Kai Tahu Ki Otago - EiC - E Ellison - Culture - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 1.3 MB]
- Ngāi Tahu Ki Murihiku - EiC - D Whaanga - Culture - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 440 KB]
- Ngāi Tahu Ki Murihiku - EiC - Maria Bartlett - Rights and interests (amended - tracked) - 17 Feb 2021 [PDF, 905 KB]
- Ngā Rūnanga - EiC – S McIntyre - Planning (amended - tracked) - 17 Feb 2021 [PDF, 1 MB]
Otago Fish & Game Council and Central South Island Fish & Game Council (Fish & Game)
- Fish & Game - EiC - I B Cole – 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 175 KB]
- Fish & Game - EiC - J W Hayes - Ecological Flow - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 1.6 MB]
- Fish & Game - EiC - M J Trotter - Ecological Flow - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 397 KB]
- Fish & Game – EiC – N J Paragreen – Environmental Management – 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 12 MB]
- Fish & Game – EiC – B Farrell – Planning – 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 1.2 MB]
Otago Water Resources User Group (OWRUG)
- OWRUG - EiC - Edgar Parcell - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 105 KB]
- OWRUG - EiC - A M Currie - 4 Feb 2021 [PDF, 120 KB]
- OWRUG - EiC - A M Gillespie- 3 Feb 2021 [PDF, 3.9 MB]
- OWRUG - EiC - J E Jones- 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 801 KB]
- OWRUG - EiC – M M Holland - 4 Feb 2021 [PDF, 87 KB]
- OWRUG - EiC - H S Mackenzie- 4 Feb 2021 [PDF, 11 MB]
- OWRUG - EiC - J M H Manson- 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 137 KB]
- OWRUG, Lauder Water Users Group, Lauder Creek Ltd, DR & SA Hill - EiC - K Heckler - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 131 KB]
- OWRUG - EiC - S H McKeague - Agriculture - 4 Feb 2021 [PDF, 1022 KB]
- OWRUG - EiC - D A Olsen - Ecology - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 5.1 MB]
- OWRUG & Pisa IC Ltd - EiC - G R Collier - 4 Feb 2021 [PDF, 1.5 MB]
- OWRUG - EiC - B J Sheehan - Engineering - 4 Feb 2021 [PDF, 121 KB]
- OWRUG & Grape Vision Ltd - EiC - J Dicey - Horticulture - 4 Feb 2021 [PDF, 1.1 MB]
- OWRUG - EiC - H T Craw - Economics - 4 Feb 2021 [PDF, 145 KB]
- OWRUG & HortNZ - EiC - I McIndoe - Hydrology - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 257 KB]
- OWRUG - EiC - M A Hickey - Hydrology - 4 Feb 2021 [PDF, 698 KB]
- OWRUG - EiC - D N Graham - Irrigation - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 154 KB]
- OWRUG - EiC - M Curran - Planning - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 528 KB]
- OWRUG - EiC - S Dicey - Planning - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 1.5 MB]
- OWRUG - EiC - K L Scott - Historical Context and Planning - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 1.9 MB]
Pisa Irrigation Company Ltd - see OWRUG & Pisa IC Ltd - EiC - G R Collier - Economics - 4 Feb 2021
Southern Lakes Holdings Ltd – memo – proposed changes to PC7 - 4 Feb 2021 [PDF, 153 KB]
Territorial Authorities (Central Otago, Clutha, Queenstown Lakes & Waitaki District Councils & Dunedin City Council)
- Central Otago District Council - B R Patterson - Economics - 3 Feb 2021 [PDF, 340 KB]
- Territorial Authorities - EiC - T B Heller - Hydrology - 3 Feb 2021 [PDF, 814 KB]
- Territorial Authorities - EiC - J S McGirr - Planning - 4 Feb 2021 [PDF, 162 KB]
- Territorial Authorities - EiC - M W Twose - Planning - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 893 KB]
- Territorial Authorities - EiC - P R Greenwood -Planning - 4 Feb 2021 [PDF, 1.6 MB]
Trustpower Limited (Trustpower)
- Trustpower – EiC – N I Foran – 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 2 MB]
- Trustpower - EiC - P M Mitchell - Hydrology - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 3.8 MB]
- Trustpower - EiC - S Styles - Planning - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 505 KB]
WISE Response Society Inc (WISE)
- WISE - EiC - M J Salinger - Climate Change - filed 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 2.8 MB]
- WISE - EiC - D MacTavish - Irrigation; Geohydrology - filed 9 Feb 2021 [PDF, 742 KB]
Otago Regional Council - Evidence in Chief
ORC - EiC - Tom de Pelsemaeker - Planning - recommended decisions on submissions [PDF, 106 KB]
ORC - EiC - Tom de Pelsemaeker - Planning - 7 December 2020 [PDF, 938 KB]
- ORC - EiC - Tom de Pelsemaeker - Planning - 7 December 2020 - Appendix A [PDF, 378 KB]
- ORC - EiC - Tom de Pelsemaeker - Planning - 7 December 2020 - Appendix B [PDF, 292 KB]
- ORC - EiC - Tom de Pelsemaeker - Planning - 7 December 2020 - Appendix C [PDF, 1.4 MB]
- ORC - EiC - Tom de Pelsemaeker - Planning - 7 December 2020 - Appendix D [PDF, 427 KB]
- ORC - EiC - Tom de Pelsemaeker - Planning - 7 December 2020 - Appendix E [PDF, 240 KB]
- ORC - EiC - Tom de Pelsemaeker - Planning - 7 December 2020 - Appendix F [PDF, 542 KB]
- ORC - EiC - Tom de Pelsemaeker - Planning - 7 December 2020 - Appendix G [PDF, 597 KB]
- ORC - EiC - Tom de Pelsemaeker - Planning - 7 December 2020 - Appendix H [PDF, 197 KB]
ORC - EiC - Julie Everett-Hincks - Science Work Programme - 7 December 2020 [PDF, 236 KB]
ORC - EiC - Richard Allibone - Freshwater Ecology - 7 December 2020 [PDF, 5.5 MB]
ORC - EiC - Roderick Henderson - Hydrology - 7 December 2020 [PDF, 1.1 MB]
ORC - EiC - Sean Leslie - Water Use - 7 December 2020 [PDF, 1.9 MB]
ORC - EiC - Simon Wilson - Schedule 10A.4 - 7 December 2020 [PDF, 291 KB]
Cross Examination Notices
File name format: [Date Filed] - notice- cross-examination - [Date of notice]
Otago Regional Council's Evidence in Reply
2021-02-26 - Trustpower - notice - cross-examination - 26 February 2021 [PDF, 424 KB]
2021-02-26 - Forest & Bird - notice - cross-examination - 26 February 2021 [PDF, 539 KB]
2021-02-26 - OWRUG - notice - cross-examination - 26 February 2021 [PDF, 93 KB]
2021-02-26 - Territorial Authorities - notice - cross-examination - 26 February 2021 [PDF, 120 KB]
Parties' Evidence in Chief
2021-02-19 - ORC - notice - cross-examination - 19 February 2021 [PDF, 119 KB] (including application for leave to exceed cross examination limits)
2021-02-19 - D-G Conservation - notice - cross-examinaton - 19 February 2021 [PDF, 52 KB]
2021-02-19 - Fish & Game - notice - cross-examination - 19 February 2021 [PDF, 228 KB]
2021-02-19 - Ngā Rūnanga - notice - cross-examiniation - 19 February 2021 [PDF, 248 KB]
2021-02-19- OWRUG - notice - cross-examination - 19 February 2021 [PDF, 51 KB]
2021-02-19 - Territorial Authorities - notice - cross-examination - 19 February 2021 [PDF, 74 KB]
2021-02-19 - Trustpower - notice - cross-examination - 19 February 2021 [PDF, 423 KB]
2021-02-17 - Forest and Bird - notice - cross-examination - 17 February 2021 [PDF, 549 KB]
Otago Regional Council's Evidence in Chief
2021-02-11 - Territorial Authorities - notice - cross-examination - 4 February 2021 [PDF, 74 KB]
2021-02-05 - Fish & Game - notice - cross-examination - 9 Feb 2021 [PDF, 129 KB]
2021-02-05 - D-G Conservation - notice - cross-examination - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 52 KB]
WITHDRAWN 4 March 2021 2021-02-05 - HortNZ - notice - cross-examination - 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 61 KB]
2021-02-05 – Martin, G – notice – cross-examination – 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 101 KB]
2021-02-05 – MfE – notice – cross-examination – 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 161 KB]
2021-02-05 - Ngā Rūnanga – notice – cross-examination – 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 221 KB]
2021-02-05 – OWRUG – notice – cross-examination – 4 Feb 2021 [PDF, 45 KB]
2021-02-05 – Trustpower – notice – cross-examination – 5 Feb 2021 [PDF, 408 KB]
Joint Witness Statements
File name format: [Date Filed] - JWS - [Expert Type] - [Topic] - [Date of JWS]
No Joint Witness Statements have been lodged yet.
Legal Submissions / Records of Amendments Sought
File name format: [Date] - [Party Name] - [Topic] - [Opening / Closing / Further]
No submissions or representations have been lodged yet.
Common Bundle
Filed by ORC on 1 March 20201
Filed by agreement between OWRUG & ORC on 27 January 2021
1. State of the Environment Surface Water Quality in Otago (2006 to 2017) [PDF, 5.8 MB]
2.a. Water Quality in Otago Report Card (July 2015 - June 2020) [PDF, 1.1 MB]
2.b. Individual Report Cards
Arrow Basin Report Card [PDF, 273 KB]
Cardrona and Pisa Report Card [PDF, 318 KB]
Catlins Report Card [PDF, 184 KB]
Clutha Delta Report Card [PDF, 305 KB]
Dunedin Report Card [PDF, 291 KB]
Glenorchy Report Card [PDF, 303 KB]
Kakanui Report Card [PDF, 284 KB]
Kyeburn Report Card [PDF, 264 KB]
Lawrence Report Card [PDF, 321 KB]
Lower Lindis Report Card [PDF, 299 KB]
Lower Manuherikia Report Card [PDF, 305 KB]
Maniototo Report Card [PDF, 297 KB]
Maungatua Report Card [PDF, 267 KB]
Nevis and Earnscleugh Report Card [PDF, 227 KB]
Pomahaka Report Card [PDF, 337 KB]
Shag Report Card [PDF, 322 KB]
Shotover Report Card [PDF, 260 KB]
Strath Taieri Report Card [PDF, 275 KB]
Styx Report Card [PDF, 255 KB]
Taieri Plains Report Card [PDF, 231 KB]
Teviot Report Card [PDF, 275 KB]
Tokomairiro Report Card [PDF, 310 KB]
Upper Lindis Report Card [PDF, 282 KB]
Upper Manuherekia Report Card [PDF, 289 KB]
Upper Pomahaka Report Card [PDF, 311 KB]
Waianakarua Report Card [PDF, 295 KB]
Waikouaiti Report Card [PDF, 298 KB]
Waiwera Report Card [PDF, 289 KB]
Wanaka Hawea Lakes Report Card [PDF, 281 KB]
3. Deemed Permit Report to MfE
Current Water Apps - 15 December 2020 [XLS, 96 KB]
Deemed Permit Report - 15 December 2020 [PDF, 59 KB]
4. Hydrology Monitoring Sites
ORC Hydrology and Rainfull Sites - 29 January 2021 [XLSX, 35 KB]
5. Water Permit Data Record
Water Permit Data Record Spreadsheet - 27 January 2021 [XLSX, 1.1 MB]
Notes for Interpreting Water Permit Data Record Spreadsheet [DOCX, 35 KB]
Exhibits
File name format: [Date] - [Exhibit No] - [Produced by] - [description]
No exhibits have been produced yet.
Hearing Transcripts
File name format: [Date of Transcript] - Transcript - Hearing - [Topic] - [Date of Hearing]
The hearing has not started yet.
Audio Recordings of Hearings
File name format: Audio - Hearing - [Topic] - [Date of Hearing]
The hearing has not started yet.
Video Recordings of Hearings
File name format: Video - Hearing - [Topic] - [Date of Hearing]
The hearing has not started yet.
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