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Costs Councils will normally charge you an administration fee for considering your application, and they may also charge for ongoing monitoring. Costs range from council to council, but generally non-notified consents cost between $500 and $3000 and notified consents cost between $3000 and $10,000. From July 2010, if the council does not process an application… Read More
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Resource Consent Processing The council can process your application for resource consent in one of three ways, depending on what the relevant plan says and the kind of activity you’re proposing. The council may decide that the general public need not be involved; this is called a non-notified application. In fact, most resource consent applications… Read More
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Assessment of Environmental Effects & Public Consultation Assessment of Environmental Effects If you need to obtain a resource consent, then the district/city or regional council should also explain how to go about preparing an assessment of environmental effects (AEE). Every application for a resource consent must include an assessment of environmental effects. An AEE identifies… Read More
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District and Regional Plans The RMA requires councils to create plans that help them manage the environment. These plans contain all sorts of rules and conditions for activities that might affect the environment. District and regional plans are one of the most important aspects of the RMA. The RMA says that councils have to… Read More
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New Zealanders are proud of New Zealand’s clean green image and committed to living in this environment in a way that meets our social, economic and environmental needs – now and in the future. Sustainability integrates this concern for social, economic and environmental issues, and involves thinking broadly about objectives, considering long-term as well as… Read More
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Background The N.Z. Government has enacted legislation to create an Emissions Trading Scheme (E.T.S.). This is set against a background of climate change and the world’s efforts to reduce the amount of carbon being emitted into the atmosphere. The United Nations is at the centre of co-ordinating this initiative. Forestry is a key sector from… Read More
PRINTVolume 16 Issue 3 April 2011 GA Group and EITG in 250mw China Biomass CDM Project The global financial services organisation held by GA GROUP (ASIA) Limited in the Isle of Man – has been appointed lead manager to China‟s Shenzhen based Hanyuan Green Energy Co. for a major capital raising for a China-based biomass… Read More
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Discerning investors and in particular forest owners are finding a new way to create income from forests. Suddenly it is possible to create an annual income from a forest. goodGround is please to announce its new service to ensure you benefit from the Scheme. We now have the expertise to make your forest registration and… Read More
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Headlines in our December Carbon Monitor publication include: NZETS update on trading; MAF update on the NZETS; CDM PIN released; Are forest managers financial advisors? and New Zealand a dumping ground for second rate credits? Volume 15 Issue 11 December 2010 NZETS thin trading, Prices over $20NZD, CER Not an Option for Compliance? Reports from… Read More
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This issue contains the released draft document from the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry outlining a proposed Field Measurement Approach for the NZETS. Volume 15 Issue 10 NZETS thin trading, Japanese Interest, CER an Option for Compliance? Reports from Westpac and OM Financial have NZU units firming to around the $20NZD mark. Trading… Read More
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