BY THE NUMBERS - $100 MILLION / 34 TREES = $2,941,176 per tree

A $100 million subdivision development near Queenstown has been stopped and has lost its resource consent because the developer cut down 34 mature protected willow trees.

The council had been surprised at the harshness of the decision "because literally the penalty is that the developer can't obtain titles and can't press on. Probably the biggest thing from the council's point of view is that it's a really major reminder to developers that they have to read the fine print in their resource consents and make sure they comply with it".

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HINTS AND TIPS - PERMISSION BASED ACTIVITIES

CS-VUE can also be used to manage many other types of permission based activities, including:

• Building Warrant of Fitness
• Heritage and Archaeological Consents
• Utility Consents
• Management Plans
• Lease Agreements
• Legal Agreements
• Property Owner Approvals
• Contract Instructions and Variations
• Standard Compliance procedures and Protocols
• Compliance Training and Licensing
• and many more!

If you would like to try putting another type of document into the CS-VUE system, click here for assistance.

HINTS AND TIPS - SERVER FILE SIZE LIMITS

Some members of the CS-VUE community have experienced difficulty uploading files larger than 10 megabytes (10MB) into CS-VUE. This is most likely because many corporate servers and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) limit document file sizes to 10MB.

We suggest the following:
• Split your file up into “bite size chunks” to reduce individual file sizes
• Compress or Zip large files to make them smaller
• Contact the CS-VUE Support Team and we will upload the data on your behalf

Our new website includes an online form where you can request a CS-VUE demonstration.

Click here to refer the “Arrange a demonstration” page onto a colleague.

CS-VUE ENHANCEMENT - BROWSE BY PHASE

In order to make your CS-VUE experience even more efficient, we have implemented a Search by Phase filter for when you are browsing your consents. The benefit of this new enhancement is that it allows you to quickly identify which consents are related to different phases. A simple improvement to provide users with easier auditing and forward planning ability.

CS-VUE ENHANCEMENT - FILTER CONDITIONS BY STATUS

Get organised with our new enhacement that allows you to filter your conditions on the CS-VUE compliance reports by their Status. The new filter is a great short-cut that allows you to view and print out only the conditions that you require.

Filter options are:
• All
• Non compliant
• Pending
• Compliant

PARTNERS – LGOL Special 1st Quarter Discount

With the roll over in to the new financial year for most Local Government organisations, CS-VUE has extended a special first quarter promotional discount through our business partner Local Government Online Ltd (LGOL).

Local Government organisations that implement CS-VUE between 1 July 2007 and 30 September 2007 can take advantage of a 20% discount (up from the standard 7.5%) off the License Fee.

For further information and additional LGOL specials click here.

FEEDBACK AND SUPPORT

Our focus is to make CS-VUE an even better product. If you have any suggestions about future updates or improvements, please let us know. Our technical team is happy to consider any development ideas and, as always, we roll-out product updates to all users. Everyone in the CS-VUE user community benefits, so please keep those great ideas coming!