Nicholls v Canterbury Regional Council

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

High Court of New Zealand

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

22/09/2010

LITIGATION TYPE

Access to Justice

SUBJECT MATTER

Protest activities

REVIEW TYPE

N/A

SUMMARY

[9] The protest action was taken because, as I understand it, Greenpeace considers that coal exported to China is used in a manner which endangers the planet on account of adding to the incidence of global warming. Hence, the protest action which was taken on this occasion.

[Justice Panckhurst agreed with the reasons of the judge at first instance and decided to dismiss the appeal: at [40].]

CASE DOCUMENTS

Nicholls v Canterbury Regional Council [2010] NZHC 1720