Minister of Conservation v Northland Regional Council

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

Environment Court of New Zealand

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

19/09/2020

LITIGATION TYPE

Project Approval - Adaptation

SUBJECT MATTER

Water

REVIEW TYPE

Merits review

SUMMARY

(Excerpt from judgment)

[1] This decision relates to topics in the proposed Northland Regional Plan (NRP) identified at various conferences through mediation as being Topics 7 and 9 of the Plan, relating to aspects of land use and disturbance.

[2] These topics were set down for hearing in September 2020 after delays due to COVID-19. During this time the Government had introduced and made operative provisions known as the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPSFM 2020) and the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater (NES-F). Both documents became operative shortly prior to the hearing of this matter in September 2020.

CASE DOCUMENTS

Minister of Conservation v Northland Regional Council [2021] NZEnvC 77