11 Feb 2020
WANAKA STAKEHOLDERS GROUP INCORPORATED v QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL [2020] NZHC 135
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 135
- Court
- High Court
Access to the Statement of Claim was granted and conditioned on simultaneous access to subsequent pleadings because the principle of open justice and significant public interest outweighed any confidentiality, privacy or administrative concerns, no party objected, and fair and accurate public reporting required knowledge of all pleadings rather than one side alone.