18 Feb 2021
NORMAN v TŪPUNA MAUNGA O TĀMAKI MAKAURAU AUTHORITY [2021] NZHC 201
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 201
- Court
- High Court
Interim injunction granted restraining respondents from implementing the decision to fell the identified 345 non-native trees on Ōwairaka until final determination of the appellants' appeal because without the injunction the appeal would be rendered nugatory given the irreversible nature of felling; on balance of convenience the applicants' interest in preserving the specific trees and ability to obtain effective relief on appeal outweighed the public and iwi interests in implementation subject to carve-outs for urgent health and safety works and a requirement that the appellants prosecute th…
- Interim injunction / stay pending appeal
- Statutory interpretation
- Judicial review
- Tikanga and treaty obligations
- Resource consent notification
- Archaeological heritage protection