15 Dec 2022
BOYD v Taranaki REGIONAL COUNCIL [2022] NZHC 3451
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 3451
- Court
- High Court
The High Court found no error in the judge's assessment of the evidence; the judge was entitled to prefer and place significant weight on the Council's expert reports concluding Diversion 2 caused significant, cumulative and long‑lasting environmental and cultural harm; groundwater contribution did not negate the presence of aquatic life once it entered the stream; accordingly the District Court sentence was not excessive and was upheld.