27 Sept 2017
NORTH EASTERN INVESTMENTS LTD v AUCKLAND TRANSPORT [2017] NZHC 2355
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 2355
- Court
- High Court
The High Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the Environment Court's costs decision: the Environment Court gave sufficient reasons for its $155,000 award, properly exercised the wide discretion conferred by s285 RMA, was not required to apply PWA principles, was entitled to disallow costs relating to Court‑assisted mediation, and to treat expert fees as discretionary; the quantum fell within acceptable bands and was not plainly wrong.