3 Dec 2019
KLINK v ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AUTHORITY and COASTAL RESOURCES LIMITED [2019] NZHC 3161
- Citation
- (2019) 21 ELRNZ 493
- Court
- High Court
The Authority unlawfully failed to take into account the mandatory advice of the Māori Advisory Committee (s12 and s59(3)(c)) by not ensuring meaningful engagement with local iwi (notably Ngāti Rehua) and by relying on a limited consultation record and Auckland hearing; as a result the Decision was not properly informed from a Māori perspective and is quashed and remitted for reconsideration with proper regard to the Committee's advice and meaningful local engagement.