4 Oct 2022
PROTECT AOTEA v THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AUTHORITY [2022] NZHC 2532
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 2532
- Court
- High Court
Costs awarded to the Environmental Protection Authority and Ports of Auckland on a category 2B basis with specified allocations and modest uplifts where respondents had to address issues unique to each proceeding; public interest did not justify departure from the loser‑pays principle because supporting groups failed to engage and the applicants' contested grounds did not materially increase respondents' costs; non‑compliance with timetable and abandoned/unmeritorious grounds did not materially increase expense and did not justify increased costs; no deferment of payment ordered absent specif…