3 Mar 2022
NORMAN v TŪPUNA MAUNGA O TĀMAKI MAKAURAU AUTHORITY [2022] NZCA 30
- Citation
- [2022] 3 NZLR 175
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The appeal was allowed because the Tūpuna Maunga Authority failed to discharge its s41/IMP consultation obligations by not making explicit, during the IMP and related public processes, the decision to remove all exotic trees on Ōwairaka (a material and significant proposal that the public could reasonably be expected to comment on); and Auckland Council erred in granting non-notified resource consent because the information before the consent decision maker was inadequate on key matters (notably heritage significance and the proper treatment of substantial temporary amenity effects), such tha…