30 Mar 2023
FEDERATED FARMERS SOUTHLAND INCORPORATED v SOUTHLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL [2023] NZHC 686
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 686
- Court
- High Court
The court granted the application for a combined priority fixture because the public interest in timely resolution of major regional planning issues, the breadth of affected interests, the parties' readiness, and the manageable hearing duration (three days) constituted exceptional circumstances justifying prioritisation, and directed a timetable and procedural directions for the combined hearing.