3 May 2017
ROYAL FOREST AND BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED v CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL [2017] NZHC 865
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 865
- Court
- High Court
The Court approved amendments by consent removing references to land use practices from the determination-of-significance policy, holding that significance and SES boundaries must be established by ecological assessment first, with land use practices relevant only to subsequent determination of extent and selection of protection mechanisms; the amendments give effect to s6(c) RMA, the CRPS and the NZCPS.