8 Oct 2018
THE WOOD SCENIC LINE LIMITED v HURUNUI DISTRICT COUNCIL & ORS [2018] NZHC 2619 [8 October 2018]
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 2619
- Court
- High Court
The Council erred in law by failing to give limited notification to Wood Scenic because the effects on it could not be characterised as 'less than minor' given the shared use of the river and safety implications; however there was no misrepresentation by Amuri Jet about an agreed radio/communications protocol (such agreement existed and was endorsed by Maritime NZ), the Council had otherwise adequate and relevant information, and in the exercise of the Court's discretion the consent is not quashed given Maritime NZ oversight, the parties' operational experience and safety audits; the residual…