30 Nov 2021
OTAGO FISH & GAME COUNCIL v OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL [2021] NZHC 3258
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 3258
- Court
- High Court
High Court held Fish & Game failed to establish material errors of law in the Environment Court's decision on the Plan Change except that the sustainable management purpose in s5 RMA does encompass sustainable management of trout and their habitat and there was a non‑material interpretive error on the NPSFM 'limit'/'over‑allocation' point; the Environment Court's factual findings on hydrology, ecology and the comparative effectiveness of the Galleries 550/1,639 scenario were supported by evidence and were within the range of reasonable conclusions; s7(h) imposes a duty to have particular rega…