Environment Court Appeals

On this webpage you will find below a table of appeals received to the Environment Court against the decision of the Otago Regional Council on the Non-Freshwater parts of the Proposed Otago Regional Policy Statement 2021.

When appeals are received by the Otago Regional Council, they will be added to this webpage in the table below.

Appeal Notice	Topics	Interested Parties	Memoranda	Court Minutes, Directions, Notices and Decisions	Status of Appeal
Otago Regional Council (Respondent) Notice to Submitters			Memorandum from the ORC proposing directions Case Management Memorandum for the Otago Regional Council dated 12 July 2024	Court Minute - Case Management	N/A
Ara Poutama (Department of Corrections) Notice of Appeal		Kāi Tahu Queenstown Airport			Appeal Lodged
Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited Notice of Appeal and Appendix 1-4		Director-General of Conservation Dunedin City Council Environmental Defence Society Fish and Game Forest and Bird Kāi Tahu Manawa Energy Limited Meridian Energy Limited New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) Oceana Gold Port Otago Queenstown Lakes District Council The Fuel Companies Transpower New Zealand Queenstown Airport	DCC- Application for Waiver of Time for filing section 274 Notices Memorandum of Counsel on behalf of EDS seeking Waiver of Service for filing s274 Notices	DCC Waiver of Time - Decision	Appeal Lodged
Cain Whanau Notice of Appeal Appendix B Submission Appendix C IHP Report and Recommendations Appendix D List of Submitters being served		Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited Dunedin City Council Forest and Bird Forestry Appellants Kāi Tahu Meridian Energy Limited Oceana Gold OWRUG Port Otago Queenstown Lakes District Council Transpower New Zealand	DCC Application for Waiver of Time for filing section 274 Notices	DCC Waiver of Time - Decision	Appeal Lodged
Dunedin City Council Notice of Appeal Appendix 1 Original and Further Submissions by DCC Annexure 2 Decisions on pORPS		Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited Forest and Bird Forestry Appellants Kāi Tahu Oceana Gold Queenstown Airport The Fuel Companies Transpower New Zealand			Appeal Lodged
Environmental Defence Society Incorporated (EDS) Notice of Appeal		Ara Poutama (Department of Corrections) Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited Beef + Lamb Cain Whanau Chorus New Zealand Limited, One New Zealand Group Limited and Spark New Zealand Trading Limited Director-General of Conservation Federated Farmers NZ Fish and Game Forest and Bird Forestry Appellants Kāi Tahu Manawa Energy Limited Meridian Energy Limited New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) Oceana Gold OWRUG Port Otago Queenstown Lakes District Council The Fuel Companies Transpower New Zealand Queenstown Airport			Appeal Lodged
Forest & Bird Notice of Appeal Appendix A - Council decisions Appendix B - Hearing Panel Report Appendix C - Address for Service Appendix D - Submission Appendix E - Further Submission		Ara Poutama (Department of Corrections) Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited Beef + Lamb Cain Whanau Chorus New Zealand Limited, One New Zealand Group Limited and Spark New Zealand Trading Limited Darby Asset Management LP Director-General of Conservation Dunedin City Council Falls Dam Irrigation Federated Farmers NZ Fish and Game Forestry Appellants Kāi Tahu Manawa Energy Limited Maniototo Irrigation Company Manuherikia Catchment Group Meridian Energy Limited Mount Cardrona Station Village Limited New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) Oceana Gold OWRUG Port Otago Queenstown Airport Queenstown Lakes District Council Real Group Limited (RealNZ) The Fuel Companies Transpower New Zealand Waitaki Irrigators Collective Limited	DCC Application for Waiver of Time for filing section 274 Notices	DCC Waiver of Time - Decision	Appeal Lodged
Forestry Appellants Notice of Appeal		Director-General of Conservation Dunedin City Council Environmental Defence Society Fish and Game Forest and Bird Kāi Tahu Meridian Energy Limited Oceana Gold	DCC Application for Waiver of Time for filing section 274 Notices Memorandum of Counsel on behalf of EDS seeking Waiver of Service for filing s274 Notices	DCC Waiver of Time - Decision	Appeal Lodged
GlenPanel Limited Partnership Notice of Appeal Attachment A - Submission Attachment B - Decision		Dunedin City Council Forest and Bird Queenstown Lakes District Council Waterfall Park Developments Limited	DCC Application for Waiver of Time for filing section 274 Notices Memorandum of Counsel on behalf of Waterfall Park Developments Limited seeking Waiver of Time for filing s274 Notices	DCC Waiver of Time - Decision WPDL Waiver of Time - Decision	Appeal Lodged
Kāi Tahu Notice of Appeal		Ara Poutama (Department of Corrections) Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited Beef + Lamb Cain Whanau Director-General of Conservation Dunedin City Council Falls Dam Irrigation Federated Farmers NZ Fish and Game Forest and Bird Forestry Appellants Manawa Energy Limited Maniototo Irrigation Company Manuherikia Catchment Group Meridian Energy Oceana Gold OWRUG Port Otago Queenstown Airport Queenstown Lakes District Council The Fuel Companies Transpower New Zealand Waitaki Irrigators Collective Limited	DCC Application for Waiver of Time for filing section 274 Notices	DCC Waiver of Time - Decision	Appeal Lodged
Manawa Energy Limited Notice of Appeal Attachment A - Submission Attachment B - Decision		Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited Chorus New Zealand Limited, One New Zealand Group Limited and Spark New Zealand Trading Limited Director-General of Conservation Environmental Defence Society Fish and Game Forest and Bird Kāi Tahu Meridian Energy Limited Oceana Gold Queenstown Lakes District Council	Memorandum of Counsel on behalf of EDS seeking Waiver of Service for filing s274 Notices		Appeal Lodged
Meridian Energy Limited Notice of Appeal Attachment 2 Submission of Meridian Energy Limited on the pORPS Attachment 3 Further Submission of Meridian Energy on the pORPS		Director-General of Conservation Environmental Defence Society Fish and Game Forest and Bird Kāi Tahu Manawa Energy Limited Queenstown Lakes District Council	Memorandum of Counsel on behalf of EDS seeking Waiver of Service for filing s274 Notices		Appeal Lodged
New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) Notice of Appeal		Ara Poutama (Department of Corrections) Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited Beef + Lamb Director-General of Conservation Federated Farmers NZ Fish and Game Forest and Bird Forestry Appellants Manawa Energy Limited Meridian Energy Limited Oceana Gold Port Otago Queenstown Airport The Fuel Companies Transpower New Zealand			Appeal Lodged
Oceana Gold (New Zealand) Limited Notice of Appeal by Oceana Gold on pORPS plus Appendix 1 and 2 Appendix 3 Submission by Oceana Gold on the pORPS Appendix 4 Further Submission by Oceana Gold on the pORPS		Beef + Lamb Director-General of Conservation Environmental Defence Society Fish and Game Forest and Bird Forestry Appellants Kāi Tahu Manawa Energy Limited Meridian Energy Limited OWRUG Queenstown Airport Queenstown Lakes District Council Transpower New Zealand Waterfall Park Developments Limited	Memorandum of Counsel on behalf of Waterfall Park Developments Limited seeking Waiver of Time for filing s274 Notices Memorandum of Counsel on behalf of EDS seeking Waiver of Service for filing s274 Notices	WPDL Waiver of Time - Decision	Appeal Lodged
Port Otago Limited Notice of Appeal Annexures 1-3 Application for Directions as to Service		Dunedin City Council Oceana Gold Queenstown Lakes District Council	DCC Application for Waiver of Time for filing section 274 Notices	DCC Waiver of Time - Decision	Appeal Lodged
Queenstown Airport Corporation Limited Notice of Appeal		Ara Poutama (Department of Corrections) Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited Beef + Lamb Chorus New Zealand Limited, One New Zealand Group Limited and Spark New Zealand Trading Limited Director-General of Conservation Dunedin City Council Fish and Game Forest and Bird Kāi Tahu Meridian Energy Queenstown Lakes District Council The Fuel Companies Transpower New Zealand			Appeal Lodged
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) Notice of Appeal		Ara Poutama (Department of Corrections) Chorus New Zealand Limited, One New Zealand Group Limited and Spark New Zealand Trading Limited Darby Asset Management LP Forestry Appellants Kāi Tahu Meridian Energy Limited New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) Oceana Gold Port Otago Queenstown Airport Real Group Limited (RealNZ) Transpower New Zealand Waterfall Park Developments Limited	DCC Application for Waiver of Time for filing section 274 Notices Memorandum of Counsel on behalf of Waterfall Park Developments Limited seeking Waiver of Time for filing s274 Notices	DCC Waiver of Time - Decision WPDL Waiver of Time - Decision	Appeal Lodged
Real Group Limited (RealNZ) Notice of Appeal		Darby Asset Management LP Forestry Appellants Meridian Energy Limited Mount Cardrona Station Village Limited NZ Ski Limited Queenstown Lakes District Council Waterfall Park Developments Limited	Memorandum of Counsel on behalf of Waterfall Park Developments Limited seeking Waiver of Time for filing s274 Notices	WPDL Waiver of Time - Decision	Appeal Lodged
The Fuel Companies (BP Oil NZ Limited, Mobil Oil NZ Limited, Z Energy Limited) Notice of Appeal Annexure A Submission on pORPS Annexure A Further Submission on pORPS		Port Otago Queenstown Airport			Appeal Lodged
Transpower New Zealand Limited Notice of Appeal Attachment 2.1 IHP Recommendation Report Attachment 2.2 PORPS Tracked Changes Updated Attachment 3 Submission 3 September 2021 Attachment 4 Submission 12 November 2021 Attachment 5 Address for Service Table		Ara Poutama (Department of Corrections) Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited Beef + Lamb Director-General of Conservation Environmental Defence Society Fish and Game Forest and Bird Forestry Appellants Kāi Tahu Manawa Energy Limited Meridian Energy Limited New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) Oceana Gold Queenstown Lakes District Council The Fuel Companies	Memorandum of Counsel on behalf of EDS seeking Waiver of Service for filing s274 Notices		Appeal Lodged

You will find a list of Submitters and Address/es for Service below.

Note: If your contact details appear to be incorrect or there has been an update, please advise hearingsadministrator@orc.govt.nz.

Document Updated 21.05.2024

List of Submitters and Address for Service

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Ara Poutama (Department of Corrections)

Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited

Cain Whanau

Dunedin City Council

Environmental Defence Society Incorporated (EDS)

Forest & Bird

Forestry Appellants

GlenPanel Limited Partnership

Kāi Tahu

Manawa Energy Limited

Meridian Energy Limited

New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)

Oceana Gold (New Zealand) Limited

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Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC)

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Tō kaunihera Your council

Appeal Notice

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Interested Parties

Memoranda

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Status of Appeal

Otago Regional Council

(Respondent)

Ara Poutama (Department of Corrections)

Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited

Cain Whanau

Dunedin City Council

Environmental Defence Society Incorporated (EDS)

Forest & Bird

Forestry Appellants

GlenPanel Limited Partnership

Kāi Tahu

Manawa Energy Limited

Meridian Energy Limited

New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)

Oceana Gold (New Zealand) Limited

Port Otago Limited

Queenstown Airport Corporation Limited

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC)

Real Group Limited (RealNZ)

The Fuel Companies (BP Oil NZ Limited, Mobil Oil NZ Limited, Z Energy Limited)

Transpower New Zealand Limited

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