ORC brought proceedings in the High Court in Dunedin under the Declaratory Judgments Act 1908 to determine whether the proposed RPS 21 is a freshwater planning instrument in terms of section 80A of the Resource Management Act.
The hearing was held on 8 and 9 February 2022 at the High Court in Dunedin in front of Justice Nation.
The Judgment is available here.
Oceana Gold (New Zealand) Limited
Port Otago Limited
Otago Fish & Game Council
Dunedin City Council
Waitaki District Council
Canterbury Regional Council (ECan)
Minister for the Environment
Ngā Rūnanga (Te Rūnanga o Moeraki, Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki, Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou and Hokonui Rūnanga, and Te Rūnanga o Ngai Tahu)
Queenstown Lakes District Council
Central Otago District Council
Rayonier Matariki Forests
Ernslaw One Limited