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.

 

Related documents

Court Issued Documents

 

Court Minutes and Directions

 

Joint Memoranda

 

Plaintiff’s Documents: Otago Regional Council

 

Defendant’s Documents: Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated

 

Interested Parties’ Documents

 

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