[2021] NZEnvC 096 Northland District Health Board v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 9.7 MB]
...acknowledge that the plan has been through an extensive and iterative process and that we are focussed only on the provisions that are before us. Nevertheless, we repeat our earlier comments and other decisions about Te Mana o te Wai and the need to protect not only our waters but our biodiverse ecotones from further loss. [35] Beyond this, the Health Board is particularly concerned at the potential for agrichemicals to affect humans. They note that the Northland population is among...