[2024] NZEnvC 189 Gisborne District Council v China Forestry Group New Zealand Company [pdf, 4.3 MB]
...tributary of the Waimata River that flows to Gisborne City where it joins the Taruheru River and then flows into the sea at Waikanae Beach in Gisborne City. [38] The tributary streams in Kanuka Forest are identified in Schedule G21 of the TRMP as protected watercourses and as tributaries of the Waimata River. Protected watercourses are areas that receive enhanced protection and are intended to be retired as part of vegetation clearance resource consents. The Waimata River is i...