[2023] NZEnvC 068 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated v West Coast Regional Council [pdf, 827 KB]
...consents are sought to enable open cast mining of an area of land comprising approximately 144ha, situated on Te Kuha escarpment spanning the ridge slightly to the east, to overlook the Buller Gorge and covering the slopes downwards to the west that form the backdrop to Westport. [2] This is not the first coal mine in this part of Buller District, with Stockton, Denniston, Escarpment and Sullivan all situated to the north of the proposed Te Kuha site, but generally not as visible fr...