[2018] NZEnvC 210 Port of Tauranga Limited v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 365 KB]
...contaminant onto or into land in circumstances which may result in that contaminant (or any other contaminant emanating as a result of natural processes from that contaminant) entering water; ... unless the discharge is expressly allowed by a national environmental standard or other regulations, a rule in a regional plan as well as a rule in a proposed regional plan for the same region (if there is one), or a resource consent. 3. According to the Council's records, no resource cons...