[2023] NZEnvC 183 W North Limited v Wellington Regional Council [pdf, 1 MB]
...Waikanae. In 2021, as W North Ltd was giving effect to that consent, the Council raised an issue concerning the possible existence of a wetland on tl1e property (as defined by tl1e proposed Natural Resources Plan and ilie Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) Regulations 2020). The Council tl1en issued an abatement notice to W Nortl1 Ltd, asserting tlrnt tl1e area in question was a wetland, and tlrnt what W/ Nortl1 Ltd proposed was outside tl1e terms of...