[2015] NZEnvC 105 Opoutere Ratepayers and Residents' Association v Waikato Regional Council [pdf, 2.2 MB]
...evidence for the Council. We note that a focus of the evidence of the ecologists was on avian values and the importance of the variety and combination of habitat available at Opoutere to support these species, which we infer has been less hampered by human development, although not entirely devoid of the potential for adverse human intervention. We also acknowledge the evidence of Mr Kessels on the key ecological values and their ecological significance and the supporting evidence r...