[2023] NZEnvC 157 Ngati Tama ki te Waipounamu Trust [pdf, 5 MB]
...that are either as afforded by waters in their natural state or that themselves warrant protection as outstanding. We interpret “sustain” in its ordinary sense (including “maintain”). [16] Primarily, a WCO fulfils its protective purposes through its specified restrictions or prohibitions on the exercise of regional council powers under s30(1)(e) and (f) (s200). As specified in s199(2), in the case of waters found in their natural state, those restrictions or prohibitions c...