[2023] NZEnvC 100 Director-General of Conservation v Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency [pdf, 336 KB]
...which sustains our people and their place; (b) Poutama is a charitable organisation operating without public funds to represent the interests of its hapū and whānau. Ngā Hapū o Poutama have become destitute and unable to rely on traditional resources, and is in a cycle of poverty and unemployment. A costs award would amount to muru; (c) Waka Kotahi and Poutama, inclusive of the Pascoe whānau, must have a long and ongoing mutual relationship, both in relation to the Mt Messenger...