Environment Court Minutes

The Court has issued an interim decision describing the location of river mouths in the region.  Pursuant to a response from Council due by the end of January 2022 further determination will be provided by the Court. 

Environment-Court-Interim-Decision-re-Rivermouths-12-Jan-2022-2022-NZEnvC-1-Wellington-Regional-Council.pdf

The most recent Environment Court minutes are directly below. 

Minute-of-the-Court-Vacated-hearing-time-5.11.21.pdf

Minute-of-the-Court-issued-24-July-2019.pdf

Minute-of-the-Court-issued-26-July-2019.pdf

Minute-of-the-Court-issued-9-September-2019.pdf

Minute-of-the-Court-issued-18-September-2019.pdf

Minute-of-the-Court-issued-19-September-2019.pdf  

Minute-of-the-Court-issued-26-September-2019.pdf

Minute-of-the-Court-issued-1-November-2019-Hiwi-Trust.pdf

Minute-of-Court-2019-109-126-and-133-Various-v-WRC-N-and-H-Diederich-20-November-2019.pdf

Notice-of-Pre-Hearing-Conference-20-November-2019.pdf

Minute-of-the-Court-issued-21-November-2019-Judicial-conference.pdf  

Minute-of-Court-2019-122-and-130-WRCPP-re-amended-sec274-Beef-Lamb-12-December-2019.pdf

Minute-of-Court-2019-106-110-116-117-120-WRCPP-Various-late-sec274s-12-December-2019.pdf

Court-Notice-of-Mediation-GWRC-Proposed-Natural-Resources-Plan-27-January-2020.pdf

Minute-of-Court-2019-130-re-Winstone-amended-sec274-28-February-2020.pdf

Minute-of-Court-2019-123-Wellington-Water-re-amended-appeal-9-March-2020.pdf  

Minute-of-Court-2019-130-re-Winstone-Aggregates-amended-sec274-9-March-2020.pdf

Minute-of-Court-2019-108-Transpower-v-WRC-re-late-sec274-Kainga-Ora-16-March-2020.pdf

Minute-of-Court-Remote-mediation-proposed-Castlepoint-Ratepayers-mediation-23-April-2020.pdf

Online-mediation-directions-2-April-2020.pdf  

Minute-of-the-Court-Late-Waiver-Granted-s274-Request-Kainga-Ora-to-Transpower-NZ-Ltd-20-April-2020.pdf

Minute-of-Court-2019-111-Castlepoint-R-R-v-WRC-Rangitane-late-s274-25-March-2020.pdf  

Online-mediation-directions-4-May2020.pdf 

Minute-of-Court-2019-109-D-Riddiford-v-WRC-re-remote-mediation-13-May-2020.pdf

Court-Remote-Mediation-Attendance-week-25-May-2020.docx

Court-Remote-Mediation-Attendance-week-2-June-2020.docx

Court-Remote-Mediation-Attendance-week-8-June-2020.docx

Minute-of-Court-2019-116-Porirua-CC-v-Wellington-RC-Withdrawal-of-appeal-points-16-June-2020.pdf

Minute-of-Court-2019-106-Min-of-Conservation-v-WRC-WCC-late-s274-17-June-2020.PDF

Minute-of-the-Court-2019-103-HORTNZ-and-Others-v-Wellington-RC-Minute-22-June-2020.pdf

Minute-of-Court-2019-106-Min-of-Conservation-v-WRC-30-June-2020.pdf

Minute-of-Court-2020-NZEnvC-97-Minister-of-Conservation-v-Wellington-Regional-Council-2-July-2020.pdf

Minute-of-Court-2019-103-and-Others-HortNZ-and-Others-v-WRC-2-July-2020.pdf

Minute-of-Court-2019-103-and-Others-HortNZ-and-Others-v-WRC-3-July-2020.pdf

Minute-of-Court-re-E-Guttke-10-July-2020.pdf

Minute-of-the-Court-NZEnvC-109-Decision-23-July-2020.pdf

Minute-of-Court-2019-123-WLG-Water-v-Wellington-RC-11-August-2020.pdf

Minute-of-the-Court-2019-123-WLG-Water-v-Wellington-RC-20-August-2020.pdf

Minute-of-the-Court-2019-110-and-Others-Masterton-DC-Others-v-Wellington-Regional-Council-31-August-2020.pdf  

Minute-of-the-Courts-2019-103-HortNz-and-Others-v-Wellington-Regional-Council-31-August-2020.pdf

Minute-of-Court-2019-103-Others-HortNZ-and-Others-v-Wellington-Regional-Council-7 September 2020.pdf 

GWRC-response-to-mediation-management-Minute-of-7-September.pdf

Minute-of-the-Court-2019-103-and-Others-HortNZ-and-Others-v-Wellington-Regional-Council-9.9.202.pdf

Memorandum-of-GWRC-counsel-regarding-revised-timetable-post-Topic-30-deferral-11-September-2021.pdf

Appendix-1-Mediation-Calendar-Sept-Finish-Updated-11-September-2021.pdf

Appendix-2-Appeal-topics-and-mediation-schedule-updated-11-Sept-2021.pdf

Minute-of-the-Court-2019-103-and-Others-HortNZ-and-Others-v-Wellington-Regional-Council-15-Sept-2020.pdf

Minute-of-the-Court-2019-110-and-125-Masterton-DC-and-Rangitane-and-Another-v-Wellington-RC-25-September-2020.pdf

Minute-of-the-Court-2019-118-Centreport-Limited-v-Wellington-RC-30.11.2020.pdf

Minute-of-the-Court-2019-103-HortNZ-and-Others-v-Wellington-Regional-Council-23.12.2020.pdf

Minute-of-the-Court-2019-103-HortNZ-and-others-v-WRC-Natural-Resources-PC-26.1.21.pdf

Minute-of-the-Court-2019-118-Centreport-and-Another-v-Wellington-RC-1.4.21.pdf

Minute-of-the-Court-2019-103-and-others-v-Wellington-Regional-Council-21.4.21.pdf  

Minute-of-the-Court-2019-103-and-others-v-Wellington-Regional-Council-28.4.21.pdf

2019-108-Transpower-NZ-and-Others-v-WRC-29.4.21.pdf

Minute-of-the-Court-2019-103-and-others-v-Wellington-Regional-Council-29.4.21.pdf 

2019-103-Hort-NZ-and-Others-v-Wellington-RC-28.7.21.pdf

2019-106-Others-Min-of-Conservation-and-Others-v-Wellington-RC-30.5.21.pdf

The following files have been made available for download:
GWRC - Application for Directions - Service on Appeals, 18 September 2019
99 KB GWRC Application for Directions Service of Appeals 18 September 2019
Minute of the Court issued 19 September 2019, Response to service requirements
43 KB Minute of the Court issued 19 September 2020
The following files have been made available for download:
Atiawa ki Whakarongotai Charitable Trust - Late waiver request, 18 October 2019
268 KB Atiawa ki Whakarongotai Charitable Trust Late waiver request 18 October 2019
The following files have been made available for download:
Minute of the Court 2019-133 Beef and Lamb v WRC waiver 2019-09-19
23 KB Minute of the Court 2019 133 Beef and Lamb v WRC waiver 2019 09 19
Beef and Lamb - Memorandum of Counsel, 18 November 2019
130 KB Beef and Lamb Memorandum of Counsel 18 November 2019
Beef and Lamb - Application for waiver- s274 party Fish and Game and Forest and Bird, 4 Dec 2019
103 KB Beef and Lamb Application for waiver s 274 party FG and FB 4 Dec 2019
Beef and Lamb - Memorandum - Amended s274 Notices, 4 Dec 2019
111 KB Beef and Lamb Memorandum Amended s274 Notices 4 Dec 2019
Beef and Lamb - Amended Fish and Game s274 notice, 4 Dec 2019
121 KB Beef and Lamb Amended Fish and Game s274 notice 4 Dec 2019
Beef and Lamb - Amended Forest and Bird s274 Notice, 4 Dec 2019
124 KB Beef and Lamb Amended Forest and Bird s274 Notice 4 Dec 2019
Beef and Lamb - Covering Letter, 4 Dec 2019
55 KB Beef and Lamb Covering Letter 4 Dec 2019
The following files have been made available for download:
First Gas Ltd - Application for Waiver, 19 September 2019
75 KB First Gas Ltd Application for waiver 19 September 2019
Minute of Court Waiver granted - First Gas Ltd, 19 September 2019
21 KB Minute of Court 2019 132 First Gas Ltd Waiver 2019 09 19
First Gas Ltd - Memorandum of Counsel seeking leave not to attend PHC 19 November 2019
84 KB First Gas Ltd Memorandum of Counsel seeking leave not to attend PHC 19 November 2019
First Gas - Remote attendances at May mediations, 30 April 2020
214 KB First Gas Remote attendances at May mediations 30 April 2020
The following files have been made available for download:
Fire and Emergency NZ - Late waiver request - Rangitane, 11 October 2019
142 KB Fire and Emergency NZ Late waiver request 1 11 October 2019
Fire and Emergency NZ - Late waiver request - Porirua City Council
139 KB Fire and Emergency NZ Late waiver request Porirua City Council
Fire and Emergency NZ - Late waiver request - Wellington Water
139 KB Fire and Emergency NZ Late waiver request Wellington Water
Fire and Emergency NZ - Late waiver request - Wellington Fish and Game
139 KB Fire and Emergency NZ Late waiver request 2 Wellington Fish and Game
The following files have been made available for download:
Memorandum - Kainga Ora on timetable, 26 March 2020
409 KB Memo of Kainga Ora on timetable 26 March 2020
Minute of the Court - Kainga Ora s274 request - Transpower, 26 March 2020
99 KB 2019 108 Transpower v WRC re Kainga Ora 26.3.2020
Memorandum of Counsel - Kāinga Ora request to s274 party - Transpower, 15 April 2020
541 KB ENV 2019 WLG 108 Memorandum of Counsel for Kainga Ora
Minute of the Court - Late Waiver Granted - s274 Request Kainga Ora to Transpower NZ Ltd, 20 April 2020
178 KB Minute of the Court Late Waiver Granted s274 Request Kainga Ora to Transpower NZ Ltd 20 April 2021
The following files have been made available for download:
KiwiRail - Late waiver request, 8 November 2019
309 KB KiwiRail Late waiver request 8 November 2019
KiwiRail - Memorandum of Counsel, 19 November 2019
265 KB KiwiRail Memorandum of Counsel 19 November 2019
The following files have been made available for download:
Rangitane - Memorandum of Counsel, 15 November 2019
179 KB Rangitane Memorandum of Counsel 15 November 2019
Rangitane - Memorandum of Counsel, 21 January 2020 re First Gas s274 request
172 KB Rangitane Memorandum of Counsel 21 January 2020 re First Gas s274 request
Rangitane - Section 274 Notice - Castlepoint Residents and Ratepayers, 9 March 2020
182 KB Rangitane Section 274 Notice Castlepoint Residents and Ratepayers 9 March 2021
Rangitane - Application seeking Waiver to file 274 Notice re Castlepoint appeal, 9 March 2020
180 KB Rangitane Application seeking Waiver to file 274 Notice
Rangitane - Confirmation of Mediation Attendance, 9 March 2020
150 KB Rangitane Confirmation of Mediation Attendance 9 March 2020
The following files have been made available for download:
Regional Public Health - Memorandum of counsel, 15 November 2019
28 KB Regional Public Health Memorandum of counsel 15 November 2019
The following files have been made available for download:
StraitNZ Bluebridge - Memo in Response to Court Minute , 15 November 2019
78 KB StraitNZ Bluebridge Memo in Response to Court Minute 15 November 2019
The following files have been made available for download:
Surfbreak Protection Society - Memorandum, 19 November 2019
75 KB Surfbreak Protection Society Memorandum 19 November 2019
The following files have been made available for download:
Wairarapa Water Users Inc - Late waiver request, 10 October 2019
484 KB Wairarapa Water Users Inc Late waiver request 10 October 2019
The following files have been made available for download:
Wellington City Council - Memorandum of counsel, 15 November 2019
536 KB Wellington City Council Memorandum of counsel 15 November 2019
Wellington City Council - Memorandum withdrawing s274 notice - Wellington Civic Trust, 3 April 2020
366 KB Wellington City Council Memorandam withdrawing s274 notice CivicTrust 3 April 2021
Wellington City Council - Waiver for late s274 Notice Minister of Conservation, 17 June 2020
418 KB ENV 2019 WLG 106 WCC application for waiver
Wellington City Council - s274 Notice Minister of Conservation, 17 June 2020
417 KB ENV 2019 WLG 106 WCC s 274 Notice2
Wellington City Council - Memorandum of Counsel, 17 June 2020
418 KB ENV 2019 WLG 106 WCC application for waiver2
The following files have been made available for download:
Memorandum of Counsel for Fish and Game, 19 September 2019
82 KB Memorandum of Counsel for Fish and Game 19 September 2019
Amended Notice of Appeal (Fish and Game) 19 September 2019
272 KB Amended Notice of Appeal Fish and Game 19 September 2019
Minute of the Court Waiver granted Fish and Game, 26 September 2019
22 KB Minute of the Court Waiver Fish and Game 26.9.19
The following files have been made available for download:
Wellington Water Ltd - Memorandum of Counsel regarding case management, 15 Nov 2019
72 KB Wellington Water Ltd Memorandum of Counsel regarding case management 15 Nov 2019
The following files have been made available for download:
Andrew and Bridget Mathewson - Application for late waiver, 24 October 2019
417 KB Andrew and Bridget Mathewson Application for late waiver 24 October 2019
The following files have been made available for download:
Minute of the Court -Acknowledgement Withdrawal of Appeal in Part 2019-116 Porirua CC, 20.2.2020
43 KB Minute of the Court Acknowledgement Withdrawal of Appeal in Part 2019 116 Porirua CC 21.2.2020
Porirua City Council - Appeals - Withdrawal in Part, 17.02.20
8.7 MB Porirua City Council Appeals Withdrawal in Part 18.02.20
Porirua City Council - Amended Notice of Appeal - Clean Version,17.02.20
460 KB Porirua City Council Amended Notice of Appeal Clean Version18.02.20
Porirua City Council, Amended Notice of Appeal - Track Change Version 17.02.20
498 KB Porirua City Council Amended Notice of Appeal Track Change Version 18.02.20
The following files have been made available for download:
Transpower re late s274-Kainga Ora - opposing application for waiver, 23 March 2020
107 KB Transpower Minute of the Court re late s274 Kainga Ora opposing application for waiver 23 March 2020
The following files have been made available for download:
Winstone Aggregates Memorandum to Court, 19 November 2019
78 KB Winstone Aggregates Memorandum to Court 19 November 2019