Epic landfill case closes after 10 months

Judges, Melinda Dickey and Jeff Smith (pictured), together with Ruth Bartlet, Glenys Payne and Kevin Prime.

Probably the most complex case the Environment Court has ever had to deal with – that was the view of Judge Jeff Smith on April 28, as appeals against the granting of resource consent for a giant regional landfill in the Dome finally drew to a close.

The case took 13 solid weeks of submissions, evidence and cross-examination spread over more than 10 months by the six groups fighting the decision – Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua, Forest & Bird, Department of Conservation, Ngāti Manu...

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