[2019] NZEnvC 089 Schwartfeger v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 5 MB]
...until neither Mr or Mrs Schwartfeger no longer owned the property, whichever was sooner. The remission did not apply to any new owner of the consent. This was the 'straw that broke the camel's back' and resulted in the Applicants filing for declarations from the Court. [7] Since then, by submission to the Court (April 2019) and at hearing Mr Conway for the Council confirmed that the Council now remitted all past and future charges in respect of the retention structure...