[2022] NZEnvC 089 New Zealand Transport Agency - Waka Kotahi [pdf, 253 KB]
...Court and parties.1 (b) There is such a clear nexus between the intersection upgrade and the expressway extension that the applications should be heard and considered together. Hearing them together will enable an appropriate assessment of the environmental effects. (c) Hearing the applications together will avoid pre-determination of the expressway route. (d) Section 270 of the RMA provides that the Court shall hear two or more proceedings relating to the same subject matter u...