[2022] NZEnvC 215 Southland District Council v Peter Chartres [pdf, 958 KB]
...2015, clearance activities at the Station were the subject of several further complaints and investigations by Council staff, none of which culminated in any enforcement action until late in 2015. Until late 2015, Council officers (seemingly) formed the view that clearance activities were, or appeared to be, permitted by HER.3. From what we glean from that correspondence, their approach to the rule was informed by the age of the vegetation and timing of the clearance. [32] Later...