[2017] NZEnvC 154 W Hansen Haupouri Partnership v Hastings District Council [pdf, 992 KB]
...that. It can be accepted that the coastal flats, including the Disputed Area is, potentially at least, a site of considerable archaeological interest. As knowledge of it increases, we understand that it is being regarded as containing evidence of human habitation in the timeframe of that of the Wairau Bar. According to Ms Craig's evidence, the HNZPT '" maintains that the cultural, historical and archaeological heritage values present at Ocean Beach are greater than th...