[2018] NZEnvC 015 Mawhinney v Auckland Council [pdf, 21 MB]
...Rodney District Council v Eyres Eco-Park Limited'" ("Eyres Eco-Park']. In that case there were three rules relevant to the claimed existing use: a 1988 rule, a 1995 rule , and a 2000 rule as described by O'Regan J giving the judgment of the Court of Appeal. The applicant at first instance, Eyres, claimed that44: . its existing use right is defined by reference to the use of the land and the effects of that use prior to the introduction of the 1988 rule . The...