[2023] NZEnvC 093 CEP Services Matauwhi Limited v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 7 MB]
...Regional Council [2021] NZEnvC 039 at [64]. 5 area of bird habitat throughout Northland.5 The approach taken to SBA mapping means that much of Northland’s coastline has been identified as SBA from Mean High Water Springs up to about 1 kilometre offshore. Some identified SBAs will contain very high ecological bird values, whereas other parts will contain lesser or more transient values. [13] CEP Services and Forest & Bird have a number of related appeal points on how SEAs...