[2023] NZEnvC 032 Crafar v Taupo District Council [pdf, 282 KB]
...follows: I have been unable to get legal assistance during the Christmas/New Year break, but in regards to the Todd Generation application for security of costs against me, I do not agree that this is necessary, for the following reasons: 1) The claim that it will cost $150,000 to defend is minuscule compared with the cost to NZ of the loss of the export revenue from 3,000 dairy cows. 2) If the cost of the project really is six hundred million dollars, most of which goes to the Chi...