[2022] NZEnvC 228 Bay of Islands Maritime Park Incorporated v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 2.2 MB]
...agreed that relevant objectives in the RPS include 3.4, 3.5, 3.12 and 3.14, and that relevant policies include 4.4.1, 4.6.1, 4.7.1-4.7.3, 8.1.1-8.1.4 and 8.3.1. RPS Objective 3.4 Indigenous ecosystems and biodiversity gives effect to [100] [101] [102] 30 Policies 11 and 14 of the NZCPS. This requires protecting areas of significant indigenous vegetation and significant habitats of indigenous fauna, maintaining the extent and diversity of indigenous ecosystems and habitats...