[2023] NZEnvC 239 Nelson-Marlborough Fish & Game Council v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 4.2 MB]
...lakes, wetlands, aquifers and coastal waters. The policy will be primarily implemented through the application of water quality classifications, against which the impact of point source discharges on water quality can be assessed in the preparation of permitted activity rules and the consideration of resource consent applications. Natural wetlands has the same meaning as “natural inland wetlands” in the NPSFM 2020, except that it also includes natural wetlands in the coastal marine...