What’s at stake: The Environment Court's interim decision has granted Port of Tauranga resource consent for stage one of its wharf extension but the court reserved its decision on stage two.
Background: The Port has been battling to get resource consent since 2019 but faced numerous delays. The consent faced opposition from local iwi over environmental concerns.
Key players: Port of Tauranga, Leonard Sampson, Charlie Rahiri, Ngāti Ranginui, Environment Court.
Port of Tauranga says the Environment Court’s decision to provisionally grant resource consent for the initial phase of its wharf extension is “welcome progress” in what has been a “long and gruelling” process.
The judgment from Chief Environment Court Judge David Kirkpatrick, Environment
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What’s at stake: The Environment Court's interim decision has granted Port of Tauranga resource consent for stage one of its wharf extension but the court reserved its decision on stage two.
Background: The Port has been battling to get resource consent since 2019 but faced numerous delays. The consent faced opposition from local iwi over environmental concerns.
Key players: Port of Tauranga, Leonard Sampson, Charlie Rahiri, Ngāti Ranginui, Environment Court.
