Auckland Council is involved in ongoing court action to overturn its decisions not to allow housing on Crater Hill near Auckland Airport and at Okura just north of the city boundary.
In the past two months the Environment Court has issued decisions on the location of the Rural Urban Boundary and zoning in the Crater Hill and Okura areas, and planning controls for subdividing land in rural Auckland.
The Crater Hill/Pūkaki decision was in favour of the council and has been appealed to the High Court by two landowners who want their land to be included inside the Rural Urban Boundary.
The decision on Ōkura was in favour of the council and has been appealed to the High Court by one landowner on similar grounds.
"We will actively support the Environment Court's decisions in the High Court through the presentation of legal submissions," said council planning committee chair councillor Chris Darby.