Latest from Environment Court

Future of seabed mining hanging in the balance

Mining company must decide how to proceed with project, opponents vow to fight on.

Jury trials suspension pushed out amid alert-level uncertainty

The Courts have also ramped up their technology to allow for remote hearings.

Owners dither on court order to clean up mess

Council may have to clean up environmentally-dangerous chemicals left on Northland yard.

Avocado growers win in the High Court

High Court rejects appeal against resource consents granted to mainly avocado growers.

Two farms fined nearly $75,000 for effluent discharges

Fonterra clamps down on non-compliant Northland dairy farms by stopping milk collection.

Environment Court fines contractor more than $15k

The company was lead contractor in the redevelopment of Northland College.

Protest group places rāhui on Kerikeri Inlet carpark plans

Occupation ends at Windsor Landing, but hapū group places cultural ban on construction.

Otakiri protesters raise $35k for water bottling appeal

Iwi and residents file appeal Environment Court decision in the Rotorua High Court.

The key players of Ihumātao land struggle

The occupation is unlikely to end soon.

Forest & Bird files Environment Court appeal

Call for more protection of endangered birds under Northland's Regional Plan.

Northland DHB files toxic air appeal in Environment Court

Northland DHB challenges aspects of the proposed Regional Plan on air and water quality.

Intensive farming rules divide council, environment groups

Environmentalists want plan change "called in" - Horizons chairman opposed to it.

'You don't own it': Neighbours fight over million-dollar view

David Walmsley says the view of the harbour does not belong to his neighbours.

'Last ditch' appeal: The fence is down but fight continues

Battles are still being fought over the long-gone fence that blocked million-dollar views.

Row over Auckland wharf extension: Minister steps in

David Parker has some issues over filling in the Waitematā Harbour with more concrete.

A way forward on the Ihumātao dispute

G L Smith writes of a way through the impasse over Fletcher Building's development plans.