Summary of case law on notification under the RMA
The Ministry wishes to acknowledge the assistance of Helen Atkins of DLA Phillips Fox Lawyers and Phillip Milne, Duncan Laing and Tiffany McNeill of Simpson Grierson in the preparation of this summary. Please note that all of the decisions highlighted below were reached before the RMAA 2009 and therefore some parts of the decisions may no longer be relevant due to the changes to the notification requirements under the RMA.
- Sawmill Workers Against Poisons Incorporated v Whakatane District Council (High Court Rotorua, 13 February 2006, Heath J, CIV-2006-463-32)
- Northcote Mainstreet Inc v North Shore City Council (High Court Auckland, 31 January 2006, Lang J, CIV-2004-404-6062)
- Progressive Enterprises Ltd v North Shore City Council [2006] NZRMA 72 (HC)
- Westfield (New Zealand) Limited v North Shore City Council [2005] NZSC 17
- Queenstown Lakes District Council v Hawthorn Estate Limited (Court of Appeal, 12 June 2006, William Young P, Robertson and Cooper JJ, CA45/05)
- Re
an application by Wellington City Council (EC, Wellington, W70/2003,
6 November 2003, Thompson J)
- Just
One Life Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council (HC, Invercargill,
CP 19/02, 28 March 2003, Panckhurst J)
- Videbeck v Auckland City Council [2003] NZRMA 113 (HC, 27 September
2002)
- Sun Pacific Villas Timeshare Resort
Body Corporate v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [2002] NZRMA 561 (HC, 9 August 2002)
- S&M Property Holdings Limited & Downtown
Backpackers (NZ) Limited v Wellington City Council [2003] NZRMA
193 (HC, 7 August 2002)
- 88 The Strand Limited v Auckland City
Council [2002] NZRMA 475
(HC, 15 July 2002)
- Auckland Regional Council v Arrigato
Investments Limited and Ors [2001] NZRMA 158 (HC, 14 September 2000); [2001] NZRMA 481; [2002]
1 NZLR 323 (CA, 11 July 2001)
- Smith Chilcott Limited v Martinez & Ors [2001] NZRMA 108; [2001] NZRMA 503 (HC, 4 September 2000); [2001]
3 NZLR 473 (CA, 26 June 2001)
- Sheppard and Ors v North Shore City Council (HC, Auckland, M1791-SW00,
1 May 2001, Priestley J)
- Vining v Nelson City Council (HC, Nelson, CP 23/99, 16 November
2000, Gendall J)
- Wilson Parking New Zealand (1992) Limited
v Auckland City Council [2001] NZRMA 364 (HC, 16 October 2000)
- Beach Road Preservation Society and Ors
v Whangarei District Council [2001] NZRMA 176 (HC, 1 November 2000)
- Society for the Protection of Auckland
City and Waterfront Incorporated v Auckland City Council (HC, Auckland, M1031-SW00, 19 September 2000,
Morris J)
- Body Corporate 97010 v Auckland City
Council (HC, Auckland, M1725/99,
8 March 2000, Randerson J); [2000] NZRMA 529; [2000] 3 NZLR 513 (CA,
17 August 2000)
- Barrett v Wellington City Council [2000]
NZRMA 481 (HC, 21 June 2000)
- Keystone Ridge Limited v Auckland
City Council (HC, Auckland,
AP24/01, 3 April 2000, O 'Regan J)
- King v Auckland City Council [2000] NZRMA 145 (HC, 1 December 2000)
- Fullers Group Limited v Auckland Regional
Council & Anor (HC,
Auckland, M1077/95, 21 August 1998, Laurenson J); [1999] NZRMA 439
(CA, 2 June 1999)
- Murray v Whakatane District Council [1999] 3 NZLR 276 (HC, 2 July
1997); [1999] 3 NZLR 325 (CA, 29 March 1999)
- Lowe v Dunedin City Council [1999] NZRMA 280 (HC, 25 March 1999)
- McAlpine v North Shore City Council [1999] NZRMA 530 (HC, 18 November
1998)
- Bayley v Manukau City Council [1998] NZRMA 396 (HC, 19 May 1998);
[1999] 1 NZLR 568 (CA, 22 September 1998)
- Belgiorno-Nettis & Ors v Auckland City
Council [1998] NZRMA 550 (HC, 24 July 1998)
- Aley v North Shore City Council [1999] 1 NZLR 365; [1998] NZRMA
382 (HC, 18 May 1998)
- Elderslie Park Limited v Timaru District
Council [1995] NZRMA 433
(HC, 24 February 1995)
- Burton v Auckland City Council [1994] NZRMA 544 (HC, 5 July 1994)
- Quarantine Waste (NZ) Limited v Waste
Resources Limited [1994]
NZRMA 529 (HC, 2 March 1994)
