Greenies run out of gas in appealing Denniston Plateau coal mine The Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society won't appeal an Environment Court ruling signing off on a planned coal mine for the West Coast's Denniston Plateau after cutting a deal with mining Wed, 11 Jul 2018 CoalEnvironmentminingBusinessDeskBathurst Resourcesforest & birdDenniston PlateauHamish Bohannanlobbyingenvironmental politics
Law firm applauds RMA overhaul, Forest & Bird alarmed The package "would make councils much more clearly accountable to their communities for what their plans are delivering". Wed, 11 Jul 2018 RMAchapman trippBusinessDeskforest & birdFish and Game CouncilEcologic
Bathurst will oppose Forest & Bird Court of Appeal application The group has mounted a string of appeals against the resource consents granted to Bathurst in August 2011. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 law and courtsBusinessDeskBathurst Resourcesforest & birdSullivan Block
Lobby groups appeal EPA decision on Trans-Tasman Resources Kiwis Against Seabed Mining has called for the High Court to set the decision aside. NBR Contributor Thu, 31 Aug 2017 EPATrans-Tasman ResourcesTransTasman ResourcesKiwis Against Seabed MiningHigh CourtCindy BaxterRoyal Forest & Bird Protection Societyforest & birdKevin Hague
DoC fails to overturn Ruataniwha land swap ruling The Supreme Court ruled that a net benefit didn't justify revoking the status of protected land. BusinessDesk Thu, 06 Jul 2017 DOCmaggie barryConservation MinisterCourt of AppealSupreme CourtRoyal Forest & Bird Protection SocietyConservation ActRuataniwha Whater Storage Schemechief justice Sian EliasJustice Susan GlazebrookJustice Terence ArnoldJusice William youngJustice Mark O'Reganhawkes bayforest & birdKevin HagueconservationDepartment of Conservation
Setback for Ruataniwha scheme as Forest & Bird wins appeal against DOC land swap The court directed Sanson to set aside his decision. BusinessDesk Wed, 31 Aug 2016 Lou SansonLaw & Courtsforest & birdRuataniwha
Farmer signing targets hit for Ruataniwha irrigation scheme Surge in farmers signing up shows reflects increasing confidence in scheme. BusinessDesk Thu, 28 Apr 2016 Hawke’s BayAndrew NewmanRuataniwhaforest & bird
Appeal launched over DOC land swap deal for Ruataniwha irrigation scheme Decision within broad purpose of Conservation Act. BusinessDesk Fri, 18 Mar 2016 forest & birdSally GeppDOCRuataniwha
Forest & Bird loses bid to overturn land swap for Ruataniwha Dam The environmental lobby sought to block the director-general of conservation's decision revoking the conservation status of the land that lay within the footprint of the proposed reservoir. BusinessDesk Mon, 22 Feb 2016 RuataniwhaLaw & Courtsforest & bird
Forest & Bird want land exchange for Ruataniwha water scheme overturned Forest & Bird seeks revocation of land swap in Ruahine Forest Park. BusinessDesk Tue, 08 Dec 2015 Law & CourtsRuataniwhaforest & bird
