Ashburton Acclimatisation Society v Federated Farmers of New Zealand Inc - [1988] 1 NZLR 78

Water and water control — Water and soil conservation — National water conservation order — Planning Tribunal made report and recommended the making of a national water conservation order in respect of the Rakaia River giving primacy to conservation — Whether Water and Soil Conservation Amendment Act 1981 is a code for making water conservation orders — Whether conservation has primacy over competing uses — Whether existing water rights are protected upon their expiry — Whether Tribunal may impose conditions as to quality of water so as to extend order to area upstream of waters requiring protection — Whether Tribunal may recommend terms excluding those sought by applicant for order — Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967, ss 20B(6) and 20D - Water and Soil Conservation Amendment Act 1981, s 2.