Auckland Waterfront Development Agency Ltd v Mobil Oil New Zealand Ltd - [2016] 2 NZLR 281

Lease — Damage to land occurring before and after commencement — Breach — Rectification — Contractual terms — Whether prior leases relevant — Whether prior tenant liable for waste — Whether tenant’s use of land reasonable — Whether other reasonable way to carry out permitted use — Whether spillage authorised by-laws and regulations — Whether repair covenants breached — Whether better practices available from outset — Whether later obligation extended to subsurface — Whether tenant to assume responsibility for historic contamination — Whether new lease excused tenant from own liability for past breaches — “Waste” — “Repair” — Property Law Act 2007.