Hawke’s Bay Regional Investment Co Ltd v Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc - [2017] 1 NZLR 1041

Crown — Crown land — Conservation land — Whether specially protected status could be revoked to facilitate exchange of land — Whether land’s intrinsic values no longer justified preservation and protection — Whether net gain from exchange relevant consideration — “Conservation” — “Preservation” — Conservation Act 1987, ss 2, 7, 16A, 18.

Environmental law — Conservation area — Whether specially protected status could be revoked to facilitate exchange of land — Whether land’s intrinsic values no longer justified preservation and protection — Whether net gain from exchange relevant consideration — “Conservation” — “Preservation” — Conservation Act 1987, ss 2, 7, 16A, 18.