Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc v Minister of Conservation - [2016] 3 NZLR 828

Crown — Crown land — Conservation land — Whether specially protected land could be exchanged for stewardship land — Whether specially protected designation could be revoked — Whether land’s intrinsic values no longer justified preservation and protection — “Conservation” — “Preservation” — Conservation Act 1987, ss 2, 7, 16A, 18 and 61.

Judicial review — Interpretation of statutory powers — Whether discretionary power applied lawfully — Approach to be taken to assessing discretion — Whether purpose of statute considered — Whether legislation could be read broadly — Conservation Act 1987, ss 2, 7, 16A, 18 and 61.