Thorndon Quay Collective Inc v Wellington City Council - [2024] 3 NZLR 361

Local Government — Decision making — Significant decisions — Whether compliance with mandatory duties in s 76 required for all decisions not just “significant” decisions — Local Government Act 2002 ss 76, 77, 78, 81 and 82.

Local Government — Decision making — Identifying all “reasonably practicable” options — Whether local authority entitled to permit non-delegated employee discounting options and not putting them to local authority — Local Government Act 2002 s 77.

Local Government — Consultation — Whether specific requirements in s 82A required for all local authority decisions — Local Government Act 2002 s 82A.

Local Government — Decision making — Discretion as to how compliance with ss 77 and 78 achieved — Whether local authority required to adopt particular words or approach to ensuring compliance — Local Government Act 2002 s 79.

Judicial review — Declaratory relief — Whether declaratory relief appropriate where matters had moved on following decision and safety concerns in issue.