Wellington City Corporation v Chan and Another - [1977] 1 NZLR 705

Town and country planning — Control of existing use — Residential zoning — Change of use — Property in residential zone used in part by Embassy as office whilst lessee thereof — After lease expired property purchased for use as offices by first defendant and leased to second defendant — Plaintiff sought injunction to prohibit use as offices — Defendants alleging existing use — Town and Country Planning Act 1953, s 36.