Crown argues it has power to revoke status of conservation land in Ruataniwha appeal

Crown argues it has power to revoke status of conservation land in Ruataniwha appeal
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard Feb. 27 (BusinessDesk) - The Minister of Conservation has the right to revoke the status of land in the conservation estate, the Crown argues in a Supreme Court challenge to a ruling that's holding up a Hawke's Bay irrigation scheme allowing more intensive farming in the region. The Supreme Court hearing, set down for two days, is an appeal over whether the Court of Appeal was right in its 2016 ruling that the Department of Conservation’s planned land swap deal wasn't legitimate. The court battle somewhat bizarrely pitch...