DOC, Hawke's Bay council developer take Ruataniwha appeal to Supreme Court

DOC, Hawke's Bay council developer take Ruataniwha appeal to Supreme Court
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot Sept. 28 (BusinessDesk) - The Department of Conservation and Hawke's Bay Regional Investment Company (HBRIC) are appealing to the Supreme Court over a conservation land swap which the Court of Appeal halted. The government department and the regional council-owned sponsor of the Ruataniwha dam want to overturn an appeal court ruling against a land swap deal enabling the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme and today sought urgent leave to the Supreme Court to argue the case.  The land exchange would "provide significant enhan...