High Court allows Port of Tauranga fast-track panel to proceed

High Court allows Port of Tauranga fast-track panel to proceed
A render of the automated cranes Port of Tauranga wants to install behind the first stage of its Sulphur Point container terminal expansion. (Image: Port of Tauranga)
Oliver Lewis
The High Court has dismissed an interim application by Bay of Plenty hapū to stop an expert panel from being set up to consider a major port upgrade.As BusinessDesk reported this week, Ngāti Kuku Hapū Trust and trustees of the Ngā Hapū o Ngā Moutere Trust initiated judicial review proceedings – the first challenge under the new fast-track consenting regime – against the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) and Port of Tauranga (POTL) in June.The port has been trying for several years to secure consents for its Sella Passage proj...

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