The Government has accepted the Environment Court’s recommendation to give special legal protection to New Zealand’s largest freshwater springs, Te Waikoropupū Springs (also known as Pupū Springs).

Case Brief: Insley v Minister of Climate Change[2023] NZHC 1388

Author: Mhairi Mackenzie Everitt, Solicitor, DLA Piper

In 2011, the Government gazetted the National Policy Statement for Renewable Electricity Generation (NPSREG). The outcome sought is clear: amongst other matters, generate more energy from renewable resources in locations where it can efficiently connect into the local distribution network.