Environment Court of New Zealand | |
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Te Kōti Taiao o Aotearoa (Māori) | |
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Established | 1996 |
Jurisdiction | New Zealand ![]() |
Location | Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch |
Authorized by | Resource Management Act 1991 |
Appeals to | High Court of New Zealand |
Website | environmentcourt |
Chief Environment Court Judge | |
Currently | Judge D A Kirkpatrick |
Since | 2020 |
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The Environment Court of New Zealand (Māori: Te Kōti Taiao o Aotearoa) is a specialist court for plans, resource consents and environmental issues. It mainly deals with issues arising under the Resource Management Act, meaning that it covers a wide range of potential future effects of planning applications, which can include such areas as traffic congestion, noise/pollution emissions and social and commercial consequences, rather than just the 'ecological' aspects that could be implied by the 'environmental' term.