Latest update - 28 August 2018

On 28 Augut 2018 the High Court released its decision on the appeals.

The EPA is considering the findings.

Published 12 February 2018

On 20 March 2017 the Department of Conservation provided the EPA with two excel spreadsheets of marine mammal sightings and incidents in the Taranaki Basin. The Department of Conservation has since realised that there was an error in the marine mammal sightings data. The error has been corrected and the marine mammal sightings spreadsheet was resubmitted to the EPA on 30 January 2018.

View the corrected spreadsheet (pdf 1.7MB)

View the letter from DoC accompanying the corrected spreadsheet (pdf 112KB)

The original data provided by DoC can be viewed here (pdf, 2.7MB)

Published 10 November 2017

Appeals lodged with the High Court on the TTRL decision.

A number of parties have lodged appeals with the High Court in Wellington of the EPA's decision to grant a marine consent to Trans-Tasman Resources Limited under the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012 (EEZ Act). The EPA and the applicant, Trans-Tasman Resources Limited are also parties to the appeals.

The High Court has set a hearing date starting on 16 April 2018 for a four day hearing.

Copies of the notices of appeal are provided below:

Click here to view the Notices of Appeal.

The High Court has rules on when documents related to appeals can be made publicly available prior to an appeal being determined by the Court. As such, any requests for documentation relating to the appeals should be directed to the High Court in Wellington or the appellants rather than the EPA. In addition, any queries about timing or procedures for the appeals need to be directed to the High Court in Wellington.

To contact the High Court:

Phone: 04 914 3600

From overseas: +64 4 914 3600

Email: WellingtonHC@justice.govt.nz