High Court rules Rotorua council broke law over sewerage pipe near Lake Rotokākahi
A High Court judgment found Rotorua Lakes Council acted unlawfully in its handling of a sewerage pipeline near the sacred Māori lake.
The High Court has ruled that Rotorua Lakes Council broke the law in its approach to a sewerage pipeline project near Lake Rotokākahi. The Rotokākahi Board of Control, which manages the tapu lake, took the council to court over the plan in December. The ruling concludes years of opposition to the pipeline beside the Māori-owned lake.
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High Court finds Rotorua council broke law in handling of sewerage pipe near sacred lake
The Rotokākahi Board of Control, which manages Lake Rotokākahi, took Rotorua Lakes Council to court over the plan in December.
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Rotorua council broke law in handling of sewerage pipe near sacred lake
The Rotokākahi Board of Control, which manages Lake Rotokākahi, took the council to court over the plan in December.
NZ Herald
Lake Rotokākahi: Rotorua council broke law over Tarawera sewerage scheme, High Court rules
The ruling follows years of opposition to a pipeline beside the Māori-owned, tapu lake.