Court agrees to hear Waiheke penguin challenge
06 Jul 2021 12:03 PM
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The Environment Court has granted Ngāti Paoa Trust Board an urgent hearing this Thursday and Friday on its challenge to a Waiheke marine development.
The board is asking that work stop until Kennedy Point Boatharbour Limited implements a proper monitoring and protection plan is in place for the endangered kororā or little blue penguins living on the site, which was a condition of its resource consent.
Trust co-chair Danella Roebeck says Auckland Council has failed in its duty to protect the environment and the kororā, so the iwi had to step up.