Hearings

The Environment Court will be holding a hearing into the provisions of Plan Change 8 and matters raised in submissions and further submissions. Further information about the court's practice and procedures can be found on the General Information page.

On this page you can find:

Hearing Schedule - a timetable giving the date, time and location parties and their witnesses are to attend at a hearing;
Getting to the Hearing - information about how to get to the hearing venue;
Event Notices - general notices for all court events including mediation, expert conferencing and hearings;
Evidence;
Joint Witness Statements;
Legal Submissions / Records of Amendments Sought;
Exhibits - materials produced during hearings;
Hearing Transcripts - typed transcript of the hearing; and
Audio Recordings of Hearings.

Hearing Schedule

File name format: [Date of Schedule] - [Name of Timetable]

The hearing schedule is not available yet.

If you have questions or queries about the hearing schedule, please contact Glen Cooper or Rebecca Jackson on:

PlanChange@orc.govt.nz; or
027 213 1652.

Getting to the Hearing

The Hearing for PC8 will be held in the Hutton Theatre of the Otago Museum. Information about finding the Hutton Theatre is provided below:

Getting to the Hearing - The Hutton Theatre [PDF, 120 KB]

Event Notices

Notices for all court events including mediation, expert conferencing and hearings can be found on the Notice of Court Events page.

Evidence:

File name format: [Date Filed] - [Party Name] - Evidence - [Evidence Type] - [Witness Name] - [Discipline] - [Date of Evidence]

Until evidence is produced in court by witness, the statement is not regarded as ‘evidence’. Note: There may also be minor changes (e.g. grammar) between the time of uploading onto the court’s website and the witness being sworn in (or affirmed) at the hearing.