The Environment Court has issued a direction stating that the period for joining the proposed Plan appeals under s274 is extended until 22 June 2018.

The Environment Court has received 25 appeals on the proposed Southland Water and Land Plan.

The decisions on the proposed Southland Water and Land Plan are now available. You can find out more about it and the next steps in the process.

Read the final recommendations by our staff for changes to the proposed Southland Water and Land Plan.

A submitter’s claims that Commissioner McCallum has a conflict of interest has been rejected.

Updates from the hearing will be made available periodically on the Environment Southland website.

A hearing schedule for the proposed Southland Water and Land Plan hearing is available here.

On 12 May, the panel agreed grant IAL an extension for filing their evidence-in-chief.

On 12 May, the panel granted an extension to DairyNZ for lodging their evidence-in-chief.

On 11 May the panel agreed to grant Fish and Game another extension to file their evidence-in-chief.