Greenpeace New Zealand v. Northland Regional Council Country/Territory New Zealand Date Oct 1, 2006 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name High Court of New Zealand Reference number [2007] NZRMA 87 Abstract New Zealand Court ruled in favor of Greenpeace holding that climate change was a relevant consideration in the government’s consent of greenhouse gas discharge from a proposed coal-fired power station. The Northland Regional Council had granted consent to Mighty River Power Ltd to discharge contaminants from a proposed coal-fired power station at Marsden Point. The court held, under the Resource Management Act 1991, that a consent authority can consider the effects of such discharge on climate change in applications relating to both renewable and non-renewable energy.Key environmental legal questions:Challenge to regional council consent to a proposed coal-fired power station Full text NZ-Greenpeace-NZ-v-Northland.pdf Website climatecasechart.com