Government may change law after court rules against DOC land-swapSUPPLIED Part of the 22 hectares of Ruahine Forest Park that the Department of Conservation had agreed to swap to pave the way for the Ruataniwha Dam. The Government has signalled it is prepared to change the law to overturn a Supreme Court ruling that conservation land cannot be grabbed by developers. The Department of Conservation land at the centre of the legal case is shown in purple. PAUL McCREDIE The Supreme Court upheld an earlier Court of Appeal decision. HBRIC chief executive Blair O'Keeffe said the Supreme Court decision was "a setback for the scheme" and the company would take time to consider it.

Source: Stuff July 05, 2017 22:41 UTC