Appeals

Proposed Waikato Regional Coastal Plan
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Waikato Regional Council notified its decision on submissions to the Proposed Waikato Regional Coastal Plan on Tuesday 14 October 2025.

The period for lodging appeals on the Council decision closed on Wednesday 26 November 2025. Anyone who made a submission or further submission on the Proposed Waikato Regional Coastal Plan had the opportunity to lodge an appeal with the Environment Court in respect of provisions to which their submission related.

From the close of the appeal period, other parties have 15 working days to join appeal proceedings. Notices of appeal and section 274 parties that have joined appeal proceedings can be found below.

As Council receives documents relating to the appeal process, we will upload them to this page.

Please note, the Environment Court is responsible for running the appeals proceedings and any correspondence on process matters around appeals should be directed to the Environment Court.

On this page:

List of Appeals received

Select an Appellant name from the list below to view related appeal documents and information.  We will continue to update each appeal as it progresses through the appeals process.

Section 274 Parties

This is a list of all Section 274 parties that have joined appeal proceedings. Select a party name to view related appeal documents and information. 

You can also view the Section 274 parties specific to each appeal in the appellant information above.

Environment Court Minutes

The Environment Court will issue minutes regarding appeals.  These will be listed below, as they become available.

Note: the reporting date for counsel to file its First Case Management Memorandum is now due by 5:00pm on 27 February 2026 (as opposed to the initial direction in paragraph [2](c) of the above 8 December Minute).