Environmental group launches legal challenge to Mt Messenger Wildlife Act Authority

A Department of Conservation decision could result in the deaths of up to forty-six species - including kiwi - during the construction of the Mt Messenger bypass in Taranaki, an environmental charity says.
The Environmental Law Initiative is seeking judicial review of a Wildlife Act authority granted in December 2021 by DOC, enabling the work to go ahead.
They say the decision contradicts the purpose of the Wildlife Act.
A senior legal adviser from the group, Allan Brent, spoke to Ingird Hipkiss