Centre for Resource Management2023-05-172023-05-1719840122-5044https://hdl.handle.net/10182/16133The Planning Tribunal bases its decisions on evidence presented to it by various interest groups. The study provides a critical analysis of the quality and relevance of methods which may be used in producing and presenting this evidence. Examples taken from the Rakaia River NWCO Hearing are used to illustrate the analysis .iv, 109 pages© Lincoln College & University of Canterburywater resources developmentwater conservationRakaia RiverTowards a resolution of conflict in water resource allocation: A discussion based on examination of the Rakaia River debateDiscussion PaperANZSRC::370799 Hydrology not elsewhere classifiedANZSRC::440704 Environment policy