Please see the below documents for the Environment Court protocols as at 07.03.21. Level 2 : Auckland Level 1 :…
Career Opportunities Bentley & Co. are recruiting two motivated intermediate planners to work in our team on a broad…
The Climate Change Commission has extended the consultation period on its draft advice. Consultation opened on February 1, with submissions initially due…
Ngāti Maru Trust v Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whaia Maia Ltd [2020] NZHC 2768 Author: Setareh Stienstra, Barrister, Public Law…
Authors: Daniel Minhinnick, Partner and Tom Atkins, Solicitor, Russell McVeagh Introduction The need to more effectively manage, protect and…
Authors: Shelley Chadwick, Associate and Robert Huse, Partner, Anderson Lloyd In 2018 and 2019, the Government undertook a review…
Authors: Thomas Gibbons, Thomas Gibbons Law & Charlotte Muggeridge, Associate, Harkness Henry Introduction The problem of growth is multi-faceted….
Author: Aidan Cameron, Employed Barrister, Bankside Chambers The phrase “overall broad judgment” (or OBJ) has had much ink spilled…
Author: Duncan Ballinger, Barrister, Stout Street Chambers Climate change is the pressing issue of our times. We must act urgently…
The Environment Court’s recent decision in Bunnings Ltd v Auckland Transport [2020] NZEnvC 92 concerned an application to the Environment…
When thinking about the number of participants in Environment Court mediation, the old saying “too many cooks spoil the broth”…
This article outlines the recent climate-change-related amendments to the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) and discusses the implications of these…
The Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture, Water, and the Environment (DAWE) has just been grilled by the Australian National Audit…
The COVID-19 lockdown period saw many New Zealanders develop new relationships with how they live, play and work within urban…
In Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [2019] NZEnvC 196 (Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa)…
An area of consistent interest is the interplay between the Resource Management Act 1991 (“RMA”) and property law issues set…
The consequences of an overshoot of the 1.5°C warming target adopted under the Paris Agreement in December 2015 are severe,…
Part 3 of the Resource Management Act 1991 sets out duties and restrictions in relation to the use of resources….
New Zealand has a range of established historic heritage and special character despite being a young country. The ICOMOS Charter,…
The recent Court of Appeal decision (Attorney General v The Trustees of the Motiti Rohe Moana Trust and others [2019]…
The author of this book is Catherine Knight and the review by Setareh Stienstra, Barrister was first published in the…
In this decision the Environment Court imposed its first-ever order restricting a litigant from bringing Court proceedings under the Resource…
Auckland Council granted consent to subdivide a large block of forestry land at Moir Hill, near Warkworth. At the Council…
The Auckland Unitary Plan process, which involved the promulgation of the country’s first combined Regional Policy Statement, Regional and District…
This weeks featured story from the August Resource Management Journal looks at how to make our cities smarter, better and…
The Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (RLAA) made a number of changes to the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). Through…
TRUSTEES OF THE MOTITI ROHE MOANA TRUST V BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL [2018] NZENVC 67 Last November’s issue of…
This Act is potentially transformational new legislation for New Zealand that will have far reaching implications for our economy, society…
Despite 22 amendments over the 26 years since the Resource Management Act was enacted, it has not “delivered” in terms…
Bronwyn Carruthers, Partner, and Aidan Cameron, Solicitor, Russell McVeagh provide a review of recent cases in the resource management space, including:…
Water pricing has risen to prominence in New Zealand recently, largely as a result of debate during the 2017 general…
Dr Steve Urlich, Professor Simon Thrush, Professor Judi Hewitt and Eric Jorgensen continue their scrutiny of the progress New Zealand has made…
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, the “Earth Summit” was held in Brazil in 1992, following a worldwide…
Bronwyn Carruthers, Partner, and Aidan Cameron, Solicitor, Russell McVeagh provide a review of recent cases in the resource management space,…
On August 03, 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved an application by Trans-Tasman Resources Ltd (TTRL) to mine iron…
Unaffordable housing is not a unique problem internationally, nor is it new. The problems have been brewing for decades and…
Recent reports paint a distressing picture of species decline and the deleterious effects of fishing, illustrating the extent to which…
The Resource Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 (101-1) (RLAB) aimed to neutralise the recently-asserted power of local authorities to include GMOs in…
A recent discussion on the future of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) among RMLA’s founders concluded that the 26-year-old RMA needs a…
To charge or not to charge for water? This political hot potato galvanised the 2017 New Zealand election like no other…
Recent criticisms of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) have resulted in calls by high-level commentators for major reform and…
Legislative lunacy; or last salvation? Recent legal personhood cases are indicative of changing legal conceptions of nature to favour a non-anthropocentric approach that recognises…
“All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful, but the beauty is grim.” – Christopher…
The Buller Plateau is host to significant indigenous flora and fauna habitats that qualify for protection under s 6(c) of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA)….
Paul Majurey, Partner, Atkins Holm Majurey; Co-Chair, Project Steering Group, Sea Change – Tai Timu Tai Pari, and Paul Beverley,…
A volley of rule changes around Development Contributions (DCs) has resulted in a near 360-degree revolution in the application of…
Emergency plans are an essential mechanism in protecting our environment and the public via emergency management. Additionally, they are required…
Dr Steve Urlich, Coastal Scientist, Marlborough District Council, lifts the lid on New Zealand’s largest-scale environment issue: the impact of bottom trawling on seabed habitats….
Louise Wickham, Director and Senior Air Quality Specialist, Emission Impossible Ltd, reviews existing case law for air quality and identifies…
Berry Simons’ Simon Berry (Partner), Helen Andrews (Associate), and Jen Vella (Associate), discuss the likely impact on the Resource Management Act of…
The Supreme Court’s 2014 decision in Environmental Defence Society Inc v The New Zealand King Salmon Co Ltd [2014] NZSC…
Commenting on the decisions in RJ Davidson Family Trust v Marlborough District Council [2017] NZHC 52 and Environmental Defence Society Inc v…
Telcos came under the scrutiny of Environment Court Judge Dwyer and Judge Smith, as they sat together to hear a declaration…
Clay target shooting is an established sport throughout New Zealand with a number of shooting clubs across the country. But…
Buddle Findlay’s Partner David Randal, and Senior Associate Thaddeus Ryan, examine whether RMA planning controls for hazardous substances are really necessary. Read on…
Drones have undoubtedly arrived in New Zealand landscapes, but less apparent is that adequate regulatory responses have accompanied them, writes Pip Wallace,…
Professor Nicola Wheen examines how the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 intends to reform many environmental statutes beyond just the Resource Management Act 1991. She focuses…
By Daniel Minhinnick, Senior Associate and David Alley, Solicitor, Russell McVeagh The development of the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan is the…
By Jacinta Ruru The Ministry for the Environment and the Department of Conservation’s Conservation and Environment Science Roadmap is intended to provide perspective on priorities…
Our August 2010 Resource Management Journal article “Biodiversity offsets — A Suggested way Forward” commented on developments in the area…
By Professor Barry Barton, University of Waikato Introduction Two recent Court of Appeal cases present an opportunity for making progress…
The November RMJ 2013 is now available to view, print or download. Table of Contents Cover – Time to pay…
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