The devil in the details: planning provisions and their importance for infrastructure
Authors: Daniel Minhinnick, Partner, Russell McVeagh and Alice Gilbert, Solicitor, Russell McVeagh Recent case law has emphasised the importance…
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Rethinking the regulation of farming: the need for a principles-based approach
Author: B J Matheson LLB(Hons), BA(Hons) Barrister, Richmond Chambers “Farming within limits” is the current catch-cry for those seeking…
Eden-Epsom Residential Protection Society Inc v Auckland Council [2021] NZEnvC 082
Author: Bronwyn Carruthers, Barrister, Shortland Chambers The Environment Court has recently clarified the relevance of the National Policy Statement:…
Defining mitigation: an ecology perspective
Authors: Justine Quinn, Matt Baber, Josh Markham, Graham Ussher,Mark Lowe and Nick Goldwater. Ecologists undertaking ecological effects assessments in…
What is ‘quality’? Zen and the art of resource management reform
Author: Dr Steve Urlich, Department of Environmental Management, Lincoln University In the 1974 best-seller Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, the narrator tied…