Climate Change and the Courts Ross Holden December 2, 2020 December 2, 2020RM Journal Author: Duncan Ballinger, Barrister, Stout Street Chambers Climate change is the pressing issue of our times. We must act urgently…
Bunnings Ltd v Auckland Transport [2020] NZEnvC 92 Ross Holden October 1, 2020 August 31, 2020RM Journal The Environment Court’s recent decision in Bunnings Ltd v Auckland Transport [2020] NZEnvC 92 concerned an application to the Environment…
Mediation in the Environment Court: Do the Numbers Matter? Ross Holden September 24, 2020 August 31, 2020RM Journal When thinking about the number of participants in Environment Court mediation, the old saying “too many cooks spoil the broth”…
Climate Change Implications for Local Government of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020 Ross Holden September 17, 2020 September 14, 2020RM Journal This article outlines the recent climate-change-related amendments to the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) and discusses the implications of these…
Possum in the Headlights: An Audit of Australia’s Biodiversity Offsetting Conditions and Some Lessons for New Zealand Ross Holden September 10, 2020 September 10, 2020RM Journal The Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture, Water, and the Environment (DAWE) has just been grilled by the Australian National Audit…
