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…
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New stock exclusion regulations and Waikato Regional Council’s Plan Change 1: comparisons and conundrums
Author: Charlotte Muggeridge, Associate, Harkness Henry Proposed Waikato Regional Plan Change 1 (PC1) by Waikato Regional Council was adopted on 18 March 2020,…
Do the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater apply in the coastal marine area? Bay of Islands Maritime Park Inc v Northland Regional Council [2021] NZEnvC 6
Authors: Daniel Minhinnick, Partner, and Ben Guernier, Solicitor, Russell McVeagh This case looked at the issue of where the Resource Management (National Environmental…
Spatial planning for New Zealand’s renewable energy future
Author: Emma McRae The Climate Change Commission’s draft plan, released in January this year, requires rapid expansion of wind and solar…
Consequential effects and ‘end use’ under the RMA – Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [2020] NZHC 3388
Authors: Ezekiel Hudspith, Special Counsel, and Liam Bullen, Solicitor, Dentons Kensington Swan In Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa v Bay of…