2017 Awards Report
RMLA Awards Report 2017 : Citations
Beca, Southern Skies, Auckland Council, Sea Change, and Waikato Regional Council stole the limelight at this year’s RMLA Annual Awards, while Hon Peter Salmon QC and Adam Wild were honoured with RMLA’s Principal Judge R J Bollard Lifetime Commemorative Award and Outstanding Person Award, respectively.
The Awards took place on the closing night of RMLA’s Annual Conference, themed #Liveable, on Saturday September 23. With a stellar line-up of renowned international and national speakers, this year’s RMLA Annual Conference attracted over 700 delegates.
RMLA Documentation Award 2017
WINNER: Sea Change Tai Timu Tai Pari Hauraki Gulf Marine Spatial Plan
RMLA’s Documentation Award 2017 was awarded to Sea Change Tai Timu Tai Pari Hauraki Gulf Marine Spatial Plan for its excellence in executing a collaborative process and producing an innovative plan to protect a nationally significant taonga.
RMLA Publication Award 2017
Winner: Beca, Southern Skies and Auckland Council won the RMLA Publication Award for articulating the best current knowledge and practice in erosion and sediment control.
RMLA Project Award 2017
WINNER: Waikato Regional Council was awarded RMLA’s Project Award 2017 for its forward-looking approach to resolving freshwater quality and allocation issues.
RMLA Outstanding Person Award 2017
WINNER: Adam Wild
The RMLA Outstanding Person Award is made for outstanding contributions to the law, theory and practice of resource management.
The Resource Management Law Association’s Outstanding Person Award 2017 went to Adam Wild for making an outstanding contribution to the field of heritage and conservation architecture, both in New Zealand and internationally.
Judge R J Bollard Lifetime Commemorative Award 2017
WINNER: Hon Peter Salmon CNZM QC
The Hon Peter Salmon CNZM QC, one of RMLA’s founders and its inaugural President, was awarded RMLA’s Principal Judge R J Bollard Lifetime Commemorative Award 2017 for dedicating a lifetime of leadership to the resource management profession.
The RMLA would like to acknowledge and thank our 25th Anniversary Annual Awards Dinner Sponsor, Russell McVeagh
About the RMLA Annual Awards
The Resource Management Law Association makes regular awards in the field of resource management. The focus of the awards is to:
Award excellence in resource management documents including National Standards, Policy Statements, section 32 analyses, District or Regional plans or other such documents, prepared by or on behalf of government or local authorities in fulfilment of their duties under the Resource Management Act 1991
Recognise outstanding contributions to the Resource management field of law and practice by individuals; and
Award projects and publications, such as books and journals, that have made or make a significant contribution to the development of best practice and the implementation of the RMA’s purpose and principles, or enable a better or more complete understanding of resource management law, theory