RMJ Contributions

The RMLA was formed in 1992 as an organisation of environmental law and policy practitioners that promotes excellence in resource management policy and practice.

The RMLA has the benefit and strength of a diverse membership, including lawyers, planners, judges, environmental consultants, environmental engineers, local authority officers, elected officials, central government policy analysts, industry representatives and others.

This diversity inevitably creates a range of interests and viewpoints which support the robust development and maintenance of environmental law and policy in New Zealand.

The Resource Management Journal provides the opportunity for members and non-members to contribute to this development and maintenance with think pieces, case studies, case law updates, planning, and scientific discussions and updates.

The contribution of members, whether that be by picking up the pen themselves or shoulder-tapping people they know, is one way you can support our community in growing and thriving in this ever-changing environment.

You can find the process for submitting work for publication in the RMJ on our website. This involves lodging a brief synopsis of your proposed work. Once approved, you will be supported by the RMLA via our capable officer, and your work will be reviewed by our volunteer editorial committee and myself to ensure the very best makes it to the page.

As we publish three times a year, there are plenty of opportunities to do so, and of course, the RMJ is shared with our members, available in the National Library and has the benefit of our relationship with the New Zealand Journal of Environmental Law.

So check out our website, diary those dates and start putting your ideas on paper. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Barbara Mead

RMJ Editor, RMLA National Committee Member