The Government has accepted the Environment Court’s recommendation to give special legal protection to New Zealand’s largest freshwater springs, Te Waikoropupū Springs (also known as Pupū Springs).

Case Brief: Insley v Minister of Climate Change[2023] NZHC 1388

Author: Mhairi Mackenzie Everitt, Solicitor, DLA Piper

In 2011, the Government gazetted the National Policy Statement for Renewable Electricity Generation (NPSREG). The outcome sought is clear: amongst other matters, generate more energy from renewable resources in locations where it can efficiently connect into the local distribution network.

In 2020, the Ministry for the Environment released the latest version of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPS FM).

The Government has amended the Crown Minerals Act 1991 (CMA) to provide flexibility in how the Government manages Crown-owned petroleum and minerals.

The Environment Committee Komiti Whiriwhiri Take Taiao has initiated an inquiry into climate adaptation and is calling for public submissions.

The Ministry for the Environment commissioned Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research to undertake a rapid assessment of land damaged by the cyclone in February 2023.

The Tony Hearn QC Memorial Lecture was held in the Limes Room of the Christchurch Town Hall on Wednesday 19 July 2023.