November 2017 RM Journal
Table of Contents:
Time for a Charge? – Hannah Marks, Senior Associate and Georgina Thomas, Solicitor, Greenwood Roche
Editorial – Prof Jacinta Ruru, University of Otago; Co-Director Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga New Zealand’s Māori Centre of Research Excellence; RMLA General Editor
Will the new government address the concerns raised at the 2017 RMLA conference Founder’s Debate? – Clare Sinnott, Special Counsel and Bianca Tree, Partner, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Affordable housing – Tough problems, tougher solutions – Shamubeel Eaquab, Economist, Sense.Partners
Marine biodiversity and taonga species: slipping through the cracks – Sally Gepp, Environmental Lawyer, Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc and Madeleine Wright, Environmental Lawyer, Environmental Defence Society Inc.
Public participation and genetically modified organisms – Heidi Baillie, Senior Solicitor, Simpson Grierson, Christchurch and Nicola Wheen, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Otago
Consideration of Māori Interests in the TransTasman Resources Limited Decision – Sarah Down, ANU PhD student and Jacinta Ruru, University of Otago
Recent Cases – Blueskin Energy Ltd v Dunedin City Council [2017] NZEnvC 150, Matakana Coast Trail Trust v Auckland Council [2017] NZEnvC 149, Gabler v Queenstown Lakes District Council [2017] NZHC 2086 – Bronwyn Carruthers, Partner, and Aidan Cameron, Solicitor, Russell McVeagh
Scholarship Winners 2017 – Sanna O’Connor-Morberg and Callum Riddle (page 36)