New Zealand - November 19 2019
The High Court in Environmental Defence Society (EDS) v Otago Regional Council has found that provisions of the Proposed Otago Regional Policy…
Claire Wills, Waldo Randal, Kerry Anderson, Anne Buchanan, Matthew Dicken, Lourenzo Fernandez, Diana Hartley, Emma Manohar, Stephen Quinn, Kate Rogers, Anna Sweeney, Emma Sweet
New Zealand - November 19 2019
Several Environment Court decisions from earlier this year have related to the development of a Bunnings store on the Frankton Flats in Queenstown…
Claire Wills, Waldo Randal, Kerry Anderson, Anne Buchanan, Matthew Dicken, Lourenzo Fernandez, Diana Hartley, Emma Manohar, Stephen Quinn, Kate Rogers, Anna Sweeney, Emma Sweet
New Zealand - November 19 2019
The Court of Appeal has clarified the scope of the jurisdiction of regional councils when undertaking functions in respect of the coastal marine area…
Claire Wills, Waldo Randal, Kerry Anderson, Anne Buchanan, Matthew Dicken, Lourenzo Fernandez, Diana Hartley, Emma Manohar, Stephen Quinn, Kate Rogers, Anna Sweeney, Emma Sweet
New Zealand - November 19 2019
In July 2019, the Government announced a comprehensive reform of the RMA. The reform is motivated by an aim to cut both complexity and costs and to…
Claire Wills, Waldo Randal, Kerry Anderson, Anne Buchanan, Matthew Dicken, Lourenzo Fernandez, Diana Hartley, Emma Manohar, Stephen Quinn, Kate Rogers, Anna Sweeney, Emma Sweet
New Zealand - November 19 2019
This was an appeal by Auckland Council on questions of law against a decision of the Environment Court in relation to incentive rural subdivision…
Claire Wills, Waldo Randal, Kerry Anderson, Anne Buchanan, Matthew Dicken, Lourenzo Fernandez, Diana Hartley, Emma Manohar, Stephen Quinn, Kate Rogers, Anna Sweeney, Emma Sweet