Acting as Lead Counsel for Environment Canterbury throughout the development of the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan, including all subsequent catchment plans and High Court appeals. |
Acting as Lead Counsel for Environment Southland on the proposed Southland Water and Land Plan. |
Acting as Lead Counsel for Hawkes Bay Regional Council for a proposed Water Conservation Order on the Ngaruroro and Clive Rivers. |
Being appointed by the EPA as Counsel for the Board of Inquiry on NZTA's application for notices of requirement and resource consents for the East West Link proposal, a project of national significance. |
Advising Environment Canterbury on its application under the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 to register rabbit haemorrhagic virus (RHDV1 KK5 variant) for the control of pest rabbits. |
Advising Environment Canterbury throughout the development of the Canterbury Regional Pest Management Plan. |
Advising Southland Regional Council on the Fiordland Marine Pathway Management Plan. |
Advising Hawke's Bay Regional Council on the Hawke's Bay Regional Pest Management Plan. |
Advising Southland Regional Council on Controlled Area notices for an area of Breaksea Sound in Fiordland to prevent further spread of Undaria. |
Acting for Environment Canterbury throughout the development of the Canterbury Air Regional Plan, including advising on the use of ultra-low emission wood burners and wood burner testing methods and resolution of subsequent High Court appeals. |
Obtaining resource consents and negotiating significant reductions in development contributions payable for large commercial developments in Selwyn District and Christchurch City. |
Providing strategic advice to the corporate owner of a large shopping centre in relation to expansion options. |
Obtaining resource consents for subdivision and land use in the Timaru District. |
Undertaking a comprehensive review of a local authority's resource consent division. |
Acting for H W Richardson Group Limited in a successful private plan change to extend the zoning of existing industrial land in Invercargill to enable business expansion. |
Acting as Lead Counsel for Environment Canterbury on contentions quarrying consent applications, including appeals to the Environment Court. |
Acting as Lead Counsel for Environment Canterbury on TrustPower Limited's application to amend the National Water Conservation (Rakaia River) Order 1998. |
Acting as Lead Counsel for a forestry operator seeking declarations in the Environment Court in relation to the harvesting of commercial forestry in the Marlborough Sounds. |
Acting as lead advisor to Environment Canterbury and Southland Regional Council on contentious resource consent applications for the discharge of stormwater from city council reticulated stormwater networks. |
Advising Environment Canterbury and Southland Regional Council on the use of emergency powers under the RMA. |
Advising Environment Canterbury on the development and implementation of the Lyttelton Port Recovery Plan. |
Advising on the potential imposition of bonds on the proposed transfer of mining licences. |
Acting as Lead Counsel on a judicial review application in the High Court in relation to decisions not to notify a resource consent application. |
Advising on the drafting of special legislation passed under urgency following the Hurunui/Kaikoura earthquakes. |
Advising local authorities on the disclosure of official information and procedural requirements under LGOIMA for local authorities, including liaising with the Ombudsman's Office. |