Resource management is a challenging and complex area of law that demands a high level of expertise. Knowledge of the law itself is not enough; effective resource management legal advice also requires knowledge and understanding of the relevant legislation and local authority documentation, their impacts, and practical applications to individuals and industry alike. We have one of New Zealand's top resource management law teams to provide expert advice including:
- Identifying planning issues and changes
- Preparing resource consent applications and making submissions on applications
- Making submissions on district and regional plans
- Designations
- Notification issues
- Land and coastal development
- Advising natural resource users
- Parliamentary lobbying and submissions on Bills before Parliament
- Local government and public law issues
- Legal opinions on all aspects of environmental and local government law.
While team members are experienced in managing cases at local council, Environment Court and High Court/Court of Appeal levels, we also appreciate that in today's environment, litigation is not always the best means of resolving disputes.
A range of other options are available for a satisfactory outcome without the degree of expense and risk that accompanies litigation. Where alternative techniques cannot provide an appropriate solution we offer a strategically focussed, efficient and cost effective approach to litigation.
Recent experience:
- Greenfields subdivision of large areas of land within the Metropolitan Urban Limits of Auckland.
- Preparation and management of plan changes for the establishment of sizeable shopping centres.
- Obtaining resource consents for major sanitary landfills and cleanfills.
- Advising on high level policy issues for government departments and crown entities.
- Representing developer lobby groups and environmental protection agencies.
- Obtaining resource consents for large-scale commercial developments.
- Acting for natural resource users in the extraction industries.
- Representing various clients in enforcement proceedings.
- Obtaining designations for education facilities.
- Obtaining resource consent for new motorsport park.
- Obtaining resource consents for new supermarket on North Shore.
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