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Don has over 40 years experience in environmental planning law and dispute resolution including 15 years as a partner of a major New Zealand law firm.

To help calculate the ‘working days’ for mandatory timeframes under the RMA, we have compiled the a calendar which we hope you find helpful for 2024.

TEL is grateful to have worked alongside both Roberta and Civix to achieve a successful consenting outcome without the need for a hearing.

Given current regulations fail to adequately manage harvest residue, there is therefore the need for prompt regulatory intervention.

The Supreme Court decision in Port Otago Limited v Environmental Defence Society; The Transitional NPF; and recent updates to Plan Change 78.

Selo / Nola Estate is an Integrated Residential Development (IRD), small commercial centre and subdivision at Nola Estate in Glen Eden, West Auckland.

Brickfields / Limeburners Bay was a project consented under the Covid-19 Fast Track legislation. It involves redeveloping 7.5ha of land and over 400 houses.

It is the first stage of a work programme to improve natural hazard risk management under the RMA, especially in the wake of recent extreme weather events.

The transition from RMA to NBEA will be a long and winding one – so please contact us for advice in making that journey, as you require.

The Select Committee Report on the Natural and Built Environment (NBE) Bill and Spatial Planning Bill was released on 27 June 2023.

TEL celebrates its one year anniversary! We want to thank all those who have helped us to have an extremely successful first year.

Instructed to file four proposals with MfE for fast tracking since the beginning of 2023, we are happy to share that we have achieved a 100% success rate!

Auckland Council’s Planning, Environment and Parks Committee, approved a Consultation Draft of their Auckland Future Development Strategy 2023-2053.

MBIE and the Ministry for the Environment seek feedback on proposals to strengthen oversight for consenting renewable electricity infrastructure in New Zealand.

Local authorities and industry have raised concerns that NPS-FW and NES-FW place unintended restrictions on activities including urban development.

It has been a particularly notable week at TEL, with the firm appearing in the media and obtaining approval for two significant urban developments.

Plan Change 78 (PC78) Hearings will be underway shortly. This follows the pre-hearing conference on 6 March 2023, with a TEL Director in attendance.

Three councils who sought to have their property rights declared by the High Court over the Three Waters reforms have had their bid rejected.