Lesson in urban flooding
Large councils around the country are starting to appreciate that even if a flood zone hasn’t flooded for decades, it is still not wise to...
Category : Environment
Navigating coastal erosion
Coastal erosion poses a complex challenge for local authorities, and tackling the issue calls for a multifaceted approach, including enhanced monitoring, inventory-taking, robust asset management...
Solar – getting to grips with glint and glare
As we transition towards more renewable energy, solar farms have emerged as a crucial component of the country’s sustainable energy strategy and demands the need...
A conflict of functions
(Photo credit: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1477-2432) Mike Doesburg, Partner and Molly McDouall, Solicitor, both resource management specialists at Wynn Williams. The game of resource...
A lesson in framing EPA conditions
Mike Doesburg is a Partner at Wynn Williams who specialises in local government and environmental law. The subdivision and development of land often involves complex...
Are our air quality standards working
In the Local Government magazine archives we found a press release from the Environment Minister at the time, Marian Hobbs, who in August 2005 claimed...
Court of Appeal quashes NPS-FM exemption
In Muaupoko Tribal Authority Incorporated v Minister for the Environment [2023] NZCA 641, the Court of Appeal upheld a claim for judicial review against the...
Award-winning coastal mapping study
Caption: The 2023 Resource Management Law Association (RMLA) Awards were held in Queenstown. Presented with the Technical Documentation Award were (from left): Joao Paulo Silva,...
NBEA and SPA – what takes effect now
The Natural and Built Environment Act and Spatial Planning Act has been given Royal Assent. Mike Doesburg and Emmalene Lake from Wynn Williams, explains what...
COASTAL LANDFILL remediation case study
Historic coastal landfills pose a threat to our coastlines and Waitaki District Council is working to minimise this risk posed by three coastal land sites...