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...
Category : Environment
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...
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP – an aid to decision-making
By Philip Maw, National Managing partner, Wynn Williams. Local government is facing an increasing number of significant policy changes that need to be implemented. Some...
Hull marine pest survey starts again
Divers plan to check 2000-plus boat hulls from this month until May 2022 as part of an ongoing search targeting unwanted pests threatening Northland’s marine...
RMA replacement needs more localism
LGNZ is calling on the Government to bolster the provisions for communities to have a stronger voice in the exposure draft of the Natural and...
RMA reform draft raises concerns
The draft of the Natural and Built Environments Bill released last month [July 2021] as the Government moves to replace the Resource Management Act 1991...
Why I look forward to greener generation
By Andy Loader, extractive industry consultant, First Rock Consultancy. The Government is hard bent in transitioning to a greener economy with renewable energy such as...