PARTNER, HEANEY & PARTNERS. sarah.macky@heaneypartners.com Councils must manage relationship between two key laws. Having represented councils for many years defending liability claims against them, I...
The Resource Legislation Amendment Act and national policy statement amendments in 2017 have set in motion changes that will have far-reaching impacts into 2018 and...
By Linda O’Reilly, partner, Brookfields Lawyers Brookfields was recently asked a question by a territorial authority that was unsure over its responsibility for activities on...
Geoffrey Palmer says the performance of local government in relation to the environment seems to be seriously deficient. The Resource Management Act 1991 conferred on...
Will collaborative processes help find the best ways to manage our country’s freshwater? Ruth Le Pla tests the waters. A new government report on freshwater management...