As specialists in environment, regulatory and planning and a proven track record in delivering results, we understand the issues that impact you.
We advise on commercial, residential and industrial projects, land use planning, infrastructure development, public works and consenting.
Our team has worked across a wide range of complex and high profile matters, providing win‑win solutions. Clients choose to work with us because we can deliver insights from our extensive experience with legislative and regulatory issues and approval processes, and we have expertise across all RMA sectors – including energy (transmission and generation), Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), climate change, farming, fisheries, infrastructure, transport (airports, ports, road and rail), water and urban planning.
Known for delivering results in a straightforward and efficient manner, we advise on:
- construction, infrastructure and projects
- national, regional and district planning and policy
- Conservation and Reserves Act issues
- iwi issues
- environmental compliance and due diligence
- local government, development contributions and local authority charges
- climate change and ETS.
- Advising Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency on numerous projects, including the Pūhoi to Warkworth project and undertaking extensive work as the legal team of the Further North Alliance.
- Acting for Queenstown Airport Corporation to obtain necessary statutory approvals and compulsory acquisition of land for a new Code C taxiway and General Aviation Precinct (19ha of additional land) to enable a major expansion of Queenstown Airport.
- Advising Mercury on planning provisions affecting their major windfarm proposal in Palmerston North.
- Assisting Ryman Healthcare on a number of retirement village projects around New Zealand.
- Acting for Fonterra and Z Energy defending these parties from an application in relation to the control emissions and the extent of climate change obligations.
Recommended for environment, projects and resource management work.Legal 500 2024 | Asia Pacific 2024
