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Our team advises clients in relation to a wide variety of environmental, biotechnology, resource management, risk management and statutory compliance issues to a diverse client base. Our work has involved most areas of resource management, including consent applications and renewals, and designation procedures for major infrastructure projects and industrial facilities, integrated risk management, hazardous substances and contaminated sites.
Members of the team provide environmental advice to a wide range of industries, including the mining, electricity, geothermal, oil, telecommunications and aviation sectors. They also appear before local authorities and the Environment Court for resource consents and appeals.
Envirolink - January 2012 Unitary plans for all? Simplifying and streamlining of the RMA continues Auckland planning Fresh water reform Emissions trading scheme Crown Minerals Act review Housing affordability report Proposed environmental reporting legislation Legislation in progress
Envirolink - December 2011 Changes to tree protection rules National Utilities' Code for Access to Transport Corridors Approved ETS Update COP 17 Climate Change Conference 2011 Housing Affordability Inquiry Case update: Positive effects of trade competition
Envirolink - 24 November 2011 Finally! Australia introduces a carbon pricing scheme Likely changes to NZ’s ETS if national is re-elected EU proposes new regulations for offshore oil and gas activities New implementation guides for renewable electricity generation and freshwater
Envirolink - October 2011 Comments on Auckland Plan draw to a close New rules for contaminated land from 1 January
“Centres-based” retail approach confirmed
Environmental principles to change?
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill
Proposal to ban some international Kyoto units from the NZETS
Envirolink - September 2011 Auckland keeps planning Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Bill Energy strategies released Report on Emissions Trading Scheme Review Released Update on Alcohol Reform Bill Land and Water Forum to progress the next step in water reforms New Development Contributions policy
Envirolink - August 2011 Parliament pushes through acquaculture reform Government happy with the Emissions Trading Scheme so far Environment Court decides first case on trade competition provisions Discussion Document on environmental reporting Metropolitan Urban Limits retained in Draft Auckland Spatial PlanEnvirolink - July 2011 Spatial Planning in Auckland WAI 262 Report Released Green Growth Council misues further information powers to notify consent application Emissions Trading Review Housing Affordability
Envirolink - June 2011 This month's Envirolink covers the Government’s proposal for regulating environmental effects in New Zealand’s exclusive economic zone, the progress of the Phase 2 resource management reforms,
along with a recent Environment Court decision about the validity of tree protection rules.
Envirolink - May 2011 Planning to develop land? Beware of the new National Environmental Standard on contaminated soil National Policy Statement for fresh water and future water reforms A decade of aquaculture roadblocks soon to be lifted New Environmental Protection Authority established City Centre Masterplan
Environment News Alert - 23 May 2011 The Auckland Council has revealed its vision for the city centre in a recently released discussion document, which seeks feedback on the possible content of an Auckland City Centre Masterplan.
Envirolink - April 2011 Next steps for fresh water Energy strategy documents leaked Spatial Plan submissions due
