Bianca Tree > MinterEllisonRuddWatts > Auckland, New Zealand > Lawyer Profile
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Offices
PWC TOWER, 15 CUSTOMS STREET WEST
PO BOX 105 249
AUCKLAND 1143
New Zealand
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Bianca Tree
Work Department
Environment, planning and resource management
Position
Partner
Career
Bianca is head of the firm’s Property and Environment division and a resource management and environmental law specialist.
She provides advice to both public and private sector entities on all aspects of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) and related legislation.
Bianca is experienced in a broad range of development projects and environmental issues, including in the retail, commercial, industrial, infrastructure, aquaculture, forestry, agriculture, and energy sectors.
Bianca routinely advises and prepares submissions on district and regional plans. She has enabled numerous clients to achieve an uplift in zoning or area-specific precinct controls to support development. Experienced in the related fields of the Public Works Act and the Local Government Act, Bianca can help with public acquisition, development contributions, and private development agreements. She provides clients with valuable continuity between Notice of Requirement and acquisition processes on significant infrastructure projects.
Clients also seek Bianca’s assistance with undertaking environmental due diligence. Her expertise in this area includes advising on the Overseas Investment Act (OIA), contaminated land liability, and drafting environmental warranties and indemnities.
Skilled at dispute resolution, Bianca regularly appears in complex cases before the Environment Court, High Court and Boards of Inquiry. She also represents clients at mediation.
Memberships
Member, Resource Management Law Association of New Zealand (RMLA)
Education
LLB, University of Otago
BSc, University of Otago
Lawyer Rankings
New Zealand > Projects and resources management (including environment)
Advising across the entire lifecycle of projects for its clients, MinterEllisonRuddWatts is well-versed in regulatory and policy matters, as well as any arising environmental and planning issues. When necessary, the firm is also able to draw on its disputes expertise to assist government entities and blue-chip developers with their contentious issues. Practice head Sarah Sinclair
specialises in construction and infrastructure, and fellow practice head Bianca Tree focuses on resource management and the environment. Stephanie De Groot regularly advises on planning, consenting, and designation issues under the Resource Management Act 1991. Travis Tomlinson left the firm in April 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Competition law
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Investment funds
- Labour and employment
- Projects and resources management (including environment)
- Tax
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