New provisions of plan change 18 which deal with indigenous biodiversity impact most land uses in the Mackenzie District.

The aim of the AEJ approach is to get the offender and those concerned by the environmental harm involved in the process.

This article, written by Michael Garbett, a partner at Anderson Lloyd, follows on from an earlier article entitled which discussed different approaches adopted in the Environment Court towards assessing resource consents for restricted discretionary activities.

On September 15, 2020, New Zealand's Minister for Climate Change announced that New Zealand will be the first country in the world to require the financial sector to report on climate risks.

Key changes under the Fast-track Approvals Amendment Act 2025

The Conservation (Infringement System) Bill seeks to introduce a new infringement system for the use of government agencies. .

Discussion of recent HC decisions on Plan Change 5 to the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan.

Sites used at any time for Hazardous Activity or Industry are subject to additional environmental regulation.

Lengthy and costly delays may await those who do not have a plan for lawful dewatering of their building sites.

If you are considering forestry as a land use option, we recommend that you first get expert forestry and legal advice.

This article is the first of a two-part article looking at the High Court decision involving the NZ King Salmon Company.

NZ petroleum exploration will be a non-notified discretionary activity, so there is no scope for public submissions.

The NPSFM provides a national direction for the management of freshwater under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA).

These key tips may provide a helpful starting point, even if they provide no guarantee that nothing will ever go wrong.

The decision marks the first time the Environment Court has grappled with section 70 of the RMA since it was amended by the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Act 2025.

The NESTF 2016 replaced NESTF 2008 and is another example of greater national direction on resource management matters.

Is land on floodplains and areas covered by big floods - within the "bed" of the "river" for the purposes of the RMA?

Greenwashing is the use of misleading environmental claims that businesses make about themselves and/or their products.

The purpose of environmental limits is to protect ecological integrity of the natural environment and/or human health.

New Zealand also needs a PVR regime that protect kaitiaki interests in indigenous plants consistent with te Tiriti o Waitangi / the Treaty of Waitangi.