The proposed regulations will be under a new Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Bill.

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

The 2018 ETS Review focussed on some key proposals to help improve this afforestation scheme for market participants.

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

Farmers could face longer term issues of compliance and liability in the wake of this week's storm in Canterbury.

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.

On April 13, 2021, the Government of New Zealand announced that it has become the first country in the world to introduce legislation requiring certain financial sector participants to disclose...

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

The latest amendments to the ETS will further soften the scheme to avoid more costs in the current economic climate.

In the recent case Smith v. Fonterra, the Supreme Court of New Zealand allowed an appeal in a private law climate change action, permitting the appellant's tort claims...

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?

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.

A recent Australian court case tested the application of the unfair contract terms regime to small business contracts.

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