Recent Work

Plan processes

Proposed Southland Water and Land Plan
Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan, including Changes 1 - 7
Canterbury Regional Policy Statement
Plan Change 7: Regional Plan Water for Otago
Proposed Selwyn District Plan
Proposed Timaru District Plan
Private Plan Change 6, Christchurch District Plan

Resource Consents

Groundwater takes
Irrigation Schemes
Water Storage Schemes
Quarries
Large Format Retail
Dairy Farm Expansions
Water bottling

Fast Track

Strategic Advice - Renewable Energy Projects
Chair of Expert Panel

Water Conservation Orders

Ngaruroro and Clive Rivers
Rakaia River

Judicial Review

Resource Consent Notification Decisions
Substantive Resource Consent Decisions
Planning Decisions

Declarations

State of Environment Monitoring
Rakaia Water Conservation Order
Resource Consents for Irrigation Schemes
Lapse dates on Resource Consents

Local Government

Strategic advice for Councillors
Rating advice
Reorganisation Proposals
Special Consultative Procedure
LGOIMA

Biosecurity

Regional Pest Management Plans
Regional Pathway Management Plans

Land Development

Large Format Retail Centres
Industrial Land Development

Recent Cases

Supreme Court

Cloud Ocean Water Ltd v Aotearoa Water Action Inc [2023] NZSC 153.
Cloud Ocean Water Ltd v Aotearoa Water Action Inc [2022] NZSC 133.

Court of Appeal

Southland Regional Council v Southland Fish and Game Council [2024] NZCA 499.
Aotearoa Water Action Inc v Canterbury Regional Council [2022] NZCA 325.

High Court

Environmental Law Initiative v Canterbury Regional Council [2025] NZHC 4156.
Environmental Law Initiative v Canterbury Regional Council & MHV Water Limited [2025] NZHC 2515
Environmental Law Initiative v Canterbury Regional Council [2024] NZHC 2019.
Environmental Law Initiative v Canterbury Regional Council [2024] NZHC 612.
Federated Farmers Southland Inc v Southland Regional Council [2024] NZHC 726.
Federated Farmers Southland Inc v Southland Regional Council [2024] NZHC 2023.
Hawke's Bay Regional Council v Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc [2024] NZHC 2611.
Marlborough District Court v Evans [2024] NZHC 475.
Rayonier New Zealand Ltd v Canterbury Regional Council [2024] NZHC 4001.
Rayonier New Zealand Ltd v Canterbury Regional Council [2024] NZHC 1478.
Federated Farmers Southland Inc v Southland Regional Council [2023] NZHC 686.
Marlborough District Council v Evans [2023] NZHC 3849.
Re Hawkes Bay Regional Council [2023] NZHC 3343.
Otago Regional Council v Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc [2022] NZHC 1777.
Clutha District Council v Otago Regional Council [2022] NZHC 510.
Synlait Milk Ltd v Canterbury Regional Council [2022] NZHC 2219.
Aotearoa Water Action Inc v Canterbury Regional Council [2021] NZHC 48.
Aotearoa Water Action Inc v Canterbury Regional Council [2019] NZHC 1191.
Canterbury Regional Council v Selwyn Quarries Ltd [2019] NZHC 434.
Kilmarnock Farm Ltd v Canterbury Regional Council [2019] NZHC 2467.
Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc v Northland Regional Council [2019] NZHC 449.
Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc v Canterbury Regional Council [2019] NZHC 2223.
Aotearoa Water Action Inc v Canterbury Regional Council [2018] NZHC 3240.
Waitaki Irrigators Collective Ltd v Canterbury Regional Council [2018] NZHC 2064.
Barrhill Chertsey Irrigation Ltd v Canterbury Regional Council [2018] NZHC 1960.

Environment Court

North Canterbury Fish and Game Council v Canterbury Regional Council [2025] NZEnvC 253.
Aratiatia Livestock Ltd v Southland Regional Council [2023] NZEnvC 204.
Aratiatia Livestock Ltd v Southland Regional Council [2023] NZEnvC 158.
Aratiatia Livestock Ltd v Southland Regional Council [2023] NZEnvC 51.
Re Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Awa o Ngaruroro [2023] NZEnvC 81.
Re Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Awa o Ngaruroro [2022] NZEnvC 227.
Aratiatia Livestock Ltd v Southland Regional Council [2022] NZEnvC 265.
Aratiaitia Livestock Ltd v Southland Regional Council [2020] NZEnvC 93.
Horticulture New Zealand Ltd v Southland Regional Council [2020] NZEnvC 94.
Re Otago Regional Council [2021] NZEnvC 164.
Wilkins Farming Co Ltd v Southland Regional Council [2020] NZEnvC 155.
Aratiatia Livestock Ltd v Southland Regional Council [2019] NZEnvC 208.
Farm Ltd v Canterbury Regional Council [2019] NZEnvC 84.
Aratiatia Livestock Ltd v Southland Regional Council [2018] NZEnvC 218.
Selwyn Quarries Ltd v Canterbury Regional Council [2018] NZEnvC 139.
P & E Ltd v Canterbury Regional Council [2017] NZEnvC 43.
Combined Canterbury Provinces v Canterbury Regional Council [2016] NZEnvC 195.
Marlborough District Council v Aitken [2016] NZEnvC 226.
P & E Ltd v Canterbury Regional Council [2016] NZEnvC 252.