I am a specialist in resource management and environmental law, having worked in these and other areas of litigation since 1990. I was a partner in the firm of Wynn Williams, and head of that firm’s resource management and local government team from 1998 to 2013, prior to joining Saunders & Co in 2023.
My areas of expertise include:
- urban development strategies and plans
- regional and district plans and zoning changes
- air quality plans and consents for discharging contaminants to air
- surface water and groundwater quality plans and consents for discharging contaminants to water
- resource consents for taking and discharging irrigation water, and damming water
- resource consents for marine farming
- resource consents for landfills
- prosecutions for environmental offences
- heritage issues, including preservation of the character of the Arts Centre
- use of scientific modelling in relation to air quality, surface and groundwater quality, transport flows, and airport noise contours
As I also have a degree in natural resources engineering, I am ideally equipped to deal with the complex technical evidence which most environmental cases involve.
I enjoy the forward-looking nature of environmental law, where we work collaboratively to design our best future.
In my spare time, I stay fit by practising yoga, gardening, and going to the beach.
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