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Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill passed
Parliament passed the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill on 7 November. It received Royal assent on 13 November 2019 and has now come into...
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Megan Crocket
Megan specialises in the local government sector, with expertise in local government law and public law. She provides advice on core local government issues, including governance...
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Local Government
Our specialist Local Government practice advises councils, local authority and private sector clients interacting with local government. Acting for a significant number of local authorities across New...
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Our Firm
Our Firm As a leading New Zealand law firm, we believe in the power of collaboration. We know that when our collective knowledge, specialisation and expertise combine...
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New RMA Compliance Oversight Unit and best practice guidelines
A new unit is to be established to oversee compliance with the Resource Management Act 1991 (‘RMA’). “At present compliance, monitoring, and enforcement actions are somewhat...
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Should Councillors see Council reports?
The answer will almost always be “yes”, but Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has had reservations. The report in question cost Auckland Council almost $1 million and...
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Supreme Court upholds councils' power to fluoridate water
On 27 June 2018 the Supreme Court issued a judgment which is of significance to councils across the country. In 2012 South Taranaki District Council decided to...
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Bella Vista learnings
The Hon Paul Heath QC’s review of Tauranga City Council’s (TCC) assessments, decisions and monitoring of the land use, subdivision and building consents for 21 properties...
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Court upholds sensible approach to local authority works on private property
Local authorities have a power to construct works on private property under s 181 of the Local Government Act 2002 with the consent of the owner...
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New process for calculating court-awarded interest
A new process for calculating Court-awarded interest on debt and compensation claims (‘money claims’) is now in place, since the Interest on Money Claims Act 2016...
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