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Welcome to the Ninth Annual Conference of the Resource Management Law Association "Horizons" - Looking beyond the RMA to contemporary environmental law issues for our country and our planet. A copy of those conference papers that we have received to date can be viewed below. The papers are proudly sponsored by horizons.mw, your Regional Council.
	SESSION 1 - Keynote Session

	"The Vision, Reality & Beyond" The Vision, Reality & Beyond Hon Justice P M Salmon High Court Judge and Inaugural President RMLA
	Principal Environment Judge Allin Environment Court
	Simon Upton Chair OECD Round Table on Sustainable Development

	SESSION 2 - Plenary Session

	"Air: The Future for Greenhouse Gases" "Air: The Future for Greenhouse Gases" Hon Pete Hodgson Minister of Energy
	Gavin Fisher Senior Scientist NIWA
	Simon Watt Partner Bell Gully

	SESSION 3 - Plenary Session

	"Land: Bioinvasions, Biodiversity, Biotic Holocaust" "Land: Bioinvasions, Biodiversity, Biotic Holocaust" Philip Joseph Associate Professor of Law University of Canterbury
	Bill Garland Director QEII Trust Chair, Farm Environment Award
	Eugenie Sage Field Officer Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of NZ Ltd
	Owen McShane McShane Venture Management Ltd
	Hugh Logan Director General Department of Conservation

	SESSION 4 - Workshops

	A/Land: Land Management – Public Benefit vs Private Interest Philip Joseph Associate Professor of Land, University of Canterbury
	Eugenie Sage Field Officer, Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of NZ Ltd
	Owen McShane McShane Venture Management Ltd
	Hugh Logan Director General, Department of Conservation
	B/Air: Emissions Trading in New Zealand Roger Perkins Director, Resources, Ministry of Economic Development
	Murray Ward Climate Change Manager, Ministry for the Environment
	Mike Jebson Director Sustainable Resource Use Policy, Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry
	C/Amendments: What’s new for the RMA and what it will mean for you Associate Professor Peter Skelton Environmental Management Group, Lincoln University Craig Mallet, Acting Manager, Ministry for the Environment

	SESSION 5 - Keynote Session

	"To the Ends of the Earth" "To the Ends of the Earth" Peter Hillary

	SESSION 6 - Keynote Session

	"The Vision, Reality & Beyond - Users' Perspective" ""The Vision, Reality & Beyond - Users' Perspective" Bob Penter
	Alan Parkin Manager Subdivisions Housing New Zealand
	Chris Beath CEO Shell Todd Oil Services Ltd
	Bruce Chapman Government Relations Manager Carter Holt Harvey

	SESSION 7 - Plenary Sessions

	"Genetics: Reactions to the Royal Commission" "Genetics: Reactions to the Royal Commission" John Upton QC Barrister
	Francis Wevers Executive Director Life Sciences Network (Inc)
	Keith Steel Chief Executive Officer AgResearch
	Dr Bas Walker Chief Executive ERMA New Zealand Ltd
	Susie Lees GM Free NZ

	SESSION 8 - Workshop

	A/Water: Interface between Fisheries & the RMA Gillian James Solicitor, Ministry for the Environment
	Barry Weeber Senior Conservation Officer, Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of NZ Ltd
	Craig Lawson NZ Seafood Industry Council
	B/Genetics: Responses to the Royal Commission – Where to from here? Tony Robinson Ministry of Science, Research & Technology
	Lindsay Gow Acting Chief Executive, Ministry for the Environment
	Helen Atkins Partner, Phillips Fox

	SESSION 9 - Plenary Sessions

	"Water: Oceans Policy- A New Vision" "Water: Oceans Policy- A New Vision" Hon Marian Hobbs Minister for the Environment
	John Marshall Manager Maritime Safety Authority Safety and Environment Standards
	Rachel Palmer Sustainable Development Manager Shell New Zealand