RMLA is pleased to announce a four-city national roadshow (plus a livestream option) focused on operating well under the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.

This event series will bring together key voices involved in the new consenting regime to reflect on what’s working well, what could be improved, and what might deter future applications.

This is an opportunity for practitioners, applicants, and stakeholders to come together and build collective understanding around the evolving fast-track system. The roadshow will include practical insights, draft guidance notes, and interactive discussion to help lift capability across the sector.

Speakers:

• Jane Borthwick, Panel Convenor under the Fast-track Approvals Act,

• Laurie Newhook, Panel Convenor under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020 sharing lessons from previous fast-track applications,

• Suz Kuru, Senior Solicitor, Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).

• Ben Bunting, Principal Advisor, Ministry for the Environment

• Helen Atkins, Commissioner (speaking at Auckland event only)

Dates, locations & registration - 👉 registrations close two days prior to each event

• Auckland - Wednesday 23 July - Simpson Grierson, 88 Shortland Street, Auckland. Register here

• Wellington - Thursday 24 July - Chapman Tripp, Level 6, 20 Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Register here 

• Christchurch - Wednesday 30 July - Cavell Leitch, Level 3, BNZ Centre,111 Cashel Mall, Christchurch. Register here

• Queenstown - Thursday 31 July - Todd & Walker, Level 2 Craigs Investment Partners House, 5 Mile Centre, 36 Grant Road, Queenstown. Register here 

• Livestream – Thursday 31July  Register here. There will also be some regional group viewings of the Livestream on Thursday 31 July:

  • Waikato - Harkness Henry, Level 8, KPMG Centre, 85 Alexandra Street, Hamilton- register here.

  • Bay of Plenty - Tauranga City Council, 90 Devonport Road, Tauranga - register here.

  • Taranaki - Govett Quilliam, 25 Dawson Street, New Plymouth - register here.

  • Nelson - Duncan Cotterill, 197 Bridge Street, Nelson - register here.

  • Otago - Gallaway Cook Allan Lawyers, 123 Vogel Street, Dunedin - register here.

Please note: the arrival time for each roadshow (including regional group viewings) is 5.15pm* for 6.00pm start with a finish time of 8:00pm.

* Tauranga doors open at 5:00pm with presentations from local practitioners bringing a Bay of Plenty context to the applications under the Fast-track Approvals Act.