Peter Chrisp has been appointed to the role of Director-General of Conservation and Chief Executive of DOC for a five-year term.

Southland farmers have an extended timeframe to submit freshwater farm plans to ensure they can benefit from the updated national system to be adopted later this year.

Judge Laurie Newhook, a previous recipient of the award, recently shared his reflections with us, encouraging members to consider nominating potential recipients for this special award.

The Government is giving councils a three-month window to put forward proposals to simplify and strengthen local government in their regions.

Two new appointments and one reappointment have been announced to the Environmental Protection Authority board.

The Government is giving councils a three-month window to put forward proposals to simplify and strengthen local government in their regions.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has made a submission on the Fisheries Amendment Bill.

MfE has released further Recommendations and Decisions Reports for several national direction instruments, including marine aquaculture, commercial forestry, stock exclusion, papakāinga, electricity transmission activities and telecommunication facilities.

Last year Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kuia and Kahu Environmental were awarded for a Cultural Impact Assessment recognised for providing a tikanga-grounded framework that elevated the voice of Ngāti Kuia whanau and demonstrated a methodology that was both analytically robust and deeply anchored in place, people and whakapapa. The award acknowledges work that is thoughtful, clear, rigorous, and that genuinely supports good decision‑making within the resource management system, for whenua, wai, and whānau.

Off the back of last year’s highly successful moot, the RMLA is calling for resource management lawyers in their first five years of practice to compete in our annual Young RMLA mooting competition.

The granny flat building consent exemption is expanding to support faster construction, more choice for homeowners, and a wider range of off-site building methods.