We are hiring an Associate / Senior Associate!
TEL is hiring a new Associate / Senior Associate!
New addition to TEL this summer!
TEL welcomes our very first summer clerk this week - Amelia!
The Port Otago decision and other updates
In our latest article in The Property Lawyer, we discuss the following…
Proposed National Policy Statement for Natural Hazard Decision-Making (“NPS-NHD”)
A draft NPS-NHD is open for public consultation from 18 September until 20 November 2023. It is the first stage of a work programme to improve natural hazard risk management under the RMA.
Natural and Built Environment Act and Spatial Planning Act now in force
The Natural and Built Environment (“NBEA”) and Spatial Planning (“SPA”) Bills received Royal Assent on 23 August 2023.
Update on PC78 – Auckland Council’s “intensification” Plan Change
There have been two key developments since our last update on Plan Change 78.
Natural and Built Environment Bill and Spatial Planning Bill pass third reading
On Wednesday, 16 August 2023, the Natural and Built Environment Bill and Spatial Planning Bill passed their third reading. Provisions that will take effect on Royal Assent include the following:
RMA Reform: Environment Committee reports back
The Select Committee Report on the Natural and Built Environment (NBE) Bill and Spatial Planning Bill was released on 27 June 2023, which contained a restructuring of both Bills and a number of recommended amendments.
One year of TEL!
On 1st July 2023, TEL celebrates its one year anniversary!
We want to take this opportunity to thank all those who have helped us to have an extremely successful first year.
TEL’s fast-track consenting streak
As we move past the mid-year mark, TEL have reflected on the firm’s successes after a busy six months.
We are growing…
TEL has brought on two new solicitors to help with our firm’s growing client base!
Can Tāmaki Makaurau sustainably grow?
Auckland Council’s Planning, Environment and Parks Committee, on 4 May, approved a Consultation Draft of their Auckland Future Development Strategy 2023-2053 (“draft Strategy”) on how Tāmaki Makaurau should grow and change over the next 30 years.
Renewable Energy Infrastructure feedback sought…
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) are seeking feedback on proposals to strengthen government oversight for consenting renewable electricity infrastructure in New Zealand.
Updates in the Resource Management space…
Read updates on the National Policy statement on Freshwater Management and the Auckland Council’s bid for an extension to intensification
A notable week at TEL!
It has been a particularly notable week at TEL, with the firm appearing in the media and obtaining approval for two significant urban developments.
An update on intensification in Auckland
Plan Change 78 (“PC78”) Hearings will be underway shortly. This follows the pre-hearing conference which was held from 6 March 2023, with Helen Andrews, Director at TEL, in attendance.