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- Government's Proposed National Environmental Standard will Restrict the Future Development of Contaminated Land
- Mar 2010On 5 February 2010 the Government publically notified a proposed National Environmental Standard for assessing and managing contaminants in soil. The NES is a regulation that will restrict the way contaminated land can be used and developed in the future. The NES will require resource consents for certain activities on land potentially affected by soil contaminants. The submission period is now open and submissions must be received by the Ministry for the Environment by 19 April 2010. This article by Michael Garbett and Ruby Moynihan of our Resource Management team provides a brief summary of the key features of the NES and its implications.
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- New Zealand's Largest Artificial Recreation Lake to Double in Size
- Mar 2010New Zealand's largest artificial recreation lake, Lake Hood, is set to expand after a private plan change and range of resource consents were successfully obtained.
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- Graduate Recruitment 2010
- Mar 2010Anderson Lloyd's recruitment for Summer and Law Clerks for 2010/2011 has started.
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- Crown Minerals Act Review
- Feb 2010The Prime Minister has announced that the Government will shortly be releasing a discussion document for public consultation on potential changes to Schedule 4 of the Crown Minerals Act 1991 ("the Act"). The review is being welcomed by the mining industry who believe a stock take of the New Zealand mineral estate will enable clearer decisions to be made regarding which minerals should be accessed, and which should remain untouched.
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- Fashion luminary, Zandra Rhodes to attend iD Dunedin Fashion week thanks to Anderson Lloyd support
- Jan 2010Zandra Rhodes, internationally renowned fashion designer and known as the "Princess of Punk" has confirmed she will show at the iD Dunedin Fashion Show, in New Zealand. Anderson Lloyd has made Zandra Rhodes and prominent English sculptor Andrew Logan’s visit to New Zealand possible, with their generous sponsorship.
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- Resource Management Career Opportunities 2010
- Dec 2009Anderson Lloyd is pleased to announce career opportunities for 2010. We will be recruiting in the New Year for energetic and committed senior solicitors within our Dunedin and Christchurch offices.
We will be offering the chance to work alongside New Zealand’s leading resource management partners on some of the most challenging and innovative projects. We offer first rate leadership and career development opportunities, a positive team environment and the abundance of lifestyle choices associated with the South Island.
If you’re keen to make the move in 2010 and carve out your career with one of New Zealand’s pre eminent law firms then why not beat the rush and apply now.
- Fixing the RMA – Simplify and Streamline - Rural Professionals Conference Special
- Nov 2009Anderson Lloyd Resource Management Partner and member of the firm’s rural law practice team, Jen Crawford
, delivered the following presentation to the attendees at the LexisNexis Rural Professionals Conference held in Queenstown recently.
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- Aquaculture Law Reform
- Nov 2009The government has announced a final round of consultation before the drafting of new legislation to
reform the country's aquaculture sector. In this article, Anderson Lloyd Associate, Jackie St John examines the proposed changes.
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- Fonterra's Capital Structure Proposal
- Nov 2009Fonterra's much awaited proposed new capital structure was announced on Friday 18 September. The cornerstone of the proposal is that it will be farmer members that will be asked to fund additional capital to meet the funding needs of Fonterra for the next 5 years, and not external non-farmer member sources.
