Our sponsors

The RMLA wishes to acknowledge and thank our sponsors, without whom this conference would not be possible.

Platinum sponsor

Boffa Miskell – Keynote Sponsor

Boffa Miskell is a leading New Zealand professional services consultancy with offices in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington, Christchurch, Queenstown and Dunedin. 

They work with a wide range of local and international private and public sector clients in the areas of planning, urban design, landscape architecture, landscape planning, ecology, biosecurity, cultural advisory (Te Hihiri), graphics and mapping. 

Over the past four decades they have built a reputation for professionalism, innovation and excellence. During this time, they have been associated with a significant number of projects that have shaped New Zealand’s environment.

Gold sponsor

Bell Gully – Plenary Speaker Sponsor

DLA Piper – Branded Coffee Cup Sponsor

Tonkin + Taylor – Taste of Canterbury Function Sponsor

Our national and international award-winning engineers, scientists, planners and project managers stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the best in the world.

Equally, their personal and professional values are as important to us as their internationally recognised expertise. For you, that means working alongside people with whom you can build solid, enduring relationships founded on trust.

Our team culture is second to none; T+T is 100 percent employee owned and operated. Our focus is 100 percent on you, your needs, your project, your aspirations to create reliable, well-designed, future-proof infrastructure while maintaining a caring eye on the environment. Because as Teddy Roosevelt also said: “Conservation means development as much as it does protection.”

Silver sponsors

Anderson Lloyd – Master of Ceremonies Sponsor

Renowned for its expertise in environment, planning and natural resources law, Anderson Lloyd handles domestic and international projects, ranging from individual consenting issues through to proposals of national significance. 

Recent successes include a wide variety of projects in the energy, mining, property development, agribusiness, aquaculture, conservation and tourism sectors. 

Anderson Lloyd operates across a broad range of sectors, representing public sector agencies, mining, primary industry, energy, infrastructure and land developers, iwi, conservation, and recreation groups.

Barker & Associates –  Coffee Cart Sponsor

Barker & Associates, specialists in all aspects of urban and environmental planning.

Founded in 1997, B&A has over 30 planning and urban design staff operating out of Auckland, Whangarei, Warkworth, Napier and Christchurch.

B&A pride themselves in providing timely, accurate and cost-effective planning and urban design advice to a diverse range of public and private clients. 

B&A keep processes simple and work collaboratively with clients and stakeholders nationwide and undertaking projects from major infrastructure to Villa restorations.

Lane Neave –  RMLA Annual Awards Sponsor

Our specialist team of committed experts has an impressive depth of knowledge in all aspects of resource management law and complementary areas of local government law. Our expertise includes obtaining complex resource consents, environmental due diligence, legislative and policy advice, natural resources and primary industries including aquaculture and agriculture, coastal, conservation and tourism issues, large scale infrastructural projects with a particular focus on airport and port planning together with large scale commercial, industrial and residential property development and changes to regional and district planning documents and plan reviews.

Our clients value the way we are direct in our approach, highly competent and passionate, providing proactive advice and representation to ensure we achieve the best outcomes for them.

Russell McVeagh –  Panel Session Sponsor

We are a network of specialists who are champions for our clients’ strategic goals. We employ approximately 350 staff and partners across our Auckland and Wellington offices.  

Our lawyers are the best in their fields and recognised locally and internationally for their expertise.Our Environment, Planning and Natural Resources team has experience in all aspects of planning and local government law and processes, and works closely with our clients to achieve great outcomes, in a collaborative, strategic and dynamic way.

When you need public sector expertise, Brookfields is the firm you want on your side. With over 150 years of experience, we understand the legal needs of both public and private sectors.  

Our Environment and Resources team provides focussed, authoritative and strategic advice to central and local government, statutory bodies and educational institutes.   

We also advise private sector clients such as developers, investors, business and property owners in optimising their dealings with the public sector.

To promote the success of our clients, Brookfields has specialist skills in a wide range of other practice areas including the Business, Property and Finance sectors and Litigation, Disputes and Employment. We therefore provide a seamless package of legal services and we offer effective legal solutions.

GHD is one of the world’s leading professional services companies operating in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation. 

We provide engineering, architecture, environmental, advisory, digital and construction services to private and public sector clients.Established in 1928 and privately owned by our people, GHD operates across five continents – Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America – and the Pacific region. 

We employ more than 10000 people in 200+ offices to deliver projects with high standards of safety, quality and ethics across the entire asset value chain. Driven by a culture of client service excellence, we connect the knowledge, skill and experience of our people with innovative practices, technical capabilities and robust systems to create lasting community benefits.

With a workplace rich in diversity of thought, background and experience, we have what it takes to deliver amazing outcomes for our clients.

Committed to sustainable development, GHD improves the physical, natural, and social environments of the many communities in which we operate. 

We are guided by our workplace health, safety, quality, and environmental management systems, which are certified to the relevant international standards (ISO and OHSAS).

In alignment with the global demands of water, energy and urbanisation, our aim is to exceed the expectations of our clients and contribute to their success.

M.E operates as two divisions to distinguish and emphasise the range of skills and services we offer. M.E Consulting focuses on assessing markets, identifying and quantifying their scale, growth and change to provide clients with a wide range of advice and market solutions. M.E Research specialises in the area of Ecological Economics, focusing on the interface between the economy and the environment, how these systems interact and influence each other.