Paint the Town Pink Rotorua
The Rotorua office won the inaugural Paint the Town Pink Challenge supporting the Rotorua Breast Cancer Trust. Our “Pink-achu” is fashioned from Post It notes and is a bold statement of our community spirit.
Untangling the Net: Marine Spatial Planning under the RMA
Protected areas around Motiti Island as set out in the Environment Court’s interim decision, Motiti Rohe Moana Trust v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [2018] NZEnvC 067 On 4 November 2019 the Court of Appeal concluded in a controversial decision that regional councils can use the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) to control fishing in …
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BOP Sportswoman of the Year award for 2019 – Finalists Announced
Holland Beckett Law are once again sponsoring the BOP Sportswoman of the Year award for 2019. The finalists have been announced: Samantha Charlton- Hockey Rose Keddell – Hockey Lesley Elder – Rugby Union Natalie Peat – Surf Life Saving Eva Morris – Synchronised Swimming Read the full press release from Sport Bay of Plenty. https://www.sportbop.co.nz/news–results/2019-bay-of-plenty-sports-awards-finalists/
Community Day – Dunes
John Mackay’s Property/Commercial team took their community day out of the office weeding the dunes! Dunes are important for acting as a barrier between the ocean and inland areas. Weeds don’t do the job as well as natives so no one wants them there. Good Neighbour provided the team’s lunch using food that would have …
Fegusson Park Clean-Up with ASB
A bunch of keen Hobec people volunteered to do a clean-up of Fergusson Park with ASB Bank. Key highlights were: Finding a high proportion of rubbish was bagged dog poo; Vanessa’s find of used toilet paper (despite the public toilet nearby); Hayley from ASB finding an ANZAC cross; and Finding multiple items of drug paraphernalia …
New Trusts Act 2019 – What Trustees Need to Know for 2021
The long-awaited Trusts Act 2019 (Act) has arrived! The Act aims to update trust law and make the law accessible to all (not just lawyers). The Act will come into force on 30 January 2021, and will then apply to all existing written trusts, as well as any new written trusts established. It could also …
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Dewhirst update: the bed of a river begins with its banks, not its fullest flow
The Court of Appeal has dismissed the Canterbury Regional Council’s (the Council) appeal of the High Court’s decision on how to find the “bed” of a river under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). The litigation arose because of the prosecution of Dewhirst and Dewhirst Land Company Ltd for works undertaken in the Selwyn River …
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Motu Challenge
Two Hobec Teams competed in the Motu Challenge on Saturday 12 October in Opotiki. The day was full of promise at the 7 am start. The weather was clearing and the teams were enthusiastic. John MacKay and James McDougall set off with 127 other competitors on their Mountain Bikes for a 65 km largely uphill …
2019 Rotorua Westpac Business Excellence Awards
The Westpac Business Excellence Awards were held in Rotorua on the 5th of October. Holland Beckett Law Associate, James McDougall, was on hand to present the Holland Beckett Law Excellence in Service Award which was won by Cheal, a civil / structural / geotechnical engineering, land surveying and resource management planning firm. It was also …
Take Four: Draft NPS for Freshwater Management
Photo from: Ministry for the Environment. 2019. Action for healthy waterways – A discussion document on national direction for our essential freshwater. The Government released its proposals for freshwater management reform on 5 September 2019, including a consultation draft of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (“Consultation Draft”) which, once finalised, will represent the …