News & Updates
Pokeno plan change request granted for extension
Pokeno Village Holdings Limited successfully obtained approval for the rezoning of 26 hectares of rural land adjoining the existing Pokeno Structure Plan area.
Mon May 14th 2018
Orewa Retirement Resort Victory
Consent has been successfully obtained for a new "coastal resort" retirement village development in Orewa following a hearing in March.
Fri April 27th 2018
"Where to next?" for RMA and NZ's RM System
Simon Berry presented a paper entitled “The Resource Management Act 1991 and New Zealand’s Resource Management System – Where to Next?” to the LegalWise Environment and Planning Updates and Reforms Conference in Auckland.
Wed March 28th 2018
Orewa locals claim victory against sea wall proposal
Berry Simons' Partner Sue Simons has successfully defeated an application by Auckland Council to construct a sea wall at Orewa beach, in Auckland.
Thu Dec. 7th 2017
RMJ Article: RMA - Where to from here?
Further amendments to the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) have become inevitable, if only to address the adverse consequences of ill-conceived amendments made in the last few years.
Mon Sept. 25th 2017
RMJ Article: Death of the RMA by a Thousand Cuts
Berry Simons authors have expressed the concern that two recent legislative initiatives continue the increasingly evident trend towards ad hoc decision-making processes under the RMA.
Thu May 11th 2017
RMA REFORMS OUT OF STEP WITH DECISION MAKING BEST PRACTICE
Berry Simons partners attended the International Symposium on Environmental Adjudication in the 21st Century.
Thu April 13th 2017
YALE TOUR TO ROATAN ISLAND, HONDURAS
In March 2017 Sue Simons was offered the unique opportunity to join a Yale University Educational Travel Tour of Roatan Island off the coast of Honduras in the Caribbean.
Fri March 31st 2017
Berry Simons' Annual Summer Party
On the afternoon of Friday, 10 February, Berry Simons closed the office doors and set out to hold the Annual Firm Summer Party.
Tue March 14th 2017
Aucklanders locked out of Government move to get rid of reserves
Berry Simons is extremely concerned with efforts to see reserve land in an Auckland suburb snatched up for housing development.
Thu Feb. 9th 2017
NPS on Urban Development Capacity in force next week
The National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity (“NPS-UDC”) will come into force on 1 December 2016.
Thu Nov. 24th 2016
LOCATION GROUP GAINS CONSENT FOR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT
Berry Simons recently acted for Location Group, successfully obtaining consent for a six storey mixed use development.
Tue Nov. 15th 2016