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National Policy Statement Forum
An Invitation - The Environmental Defence Society Seminar Series
National Policy Statement Forum
Following on from the Environmental Defence Society’s 2007 national conference, Beyond the RMA, we are holding a series of workshops designed to continue the discussion about improving the Resource Management Act. The conference was notable for broad agreement across a range of stakeholders on the need for greater national guidance on key resource management issues.
This first seminar of the series assembles an expert panel to discuss the use of National Policy Statements, where they might be helpful (or unhelpful), what they should contain (in order to be effective on the ground), and why we still don’t have any (apart from the coastal one). The format of the seminar will include a short scene-setting presentation followed by a moderated discussion which will broaden to include audience participation. It will be of considerable interest and relevance to resource management professionals, local government politicians and staff, developers, farmers and environmental activists.
Moderator: Gary Taylor
(EDS Chairperson)
Overview: Raewyn Peart (EDS
Senior Policy Analyst)
Panellists: Judge John
Bollard (Chief Environment Court Judge)
Gerard
Willis (Director, Enfocus, and NPS expert)
Sue Powell
(Manager, Working with Local Government Group, Ministry for
the Environment)
Jan Crawford (Director, Planning
Consultants Ltd and member of the Planning Under a
Cooperative Mandate research team)
When: Monday 13 August 2007, 5.15pm – 7.30pm
Where: Bell Gully, Level 22, Vero Centre, 48 Shortland Street, Auckland
Thanks to Bell Gully for their support.
Space is limited so please reserve your place by rsvp to fiona[at]eds.org.nz
ENDS
For more
information about EDS go to www.eds.org.nz
The Community
Guide to the Resource Management Act go to
www.rmaguide.org.nz
Environmental Defence Society
EDS speaks for the environment. It has influence.
Since 1971, EDS has been driving environmental protection in Aotearoa New Zealand
through law and policy change. That's why it's one of this country's most influential non-
profit organisations when it comes to achieving better environmental outcomes.
EDS has expertise in key disciplines including law, planning, landscape and science. It
operates as a policy think-tank, a litigation advocate, and a collaborator – bringing together
the private and public sectors for constructive engagement.
EDS runs conferences and seminars on topical issues, including an annual Environmental
Summit and the Climate Change and Business Conference.
EDS is a registered charity and donations to it are tax-deductible.
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