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Academic Qualifications, Professional Associations, Writing and Recognition


Recipient of Barrister of the Year in New Zealand Law Awards in 2009.

Recipient of essenze Resource Management prize in New Zealand Law Awards for 2009.

Recipient (with MWH) of RMLA, NZPI and ACENZ awards for Hamilton City Water Take Project.

Graduate of Auckland University (LLB (Hons)).

Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court in 1982.

Co-author of Williams, Environmental and Resource Management Law (3rd ed.) (Editor - Nolan), chapter on “Water Law” (Chapter 7) (with Bal Matheson).

Enjoys environmental education and has presented guest lectures to undergraduate and Masters classes at Auckland University Law School and at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT).

Has presented numerous conference papers on a variety of topics relevant to Environmental Law at New Zealand and international conferences.

Founding member of the Resource Management Law Association Inc and former member of National Committee.

Associate Member of the New Zealand Planning Institute.

Queensland Environmental Law Association.

Waste Management Institute of New Zealand.

The Law Association for Asia and the Pacific (LAWASIA).