Handbook of Environmental Law

This book, edited by Rob Harris, is highly recommended for anyone concerned about the details of resource management in New Zealand. It was published in 2004 by The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc., Welllington.

Any comments on how this book can help us develop the Great Park are welcome (e.g. references to key points in the book, if you have a copy). Here are the chapter titles.

Achieving good results, by Keith Chapple.
Participating in public processes, by Nancy Sutherland and Keith Chapple.
Planning law, by Rob Harris and Helen Atkins.
Managing the RMA (Resource Management Act), by Rob Harris, Helen Atkins, Peter Skelton, and Nancy Sutherland.
Additional Dispute Resolution, by Royden Somerville.
Consultation, by Dave Serjent.
The law and fresh water, by Neil Deans.
Legislation covering coastal marine areas, by Rob Harris.
The law and forestry, by Mark Bellingham.
The law and mining, by Stephen Christensen.
Transport law, by Felicity Hefferman and John Verry.
Waste and pollution, by Sylvia Allan and Bill Armstrong.
Hazardous substances and new organisms, by Jen Crawford and Natasha Mora.
Laws relating to biosecurity, by Rachel Garthwaite and Jen Crawford.
Biodiversity and sustainability, by Mark Bellingham.
Land and property law and the environment, by David Alexander.
Public access and protection on private land, by Kay Booth and Mark Bellingham.
Protected public land, by Rob Harris.
Conservation and the Treaty, by Donna Llewell.
Protecting the landscape, by Claire Findlay.
Protecting historic heritage, by Claire Heather and Geraldine Baumann.
The Treaty and its implications for the environment, by Richard Boast.
International law and the New Zealand environment, by Pru Taylor.