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Making good decisions certificate holders: non local body elected members

This list is currently ordered by certificate name.

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Certificate name Position Organisation or company Area of practice Field of expertise Certificate expiry date Chairing endorsement
Adrienne WilliamsIndependent CommissionerRegional council focus30 June 2013Yes
Adrienne Young CooperDirectorHill Young Cooper Limited30 June 2013Yes
Aileen LawrieConsents ManagerEnvironment Bay of Plenty30 June 2011
Alan BickersIndependent CommissionerCatalyst Management Services Ltd30 June 2013Yes
Alan BradbourneIndependent CommissionerAlan Bradbourne PartnersNation wideDistrict and regional planning, resource consents30 June 2013Yes
Alan DormerIndependent CommissionerShortland Chambers31 December 2008
Alan WatsonIndependent CommissionerAR Watson Associates LtdNational but emphasis on upper half of North IslandPlanning and resource management, chair of hearings panels30 June 2013Yes
Alan WithyIndependent CommissionerWithy Consulting LtdNation wide; offices in Tauranga, Hanmer Springs, QueenstownPlanning, resource management, land use, subdivisions, district, regional and coastal plans, procedural issues31 July 2009
Alanya LimmerSenior AssociateGoodman Steven Tavendale & ReidRMA Law31 July 2009
Alastair ThompsonPlannerNapier City CouncilHawke's BayPlanning30 June 2011
Alec George OlsenIndependent Commissioner30 June 2013
Alick ShawIndependent Commissioner31 July 2009
Alison WallIndependent Commissioner30 June 2013
Alistair Aburn Independent CommissionerUrban Perspectives Ltd31 December 2008
Alistair MuirheadPrincipal PlannerOpus International Consultants LtdCoromandel, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Central North IslandPlanning - policy, consents, consultation, project management31 December 2008
Allan BaldockIndependent CommissionerNation wideWater takes, discharges, hydro power schemes, ecology, coastal subdivision, regional council activities31 July 2009
Allan CubittIndependent CommissionerCubitt Consulting Ltd31 December 2008
Allan KirkIndependent CommissionerHeritage planning and urban design31 December 2009
Andrew FeierabendManager Environmental ServicesHurunui District Council30 June 2011
Andrew FenemorIndependent CommissionerLandcare Research NZ LtdNelson, Marlborough, CanterburyWater resource management30 June 2011
Andrew Geoffrey WatsonRangitikei District Council30 June 2013
Andrew HendersonPlanning ConsultantBoulder Planning Ltd31 December 2008
Andrew John RalphPlannerTauranga City Council30 June 2011
Andy LarsenConsents OfficerEnvironment Bay of PlentyBay of Plenty RegionResource consents, planning31 December 2009
Ann CallaghanBarrister / Senior AdvisorMinistry for the EnvironmentWellingtonEnvironmental law and policy31 December 2009
Ann FosberryTraffic EngineerGHD Limited30 June 2011
Anne PankhurstCouncillor*31 July 2009
Anne SuttonConsultant 31 December 2008
Anne TownendCouncillor*31 December 2008
Anthony CussinsIndependent CommissionerTonkin & Taylor30 June 2013
Anthony TaylorConsultantIrricon Consultants31 December 2008
Antoine CoffinIndependent CommissionerBoffa Miskell Ltd30 June 2011
Antoinette DayCouncillor*31 December 2008
Aranne DonaldSpecialist Heritage AdvisorNorth Shore City CouncilPolicy, resource consents, heritage, urban design, tree issues31 December 2009
Arthur HackettIndependent CommissionerEnvironmental science, ecology, marine biology30 June 2011
Arthur HindsIndependent Commissioner30 June 2013
Arthur SmallmanCouncillor*31 December 2008
Barry KayeRMA ConsultantBarry Kaye Associates Ltd31 July 2009
Barry LoeIndependent CommissionerLoe Pearce & Assoc LtdNation wide; predominantly South IslandDischarges of contaminants into land and water31 July 2009
Barry MansellCouncillor*31 December 2008
Barry MosleyIndependent CommissionerBKM ConsultingNation wideRegional and district planning, economic appraisal, statistical modelling30 June 2013
Basil MorrisonCouncillor*31 December 2008
Bernice MeyleConsultantIndependent Practitioner31 July 2009
Beverley Lorraine JamesResearcherPublic Policy and Research LtdWellington Region and MarlboroughCommunity development, social impacts, cultural issues30 June 2010
Bianca SullivanCouncil OfficerEnvironment Canterbury30 June 2011
Bill ShorttCouncillor*31 July 2009
Bill WasleyIndependent CommissionerWasley Knell Consultants31 December 2008
Bill WoodsCouncillor*31 July 2009
Bob AskewStaff MemberTasman District Council30 June 2011
Bob KorohekeIndependent CommissionerEnvironment WaikatoMaori issues31 December 2009
Bob TullochCouncillor*31 December 2008
Bob WearIndependent CommissionerR G Wear Consultants31 July 2009
Brett GawnRegistered SurveyorTSE Group Ltd30 June 2013
Brian CareyIndependent CommissionerGNS Science30 June 2011
Brian CroadIndependent CommissionerThe Strategywarehouse31 December 2008
Brian HasellIndependent ConsultantHasell Consulting LtdNation wideTraffic, road engineering, historic heritage31 December 2008
Brian WaddellPlanning ConsultantUrbanister Ltd30 June 2011
Brian WarburtonConsultant Planner Pritchard GroupNation widePlanning, environmental science and engineering31 July 2009
Bronwyn Ann LeesResource Consents ManagerNorth Shore City Council30 June 2011
Bruce BakerPlanning ConsultantBeca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd31 December 2009
Bruce GrahamIndependent CommissionerGraham EnvironmentalNation wideAir quality, waste management31 July 2009
Bruce HawkinsIndependent CommissionerWaitakere City Council30 June 2011
Bruce ThompsonPlanning & Regulation ManagerWaimakariri District Council30 June 2013
Bryan Anthony CartelleOfficerManukau City Council30 June 2011
Bryan Desmond BangIndependent CommissionerAssens Enterprises LtdNorth Island generally - particularly Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Central North Island, Hawke's Bay, TaranakiDistrict and regional planning, law30 June 2013Yes
Bryce JulyanConsultant (Prospective Independent Commissioner)Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner LtdAucklandPlanning31 December 2009
Brydon HughesEnvironmental ConsultantSinclair Knight Mertz (SKM)Water allocation, water resource management, discharges to land and water quality30 June 2010
Buddy MikaereConsultantNation wideTe Ao Maori30 June 2011
Byrdie AyresIndependent CommissionerNation wideCoastal planning30 June 2013
Camilla OwenIndependent CommissionerDuncan Cotterill31 December 2008
Caroline L MillerIndependent CommissionerMassey University 30 June 2011
Carron BlomIndependent CommissionerBeca Infrastructure LtdNation wideEnvironmental science, contaminated sites, stormwater quality, erosion and sediment control, environmental monitoring, auditing and systems30 June 2010
Catherine HawleyIndependent Commissioner31 July 2009
Celia DavisonPlannerNorth Shore City Council31 December 2008
Charles Raymond InggsStrategic Adviser TransportWaitakere City Council31 December 2008
Che Philip WilsonConsultantNation wideTe Ao Maori, policy30 June 2011
Chris DawsonPlanning ConsultantBloxam, Burnett and OlliverWaikato, Bay of PlentyPlanning, consultation, structure planning, aggregate, extraction consenting30 June 2011
Chris HansenConsultant Tonkin & Taylor31 December 2008
Chris LesterIndependent CommissionerWharekauhau StationReside in South Wairarapa but able to travelRegional council hearings, plan hearings, joint hearings, chairmanship, New Zealand agriculture and livestock farming31 December 2009
Chris MitchellRMA / Local Govt LawyerMitchell LawNation wideResource management and local government law 31 December 2008
Chris ShentonIndependent Commissioner31 December 2008
Christine CaugheyPlanning ConsultantNation wideDistrict and regional planning, heritage, landscape, urban design - urban and rural.30 June 2013Yes
Christine FosterIndependent CommissionerEMS Limited30 June 2013Yes
Christine KellyIndependent Commissioner30 June 2013
Christopher MilneCouncillor*31 December 2008
Christopher P ShawManager ConsentsOtago Regional Council30 June 2013Yes
Christopher Richard KimptonPlanning ConsultantRPC Consultants30 June 2011
Cindy RobinsonDuncan Cotterill31 July 2009
Clarke McKinneyPrincipal Planner, Resource ConsentsWaitakere City CouncilAuckland RegionPlanning30 June 2011
Cliff TiplerConsultantURS New Zealand LtdNation wideEnvironmental engineering30 June 2010
Clive AnsteyLandscape and Resource PlannerLandscape planning and design, forestry and ecology30 June 2013
Colin Thomas DallConsents and Compliance ManagerWest Coast Regional Council31 July 2009
Conway StewartIndependent PlannerAuckland, Northland, Waikato31 December 2008
Corinne McLarenCommunity Board Member*30 June 2010
Craig LittleCouncillor*31 December 2008
Craig ShearerConsultantShearer Consultants Ltd30 June 2011
Craig WelshIndependent CommissionerResource & Environmental Management Ltd31 December 2009
Danella RiellyTeam LeaderAuckland Regional Council31 December 2008
Daran Mark PonterIndependent CommissionerPonter Amor Consulting LtdBay of Plenty, Wellington, Manawatu-Wanganui, TaranakiForeshore and Seabed Act 2004, Te Ao Maori (contemporary)31 December 2008
Darryl LewIndependent CommissionerOpus International Consultants Ltd31 December 2009
Darryl MillarIndependent CommissionerResource Management Group Ltd30 June 2013
Dave MouleEnvironmental PlannerEnvironmental Management Services Ltd30 June 2011
Dave SerjeantIndependent CommissionerKingett Mitchell LtdNorthland, Auckland, Waikato, QueenstownPlanning and economics, especially in retail projects; environmental planning (regional resource consents)31 December 2009
David BridgesIndependent CommissionerGood Earth Matters Consulting Ltd31 July 2009
David CameronConsultantMWH New Zealand LtdNation wideWater quality, aquatic ecology31 July 2009
David ChandlerIndependent CommissionerAuckland City CouncilAuckland City and environsPlanning, civil and traffic engineering31 July 2009
David CollinsIndependent CommissionerCollins Consulting30 June 2013Yes
David Craig CaldwellSolicitorLane Neave31 July 2009
David ForrestIndependent CommissionerGood Earth Matters Consulting Ltd31 July 2009
David John Murray PeartIndependent CommissionerNation wide30 June 2013Yes
David L HutchisonIndependent CommissionerWorks Infrastructure LimitedCivil engineering30 June 2013
David MacphersonConsultantDuffill Watts Consulting Group31 December 2008
David McGregorSenior Partner / SolicitorBell Gully31 July 2009
David McLernonIndependent CommissionerOcta Associates LtdChristchurch basedEngineering background - expertise in groundwater, discharges to ground and air30 June 2013Yes
David McMahonIndependent CommissionerResource Management Group Ltd30 June 2013
David MeadIndependent CommissionerHill Young Cooper Limited30 June 2011
David Michael HillIndependent CommissionerHill Young Cooper LimitedNew Zealand, internationalPlanning, social science, Te Ao Maori, environmental science31 July 2009
David Robert PullarIndependent CommissionerOtago, Southland30 June 2013Yes
David RokeConsents ManagerNorthland Regional CouncilNorthlandEnvironmental science30 June 2013Yes
David TrewavasDeputy Mayor*31 December 2008
David W. HookwayIndependent Commissioner30 June 2011
David WillettsIndependent CommissionerEnfocus Planning Ltd31 December 2009
Dean ChrystalIndependent CommissionerPlanit Associates Ltd30 June 2013Yes
Dean R KnightIndependent CommissionerVictoria University of Wellington30 June 2011
Dean ScanlenConsultant Transport EngineerEngineering Outcomes Ltd30 June 2011
Dennis StickleyLawyer30 June 2010
Derek NolanLawyerRussell McVeaghBased in Auckland but practice nationallyEnvironmental law (editor of Environmental and Resource Management Law of New Zealand, LexisNexis, 3rd Edition, November 2005) 31 December 2009
Dianne J BuchanIndependent CommissionerCorydon Consultants LtdNew ZealandSocial / community effects30 June 2013
Dinah WilliamsConsultant30 June 2013Yes
Dion DouglasPlannerChristchurch City CouncilChristchurchPlanning and resource management30 June 2011
Don HarleyIndependent Commissioner30 June 2013Yes
Donald FraserConsents Hearing OfficerEnvironment Canterbury30 June 2011
Donald William Te Rangi CouchTangata WhenuaTe Runanga O Ngai TahuNgai Tahu roheMaori resource management31 July 2009
Dorothy WakelingIndependent Commissioner30 June 2013Yes
Doug ArcusIndependent CommissionerArcus Consulting30 June 2013Yes
Dr Brent CowieCowie Resource Management30 June 2013Yes
Dr E D Wylie QCBarrister30 June 2011
Dr. Judith Roper-LindsayIndependent CommissionerBoffa Miskell LtdSouth IslandEcology, landscape ecology30 June 2011
Dugald W LeyCivil EngineerTasman District Council31 July 2009
Edward Mark (Ted) O'ReganIndependent CommissionerNine years as convenor of consent hearings for unitary authority (Tasman District)30 June 2013Yes
Elizabeth Anne BurgeIwi MemberGreater Wellington Regional CouncilWellington RegionTe Ao Maori, environmental planning31 July 2009
Elizabeth FairlieOfficerManukau City Council30 June 2011
Elizabeth Herra CunninghamCouncillor*31 July 2009
Ellen HampsonIndependent Commissioner30 June 2013
Emma ChristmasIndependent CommissionerNation widePlanning, water resource management31 July 2009
Euan McQueenIndependent CommissionerWellington Region, including WairarapaGeneral, planning31 December 2008
Eva-Cherrie TuckCouncillor*31 December 2008
Evan Charles McKenzie PennyIndependent Commissioner31 December 2008
Ewan McGregorHawke's Bay Regional Council30 June 2013
Ewan WilsonCouncillor*31 December 2008
Faye StorerIndependent CommissionerAuckland RegionCommunity30 June 2013Yes
Fiona AstonIndependent CommissionerNation wideResource planning31 July 2009
Fiona GarrettTeam Leader Land UseNorth Shore City Council30 June 2013
Frank BoffaIndependent CommissionerBoffa Miskell LtdNationalLandscape planning, landscape design30 June 2013
Fred MorganIndependent CommissionerNorthland, Auckland, upper North IslandDegree in applied science, majoring in natural resource management; postgraduate diploma in environmental health science; approximately 8 years working as a town planner / environmental planner in the UK, Australia and New Zealand; currently completing a law degree30 June 2011
Garry WeedsIndependent Commissioner30 June 2013Yes
Gary RaeIndependent CommissionerInciteBased in Nelson, experienced in South Island and Central North Island RegionsParticular expertise in traffic, roading and noise issues30 June 2011
Gaynor PavelkaIndependent MediatorSouth Island, particularly30 June 2013
Geoff AxtensCouncillor*31 July 2009
Gerald George McKayLawyerMcKay HillNation wide; mainly North IslandLegal, mainly31 July 2009
Gerald Joseph PraatLawyerKnapps Lawyers30 June 2010
Giles BramwellConsultantHarrison Grierson Consultants Ltd31 July 2009
Gina SweetmanIndependent CommissionerSweetman Planning30 June 2011
Giuseppe (Joe) Di MaioCouncillor*31 December 2008
Glen HughesIndependent CommissionerOpus International Consultants LtdHawke's Bay, Manawatu, Wairarapa, Wellington, Nelson, MarlboroughPlanning (regional council activities)31 July 2009
Glenda Dawn BarrattCouncillor*31 December 2008
Glenice PaineIwi Resource Management Consultant31 December 2009
Glenys Searancke31 July 2009
Gordon BrownCouncillor*31 July 2009
Gordon MacFarlaneIndependent CommissionerAuckland City Council31 July 2009
Gordon StratchanCouncillor*31 December 2008
Graeme LeggatIndependent CommissionerManukau City Council30 June 2013
Graeme RidleyIndependent CommissionerEnvironmental Management Services LtdNation wide. Based in AucklandErosion and sediment control, earthworks, stormwater management31 December 2009
Graham Taylor Consultant Planner Resource Management Group LtdCanterbury and South IslandLand use planning, subdivision, plan preparation30 June 2010
Graham ThomasResource Management ConsultantResource Management Consultants LtdNelson, Tasman (Top of South Island), West CoastEngineering, Maori issues, developments (subdivisions, buildings), land use consents31 December 2009
Graham WheelerIndependent Commissioner31 December 2008
Greg BurrellEnvironment ConsultantGoulder Associates (NZ) Ltd30 June 2011
Greg PhillipsSenior PlannerFar North District CouncilNorthlandPlanning, architecture31 July 2009
Greg RyderIndependent CommissionerRyder Consulting Ltd31 July 2009
Greg ShawIndependent Commissioner31 July 2009
Gregory HillIndependent CommissionerGreg Hill ConsultantsAuckland mainly, but will consider commissioner roles in other places. Member of commissioner pool for Whangarei and Tauranga.Planning, growth management / strategy, coastal areas (mainly)30 June 2013Yes
Gwen BullIndependent Commissioner31 July 2009
Hamish Gordon RennieSenior Lecturer, Environmental Management GroupWaikato UniversityNation wide; especially Waikato, Bay of Plenty RegionsCoastal and marine planning and resource management (especially aquaculture, marinas, reefs), tourism facilities, social science, environmental impact assessment, common pool resources and co-management31 July 2009
Hamish LoweIndependent CommissionerDuffill Watts Consulting GroupNation wideEnvironmental science, environmental engineering, water takes, waste discharges, subdivisions30 June 2013Yes
Hans Robert VersteeghManager Regulatory DepartmentMarlborough District Council30 June 2010
Harry BhanaIndependent CommissionerHarry Bhana & Associates Ltd30 June 2013Yes
Helen MarrSenior PlannerHorizons Regional Council30 June 2011
Helen TobinIndependent CommissionerWellington areaPlanning30 June 2013Yes
Hoani LangsburyNgai Tahu RepresentativeTe Runanga O Ngai Tahu30 June 2011
Hori Temoanaroa ParataIwi RepresentativeNgatiwai Trust Board31 July 2009
Howard Kevin TamatiCouncillor*31 December 2008
Hugh HamiltonIndependent CommissionerDavidson Armstrong & Campbell Solicitors31 December 2009
Ian CapitaneasIndependent CommissionerInvercargill City Council30 June 2013
Ian HutchingsIndependent Commissioner30 June 2013Yes
Ian James JefferisPlannerNorth Shore City Council30 June 2013
Ian Kenneth Grant BoothroydIndependent CommissionerKingett Mitchell Ltd31 July 2009
Ian LearyIndependent CommissionerSpencer Holmes Consultants30 June 2011
Ian McDonaldGroup Manager City ServicesTauranga City Council31 December 2008
Ian MooreIndependent CommissionerLeading Professional30 June 2011
Ian MunroIndependent CommissionerUrbanism Plus Ltd30 June 2013
Ivan DunnIndependent Commissioner30 June 2013
James Christopher RutherfordScientistNIWA30 June 2011
James David LynchIndependent CommissionerJ D Lynch Barrister31 December 2008
James HowlandIndependent CommissionerCentral North IslandOver 40 years experience - local government30 June 2013
James Scott PringleCouncillor*31 December 2008
James Sydney GibsonCouncillor*31 December 2008
Jan CaunterIndependent CommissionerEllis GouldNation wideLaw, contaminated sites30 June 2011
Jan CrawfordPlanning ConsultantPlanning Consultants Ltd30 June 2013
Jan FryerCouncillor*31 December 2008
Jane BlackIndependent CommissionerIncite Wellington30 June 2011
Jane TaylorIndependent Commissioner30 June 2011
Jane WhyteResource ManagerResponse Planning Consultants Limited30 June 2013Yes
Janet GoughPolicy AnalystERMA New ZealandCanterburyRisk management30 June 2011
Janette DoveyIndependent CommissionerPlanit Associates Ltd30 June 2011
Jeff JonesIndependent CommissionerEnvironment Bay of Plenty31 December 2008
Jeff KempIndependent CommissionerBay of Islands Planning Limited31 December 2008
Jeff PageResource Management PlannerResponse Planning Consultants Limited30 June 2013Yes
Jeff RobertsonIndependent CommissionerJeff Robertson Ltd30 June 2010
Jenni VernonIndependent CommissionerJJ Consultants Ltd30 June 2013Yes
Jennie HoadleyIndependent CommissionerPlanning Consultants LtdBased in North Shore CityPlanning31 July 2009
Jennifer Anne HudsonIndependent Commissioner31 July 2009
Jenny HarrisonSenior PlannerOpus International Consultants Ltd31 July 2009
Jillian ThomsonIndependent CommissionerEclectic Energy31 December 2009
Jo RosierPlannerMassey University31 July 2009
Joanna RossIndependent CommissionerOpus International Consultants Ltd31 July 2009
Joanne LewisPlanning ConsultantLewis Consultancy Ltd30 June 2011
Joanne McLeanNgai Tahu RepresentativeTe Runanga O Waihao30 June 2011
Joe McCarthyIndependent CommissionerCanterbury, West Coast, Otago31 July 2009
John Bernard ChildsConsultantNorth Auckland, Auckland Region, Waikato, Bay of PlentyDistrict and regional planning, coastal planning30 June 2013Yes
John CrawfordPlannerPrivate31 December 2008
John CrawfordIndependent CommissionerOpus International Consultants Ltd30 June 2013
John D TalbotIndependent CommissionerJohn Talbot Sustainability LtdCanterbury, South Island, nation wideResource management, environmental engineering, policy and planning, water resources, regulations30 June 2011
John David Morris Independent Commissioner30 June 2013
John Edward CookPlannerPlanning Solutions LtdCanterbury, OtagoPlanning, subdivision30 June 2011
John Gordon MatthewsIndependent Commissioner30 June 2011
John HassanIndependent CommissionerChapman Tripp30 June 2011
John HillIndependent CommissionerAuckland City Council30 June 2010
John HudsonIndependent CommissionerHudson Associates Landscape Architects31 December 2009
John Hugh ClaytonCouncillor*31 July 2009
John IseliIndependent CommissionerSpecialist Environmental Services LtdNation wideAir quality science31 July 2009
John LumsdenIndependent CommissionerJ Lumsden ConsultantNation wideCoastal, water resources, energy supply, waste management, discharges30 June 2013Yes
John MaassenLawyerCooper Rapley Ltd30 June 2013Yes
John McSweeneyTown PlannerJohn McSweeney Ltd31 December 2009
John MilliganIndependent Commissioner / BarristerNation wide, but predominantly South IslandResource management and local government law30 June 2013Yes
John O'ShaughnessyTown Planning ManagerNapier City CouncilHawke's BayPlanning, project management30 June 2013Yes
John P MatthewsIndependent CommissionerLangley Twigg SolicitorsNorth IslandPlanning law30 June 2013Yes
John RutherfordConsultant30 June 2011
John SmartCouncillor*30 June 2010
John Smart Independent Commissioner Nation wideCoastal and marine, law30 June 2010
John WilliamsonIndependent Commissioner30 June 2013Yes
Jon WilliamsonEnvironmental ConsultantSinclair Knight Mertz (SKM)Predominately Northland, Auckland and Waikato, but nation wide alsoHydrogeology, hydrology, water resources30 June 2010
Jonathan CleaseIndependent Commissioner30 June 2011
Judy WatersIndependent Commissioner30 June 2013Yes
Julia WilliamsIndependent CommissionerDrakeford Williams Landscape ArchitectsLandscape architecture31 December 2008
Julian WilliamsEnvironmental PractitionerTainui31 December 2009
Julie Meade RoseEnvironmental Services31 December 2008
Juliet YatesIndependent CommissionerAuckland Region, North Island, nation widePlanning, resource management, law31 July 2009
June SleeCouncillor*31 July 2009
Justine BrayIndependent CommissionerOpus International Consultants LtdAuckland, Nation widePlanning, designations, social impact assessment31 July 2009
Karen BellIndependent CommissionerEnviro Solutions Ltd30 June 2013
Karen JoubertPlannerNorth Shore City CouncilNorth Shore City30 June 2011
Karl BaldwinPlanning ConsultantKTB Planning Consultants31 December 2009
Karyn SinclairIndependent Commissioner31 December 2009
Kate Barry-PicenoBarrister31 December 2008
Kathleen A. Crisley Groundwater Resources ManagerEnvironment Canterbury30 June 2010
Kathleen Cecilia RyanIndependent Commissioner31 December 2008
Kathryn CarterCommunity Board Member*30 June 2010
Kay BoothConsultantRecreation and Tourism AssociatesNation wideRecreation and tourism planning and research30 June 2010
Keith HovellIndependent CommissionerHovell Environmental Planning30 June 2013Yes
Keith PhynIndependent CommissionerKPA31 December 2008
Ken GimblettIndependent Commissioner / Planning ConsultantBoffa Miskell Ltd30 June 2013Yes
Kenneth Aitken PalmerBarristerUniversity of Auckland31 December 2008
Kenneth E. GrahamIndependent CommissionerManukau City CouncilAuckland Region, Northland, Waikato30 June 2013
Keri JohnstonIndependent Commissioner30 June 2011
Kerry ConnollyConsultant30 June 2011
Kevin PrimeEnvironment Commissioner30 June 2011
Kevin RolfeIndependent CommissionerKevin Rolfe & Associates LtdNation wide, regional councilsDischarge permits regarding industrial developments, energy projects, air quality impacts31 July 2009
Kitt Robert Mayo LittlejohnIndependent Commissioner30 June 2011
L T RobertsonIndependent Commissioner30 June 2013
Laura SwanSenior PlannerWhakatane District Council31 December 2009
Laurie ByersIndependent Commissioner30 June 2013Yes
Leah Adelaide McBeyCouncillor*31 July 2009
Leah AlexanderFranklin District Council30 June 2011
Lee BeattieIndependent CommissionerTown Planning and Design31 December 2008
Leigh McGregorIndependent CommissionerNation wideLaw31 December 2008
Leonard FietjeCouncil OfficerEnvironment Canterbury30 June 2011
Les SimmonsIndependent CommissionerL J Simmons LimitedNation wide , emphasis on upper North IslandPlanning and resource management, chair of hearings panels30 June 2013Yes
Linda AlbertynStaff MemberFranklin District Council30 June 2011
Linda CraigheadResource Management Consultant30 June 2010
Lindsay Robert BurnellCouncillor*31 July 2009
Liz MellishIwi MemberGreater Wellington Regional Council31 July 2009
Lloyd Alexander BartonPlanning ManagerRodney District Council31 December 2008
Lorna StewartStaff Member for HearingAuckland Regional Council31 December 2008
Lorraine StephensonIndependent CommissionerHorizons Regional Council31 December 2008
Lou AlfeldCouncillor*31 July 2009
Louise WalkerRMA Hearings FacilitatorMarlborough District CouncilMarlborough30 June 2011
Louise van der VoortCouncil StaffCentral Otago District Council30 June 2011
Lucille RutherfurdIndependent CommissionerBased in the Auckland Region, anywhere in New ZealandNatural / cultural heritage, environmental practices30 June 2013
Margo PerpickIndependent CommissionerWynn Williams & Co30 June 2013Yes
Marian E WeaverCouncil OfficerOtago Regional CouncilNation wideNatural resources - air, water, coast31 July 2009
Marie-Louise RossonIndependent Commissioner30 June 2013
Marija BatistichSenior SolicitorBell GullyNation widePlanning, resource management law31 July 2009
Marilyn Hight BrownPlanning ConsultantN M Associates Ltd30 June 2011
Marion Adele SmithManagerRuapehu District Council30 June 2011
Mark MabinConsultantURS New Zealand LtdNation wide and AustraliaEnvironmental science, rivers and coastal zone30 June 2010
Mark RossPlanner30 June 2011
Mark St ClairPlanning ConsultantHill Young Cooper Limited31 December 2009
Mark SwartzPlannerNorth Shore City CouncilNorth Shore CityPlanning and mediation30 June 2011
Mark WhiteDevelopment Planning ManagerThames-Coromandel District Council31 July 2009
Martin James KennedyIndependent CommissionerWestcoast Planning Ltd30 June 2013Yes
Martin WardIndependent CommissionerNew Zealand wideIssues to do with mining, oil and gas production, roading, wood processing industry31 December 2008
Mary BucklandLandscape ArchitectLA4 Landscape Architects30 June 2010
Mary DillonIndependent CommissionerNation wideDistrict and regional planning30 June 2013Yes
Maurice Manawaroa GrayEnvironment Commissioner31 July 2009
Maurice Wayne BlackMaori Committee RepresentativeMauri Protection Agency30 June 2011
Maxwell BarberIndependent CommissionerMax Barber Planning ConsultantSouth IslandPlanning, resource management30 June 2013Yes
Megan BalksIndependent CommissionerEarth and Ocean Sciences, University of WaikatoNation wideSoil and environmental science, wastewater treatment and disposal31 December 2008
Megan WilliamsIndependent CommissionerDispute Solutions30 June 2011
Melean AbsolumIndependent CommissionerMelean Absolum LtdLandscape architecture, landscape assessment31 December 2008
Melvin David SutherlandAssets & Engineering ManagerGrey District Council30 June 2013
Michael Anthony RayIndependent CommissionerLaw North Partners30 June 2011
Michael BlundellCouncillor*31 December 2008
Michael G. BriggsIndependent Commissioner31 December 2008
Michael J. Bowden Independent CommissionerBowden Consultancy Ltd30 June 2010
Michael J. G. GarlandIndependent CommissionerRobson Garland LtdTaupo to BluffPlanning31 December 2008
Michael Mullins31 July 2009
Michael ParsonsonIndependent CommissionerSouthern Skies Environmental Ltd31 July 2009
Michael SavageIndependent CommissionerPark Chambers31 December 2009
Michael WaiteCouncillor*31 July 2009
Mike FreemanDirectorFreeman EnvironmentalNation wideEnvironmental quality and water resources30 June 2011
Mike JohnstonIndependent Commissioner30 June 2013
Muriel N TeHuikau JohnstoneNgai Tahu RepresentativeOraka Aparima Runaka30 June 2011
Murray HuntIndependent CommissionerHardy Jones Clark30 June 2013Yes
Murray KingIndependent CommissionerNation wideTransport, but not exclusively so31 December 2009
Nath PritchardEnvironmental Services Group ManagerWaikato District Council30 June 2013Yes
Nathan SmithAssociateSharp Tudhope LawyersBay of PlentyLaw31 December 2009
Neil B AbelIndependent Commissioner31 December 2008
Neil PenneyIndependent CommissionerN M Associates Ltd30 June 2011
Neville MarquetIndependent CommissionerRoss Dowling Marquet Griffin30 June 2010
Neville PeatCouncillor*31 December 2008
Nicholas AikenEnvironmental PlannerOpus International Consultants Ltd31 December 2009
Nick BoyesPlanning Consultant Resource Management Group Ltd30 June 2010
Nicola WilliamsSenior PlannerThames Coromandel District Council30 June 2011
Nigel McCarterIndependent CommissionerNation wide; Waikato, Auckland, Bay of Plenty RegionsEnvironmental science, water quality, ecology, coastal ecology30 June 2011
Nigel McFaddenPartnerMcFadden McMeeken Phillips Lawyers31 December 2008
Nigel WhartonDirector Environmental ServicesRotorua District CouncilNation widePlanning30 June 2010
Nin TomasIndependent Commissioner31 December 2008
Noreen BartonIndependent CommissionerEnvironmental Management Services LtdNation widePlanning30 June 2013Yes
Owen McShaneConsultantCentre for Resource Management Studies30 June 2013
Owen TaylorPlanning ConsultantOwen Taylor Consulting Services31 July 2009
Pamela GareCorporate PlannerInvercargill City CouncilDistrict council focus (applications and policy)30 June 2013Yes
Pamela PetersIndependent CommissionerResolve Group31 July 2009
Patricia ChristiansonCouncillor*31 July 2009
Patricia HarteConsultantDavie Lovell-Smith Ltd31 December 2008
Patrick John KillaleaResource Consents ManagerFar North District Council31 December 2008
Paul A JonesPlanning ConsultantBoulder Planning Ltd31 July 2009
Paul BlaschkeConsultantBlaschke & RutherfordWellington based; working nationallyEcology and conservation, environmental sciences, soil and water31 December 2009
Paul CavanaghQueens CounselShortland ChambersNew Zealand wideResource management and local government law, chairmanship, broad understanding of issues before hearings panels31 December 2009
Paul HorganNgai Tahu RepresentativeNgai Tahu30 June 2011
Paul Hoskins CooneySolicitorCooney Lees Morgan31 December 2008
Paul Ivan SousaDirectorIntegrated Planning Solutions Ltd31 December 2008
Paul Matheson Mayor*31 December 2008
Paul O'ShaughnessySenior PlannerNapier City Council31 July 2009
Paul RogersIndependent CommissionerAnthony Harper Lawyer30 June 2013Yes
Paul SullivanIndependent Commissioner30 June 2011
Paul ThomasIndependent CommissionerEnvironmental Management Services Ltd31 December 2008
Paul WhytePlanning ConsultantBeca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd31 July 2009
Paul WilliamsIndependent CommissionerSmart AlliancesNation widePlanning, environmental science30 June 2013Yes
Paula HunterPlanning ConsultantMWH New Zealand Ltd30 June 2013
Penny SefuivaCouncillor*31 December 2009
Peter CallanderIndependent CommissionerPattle Delamore Partners LtdNation wideGroundwater, water resources, contaminated sites30 June 2011
Peter ConstantineIndependent CommissionerBeca Carter Hollings & Ferner LtdSouth IslandPlanning31 July 2009
Peter CoopIndependent CommissionerUrban Perspectives Ltd31 December 2008
Peter CrawfordIndependent CommissionerBay of Plenty, Central North Island, WaikatoPlanning, dispute resolution, strategic management31 December 2008
Peter Fraser RichardsonIndependent CommissionerHorizons Regional Council31 December 2008
Peter FrawleyPlanner31 December 2008
Peter ReaburnDirectorCato Bolam ConsultantsNorthern half of North IslandPlanning30 June 2010
Peter ThomDirector Regulatory ServicesFranklin District CouncilNorth Island30 June 2013
Phil MitchellEnvironmental ConsultantMitchell PartnershipsNation wideResource management planning, environmental assessment31 July 2009
Phil T. DooleIndependent CommissionerMWH New Zealand LtdNation wideDistrict and regional planning and consents31 July 2009
Philip MilneIndependent CommissionerSimpson Grierson31 December 2008
Philip Robertson Ross Senior Environmental Scientist Goulder Associates (NZ) Ltd30 June 2010
Prue HarwoodIndependent CommissionerBeca Infrastructure LtdAir quality30 June 2011
Ra PomareIndependent CommissionerTe Runanga O Ngati Toa Rangatira Inc30 June 2010
Rachel DunninghamRMA Lawyer / Independent CommissionerBuddle FindlayCanterburyLaw, especially local government and resource management31 December 2009
Rachel ReeseIndependent CommissionerPonter Amor Consulting Ltd31 December 2008
Raewyn SmytheHearings AdministratorFar North District Council30 June 2013
Rauru KirikiriCommunity CoordinatorNation wideTe Ao Maori, environmental science, ecology31 July 2009
Ray O'CallaghanIndependent CommissionerTruebridge Callender Beach Limited31 December 2009
Rebecca MackyBarristerMainly Auckland City and Regional CouncilsResource management law30 June 2010
Rebecca SkidmoreIndependent CommissionerRA Skidmore Urban Design LtdAuckland, Otago, CanterburyUrban design, landscape architecture31 December 2009
Reginald ProffitProgramme ManagerEnvironment Waikato31 December 2009
Richard BuddIndependent Commissioner31 December 2008
Richard FowlerIndependent CommissionerDLA Phillips Fox30 June 2013Yes
Richard HeerdegenIndependent CommissionerEarthplan Consultants30 June 2013
Richard N CroadConsultantOpus International Consultants Ltd31 December 2008
Richard Reinen-HamillCoastal EngineerTonkin & Taylor31 December 2008
Rob HarrisIndependent CommissionerNelson Environment Centre30 June 2011
Rob HunterEnvironmental Strategy & Policy ManagerMighty River Power30 June 2011
Rob Lieffering (Dr)Resource Consents ManagerTasman District CouncilEnvironmental science, discharge of contaminants to land and water, surface water takes, regional planning (water and wastes)30 June 2013
Robert AndrewsTeam Leader PlanningNorth Shore City Council30 June 2013
Robert ArmstrongIndependent Commissioner31 December 2008
Robert ChanSenior AdvisorManukau City Council31 July 2009
Robert G BellScientist/EngineerNIWANation wideEnvironmental science, environmental engineering, climate change effects, natural hazards, coastal engineering and science30 June 2010
Robert JohnstonIndependent CommissionerNatural resources planning, sewage outfalls30 June 2013
Robert NixonIndependent CommissionerPlanit Associates Ltd30 June 2013Yes
Robert SchofieldIndependent CommissionerBoffa Miskell LtdNation widePlanning30 June 2013Yes
Robert W. BattyIndependent CommissionerPlanit Associates LtdSouth IslandPlanning and landscape design30 June 2013Yes
Robert van DuivenbodenIndependent CommissionerRM Pro Ltd31 December 2008
Robert van VoorthuysenIndependent CommissionerEMS LimitedNation wideRegional council focus (consents and plans), also district plan changes and notices of requirement30 June 2013Yes
Robin StevensonIndependent CommissionerHazel-Hewitt & AssociatesNation wideQuarrying, mining, landfills, subdivision, stormwater30 June 2011
Robyn HughesCouncillor*31 December 2008
Roger LaneIndependent CommissionerWellington, Wairarapa and Manawatu RegionsCivil engineering31 July 2009
Roger Steven CudmoreIndependent CommissionerGoulder Associates (NZ) Ltd30 June 2011
Roger TaskerIndependent Commissioner31 July 2009
Roland SapsfordIndependent CommissionerNation wide - based in WellingtonClimate change, energy, transport, urban sustainability, heritage, biodiversity, economics, tikanga Maori30 June 2010
Romae DunsIndependent CommissionerOpus International Consultants Ltd31 December 2008
Ron WrightIndependent Commissioner31 July 2009
Ronald David CrosbyIndependent Commissioner30 June 2013Yes
Roni FitzmauriceIndependent CommissionerHorizons Region (Manawatu-Wanganui Region)Water abstraction and discharges to land and water30 June 2013
Ross GeeIndependent CommissionerConsultant31 July 2009
Russell ChantCouncillor*31 July 2009
Russell Charles KaruIndependent CommissionerManukau City Council30 June 2011
Russell Wayne De LucaIndependent Commissioner, Mediator & FacilitatorRussell De Luca Planning Consultancy LtdNation wide - based in TaurangaPlanning & resource management, panel chairmanship, mediation and facilitation30 June 2013Yes
Ruth BartlettEnvironmental ConsultantMitchell Partnerships31 July 2009
Sally MiddletonIndependent CommissionerQueenstown Lakes DistrictPlanning and environmental management30 June 2013
Samual WS NapiaManager Environmental ServicesThames Coromandel District Council30 June 2011
Sarah DawsonIndependent CommissionerBoffa Miskell Ltd31 December 2008
Sean ElvinesResource Management PlannerResponse Planning Consultants Limited30 June 2013Yes
Selva SelvarajahDirector Resource Management / Independent CommissionerOtago Regional CouncilNation wideSoil, water and effluent chemistry / quality30 June 2013
Shane KellyIndependent CommissionerCoast and Catchment LtdNation wideMarine science, contaminant management, aquaculture, ecology, stormwater, wastewater30 June 2011
Sharon McGarryIndependent CommissionerPlanning, ecology, marine biology, freshwater biology30 June 2013Yes
Sheryl BainbridgeGovernance Liaison OfficerFar North District Council31 December 2008
Shirley SamuelsCouncil StaffManukau City Council30 June 2011
Shona BradleyResource Management LawyerDepartment of Conservation31 December 2009
Simon BerryIndependent Commissioner31 December 2009
Simon JohnsonConsultantCanterburyWater30 June 2011
Simon MoranPlanning & Environmental ManagerWest Coast Regional Council30 June 2010
Sioban HartwellConsultantURS New Zealand Ltd30 June 2010
Stephen ChristensenSolicitorAnderson Lloyd Caudwell Ltd30 June 2013Yes
Stephen ColsonPlanning ManagerMighty River Power30 June 2011
Stephen DayshIndependent CommissionerEMS LimitedNation widePlanning, infrastructure developments, energy projects, coastal issues30 June 2013Yes
Stephen GriffinManager Operations30 June 2011
Steve GoeldnerSenior Advisor PlanningNorth Shore City Council30 June 2013
Steve LowndesIndependent Commissioner31 December 2008
Steve McDowellConsultantSteve McDowell Consulting LtdNation wideGeneral local government background30 June 2011
Steven KnowlesIndependent CommissionerMaunsell Ltd31 July 2009
Stuart BirrellCouncillor*31 July 2009
Stuart KinnearIndependent CommissionerStuart Kinnear Consulting LtdNew Zealand wideDistrict and regional plans and consents, subdivision and land use planning30 June 2013
Sue Bulfield-JohnstonRMA Hearings FacilitatorMarlborough District Council30 June 2010
Sue PiperIndependent CommissionerWellington City Council30 June 2013Yes
Sue RobsonIndependent CommissionerRobson Garland LtdCanterbury, Otago, West Coast31 December 2008
Sue ScottConsultantOpus International Consultants LtdNation wideRegional council focus and territorial local authority consents30 June 2010
Sue-Ellen FenelonIndependent CommissionerBeca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd30 June 2011
Susan SoutheyDistrict PlannerMasterton District Council30 June 2013
Susan TurnerIndependent CommissionerSchool of Biological Sciences31 December 2008
Te Akapikirangi ArthurIndependent CommissionerGreater Wellington Regional Council31 December 2008
Te Tui ShortlandIwi RepresentativeNgatiwai Trust Board31 July 2009
Te Waari CarkeekMaori Consultant Kapiti Coast District Council30 June 2010
Terence BoylanPlanning ManagerInvercargill City Council31 December 2009
Terry BrownIndependent CommissionerNorth Shore City Council31 December 2009
Terry HumeScientist/ManagerNIWANation wideCoastal science and hazards, environmental science31 December 2008
Terry ScottNgai Tahu Representative30 June 2011
Theresa Le BasSolicitorBell Gully30 June 2010
Thomas B. Heller Independent CommissionerBeca Infrastructure30 June 2010
Tim HarrisPlanning ManagerSelwyn District Council30 June 2013
Tim ManukauEnvironmental ManagerTainui31 December 2009
Timothy Edward James TinkerIndependent Commissioner30 June 2013
Tony QuickfallIndependent CommissionerQuickfall Associates LtdUrban and regional planning, transport, tourism31 July 2009
Tony StallingerChief ExecutiveHutt City Council30 June 2011
Tracy FreemanEnvironmental EngineerBeca Infrastructure LtdNation wideEnvironmental engineering and science30 June 2011
Trevor CullenTeam Leader North Shore City Council30 June 2011
Trevor Denis NugentIndependent CommissionerNugent Consultants LtdNationalDistrict and regional planning, coastal planning, heritage planning31 December 2008
Trevor GarnettManager Resource ManagementSouthland District CouncilWellington RegionPlanning and surveying31 December 2009
Trevor ShielsBarrister31 December 2009
Trish CaseyManagerBuller District Council30 June 2011
Trish FordyceIndependent Commissioner31 December 2009
Tumanako Walter WilsonMaori Committee ChairWairoa District Council31 July 2009
Tyler RossPlanning OfficerMasterton District Council31 July 2009
Valmaine TokiLecturerThe University of Auckland30 June 2011
Vanessa HammLawyerHoland Beckett Lawyers30 June 2011
Victoria CaseleyDistrict Plan ManagerWaimakariri District Council30 June 2013
Walter LewthwaiteConsultantURS New Zealand Ltd30 June 2010
Warren GarlickIndependent CommissionerFraser Thomas Ltd30 June 2011
Warwick FrySouth Taranaki District Council31 December 2008
Warwick HealIndependent CommissionerFletcher Vautier Moore31 December 2009
Warwick PascoeEnvironmental ConsultantADAM Environmental LtdNation wide, predominantly South IslandResource consents (especially water permits), planning (regional council activities), mineral exploration  30 June 2010
Wayne HaysonStaff MemberAuckland Regional Council31 December 2008
Weston KirtonCouncillor*31 December 2008
William Alan CleghornIndependent Commissioner & Registered ValuerCleghorn Gillespie Jensen LtdNation wideProperty, environmental planning, land management30 June 2013
William David WhitneyIndependent CommissionerJohnson Whitney30 June 2011
William SmeedMediator30 June 2011
William SmithIndependent CommissionerNation wideLocal government30 June 2013Yes
William WattEnvironment DirectorInvercargill City CouncilLower South IslandMediation30 June 2013Yes
Wyn HoadleyCouncillor*31 December 2008