I am an experienced environmental advocate, advising applicants, submitters, and interest groups across consenting, policy planning, and land use disputes. My work spans all stages of the resource management process—from lodgement and notification to hearings, plan changes, and procedural objections. I regularly appear before local authorities and the Environment Court, including on declaratory and enforcement applications. I am often briefed as senior counsel for complex and contested proposals.

As a qualified independent hearing commissioner with nearly two decades of experience, I am regularly appointed by local authorities to assess and decide contested applications. I hold a current Chair’s certification and have chaired numerous EPA-appointed fast-track hearing panels. My role is to provide impartial, balanced decision-making for a wide range of environmental and planning processes.

I facilitate expert witness conferencing and pre-hearing discussions to help parties clarify and document areas of agreement and disagreement ahead of formal hearings. I also offer mediation services for resource management appeals and property disputes, including cross lease, fencing, easement, covenant, and boundary issues. My approach is practical and solutions-focused, supported by recent AMINZ mediation training.