Ebony has wide-ranging experience in the resource management and environmental sector, including appearances at council-level and Environment Court hearings and mediations. Her experience includes assisting with resource consent applications (acting for both applicants and submitters), advising on plan changes, plan reviews and designations. Ebony has acted for a wide range of clients including infrastructure, commercial and private clients.
Ebony is also experienced in matters relating to the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act, including advising on Local Alcohol Policies, assisting with new licence and renewal applications, and assisting at hearings before District Licensing Committees and the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority.
NOTABLE EXPERIENCE
Assisting Refining NZ with a wide range of environmental matters, including resource consent applications, private plan changes, council plan reviews and advising on relevant updates to the law
Advising clients on council plan reviews throughout the country, including the Queenstown Lakes District Plan, Christchurch District Plan, and (more recently) Refining NZ on the Northland Regional Plan, Whangarei District Plan, and Kaipara District Plan
Advising SkyCity Auckland Limited and SkyCity Hamilton Limited on numerous alcohol licensing matters including ongoing licensing/compliance
Assisting Mangawhai Central Limited in relation to its Mangawhai Central development including assisting in successfully obtaining resource consents for certain aspects of the development, and in relation to a comprehensive plan change for the development
Advising Refining NZ in relation to the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011
Assisting a range of clients in preparing for hearings before the District Licensing Committee and the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing authority
Acting for a range of clients opposing various resource consent applications, including Snowplanet Limited and private clients
Assisting Christchurch International Airport Limited on a wide range of resource management matters, including designations, plan changes, and compliance issues
Advising a number of clients in relation to the Christchurch Replacement District Plan, including Christchurch International Airport Limited, Lyttelton Port Company, Radio New Zealand, The Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Christchurch, and the Elmwood Club (Inc)
Assisting Radio New Zealand on several environmental matters including plan reviews, designations, and resource consents
PRACTICE AREAS
Resource Management
Environment
Major Projects
Alcohol Licensing