Specific environmental consultant services:

• Preparation of Assessments of Environmental Effects (AEEs) required under the Resource Management Act, including consultation with the consent authority and people or organisations interested in or potentially affected by a proposal.
• Coordination of key experts for a complex proposal.

• Auditing resource consent applications for consent authorities to assess whether an application has complied with all the requirements of the Resource Management Act including relevant Regional Policy Statement and regional rule requirements. Making a recommendation on whether to grant or decline an application.

• Technical coordination of major resource consent applications including integration with legal and planning advice. 

• Provision of advice to regional councils in the development of regional plans and section 42A officer reports on proposed regional plans.

Advice on submissions on regional plans and resource consent applications

• Assistance with the preparation of submissions on regional plan and resource consent applications relating to environmental quality or water resource management.

• Technical and sole commissioner role - MfE certified decision-maker.
• Mediation roles for resolution of resource consent appeals and regional plan formulation issues.

• Technical coordination of consent appeal and regional plan development processes including mediation 

• Provision of training on how to develop rules and resource consent conditions that deliver environmental results that are certain, lawful, and enforceable.

• Provision of advice on measures needed to comply with all Resource Management Act requirements and wider environmental risk management advice.

• Advice on measures needed to avoid, remedy or mitigate adverse effects that may arise from a contaminated site.

• Advice to regional councils on investigation and monitoring programmes.
• Advice to central government agencies on Resource Management Act science and research needs.
  

Contact:

Dr Mike Freeman
Freeman Environmental
16 Penrith Park Drive
Wanaka 9305