Issue 219 - December 2020- Editorial a message from Amelia Linzey
- Chair’s Report from Karyn Sinclair
- Regional Round Up
- Iwi/hapū relationships: Court RMA jurisdiction findings by Nicola de Wit & Pooja Upadhyay
- Planning Policy: Ecosystem Services based Assessment by Marijke Ransom &
- Professor Alister Scott
- National Direction: Spatial Planning by Clint Betteridge
- Gender Equality: City Planning and Design by Nicki Williams
- From the Policy Desk: Form Follows Function by Dr Joel Cayford
- Findings from the Courts: Temporary Effects and Notification decisions by Rachel Devine & Holly-Marie Noones
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Issue 218 - September 2020
- Editorial a message from Amelia Linzey
- Chair’s Report from Karyn Sinclair
- A Te Arawa: An approach to values-based planning
- PlanTechNZ: The impact of emerging technologies on planning
- Freshwater interventions: Enhanced water quality planning
- Cannabis legalisation: Implications for planners
- Agility, insight and innovation: Speculating about the nature of changes to come
- Urban density: A case study of Lower Hutt
- Facilitating residential intensification on the ground: Auckland perspectives
- Findings from the Courts: When moderate is more than minor
- From the Policy Desk: Towards practical and grounded planning reform
- Obituaries: Professor Michael Pritchard and Dr Morris Taylor
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Issue 217 - June 2020
- Editorial a message from Amelia Linzey
- Chair’s Report from Karyn Sinclair
- Regional Round Up & New Members
- Planning for sea level rise: Adaptation in Small Coastal Communities in Aotearoa New Zealand by Brenna Sherson & Ashraful Alam
- Reflections on planning and the pandemic by Hamish Barrell
- Integrating significance into our cities by David Batchelor
- How information affects judgement by Michael Durand
- Hazardous substances and land use planning: Part 1 - The Why by Karen Blair
- Hazardous substances and land use planning: Part 2 - The How by Karen Blair
- Findings from the Courts: Information uncertainty and adaptive management associated with offshore activities by Rachel Devine & Amy Dresser
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Issue 216 - March 2020
- Editorial a message from Amelia Linzey
- Chair’s Report from Karyn Sinclair
- Regional Round Up & New Members
- World Urban Forum 10 2020: The Global Call for a Decade of Action to deliver Sustainable Development by Dr. Dory Reeves
- Emerging urban trends in Tokyo, Japan: Why they matter by Marie Ysabel Landingin
Supporting growth in the Bay of Plenty: Collaboration and Spatial Planning by Carl Lucca & Luke Krieg - Anthropogenic Hazards Under the RMA: the poor cousin of Natural Hazards? by Norbert Schaffoener
- Single regional stormwater network: Discharge consent for Auckland by Paula Vincent & Ian Mayhew
- Findings from the Courts: Court of Appeal clarifies interface between RMA and the Fisheries Act and scope of regional council functions by Anne Buchanan
- From the Policy Desk: Submission summaries by Dr Joel Cayford
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Issue 215 - December 2019
- Editorial - A Message from Amelia Linzey
- Chair’s Report from Karyn Sinclair
- Regional Round Up & New Members
- A Practice Brief: Adaptation transition at the coast by Judy Lawrence, Rob Bell, Paula Blackett, Emma Ryan & Laura Robichaux
- Biodiversity: Net gain in New Zealand by Stephen Knight-Lenihan
- The Māui Mindset: Innovative Planning by Courtney Bennett
- A New Zone: A case study –Beachlands, Auckland by Peter Reaburn & Sukhi Singh
- MfE Update: National direction under the RMA by Liz Moncrieff & Oscar Caswell-Laird
- Findings from the Courts: Relevance of planning history by Anne Buchanan
- From the Policy Desk - Changes happening in New Zealand’s planning policy space by Dr Joel Cayford
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Issue 214 - September 2019
- Editorial - A Message from Amelia Linzey
- Chair’s Report from Karyn Sinclair
- Regional Round Up & New Members
- A Practice Brief: Adaptation transition at the coast by Judy Lawrence, Rob Bell, Paula Blackett, Emma Ryan & Laura Robichaux
- Biodiversity: Net gain in New Zealand by Stephen Knight-Lenihan
- The Māui Mindset: Innovative Planning by Courtney Bennett
- A New Zone: A case study –Beachlands, Auckland by Peter Reaburn & Sukhi Singh
- MfE Update: National direction under the RMA by Liz Moncrieff & Oscar Caswell-Laird
- Findings from the Courts: Relevance of planning history by Anne Buchanan
- From the Policy Desk - Changes happening in New Zealand’s planning policy space by Dr Joel Cayford
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Issue 213 - June 2019
- Editorial - A Message from Amelia Linzey
- Chair’s Report from Karyn Sinclair
- PIA Conference Report - Indigenous Planning by Reg Proffit
- Regional Round Up & New Members
- Freshwater - Still the Issue of the Moment: Public Calls for Swimmable Waterways and Cleaner Freshwater by Helen Atkins
- Making Great Policy and Decisions for Future Generations by Ms D Donaldson
- Watercare Services Limited - Challenges and Benefits of Integration by Mark Bourne, Tanvir Bhamji & Garrett Hall
- Modelling Trade-offs in District Plan Residential Provisions – A Prototype Tool by Matthew Paetz & Kaito Paetz
- A New Approach to Spatial Planning - Central Government’s Critical Role in Urban Development by Phil Twyford
- It's Not a Recipe ... but there are Ingredients - Navigating Negotiated Change through Participatory Processes in Marine Spaces by E Le Heron, R Le Heron, P Blackett, K Davies, J Logie, W Allen, A Greenaway & B Glavovic
- Planning for Prefabricated Housing - Prefabrication has the Ability to Increase Affordable Housing Supply by Toni Kennerley
- Findings from the Courts - Responsibility for Correctly Identifying the Views of Mana Whenua by Rachel Devine & Stephanie de Groot
- From the Policy Desk - Important Planning System Changes in Australia & NZPI Research Exploring RMA Practice Issues & Planning Competency Education in NZ by Dr Joel Cayford
- PQ Connect
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Issue 212 - March 2019
- Editorial: A message from Amelia Linzey
- Chair's Report from Karyn Sinclair
- Regional Round Up & New Members
- A New Phase of Urban Development: An Introduction to HUDA by Jessica Ranger & Caroline Reid
- Accessing Planning Research by Caroline Miller
- Inefficient Markets — the Basis for New Zealand’s Urban Policy by Dr JDM Fairgray & RG Yeoman
- Case Law Update: RMA Sections 13 & 15 by Anne Buchanan
- Farewell: Dr Michael Gunder
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Issue 211 - December 2018
- Guest Editorial a message from Felicity Durand
- Chair’s Report from Karyn Sinclair
- Regional Round Up & New Members
- Obituary - James Ronald Dart
- Cities: Open Space Planning for the Benefit of Both People and Native Species by Professor Claire Freeman, Associate Professor Yolanda van Heezik, Professor Katharine Dickinson, Yvette Buttery, Dr Barbara Barratt & Associate Professor Debra Waters
- Legal Analysis: Implications for Resource Consent Applications by Daniel Shao
- The Seduction of Fast Track Recovery Legislation - the Mangamaunu Surf Break Saga by Hamish G Rennie
- From the Policy Desk: Planning and the Urban Growth Agenda by Dr Joel Cayford
- Findings from the Courts: Environmental Indemnity Insurance by Rachel Devine,
Stephanie de Groot, Senior Solicitor & Caroline Woodward
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Issue 210 - September 2018
- Editorial a message by Amelia Linzey
- Chair’s Report by Karyn Sinclair
- Regional Round Up
- Obituary— Alan Bradbourne
- Biodiversity offsetting: New Guidance under the Resource Management Act by Jenny Fuller and Jamie Steer
- NPS-UDC: Planning for New Zealand’s Housing and Business Needs by Matthew Paetz
- NPS-UDC: Current Feasibility Provision by Dr Douglas Fairgray
- A Social-Market Economy: A Rising Tide? by Rodney Yeoman and Douglas Fairgray
- Findings from the Courts: Davidson – Part 2 is Back by Anne Buchanan
- Findings from the Courts: Applying King Salmon – Incomplete Applications by Anne Buchanan
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Issue 209 - June 2018
- Editorial a message from Amelia Linzey
- Chair’s Report from Karyn Sinclair
- Regional Round Up
- Obituary— Alexander Parton
- Coastal Management: Anticipating staged managed retreat by S. Owen S, J. Lawrence, J, E. Ryan, P. Kench, R. Bell, H. Rennie, P. Blackett, and P. Schneider
- Housing affordability: The NPS-UDC byEmily McEwan
- New urbanism and Hamilton: Increased medium density housing by Thomas Gibbons
- Auckland Public Transport: Findings from a Marsden project by Muhammad Imran
- Ninth World Urban Forum: Leading change by Dory Reeves
- From the Policy Desk: Planning Institute of Australia’s (PIA) Annual Conference by Dr Joel Cayford
- Findings from the Courts: The High Court clarifies local government powers to build new infrastructure by Rachel Devine
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Issue 208 - March 2018
- Editorial a message from Amelia Linzey
- Chair’s Report from Bryce Julyan
- Regional Round Up
- Obituary — Kenneth Nairn
- Houses: Small scale vertical redevelopment on existing sites by Keith Clement
- Water systems: New Zealand particularly vulnerable to climate change by Professor Iain White
- Education: Exploring planning education and professional development byJoel Cayford
- Drinking water: Freshwater management planning by Helen Atkins
- From the courts: March update by Anne Buchanan
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Issue 207 - December 2017
- Editorial: A message from Amelia Linzey
- Chair’s Report from Bryce Julyan
- Regional Round Up
- National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity - a year in by Di Anorpong & Kate Sedgley
- The Internet of Things: How will resource management be affected by Christine Coste
- Heritage Experts: Balancing heritage values and development by David Batchelor
- From the courts: Regional plans can control the effects of fishing by Rachel Devine & Alice Gilbert
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Issue 206 - September 2017
- Editorial: A message from Amelia Linzey
- Chair’s Report from Bryce Julyan
- Regional Round Up
- Open Letter: Malcolm Douglass
- Urbanisation disconnects: As cities have increased in size and extent priority has been placed on the urban form by Joanne Wilson
- Liquefaction Prone Land Guidance: New guidance released by Marje Russ
- Legal Architecture of urban design: An important field within the disciplines of planning, surveying, and architecture by Thomas Gibbons
- MfE Report Back on National Planning Standards: A collective perspective from planning practitioners by Liz Moncrieff & Andrew Wharton
- The history of planning in Wellington: New Zealand's first town plan by Brett McKay
- NZ Green Building: Councils help their communities develop better buildings and homes by Andrew Eagles
- From the courts: The approach to section 8 of the Resource Management Act 1991 by Anne Buchanan
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Issue 205 - June 2017
- Editorial: A message from Amelia Linzey
- Chair’s Report from Bryce Julyan
- Regional Round Up
- Open Letter: Emergency Planning and Climate Change Resilience in Australia and New Zealand
- Science to practice - Understanding how natural hazard and climate science can be incorporated into land use plans byDr Margaret Kilvington & Dr Wendy Saunders
- New Zealand in a changing climate byProfessor Dave Frame
- Evaluating coastal inundation hazard and response in subdivision consents by Nigel Mark-Brown
- Call to Arms and the RMA by Associate Professor Caroline Miller
- A risk-based approach to land use, planning for natural hazards by Dr Wendy Saunders
- Case Law: Protection status applied to land under the Conservation Act by Rachel Devine & Caroline Woodward
- From the policy Desk by Dr Joel Cayford
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Issue 204 - March 2017
- Chair’s Report from Bryce Julyan
- Habitat III — NUA (National Urban Agenda) is a critical complement to 2015’s Sustainable Development Goals and Paris climate agreement by Dory Reeves and Stephen Knight-Lenihan.
- RMA — Eroding or enhancing public participation in plan making? by Jordyn Landers & Ros Day-Cleavin.
- From the Courts — High Court Mussels out Part 2 of the RMA by Steve Mutch.
- From the policy Desk — Brief update into Central Government’s continuing programme of policy interventions by Dr Joel Cayford.
- From the Archives — When does Urban Redevelopment become Urban Cleansing?
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Issue 203 - December 2016
- Editorial a message from Amelia Linzey
- Chair’s Report from Bryce Julyan
- Obituary Brian Berrett by Graham Bush
- Regional Round Up
- Reflections on Plan Making by David Mead
- What have we learned from the Unitary Plan? An economist's view by Peter Nunns
- To Amend or Review? — That is the question by Malcolm Douglass
- Planning for Sustainable Development — Conference report by Bryce Julyan
- An Island Communities Story — of relocation and climate change adaptation by Dr Philip Haines & Shannon McGuire
- From the policy Desk — Update on Central Government policy initiatives by Dr Joel Cayford
- From the Courts — Comprehensive Development Plans by Rachel Devine & Stephanie de Groot
- From the Archives — NIMBYism prepared by Dr Joel Cayford
- Book Review — Dangerous Ideas in Planning by Bob McClymont
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Issue 202 - September 2016
- Editorial - a message from Amelia Linzey
- Chair's Report from Bryce Julyan
- Letters to the Editor
- Design Led District Planning by Abu Hoque
- Planners Criticising Planners by Patricia Harte
- Strengthening the Evidence Base for Urban Planning by Peter Nunns & Mehrnaz Rohani
- Policy Desk Analysis - Should Urban Outcomes exclude Social Outcomes? by Dr Joel Cayford
- From the Archives - the Concrete Results of Planning Vision
- Case Law Update by Anne Buchanan
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Issue 201- June 2016
- The Resource Legislation Amendment Bill, the Productivity Commission Report, Sir Geoffrey Palmer
- The Long Wade Home, Freshwater Management Framework, by Helen Atkins, Vicki Morrison-Shaw and Phoebe Mason
- Policy Desk Analysis, by Dr Joel Cayford
- From the Archives - the Success of Planning Vision
- Case Law Update
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Issue 200 - March 2016
- Chair’s Report, Bryce Julyan
- Regional Round Up
- Towards a Wellbeing Index for the Waikato Region by Dr Beat Huser, Dr Murray Patterson & Paul Killerby
- Getting Smarter with Density by Matthew Paetz
- Resource Legislation Amendment Bill by Chris Simmons & Steve Mutch
- From the Courts: March Case Updates by Anne Buchanan
- Addressing sensitive cultural issues in a large infrastructure project by Chris Dawson & Raymond Kumar
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Issue 199 - December 2015
- Chair’s report - An update from Bryce Julyan
- Regional Round Up
- NZPI Distinguished Service Awards
- 'Overall' water quality: Has the unders and overs approach now sunk?, by Helen Atkins, Vicki Morrison-Shaw & Phoebe Mason
- Where to next?: More national direction on the way:but which way?, by Daniel Clay
- Save the trees: second generation plans, by Craig Barr
- Place-making after a disaster: The role of planning and planners in disaster recovery, by Ljubica Mamula-Seadon, Ikuo Kobayashi & Norio Maki
- Planning for outstanding natural features and landscapes, by Greg Vossler & Rhys Girvan
- From the courts: Children’s play structure catches the media’s attention, by Kathy Wilson & Anneke Theelen
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Issue 198 - September 2015
- Chair’s report - An update from Bryce Julyan
- Disruptive Innovation: the end of planning as we know it, by Nick Williamsom
- Technology: can it replace our need to plan for social interaction?, by Dr Lee Beattie
- A stronger Voice for Māori in natural resource governance and management, by Paul Beverly
- Rational Plan Making: Are we meeting its underlying assumptions?, by Dr Lee Beattie
- Rulings from the courts, by Anne Buchanan
- Delivering a Legendary Young Planners Congress, by Liam Winter
- Young Planners Update, by Emma Howie
- University and Regional Round Up
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Issue 197 - June 2015
- Chair’s report - An update from Bryce Julyan
- New NZPI Board
- Regional roundup
- Letter to the Editor
- Opinion piece:RMA Reform: Will it sort the housing crisis?, by Leigh Auton
- Lest We Forget – Town Planners and The First World War, by Dr Caroline Miller
- Living on the edge – a socio-economic typology of coastal settlements, by Kelvin Norgrove & Aaron Norgrove
- Earthquake strengthening can be a tool for regeneration, by Kobus Mentz & Susannah Goble
- Rulings from the courts, by Daniel Clay & Kathy Wilson
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