Profile
Cerridwen specialises in resource management, environmental and Māori law. She advises on a range of resource management matters, including resource consent applications, planning processes and enforcement.
In terms of Māori law, Cerridwen has particular expertise in Treaty of Waitangi settlements and litigation and matters under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 and Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. Cerridwen has appeared for clients in a range of fora including Council hearings, the High Court and Waitangi Tribunal.
- Resource Management Law Association
- Member of the Women in Law Committee - Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Law Society
Experience
Sector / Expertise
Work highlights
Advising Horowhenua District Council
on the reconsenting of the Levin wastewater treatment plant and discharge scheme
Advising Gisborne District Council
on appeals regarding its proposed freshwater plan
Advising local authorities and iwi
on matters under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011
Advising the Office for Māori Crown Relations
(Te Arawhiti) on Treaty of Waitangi settlement processes
Advising iwi
on implementation of settlement redress for resource management and environmental matters, including co-governance redress and Mana Whakahono a Rohe processes under the Resource Management Act 1991
Advising a range of clients
on matters under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Alternate contacts
Paul Beverley
Partner, Wellington
Paul was the national chair of Buddle Findlay from 2017 to March 2020. Paul specialises in resource management planning and consenting…
- DDI +64 4 462 0406
- M +64 21 276 9322
Frances Wedde
Special Counsel, Wellington
Frances specialises in the Resource Management Act (RMA), Māori law, and heritage law.…
- DDI +64 4 462 0818
- M +64 21 870 357