Chelsea Easter

Acting on fast-track projects, including:

• Advising Contact Energy on its successful application for approvals for the Southland Wind Farm, which will be New Zealand's largest wind farm

• Advising Genesis Energy on its successful applications for resource consents for the Tekapo Power Scheme, which was the first renewable energy project approved under the Fast-track Approvals Act, and the Foxton Solar Farm project

• Advising Westpower on its successful application for approvals for the Waitaha Power Scheme

• Advising clients on referral applications and substantive applications for various projects

• Advising clients on participation in fast-track processes

• Special advisor to the Expert Panel for the Hunua Quarry

• Legal advisor to the first Delmore Expert Panel

Acting for clients in judicial review proceedings

including in respect of decisions made under the Resource Management Act 1991, Reserves Act 1977, Wildlife Act 1953, Conservation Act 1987 and/or Treaty settlement legislation

Advising the Electricity Sector Environmental Group (Genesis Energy, Contact Energy, Meridian Energy, Mercury NZ (with NZWEA and Transpower))

on Resource Management Act and conservation law reform

Advising the RiverLink Project partners

on the resource consent applications and notices of requirement for the NZ$1.5b plus RiverLink project (new Melling interchange and bridge, new flood protection and public transport works, and urban renewal works for the Lower Hutt City centre)

Advising NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

on the NZ$2.1b Ōtaki to North of Levin Expressway, the NZ$590m Te Ara o Te Ata - Mt Messenger bypass roading project and the Melling interchange (as part of RiverLink)

Advising Tararua District Council

in Environment Court appeals regarding the reconsenting of its Pahiatua, Eketāhuna and Woodville wastewater infrastructure