Senior Associate, Auckland
Leigh Ziegler
Contact
- Auckland office
- DDI +64 9 356 1390
- M +64 21 230 6015
Profile
Leigh specialises in resource management, environmental and local government law, with particular experience working on large scale infrastructure projects and consenting developments.
Leigh has provided strategic advice to local authorities, crown entities and private clients on a range of issues arising under the Resource Management Act 1991, Public Works Act 1981, Local Government Acts and other key transport and local government legislation. Leigh has extensive experience acting on behalf of requiring authorities in NoR and resource consent applications, both at a council level and in the Environment Court.
In addition to this work, Leigh also has experience advising clients in relation to their obligations under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. Leigh has also provided advice to clients in relation to the environmental aspects of a broad range of property and commercial transactions.
- Member of the Resource Management Law Association
- Member of Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa / New Zealand Māori Law Society
Experience
Sector / Expertise
Work highlights
Advising Auckland Transport and Waka Kotahi
on Te Tupu Ngātahi (the Supporting Growth Alliance) programme for Auckland's planned future growth areas
Acting for Waka Kotahi
on several projects including the Papakura to Bombay Project, East West Link Project and Southern Corridor Improvements Project
Acting for various local authorities
in respect of their plan change processes including advising Auckland Council on the Regional Policy Statement and Mana Whenua workstreams for the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan
Advising private clients
on Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act controls and appearing before the District Licensing Committee for licence renewal applications
Advising private clients and public entities
on land acquisitions and compensation, official information and local government empowering legislation
Advising private clients
on plan preparation and interpretation, consenting and enforcement matters under the Resource Management Act 1991
Alternate contacts
Jennifer Caldwell
Partner, Auckland
National Chair
Jennifer specialises in resource management, environmental and local government law, with extensive experience as a strategic…
- DDI +64 9 358 7034
- M +64 21 624 162
Vanessa Evitt
Partner, Auckland
Vanessa specialises in resource management, infrastructure, and environmental law.…
- DDI +64 9 363 0584
- M +64 21 754 503