In 2003 New Zealand became the only country in the world to decriminalise all aspects of unforced prostitution. The law reform heralded a radical shift; rather than attempting to suppress the industry by criminalising the participants, the purpose of the Prostitution Reform Act was to ensure...

This article considers the powers of the New Zealand Electricity Authority with regards to investigating ‘Undesirable Trading Situations' (UTS). The author examines the Electronic Industry Participation Code 2010 and the New Zealand High Court decision of Re Bay of Plenty Energy Ltd [2012]...

A resource consent application for land use might encounter opposition by respondents who claim that the proposed activity will cause them to suffer psychologically. For example, opponents may fear that a proposed activity risks damaging their health and that they will suffer from unacceptable...

Is the environmental management regime premised upon the concept of sustainable development appropriate for a world heritage site? This is a pressing question in India given the inscription of the Western Ghats in the World Heritage List. This paper considers the question posed from the...

Transforming the built environment will be critical in mitigating global emissions of green house gases. Within OECD states, buildings (in terms of their construction, operation and de-construction) are major emitters of green house gases. Thus far, market forces alone have failed to ensure the...

2005 was declared to be the “Year of the Built Environment” in New Zealand. This article concerns the law relating to the “built environ- ment” and specifically, examines the construction of buildings within an environmental matrix. Starting from the premise that sustainable construction...