Articles: Environment & Resource Management Law

Trees - Tip-toeing in a Green-Coloured Minefield

Everyone loves trees right? Wrong.

Trees are planted when they are about one to two meters tall, add some sun and water and next thing you can, inadvertently, be causing headaches for your neighbours. Common problems include shading, loss of view and even damage. What can you do if your neighbour’s tree is causing you problems?

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A Quick Guide to Resource Consents

What is a Resource Consent?

Under District and Regional Plans many activities, even those on your own land, require permission from the relevant Council. That permission is known as a Resource Consent.

A Resource Consent is only needed when the District or Regional Plan does not allow something to be done as of right.

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