Jonathan Salter

May 7, 2024 | lexology.com | Edward Norman |Josh Cairns |Mike Wakefield |Padraig McNamara |Jonathan Salter |Katie Daly

Local government shoulders a significant burden in the provision of infrastructure in New Zealand. As attention on the national infrastructure deficit in New Zealand grows, so too does the discussion as to whether the current local government funding and financing model will be able to support the growing national infrastructure pipeline.

Mar 27, 2024 | lexology.com | Josh Cairns |Edward Norman |Mike Wakefield |Jonathan Salter |Sally Mckechnie |Simon Vannini | +1 more

Minister of Housing and Infrastructure, the Hon. Chris Bishop, has announced that the new Government intends to introduce new tools for infrastructure funding and financing as part of its Going for Housing Growth policy. The policy points to a “broken planning and infrastructure system” as an underlying cause of the housing shortage and emphasises the need for new and “refreshed” tools to allow for the delivery of critical infrastructure.

Jul 13, 2023 | lexology.com | Jonathan Salter |Mike Wakefield |Padraig McNamara |Graeme Palmer |Matthew Hill |Hamish Harwood | +2 more

Earlier this week, the Court of Appeal issued its decision in the Bushmere Trust v Gisborne District Council appeal, and confirmed Gisborne District Council’s approach to valuing land subject to licences to grow SunGold Kiwifruit. Simpson Grierson’s Planning and Environment team, led by Senior Associate, Hamish Harwood and solicitor, Olliver Maassen, acted for Gisborne District Council in these proceedings.