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• This guide is part of the Ministry for the Environment’s series, ‘An everyday guide to the RMA’.
  • View this series, and other information about the Resource Management Act.
• For details about Environment Court practices and procedures, you should check the court’s practice notes before lodging any proceedings.
  • Visit www.environmentcourt.govt.nz/about/practice-note.
  • You can request copies from the Environment Court registrar nearest you (see details below).
• If you have questions about particular cases before the Environment Court, and opportunities for mediation in those cases, contact your nearest Environment Court registry.

For more information, or to lodge a case in the Environment Court, contact the court registry closest to you.

Auckland Registry

The Deputy Registrar
Level 2, Specialist Courts and Tribunals, 41 Federal Street
PO Box 7147, Victoria Street West
Auckland 1141

Phone (09) 916 9091
Fax (09) 916 9090

Wellington Registry

The Deputy Registrar
5th Floor, District Court Building, 49 Ballance Street
PO Box 5027, Wellington 6145

Phone (04) 918 8300
Fax (04) 918 8303

Christchurch Registry

The Deputy Registrar
Level 1, District Court Building, 282 Durham Street
PO Box 2069, Christchurch 8140

Phone (03) 365 0905
Fax (03) 365 1740

The Environment Court: www.courts.govt.nz/courts/environment-court.

The Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ) is a not‑for-profit that represents the New Zealand profession of arbitration, mediation, and dispute resolution generally. The aims of AMINZ include promoting the awareness and use of dispute resolution, and the facilitation of training.

AMINZ can provide a panel list of qualified and experienced mediators who can help parties resolve their disputes. It can also help if you are interested in mediation training.

AMINZ’s members include environment mediators who work with the parties to resolve disputes that are on their way to the Environment Court. Panel members’ curricula vitae are available on request. The terms and conditions of engagement (including fees) are negotiable before appointment.

Head Office

Level 3, 276 Lambton Quay
PO Box 1477
Wellington 6011

Phone: (04) 499 9384

Email: institute@aminz.org.nz
Web: www.aminz.org.nz

Resolution Institute is the largest dispute resolution membership organisation across Australia and New Zealand. It is a membership-based organisation established to promote dispute resolution.

They can help you to find a dispute resolution practitioner through their online directory.

New Zealand Office

Level 4, Gleneagles Building
69–71 The Terrace
Wellington 6011, New Zealand

Phone: (04) 470 0110
0800 453 237

Email: infonz@resolution.institute
Web: www.resolution.institute

Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand Inc. 1999. Guide to Mediation (and Conciliation). Wellington” New Zealand.

Carol Powell. February/March 1995. Uses & Benefits of ADR & Environment Cases, Resource Management News.

Department of Planning & Development (in association with the Departments of Justice and Infrastructure and the Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria). 1997. How to Get the Best Out of Planning: A Guide to Facilitating Meetings. Melbourne: Australia.

The Environment Court. March 2005 Practice note on alternative dispute resolution, expert witnesses, and amendment to practice note on case management.

The Environment Court. April 2004. Case Management in the Environment Court. Practice Note (under section 269 Resource Management Act 1991).

Ministry for the Environment. 1988. Resource Management Law Reform: Resource Management Disputes: Part B: Mediation. Wellington: New Zealand.

Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. 1996 Public Participation Under the RMA: The Management of Conflict. Wellington: New Zealand.