Legal ⋅ Strategic ⋅ Advocacy ⋅ Policy
Marianne Mackintosh is an expert in environmental and resource management law with twenty years of experience providing legal and strategic advice to applicants, developers, and local authorities.
Marianne previously held academic positions at the University of Wales, Swansea and the University of Wales, Aberystwyth where she specialised in environmental law and policy, focusing on international environmental law. Marianne offers legal services in the field of environmental and planning law, including policy planning.
Marianne has both academic and practice experience in environmental law and policy. She provides a wide range of advice to clients regarding resource consent applications, plan reviews, plan changes, and designations. This includes providing legal opinions, strategic advice, and advocacy for clients at hearings before regulatory authorities and in the Environment Court. She is also available to represent clients on appeal from the Environment Court.
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
Waikato University, New Zealand
Master of Laws (LLM), International Environmental Law
Waikato University, New Zealand
Master of Philosophy (MPhil), International Environmental Law
Nottingham University, England
“I pride myself in my ability to give quality legal and strategic advice to clients that is both pragmatic and efficient. I strive to deliver timely and effective advice to my clients which assists them to achieve the outcomes they seek.”
- Marianne Mackintosh
Areas of Expertise
Resource consents (land use and subdivision)
Plan changes, variations, and plan reviews
Agribusiness, farming, rural development
Freshwater management and related consenting matters
water takes
stormwater
wastewater
Aquaculture and coastal development
Quarrying
Urban planning and development
Designations
Environmental due diligence
Environmental policy
International environmental law
