Judge Laurie Newhook
(Chair). Judge Newhook was admitted to the
bar in 1972 and is experienced in resource
management and local government law. He
has been an Environment
Court Judge since August 2001. As an Environment
Court Judge he has presided over many resource
management cases, including applications
for sand mining, a prison, marine farms,
designations, zoning, coastal subdivisions
and urban development.
Ross Dunlop has extensive
resource management and planning experience
in both the public and private sectors in
the following work areas: Environment Court
hearings; decision-making and writing, Court
assisted mediation, resource consents, assessments
of environmental effects, feasibility investigations;
public consultation, plan and policy statement
preparation. Mr Dunlop was appointed as
an Environment Court Commissioner in 2003.
Susan Jackson is accredited
with a chair endorsement on the Making Good
Decisions programme for hearing commissioners.
She is a Franklin District Councillor and
holds qualifications in civil engineering.
Ms Jackson has been a lecturer in civil
engineering at Manukau Polytechnic and has
worked on numerous projects specialising
in foundation drilling in the field of heavy
construction.
Alan Dormer is a barrister
who practices in public law and policy,
environmental and local law and resource
management law. Previously of Phillips Fox
he is now a barrister in Auckland. Mr Dormer
has advised government and the law commission,
been retained by more than 30 local authorities
since joining the independent bar, is an
appointed hearings commissioner for eight
local authorities, has taught the "Making
Good Decisions" programme for hearing
commissioners and has served three terms
as President of the Resource Management
Law Association.
Gerry Te Kapa Coates
is a Member of the New Zealand Order of
Merit and has extensive experience in consulting
engineering at all levels including expert
witness services, strategic planning, sustainability
and technical writing. He has experience
as a chair and board member and is currently
a Director for Ngai Tahu Holdings Ltd and
Waihao Holdings Ltd and a Board member for
Waihao Te Runanga O Ngai Tahu and Te Ana
Whakairo Ltd. Mr Te Kapa Coates has more
than 25 years of experience and has worked
as an expert witness on 650 investigation
cases.
