Congratulations to Dominique Cornford and Angelene Butler of Andrew.Stewart Ltd (ASL) for their successful acceptance as full members of the New Zealand Planning Institute.

Their membership of the NZPI elevates our sister company, and specialist RMA consultancy, ASL to the local government ‘inner circle’ of accredited consultants and confirm their status as a multidisciplinary firm. 

Auckland City Council has introduced a new streamlined process for handling resource consents in a bid to provide a faster service.  A new standardised resource consent application format is available for use by recognised planning consultants such as ASL. 

Refer to www.nzplanning.co.nz or www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/services/resourceconsents/streamline.asp for more information.

International environmental scientist Dr Stephen Stokes has joined consulting firm Andrew Stewart Ltd (ASL) as a director. Stokes is a former associate professor at Oxford University’s Centre for the Environment, and has served on a number of national and international scientific advisory boards. Since returning to New Zealand he was previously Resources and Environmental Manager for Perry Aggregates Ltd in Hamilton.

Paper merchant BJBall Papers has appointed Lisa Hegh to the new position of environmental manager. She has been employed by BJBall Papers for five years, most recently as Marketing Executive.