Our sponsors
The RMLA acknowledge and thank the sponsors listed below, without whom the Conference would not be possible.
Gold sponsor | Taste of Taranaki function
The Bell Gully environment and planning team have a solid reputation for achieving results-driven success on a variety of environment and planning matters. The team’s breadth of experience ranges from large scale infrastructure, commercial development, transport, energy, and policy work. Recent significant matters include advising Auckland Transport and NZTA Waka Kotahi on Te Tupu Ngātahi the Supporting Growth Alliance. The environment and planning team were ranked in Tier 1 by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 and IFLR 1000 2023.
Gold sponsor | Lanyard, name badge, pocket programme
Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure.
We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.
Stantec trades on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol STN. Visit us at stantec.com/nz or find us on social media.
Silver sponsor | Coffee cart
Barker & Associates is a specialist planning consultancy founded in 1997. Today B&A has a team of more than 60 planning and urban design staff operating out of Kerikeri, Whangārei, Warkworth, Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Hamilton, Cambridge, Wellington, Christchurch and Wānaka offices. We service clients nationwide and undertake projects of all sizes.
Silver sponsor | Future Energy panel
Silver sponsor | Coffee cart
Cooney Lees Morgan is delighted to support this year’s conference in Ngāmotu New Plymouth, Taranaki. We enjoyed catching up with you over coffee in Queenstown in 2023 and want to share again in the spirit of manaakitanga.
The location of this year’s conference and the theme "Interwoven Futures: Harnessing Collaborative Energy" is exciting. We cannot wait to hear from an impressive line-up of keynote speakers and presenters on the power of collaboration. And what a fantastic backdrop for the networking, knowledge sharing, collaboration, and the always popular fieldtrips.
Here at Cooney Lees Morgan, we know from experience that collaboration and bringing people together can be powerful and drive success. We first opened our doors in Tauranga over 100 years ago and have been advising local government, businesses and tangata whenua ever since. As a firm we are constantly challenging ourselves and our approach so we can deliver the best possible service and advice to our clients.
Silver sponsor | Future Energy panel
Bronze sponsor | Livestream
In an ever-evolving political and regulatory landscape, Brookfields Lawyers' Environment and Resources team stays at the forefront of planning. With a depth of experience across central and local government, statutory bodies and private clients, we utilise our cross-sector expertise to support our clients in achieving their objectives. Brookfields Lawyers is recognised as a leading New Zealand law practice. Our specialist practitioners help clients identify opportunities, mitigate risk and achieve objectives through robust legal advice, while challenging ideas and looking outside the boundaries of traditional thinking.
Bronze sponsor | Resource Management Journal
Market Economics (M.E) is an independent consultancy company that specialises in market analysis and economic research. Formed in 2001 and serving clients nationwide, our highly qualified team have extensive experience in market, business and sectoral research that balances analysis, evaluation, reporting and strategic advice. Our core business is to provide innovative, and evidence-based knowledge and advice to enable informed decision making. M.E operates as two divisions to distinguish and emphasise the range of skills and services on offer.
Thursday lunch sponsor
Based in Taranaki, Clarus is one of New Zealand's largest energy groups with businesses that touch many aspects of the energy supply chain including Rockgas, Firstgas, Firstlight Network, First Renewables and Flexgas.
Firstgas connects natural gas to homes, businesses, and large industry. Across the North Island, we own more than 2,500 km of high-pressure gas transmission pipelines and 4,800 km of gas distribution networks. Through our transmission and distribution networks, we connect over 300,000 homes and businesses to gas.
Clarus is also investigating innovative renewable gas technologies such as biomethane and hydrogen, with the aim to provide New Zealand homes, businesses and energy-intensive industries with lower emissions gas energy options in the future.