Lyttelton Street

Damienne loves a good challenge and is known for her clear communication and ability to work with councils and stakeholders to help clients navigate planning and consents.

Damienne is a Principal Planner with extensive experience in resource management planning, resource consent applications and land use development. She manages our Christchurch planning team and has over 16 years’ experience working in planning consultancies, with strong knowledge of statutory planning principles.

Her experiences covers the planning aspects of projects of varying scale and complexity across Canterbury and wider New Zealand, including land use development, such as residential, commercial and infrastructure projects. This spans resource consent applications, assessments of environmental effects, site selection and feasibility studies, to preparing submissions, providing expert evidence and council liaison. 

With a clear communication style, strong technical writing and ability to work effectively with councils and stakeholders, Damienne can help with complex planning approvals. She is currently involved in a variety of resource consent matters ranging from complex residential land use and subdivision consents through to regional council applications. 

Technically great at all things environmental, particularly asbestos.

Gareth leads our environmental science team and specialises in the identification of contaminated sites and their remediation, management and safe use.

His experience includes investigation, risk assessment, remediation and consenting, and sites associated with chemical manufacturing, aviation, waste management, heavy and light manufacturing, transport, downstream oil and gas, timber treatment as well as defence sites in New Zealand and internationally.

With a background in contaminant hydrogeology, Gareth helps evaluate the potential effects of land contamination on groundwater and surrounding surface water receptors. He’s a Certified Environmental Practitioner Site Contamination Specialist (CEnvP SC) and prepares contaminated land assessment reports to meet NESCS requirements.

Gareth also holds qualifications in asbestos surveying and management. He supported local and central government and private clients following the Canterbury and Kaikōura earthquakes, and also assists with planning refurbishments or demolition where asbestos‑containing materials may be present.