Register of Development Contribution Commissioners

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Development Contributions Commissioners are appointed by the Minister of Local Government under section 199F of the Local Government Act 2002.

If you would like to lodge an objection against your imposed development contributions, please see the development contributions policy of your relevant council. For more background on this process see: Development contributions 

A PDF and Word version of this register are available below:

Name

Location

Biography

Current term of appointment

Stephen Abley

Christchurch

Stephen Abley is the chief executive of Abley Consultants, a transport consultancy. He has extensive engineering, advisory and research experience.

2 July 2023 –
1 July 2026

Helen Atkins

Auckland

Helen Atkins is an environmental and local government law specialist at Atkins Homs Majurey law firm.

2 July 2023 –
1 July 2026

Richard Bax

Hamilton

Richard Bax is the director of Richard Bax Consulting, a civil engineering and management consultancy. He has managed various infrastructure projects for councils.

2 July 2023 –
1 July 2026

David Caldwell

Christchurch

David Caldwell is a lawyer practicing in resource management, local government, employment law, and civil litigation. He has acted for and advised iwi and rūnanga, and understands tikanga Māori and te Ao Māori.

2 July 2023 –
1 July 2026

Fraser Campbell

Whangarei

Fraser Campbell is the director of an engineering consultancy – Campbell Consulting Limited. He has previous experience a manager at Palmerston North District Council.

2 July 2023 –
1 July 2026

Loretta Lovell

Upper Hutt

Loretta Lovell is the director of Lovell & Associates Limited law firm. She has experience in commercial, public and iwi settlement law.

2 July 2023 –
1 July 2026

Phillip (Chris) Mitchell

Waikanae

Chris Mitchell is a lawyer, with a background in economics and resource management. He has specialised in local government matters, and has acted as an advisor to several councils, developers, and community groups.

2 July 2023 –
1 July 2026

Gregory Shaw

Auckland

Gregory Shaw is the chief executive of The Consultancy Group (marine engineering) and Geotech Professionals (civil engineering).

2 July 2023 –
1 July 2026

Mark St Clair

Wellington

Mark St Clair is the principal and co-director of Hill Young Cooper Limited, a strategic resource management, and environmental policy and planning consultancy.

2 July 2023 –
1 July 2026

Gina Sweetman

Porirua

Gina Sweetman is a consultant of Sweetman Planning Services. She has experience with local government and Māori issues through her work as a planning and policy advisor in the public and private sector.

2 July 2023 –
1 July 2026

Tania Te Whenua

Rotorua

Tania Te Whenua is the director and principal of Te Whenua Law and Consulting. She specialised in providing advice to Māori individuals and organisations for their own development.

2 July 2023 –
1 July 2026

Charlie (Lou) Wickham

Auckland

Lou Wickham is a director of Emission Impossible Limited, a consultancy specialising in air quality, greenhouse gas emissions and sustainable transport management.

2 July 2023 –
1 July 2026

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