Rachel Abraham

Rachel works with a wide range of private and public clients on strategic resource management and local government issues.

Rachel assists private developers, corporates, local authorities and Council-controlled organisations with all matters under the Resource Management Act including resource consents, plan changes, plan reviews and notices of requirement. She also advises on matters under the Local Government Act including judicial review challenges, and has experience in the Land Valuation Tribunal.

Rachel regularly appears in local authority hearings and before the Environment Court and High Court.

Rachel is a committee member of Resource Management Law Association - (Auckland branch).

Work Highlights

Beachlands South Private Plan Change

Successfully achieved a private plan change in Beachlands, Auckland to rezone a 307 ha site from rural to residential and commercial zones to enable a significant housing development including up to 4,500 houses, a local centre and commercial areas, schools, a large network of walking and cycleways and 80 ha of protected ecological area.

Warkworth South Private Plan Change

Assisting with all stages of a private plan change to rezone 159 ha of land in Warkworth South to enable housing, commercial areas and a public transport interchange as well as protections for important ecological areas.

Datagrid AI Training Centre

Assisting Datagrid with its resource consent application to construct and operate a data centre to house Artificial Intelligence Training near Invercargill. The project includes a 6,000km sub-marine cable between Invercargill and Australia as part of the Tasman Ring Project and will provide direct high speed data connectivity to the South Island.

Waipupuke Private Plan Change

Assisting with all stages of a private plan change to successfully rezone a 56ha greenfield site to enable housing development in Drury, Auckland.

Private development

Appearing at Council hearings and a judicial review challenge regarding various resource consents for multi-unit developments across urban areas in Auckland.

Auckland Council

Advice and representation before the Land Valuation Tribunal on multiple land compensation disputes under the Public Works Act arising from the City Rail Link.

Watercare

Assisting with the resource consent strategy for various water take projects.

Waitematā District Health Board

Successfully achieving a private plan change on behalf of the Health Board to enable the expansion of the Mason Clinic in Pt Chevalier, Auckland.

Eke Panuku Development Auckland

Advice on the redevelopment of the Takapuna Town Square.

Auckland Council

Acting on multiple Environment Court appeals and a judicial review challenge to the High Court regarding the Council’s decisions on the Auckland Unitary Plan.