This list is currently ordered by certificate name.
Notes:
| Certificate name | Position | Organisation or company | Area of practice | Field of expertise | Certificate expiry date | Chairing endorsement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Giles Bramwell | Independent Commissioner | Harrison Grierson Consultants Ltd | 31 July 2014 | Yes | ||
| Adrienne Williams | Independent Commissioner | Regional council focus | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Adrienne Young Cooper | Director | Hill Young Cooper Limited | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Aileen Lawrie | Consents Manager | Environment Bay of Plenty | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Alan Bickers | Independent Commissioner | Catalyst Management Services Ltd | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Alan Bradbourne | Independent Commissioner | Alan Bradbourne Partners | Nation wide | District and regional planning, resource consents | 30 June 2013 | Yes |
| Alan Dormer | Independent Commissioner / Barrister | Shortland Chambers | 31 December 2013 | Yes | ||
| Alan Pattle | Consultant | Pattle Delamore Partners Ltd | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Alan Watson | Independent Commissioner | AR Watson Associates Ltd | National but emphasis on upper half of North Island | Planning and resource management, chair of hearings panels | 30 June 2013 | Yes |
| Alastair Thompson | Planner | Napier City Council | Hawke's Bay | Planning | 30 June 2011 | |
| Alec George Olsen | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2013 | ||||
| Alison Wall | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2013 | Yes | |||
| Alistair Arthur Aburn | Independent Commissioner | Urban Perspectives Ltd | 31 July 2014 | Yes | ||
| Alistair Muirhead | Principal Planner | Opus International Consultants Ltd | Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Central North Island | Planning - policy, consents, consultation, project management | 31 December 2013 | |
| Allan Baldock | Independent Commissioner | AWL Environmental | Nation wide | Water takes, discharges, hydro power schemes, ecology, coastal subdivision, regional council activities | 31 July 2014 | |
| Allan Cubitt | Independent Commissioner | Cubitt Consulting Ltd | 31 December 2013 | |||
| Allan Kirk | Independent Commissioner | Heritage planning and urban design | 31 July 2014 | |||
| Andrew Feierabend | Manager Environmental Services | Hurunui District Council | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Andrew Fenemor | Independent Commissioner | Landcare Research NZ Ltd | Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury | Water resource management | 30 June 2011 | |
| Andrew Giles Hazelton | Solicitor | Hazelton Law | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Andrew Green | Partner | Brookfields Lawyers | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Andrew Henderson | Independent Commissioner | Boulder Planning (Otago) Ltd | South Island | District and regional planning | 31 December 2013 | Yes |
| Andrew John Ralph | Planner | Tauranga City Council | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Andy Larsen | Consents Officer* | Resource consents, planning | 31 December 2009 | |||
| Ann Elizabeth Armeger Callaghan | Independent Commissioner | Ministry for the Environment | Wellington | Environmental law and policy | 31 July 2014 | |
| Ann Fosberry | Traffic Engineer | GHD Limited | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Anne C E Leijnen | Planner | Planner | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Anne Sutton | Independent Commissioner | 31 December 2013 | ||||
| Anthony Cussins | Independent Commissioner | Tonkin and Taylor | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Antoine Coffin | Independent Commissioner | Boffa Miskell Ltd | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Aranne Donald | Specialist Heritage Advisor | North Shore City Council | Policy, resource consents, heritage, urban design, tree issues | 31 July 2014 | ||
| Arthur Hackett | Independent Commissioner | Environmental science, ecology, marine biology | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Arthur Hinds | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2013 | ||||
| B I J Cowper | Solicitor | Cowper Campbell | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Barry Kaye | Independent Commissioner | Barry Kaye Associates Ltd | Nation wide | Planning, coastal & rural issues, subdivisions, major projects | 31 July 2014 | Yes |
| Barry Loe | Independent Commissioner | Loe Pearce & Associates Ltd | Nation wide; predominantly South Island | Discharges of contaminants into land and water | 31 July 2014 | |
| Barry Mosley | Independent Commissioner | BKM Consulting | Nation wide | Regional and district planning, economic appraisal, statistical modelling | 30 June 2013 | |
| Basil J Morrison CNZM JP | Independent Commissioner | Basil J Morrison and Associates Ltd | 31 December 2013 | Yes | ||
| Beverley Lorraine James | Researcher | Public Policy and Research Ltd | Wellington Region and Marlborough | Community development, social impacts, cultural issues | 30 June 2010 | |
| Bianca Sullivan | Council Officer | Environment Canterbury | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Bill Wasley | Independent Commissioner | Wasley Knell Consultants | 31 December 2013 | Yes | ||
| Bob Askew | Staff Member | Tasman District Council | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Bob Koroheke | Independent Commissioner | Environment Waikato | Maori issues | 31 December 2009 | ||
| Brad Coombs | Independent Commissioner | Isthmus Group | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Brett Gawn | Registered Surveyor | TSE Group Limited | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Brian Carey | Independent Commissioner | GNS Science | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Brian Fletcher | Independent Commissioner | Gascoigne Wicks | 31 July 2014 | Yes | ||
| Brian Hasell | Independent Consultant | Hasell Consulting Ltd | Nation wide | Traffic, road engineering, historic heritage | 31 December 2013 | |
| Brian Waddell | Planning Consultant | Urbanister Ltd | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Bronwyn Ann Lees | Resource Consents Manager | North Shore City Council | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Bruce A Manson | Resource Managment Consultant | Bruce Manson Associates Limited | 1 March 2012 | |||
| Bruce Baker | Planning Consultant | Beca Carter Hollings and Ferner Ltd | 31 December 2009 | |||
| Bruce Hawkins | Independent Commissioner | Waitakere City Council | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Bruce Thompson | Planning and Regulation Manager | Waimakariri District Council | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Bruce W. Graham | Independent Commissioner | Graham Environmental Consulting Ltd | Nation wide | air quality, environmental science, hazardous substances | 31 July 2014 | |
| Bryan Anthony Cartelle | Council Officer | Manukau City Council | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Bryan Desmond Bang | Independent Commissioner | Assens Enterprises Ltd | North Island generally - particularly Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Central North Island, Hawke's Bay, Taranaki | District and regional planning, law | 30 June 2013 | Yes |
| Bryce Michael Tom Julyan | Independent Commissioner | Beca Carter Hollings | Auckland | Planning | 31 July 2014 | Yes |
| Brydon Hughes | Environmental Consultant | Sinclair Knight Mertz (SKM) | Water allocation, water resource management, discharges to land and water quality | 30 June 2010 | ||
| Buddy Mikaere | Consultant | Nation wide | Te Ao Maori | 30 June 2011 | ||
| Byrdie Ayres | Independent Commissioner | Nation wide | Coastal planning | 30 June 2013 | ||
| Camilla Owen | Lawyer | 31 December 2013 | Yes | |||
| Caroline L Miller | Independent Commissioner | Massey University | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Carolynne Stone | Retired Councillor | Auckland region, based in Waitakere | 31 December 2013 | |||
| Carron Blom | Independent Commissioner | Beca Infrastructure Ltd | Nation wide | Environmental science, contaminated sites, stormwater quality, erosion and sediment control, environmental monitoring, auditing and systems | 30 June 2010 | |
| Celia Davison | Policy Planner | North Shore City Council | District Planning, resource consents, resource management | 31 December 2013 | ||
| Che Philip Wilson | Consultant | Nation wide | Te Ao Maori, policy | 30 June 2011 | ||
| Chris Dawson | Planning Consultant | Bloxam, Burnett and Olliver | Waikato, Bay of Plenty | Planning, consultation, structure planning, aggregate, extraction consenting | 30 June 2011 | |
| Chris Jensen | Manager Regulatory and Planning | Kawerau District Council | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Chris Lester | Independent Commissioner | Reside in South Wairarapa but able to travel | Regional council hearings, plan hearings, joint hearings, chairmanship, New Zealand agriculture and livestock farming | 31 December 2009 | ||
| Chris Mitchell | Lawyer | Mitchell Law | Nation wide | Resource management and local government law | 31 July 2014 | Yes |
| Chris Shenton | Independent Commissioner | 31 July 2014 | ||||
| Christine Caughey | Planning Consultant | Nation wide | District and regional planning, heritage, landscape, urban design - urban and rural. | 30 June 2013 | Yes | |
| Christine Foster | Independent Commissioner | Environmental Management Services Ltd | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Christine Kelly | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2013 | ||||
| Christopher P Shaw | Manager Consents | Otago Regional Council | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Christopher Richard Kimpton | Planning Consultant | RPC Consultants | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Clarke McKinney | Principal Planner, Resource Consents | Waitakere City Council | Auckland Region | Planning | 30 June 2011 | |
| Cliff Tipler | Consultant | URS New Zealand Ltd | Nation wide | Environmental engineering | 30 June 2010 | |
| Clive Anstey | Landscape and Resource Planner | Landscape planning and design, forestry and ecology | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Colin Dall | Consents and Compliance Manager | West Coast Regional Council | 31 July 2014 | |||
| Colin Desmond Scurr | Independent Commissioner | 31 December 2013 | Yes | |||
| Colin John Bridges | Council Officer | Kapiti Coast District Council | 1 March 2012 | |||
| Conway Stewart | Independent Commissioner | Self Employed | Auckland, Northland, Waikato | 31 December 2013 | Yes | |
| Corinne McLaren | Community Board Member* | 30 June 2010 | ||||
| Craig Shearer | Consultant | Shearer Consultants Ltd | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Craig Welsh | Independent Commissioner | Resource and Environmental Management Ltd | 31 December 2009 | |||
| Daran Ponter | Independent Commissioner | Ponter Amor Consulting Ltd | Bay of Plenty, Wellington, Manawatu-Wanganui, Taranaki | Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004, Te Ao Maori (contemporary) | 31 December 2013 | |
| Darryl Fletcher | Lawyer | Sharp Tudhope Lawyers | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Darryl Lew | Independent Commissioner | Opus International Consultants Ltd | 31 December 2009 | |||
| Darryl Millar | Independent Commissioner | Resource Management Group Ltd | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Dave Moule | Environmental Planner | Environmental Management Services Ltd | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Dave Serjeant | Independent Commissioner | Kingett Mitchell Ltd | Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Queenstown | Planning and economics, especially in retail projects; environmental planning (regional resource consents) | 31 December 2009 | |
| David Bridges | Independent Commissioner | Good Earth Matters Consulting | 31 July 2014 | |||
| David Clarke | Independent Commissioner | Queenstown Lakes District Council | 31 July 2014 | Yes | ||
| David Collins | Independent Commissioner | Collins Consulting | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| David Forrest | Independent Commissioner | Good Earth Matters Consulting | 31 July 2014 | |||
| David Hill | Independent Commissioner | Hill Young Cooper Limited | New Zealand, international | Planning, social science, Te Ao Maori, environmental science | 31 July 2014 | Yes |
| David J Painter | Independent Commissioner | DPC Ltd | 31 December 2011 | |||
| David John Murray Peart | Independent Commissioner | Nation wide | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| David Julian Totman | Principal Planner | Opus International Consultants Ltd | 31 December 2011 | |||
| David L Hutchison | Independent Commissioner | Works Infrastructure Limited | Civil engineering | 30 June 2013 | ||
| David McGregor | Partner | Bell Gully | 31 July 2014 | Yes | ||
| David McLernon | Independent Commissioner | Octa Associates Ltd | Christchurch based | Engineering background - expertise in groundwater, discharges to ground and air | 30 June 2013 | Yes |
| David McMahon | Independent Commissioner | Resource Management Group Ltd | 30 June 2013 | |||
| David Mead | Independent Commissioner | Hill Young Cooper Limited | 30 June 2011 | |||
| David R.E. Chandler | Independent Commissioner | Auckland City Council | Auckland City and environs | Planning, civil and traffic engineering | 31 July 2014 | |
| David Robert Pullar | Independent Commissioner | Otago, Southland | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| David Roke | Consents Manager | Northland Regional Council | Northland | Environmental science - Regional focus, esp. water resources, discharges to land and water, coastal activities, earthworks. | 30 June 2013 | Yes |
| David W. Hookway | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2011 | ||||
| David Wayne Gair | Council Officer | Kapiti Coast District Council | 1 March 2012 | |||
| David Willetts | Independent Commissioner | Enfocus Planning Ltd | 31 December 2009 | |||
| Dayle Fenton | Environment Waikato | 31 December 2011 | ||||
| Dean Chrystal | Independent Commissioner | Planit Associates Ltd | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Dean R Knight | Independent Commissioner | Victoria University of Wellington | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Dean Scanlen | Consultant Transport Engineer | Engineering Outcomes Ltd | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Denis Nugent | Independent Commissioner | National | District and regional planning, coastal planning, heritage planning | 31 December 2013 | Yes | |
| Dennis Stickley | Lawyer | 30 June 2010 | ||||
| Derek Nolan | Independent Commissioner | Russell McVeagh | Based in Auckland but practice nationally | Environmental law (editor of Environmental and Resource Management Law of New Zealand, LexisNexis, 3rd Edition, November 2005) | 31 July 2014 | |
| Dianne J Buchan | Independent Commissioner | Corydon Consultants Ltd | New Zealand | Social / community effects | 30 June 2013 | |
| Dinah Williams | Consultant | 30 June 2013 | Yes | |||
| Dion Douglas | Planner | Christchurch City Council | Christchurch | Planning and resource management | 30 June 2011 | |
| Dirk Brand | Team Leader Consents Investigations | Environment Canterbury | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Don Harley | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2013 | Yes | |||
| Donald Fraser | Consents Hearing Officer | Environment Canterbury | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Dorothy Wakeling | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2013 | Yes | |||
| Doug Arcus | Independent Commissioner | Arcus Consulting | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Dr Brent Cowie | Cowie Resource Management | 30 June 2013 | Yes | |||
| Dr E D Wylie QC | Barrister | 30 June 2011 | ||||
| Dr Megan Balks | Independent Commissioner | Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Waikato | Nation wide | Soil and environmental science, wastewater treatment and disposal | 31 December 2013 | |
| Dr R A Petch | Group Manager | Environment Waikato | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Dr Stephen Chiles | Independent Commissioner | URS New Zealand Ltd | Nation wide | Acoustics, noise and vibration | 31 December 2011 | |
| Dr Stephen G Oldfield | Risk Manager | MWH New Zealand Ltd | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Dr Terry Hume | Scientist | NIWA | Nation wide | Coastal science and hazards, environmental science | 31 December 2013 | |
| Dr Wayne F Donovan | Consultant | Bioresearches | Nation wide | Freshwater Ecology | 31 December 2011 | |
| Dugald W Ley | Development Engineer | Tasman District Council | Top of the South Island Region | Civil/Environmental Engineering | 31 July 2014 | |
| Edward Mark (Ted) O'Regan | Independent Commissioner | Nine years as convenor of consent hearings for unitary authority (Tasman District) | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Edward Weller Ellison | Tangata te Whenua | Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Elizabeth Anne Burge | Independent Commissioner | Wellington Region | Te Ao Maori, environmental planning | 31 July 2014 | ||
| Elizabeth Fairlie | Council Officer | Manukau City Council | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Ellen Hampson | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2013 | ||||
| Emma Christmas | Independent Commissioner | South Island | Planning, water allocation and management. | 31 July 2014 | ||
| Evan Penny | Independent Commissioner | Inform Communications Ltd | 31 December 2013 | |||
| Faye Storer | Independent Commissioner | Auckland Region | Community | 30 June 2013 | Yes | |
| Fiona Aston | Independent Commissioner | Fiona Aston Consulting Ltd | Nation wide | Resource planning | 31 July 2014 | |
| Fiona Garrett | Team Leader Land Use | North Shore City Council | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Frank Boffa | Independent Commissioner | Boffa Miskell Ltd | National | Landscape planning, landscape design | 30 June 2013 | |
| Fred Morgan | Independent Commissioner | Northland, Auckland, upper North Island | Degree in applied science, majoring in natural resource management; postgraduate diploma in environmental health science; approximately 8 years working as a town planner / environmental planner in the UK, Australia and New Zealand; currently completing a | 30 June 2011 | ||
| Garry Charles Venus | Independent Commissioner | Argo Environmental | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Gary Paul Clark | Traffic Engineer | Traffic Concepts Ltd | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Gary Rae | Independent Commissioner | Incite | Based in Nelson, experienced in South Island and Central North Island Regions | Particular expertise in traffic, roading and noise issues | 30 June 2011 | |
| Gavin Craig Lister | Independent Commissioner | Isthmus Group Ltd | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Gaynor Pavelka | Independent Mediator | South Island, particularly | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Geoff Mears | Council Director | Rodney District Council | Civil engineering | 31 December 2011 | ||
| Gerald George McKay | Independent Commissioner | McKay Hill Solicitors | Nation wide | Environmental and Law | 31 July 2014 | |
| Gerard Joseph Praat | Lawyer | Knapps Lawyers | 30 June 2010 | |||
| Gina Rangi | Environment Waikato | 1 March 2012 | ||||
| Gina Sweetman | Independent Commissioner | Sweetman Planning | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Glenice Paine | Independent Commissioner | 31 July 2014 | ||||
| Graeme Hastilow | Independent Commissioner | Greater Wellington Regional Council | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Graeme Leggat | Independent Commissioner | Manukau City Council | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Graeme Ridley | Independent Commissioner | Ridley Dunphy Environmental Ltd | Nation wide. Based in Auckland | Erosion and sediment control, earthworks, stormwater management | 31 July 2014 | |
| Graham B McBride | Scientist | NIWA | Nation wide | Envtl science, human health, envtl engineering, envtl monitoring, wastewater impacts. | 31 December 2011 | |
| Graham Taylor | Councillor | Kaipara District Council | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Graham Taylor | Consultant Planner | Resource Management Group Ltd | Canterbury and South Island | Land use planning, subdivision, plan preparation | 30 June 2010 | |
| Graham Thomas | Consultant | Resource Management Consultants | Nelson, Tasman (Top of South Island), West Coast | Engineering, Maori issues, developments (subdivisions, buildings), land use consents | 31 July 2014 | |
| Graham Wallace Allan | Independent Commissioner | Pitt and Moore Solicitors | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Graham Wheeler | Independent Commissioner | 31 July 2014 | ||||
| Greg Burrell | Environment Consultant | Goulder Associates (NZ) Ltd | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Greg Phillips | Planning Consultant | GP Planning-Design Ltd | Northland | planning, resource management, architecture, urban design | 31 July 2014 | |
| Greg Shaw | Independent Commissioner | The Consulting Group 2005 Ltd | Nation wide | Geotechnical, civil and structural engineer, Coastal Engineering | 31 July 2014 | |
| Gregory Hill | Independent Commissioner | Greg Hill Consultants | Auckland mainly, but will consider commissioner roles in other places. Member of commissioner pool for Whangarei and Tauranga. | Planning, growth management / strategy, coastal areas (mainly) | 30 June 2013 | Yes |
| Gwen Bull | Independent Commissioner | 31 July 2014 | ||||
| Hamish Gordon Rennie | Independent Commissioner | Eclectic Energy | Nation wide; especially Waikato, Bay of Plenty Regions | Coastal and marine planning and resource management (especially aquaculture, marinas, reefs), tourism facilities, social science, environmental impact assessment, common pool resources and co-management | 31 July 2014 | |
| Hamish Lowe | Independent Commissioner | Duffill Watts Consulting Group | Nation wide | Environmental science, environmental engineering, water takes, waste discharges, subdivisions | 30 June 2013 | Yes |
| Hans Robert Versteegh | Manager Regulatory Department | Marlborough District Council | 30 June 2010 | |||
| Harry Bhana | Independent Commissioner | Harry Bhana and Associates Ltd | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Helen Louise Creagh | Regional Council Employee | Environment Bay of Plenty | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Helen Marr | Senior Planner | Horizons Regional Council | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Helen Tobin | Independent Commissioner | Wellington area | Planning | 30 June 2013 | Yes | |
| Hester DenOuden | Independent Commissioner | Den Ouden Cooper Associates Ltd | 31 July 2014 | |||
| Hoani Langsbury | Ngai Tahu Representative | Te Runanga O Ngai Tahu | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Hugh Briggs | Independent Commissioner | Hugh Briggs Partnership | Nelson, Tasman (Top of South Island), West Coast, Christchurch, Canterbury, Wellington, Hawke's Bay | 35yrs experience: urban planning, urban design, landscape planning, transportation, town centre studies, subdivisions (urban and rural) | 31 December 2013 | Yes |
| Ian Capitaneas | Independent Commissioner | Invercargill City Council | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Ian Hutchings | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2013 | Yes | |||
| Ian James Jefferis | Planner | North Shore City Council | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Ian Leary | Independent Commissioner | Spencer Holmes Consultants | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Ian McDonald | Group Manager | Tauranga City Council | 31 December 2013 | |||
| Ian Moore | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2011 | ||||
| Ian Munro | Independent Commissioner | Urbanism Plus Ltd | Urban Design, Strategic Planning, and Resource Management | 30 June 2013 | ||
| Ivan Dunn | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2013 | ||||
| J Michael Savage | Barrister | Park Chambers | 31 July 2014 | Yes | ||
| James Christopher Rutherford | Scientist | NIWA | 30 June 2011 | |||
| James Howland | Independent Commissioner | Central North Island | Over 40 years experience - local government | 30 June 2013 | ||
| Jan Caunter | Independent Commissioner | Gallaway Cook Allan | Nation wide | Law, contaminated sites | 30 June 2011 | |
| Jan Crawford | Planning Consultant | Planning Consultants Ltd | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Jane Black | Independent Commissioner | Incite Wellington | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Jane Taylor | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2011 | ||||
| Jane Whyte | Resource Manager | Response Planning Consultants Ltd | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Janeen Kydd-Smith | Independent Commissioner | Environmental Management Services Limited | 1 March 2012 | |||
| Janet Gough | Policy Analyst | ERMA New Zealand | Canterbury | Risk management | 30 June 2011 | |
| Janette Dovey | Independent Commissioner | Planit Associates Ltd | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Jeff Kemp | Independent Commissioner | Bay of Islands Planning Ltd | Northland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty | Planning, resource management, resource consents, coastal consents | 31 December 2013 | |
| Jeff Page | Resource Management Planner | Response Planning Consultants Ltd | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Jeff Robertson | Planning Consultant | Jeff Robertson Ltd | 30 June 2010 | |||
| Jeffrey Alexander Jones | Independent Commissioner | Jarmac Partnership | 31 December 2013 | Yes | ||
| Jeffrey Robert Farrell | Manager Development & Compliance | Whakatane District Council | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Jenni Vernon | Independent Commissioner | JJ Consultants Ltd | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Jennie Hoadley | Independent Commissioner | 31 July 2014 | Yes | |||
| Jennifer Anne Hudson | Independent Commissioner | 31 July 2014 | Yes | |||
| Jenny Harrison | Independent Commissioner | Opus International Consultants | 31 July 2014 | |||
| Jillian Thomson | Independent Commissioner | Eclectic Energy | 31 December 2009 | |||
| Jim Bradley | Independent Commissioner | MWH New Zealand Ltd | 31 December 2013 | |||
| Jim Lynch | Independent Commissioner | J D Lynch Barrister | 31 December 2013 | Yes | ||
| Joanne Lewis | Planning Consultant | Lewis Consultancy Ltd | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Joanne McLean | Ngai Tahu Representative | Te Runanga O Waihao | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Joe McCarthy | Hearings Advisor | Joe McCarthy Ltd | 31 July 2014 | |||
| John Bernard Childs | Consultant | North Auckland, Auckland Region, Waikato, Bay of Plenty | District and regional planning, coastal planning | 30 June 2013 | Yes | |
| John Bukowski | Architect | Practising Architect | 31 December 2011 | |||
| John Christensen | Environmental Services Manager | Selwyn District Council | 31 December 2011 | |||
| John Clayton | Independent Commissioner | 31 July 2014 | ||||
| John D Talbot | Independent Commissioner | John Talbot Sustainability Ltd | Canterbury, South Island, nation wide | Resource management, environmental engineering, policy and planning, water resources, regulations | 30 June 2011 | |
| John David Morris | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2013 | ||||
| John Edward Cook | Planner | Planning Solutions Ltd | Canterbury, Otago | Planning, subdivision | 30 June 2011 | |
| John Engel | Council Officer - Consents Manager | Environment Southland | 31 December 2011 | |||
| John Frew | Independent Commissioner | Southland, Central Otago | Planning | 31 December 2013 | Yes | |
| John Gibson | Planning Manager | Christchurch City Council | 31 July 2014 | |||
| John Gordon Matthews | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2011 | ||||
| John Hassan | Independent Commissioner | Chapman Tripp | 30 June 2011 | |||
| John Hill | Independent Commissioner | Auckland City Council | 30 June 2010 | |||
| John Hudson | Independent Commissioner / Landscape Architect | Hudson Associates | Nation wide | Landscape architecture, landscape assessment | 31 July 2014 | Yes |
| John Iseli | Independent Commissioner | Specialist Environmental Services | Nation wide | Air quality science | 31 July 2014 | |
| John Lumsden | Independent Commissioner | J Lumsden Consultant | Nation wide | Coastal, water resources, energy supply, waste management, discharges | 30 June 2013 | Yes |
| John M Lavery | Consulting Scientist | Duffill Watts | Nationwide, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua | Environmental science and engineering, discharges to land and water, wastes, effluent, biosolids | 31 December 2011 | |
| John Maassen | Lawyer | Cooper Rapley Ltd | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| John McSweeney | Town Planner | John McSweeney Ltd | 31 December 2009 | |||
| John Milligan | Independent Commissioner / Barrister | Nation wide, but predominantly South Island | Resource management and local government law | 30 June 2013 | Yes | |
| John Milton Crawford | Independent Commissioner | Opus International Consultants Ltd | 30 June 2013 | |||
| John N Duder | Independent Commissioner | 31 December 2013 | ||||
| John O'Shaughnessy | Town Planning Manager | Napier City Council | Hawke's Bay | Planning, project management | 30 June 2013 | Yes |
| John Patrick Matthews | Independent Commissioner | Langley Twigg Solicitors | North Island | Planning law | 30 June 2013 | Yes |
| John Rutherford | Consultant | 30 June 2011 | ||||
| John Smart | Independent Commissioner | Nation wide | Coastal and marine, law | 30 June 2010 | ||
| John William Hollows | Environmental Officer | Fish and Game Otago | Discharge of contaminants to land and water. Surface water takes. Freshwater Aquaculture. Aquatic ecology. | 31 December 2011 | ||
| John Williamson | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2013 | Yes | |||
| Jon S Harding | Board of Inquiry Member | University of Canterbury | 1 March 2012 | |||
| Jon Williamson | Environmental Consultant | Sinclair Knight Mertz (SKM) | Predominately Northland, Auckland and Waikato, but nation wide also | Hydrogeology, hydrology, water resources | 30 June 2010 | |
| Jonathan Clease | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2011 | ||||
| Joseph Henry Stafford | Planner | Nelson City Council | 1 March 2012 | |||
| Judith Batchelor | Independent Commissioner | Hurunui District Council | Canterbury | Planning | 31 December 2011 | |
| Judith Roper-Lindsay | Independent Commissioner | Boffa Miskell Ltd | South Island | Ecology, landscape ecology | 30 June 2011 | |
| Judy Waters | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2013 | Yes | |||
| Julia Williams | Independent Commissioner | Drakeford Williams Ltd | Landscape architecture | 31 December 2013 | ||
| Julian Williams | Environmental Practitioner | Tainui | 31 December 2009 | |||
| Juliet Yates | Independent Commissioner | Auckland Region, North Island, nation wide | Planning, resource management, law | 31 July 2014 | ||
| Justine Ashley | Director | Planit Associates | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Justine Bray | Independent Commissioner | Opus International Consultants Ltd | Auckland, Nation wide | Planning, designations, social impact assessment | 31 July 2014 | |
| Karen Bell | Independent Commissioner | Enviro Solutions Ltd | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Karen Joubert | Planner | North Shore City Council | North Shore City | 30 June 2011 | ||
| Karen Long | Lead Senior Planner | Auckland City Council | CBD Auckland | Planning | 31 December 2011 | |
| Karl Baldwin | Planning Consultant | KTB Planning Consultants | 31 December 2009 | |||
| Karyn Sinclair | Independent Commissioner | Sinclair Environmental Ltd | 31 July 2014 | Yes | ||
| Kate Barry-Piceno | Independent Commissioner / Barrister | Nation wide | Law, planning, mediation | 31 December 2013 | ||
| Kathleen A Crisley | Groundwater Resources Manager | Environment Canterbury | 30 June 2010 | |||
| Kathleen Cecilia Ryan | Independent Commissioner | Sole Trader | 31 December 2013 | Yes | ||
| Kathryn Carter | Community Board Member* | 30 June 2010 | ||||
| Kay Booth | Consultant | Recreation and Tourism Associates | Nation wide | Recreation and tourism planning and research | 30 June 2010 | |
| Keith David Hamill | Business Manager | Opus International Consultants Ltd | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Keith Hovell | Independent Commissioner | Hovell Environmental Planning | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Keith Phyn | Independent Commissioner | KPA | 31 July 2014 | |||
| Ken Gimblett | Independent Commissioner / Planning Consultant | Boffa Miskell Ltd | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Kenneth Aitken Palmer | Barrister | The University of Auckland | 31 December 2013 | |||
| Kenneth E Graham | Independent Commissioner | Auckland Region, Northland, Waikato | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Keri Johnston | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2011 | ||||
| Kerry Connolly | Consultant | 30 June 2011 | ||||
| Kerry Graeme Smith | Solicitor | Buddle Findlay | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Kevin Prime | Environment Commissioner | 30 June 2011 | ||||
| Kirsten Klitscher | Director Resource Management | ViaStrada Limited | Otago/Southland | Planning | 31 December 2011 | |
| Kitt Robert Mayo Littlejohn | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2011 | ||||
| Laura Swan | Team Leader Planning | Whakatane District Council | 31 July 2014 | |||
| Laurie Byers | Independent Commissioner | Far North District Council | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Leah Alexander | Principal Adviser - Planning | Franklin District Council | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Lee Beattie | Independent Commissioner | Town Planning and Design Limited | 31 July 2014 | |||
| Leigh McGregor | Independent Commissioner | Nation wide | Law | 31 December 2013 | Yes | |
| Leo Hayes Watson | Barrister | Leo Watson Barrister | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Leonard Fietje | Council Officer | Environment Canterbury | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Les Simmons | Independent Commissioner | L J Simmons Limited | Nation wide , emphasis on upper North Island | Planning and resource management, chair of hearings panels | 30 June 2013 | Yes |
| Leslie Thomas Robertson | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2013 | ||||
| Linda Albertyn | Staff Member | Franklin District Council | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Linda Craighead | Resource Management Consultant | 30 June 2010 | ||||
| Liz Briggs | Town Planner | Liz Briggs Consulting Ltd | 1 March 2012 | |||
| Liz Mellish | Iwi Comissioner | Te Atiawa | 31 July 2014 | |||
| Lou Alfeld | Independent Commissioner | Queenstown Lakes District Council | 31 December 2013 | Yes | ||
| Louise Walker | RMA Hearings Facilitator | Marlborough District Council | Marlborough | 30 June 2011 | ||
| Louise van der Voort | Council Staff | Central Otago District Council | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Lucille Rutherfurd | Independent Commissioner | Based in the Auckland Region, anywhere in New Zealand | Natural / cultural heritage, environmental practices | 30 June 2013 | ||
| Lynley Newport | Independent Commissioner | Thomson Survey | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Marc Baily | Consultant | Boffa Miskell Ltd | Nation wide | Urban planning | 31 December 2011 | |
| Margo Perpick | Independent Commissioner | Wynn Williams and Co | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Marian E Weaver | Staff Member | Otago Regional Council | Nation wide | Natural resources - water, discharges, coast, air | 31 July 2014 | |
| Marie-Louise Rosson | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2013 | ||||
| Marija Batistich | Senior Associate | Bell Gully | Nation wide | Planning, resource management law | 31 July 2014 | |
| Marilyn Hight Brown | Planning Consultant | N M Associates Ltd | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Marion Adele Smith | Manager | Ruapehu District Council | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Mark Hugh Pizey | National Health, Safety and Environmental Manager | Solid Energy New Zealand Limited | 1 March 2012 | |||
| Mark Mabin | Consultant | URS New Zealand Ltd | Nation wide and Australia | Environmental science, rivers and coastal zone | 30 June 2010 | |
| Mark Ross | Planner | 30 June 2011 | ||||
| Mark St Clair | Independent Commissioner | Hill Young Cooper Ltd | 31 July 2014 | |||
| Mark Swartz | Planner | North Shore City Council | North Shore City | Planning and mediation | 30 June 2011 | |
| Martin Geoffrey Green | Planner | Green Group Ltd | Auckland, wider North Island | Statutory planning | 31 December 2011 | |
| Martin James Kennedy | Independent Commissioner | Westcoast Planning Ltd | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Martin Ward | Independent Commissioner | New Zealand wide | Issues to do with mining, oil and gas production, roading, wood processing industry | 31 December 2013 | ||
| Mary Buckland | Landscape Architect | LA4 Landscape Architects | 30 June 2010 | |||
| Mary Dillon | Independent Commissioner | Nation wide | District and regional planning | 30 June 2013 | Yes | |
| Matthew William Bonis | Planner | Planit Associates | 1 March 2012 | |||
| Maureen Poole | Manager of Statutory Processes | Environment Waikato | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Maurice Wayne Black | Maori Committee Representative | Mauri Protection Agency | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Maxwell Barber | Independent Commissioner | Max Barber Planning Consultant | South Island | Planning, resource management | 30 June 2013 | Yes |
| Megan Williams | Independent Commissioner | Dispute Solutions | Mediation, Facilitation, Waste Management, District and Regional Planning, Decision Making, chairmanship, Resource Management, Historic Heritage. | 30 June 2011 | ||
| Melean Absolum | Independent Commissioner | Melean Absolum Ltd | Nation wide | Landscape architecture, landscape assessment | 31 December 2013 | |
| Melinda J L Dickey | Partner | Brookfields Lawyers | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Melvin David Sutherland | Assets and Engineering Manager | Grey District Council | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Mercedes Lentz | Independent Consultant | Mercedes Lentz Consulting Ltd | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Michael Anthony Ray | Independent Commissioner | Law North Partners | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Michael E Parker | Solicitor | Sole Practitioner Solicitor | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Michael Edwin Jones | Senior Planner | Thames Coromandel District Council | 1 March 2012 | |||
| Michael Garland | Independent Commissioner | Robson Garland Ltd | Taupo to Bluff | Planning | 31 December 2013 | |
| Michael Graham Briggs | Independent Commissioner | 31 December 2013 | ||||
| Michael J Bowden | Independent Commissioner | Bowden Consultancy Ltd | 30 June 2010 | |||
| Michael Johnston | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2013 | ||||
| Michael Parsonson | Independent Commissioner | Southern Skies Environmental Ltd | 31 July 2014 | |||
| Michelle Conland | Team Leader Consents | Hawke's Bay Regional Council | 1 March 2012 | |||
| Mike Freeman | Director | Freeman Environmental | Nation wide | Environmental quality and water resources | 30 June 2011 | |
| Mike Mohi | Chairman Maori Committee | Hawke's Bay Regional Council | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Miria Pomare | Independent Commissioner | Kapiti Coast District Council | 31 December 2013 | |||
| Morris Te Whiti Love | Independent Commissioner | Raukura Consultants | Nation wide | Te Ao Maori, heritage matters (Maori), environmental engineering | 31 December 2011 | |
| Muriel N TeHuikau Johnstone | Ngai Tahu Representative | Oraka Aparima Runaka | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Murray Hunt | Independent Commissioner | Hardy Jones Clark | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Murray King | Independent Commissioner | Nation wide | Transport | 31 July 2014 | ||
| Myles McCauley | Environmental Consultant | Golder Associates | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Nath Pritchard | Environmental Services Group Manager | Waikato District Council | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Nathan Smith | Associate | Sharp Tudhope Lawyers | Bay of Plenty | Law | 31 December 2009 | |
| Neil Abel | Independent Commissioner | 31 December 2013 | ||||
| Neil Penney | Independent Commissioner | N M Associates Ltd | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Neville Marquet | Independent Commissioner | Ross Dowling Marquet Griffin | 30 June 2010 | |||
| Nicholas J W Aiken | Environmental Planner | Opus International Consultants Ltd | 31 July 2014 | Yes | ||
| Nick Boyes | Planning Consultant | Resource Management Group Ltd | 30 June 2010 | |||
| Nick Mattison | Planner | North Shore City Council | Planning | 31 December 2011 | ||
| Nicola Henderson | Landscape Architect | Hudson Associates | Nation wide | Landscape | 31 December 2011 | |
| Nicola Williams | Senior Planner | Thames Coromandel District Council | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Nigel J Williams | Traffic Engineer/Planner | ViaStrada Limited | Nation wide | Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning. Sustainable transport. Impacts of climate change and resource limitations on transport demand and infrastructure. Also qualifications and experience relating to land-based aquaculture | 31 December 2011 | |
| Nigel Mark-Brown | Consulting Engineer | Environmental Context Ltd | Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty | Stormwater management, erosion and sediment control, solid waste disposal, effluent treatment and disposal | 31 December 2011 | |
| Nigel McCarter | Independent Commissioner | Nation wide; Waikato, Auckland, Bay of Plenty Regions | Environmental science, water quality, ecology, coastal ecology | 30 June 2011 | ||
| Nigel Wharton | Director Environmental Services | Rotorua District Council | Nation wide | Planning | 30 June 2010 | |
| Nin Tomas | Independent Commissioner | The University of Auckland | 31 July 2014 | |||
| Noreen Barton | Independent Commissioner | Environmental Management Services Ltd | Nation wide | Planning | 30 June 2013 | Yes |
| Owen Burn | Planner | Green Group Ltd | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Owen McShane | Consultant | Centre for Resource Management Studies | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Pamela Gare | Corporate Planner | Invercargill City Council | District council focus (applications and policy) | 30 June 2013 | Yes | |
| Pamela Peters | Independent Commissioner | Resolve Group | 31 July 2014 | |||
| Patricia Harte | Planner | David Lovell-Smith Ltd | 31 July 2014 | |||
| Patrick Killalea | Resource Consents Manager | Far North District Council | 31 December 2013 | |||
| Paul Blaschke | Consultant | Blaschke and Rutherford | Wellington based; working nationally | Ecology and conservation, environmental sciences, soil and water | 31 December 2009 | |
| Paul Horgan | Ngai Tahu Representative | Ngai Tahu | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Paul Hoskins Cooney | Independent Commissioner | Cooney Lees Morgan | 31 December 2013 | Yes | ||
| Paul O'Shaughnessy | Planner | Napier City Council | Napier City | Land use planning | 31 July 2014 | |
| Paul Rogers | Independent Commissioner | Anthony Harper Lawyer | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Paul Sullivan | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2011 | ||||
| Paul Thomas | Independent Commissioner | Environmental Management Services Ltd | 31 December 2013 | Yes | ||
| Paul Thomas Cavanagh QC | Queens Counsel | Shortland Chambers | New Zealand wide | Resource management and local government law, chairmanship, broad understanding of issues before hearings panels | 31 July 2014 | Yes |
| Paul Williams | Independent Commissioner | Smart Alliances | Nation wide | Planning, environmental science | 30 June 2013 | Yes |
| Paula Hunter | Planning Consultant | MWH New Zealand Ltd | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Penny Sefuiva | Councillor* | 31 December 2009 | ||||
| Pete Thomas | Consent Applicant | North Shore City Council | 1 March 2012 | |||
| Peter Callander | Independent Commissioner | Pattle Delamore Partners Ltd | Nation wide | Groundwater, water resources, contaminated sites | 30 June 2011 | |
| Peter Crawford | Independent Commissioner | Bay of Plenty, Central North Island, Waikato | Planning, dispute resolution, strategic management | 31 December 2013 | Yes | |
| Peter Frawley | Group Manager Customer and Environment Services | Tauranga City Council | 31 December 2013 | |||
| Peter Fuller | Lawyer | Glaister Ennor | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Peter James Savage | Team Leader Consents Investigations | Environment Canterbury | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Peter Kite | Independent Commissioner | Egan and Kite | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Peter R Storey | Independent Commissioner | P R Storey Ltd | North Island | Building consultancy, property development | 31 December 2011 | |
| Peter Reaburn | Director | Cato Bolam Consultants | Northern half of North Island | Planning | 30 June 2010 | |
| Peter Thom | Director Regulatory Services | Franklin District Council | North Island | 30 June 2013 | ||
| Phil Doole | Staff Member | Tasman District Council | 31 July 2014 | Yes | ||
| Phil Mitchell (Dr) | Environmental Consultant | Mitchell Partnerships Ltd | Nation wide | Resource management planning, environmental assessement | 31 July 2014 | Yes |
| Phil Page | Lawyer | Gallaway Cook Allan | 1 March 2012 | |||
| Philip Milne | Independent Commissioner | Simpson Grierson | 31 December 2013 | Yes | ||
| Philip Robertson Ross | Senior Environmental Scientist | Goulder Associates (NZ) Ltd | 30 June 2010 | |||
| Philippa Wingate | Team Leader Consents Investigations | Environment Canterbury | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Pippa Mahood | Deputy Mayor | Hamilton City Council | 31 July 2014 | |||
| Professor David Penman | Environmental Scientist | David Penman and Associates Ltd | 1 March 2012 | |||
| Prue Harwood | Independent Commissioner | Beca Infrastructure Ltd | Air quality | 30 June 2011 | ||
| Ra Pomare | Independent Commissioner | Te Runanga O Toa Rangatira | 30 June 2010 | |||
| Rachael Millar | Council Officer - Senior Planner | Environment Southland | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Rachel Dunningham | Independent Commissioner | Buddle Findlay | Canterbury | Law, especially local government and resource management | 31 July 2014 | Yes |
| Raewyn Smythe | Hearings Administrator | Far North District Council | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Ray O'Callaghan | Independent Commissioner | Cardno TCB Ltd | 31 July 2014 | Yes | ||
| Rebecca Hughes | Independent Commissioner | Isthmus Group | Nation wide | Landscape, planning, ecology | 31 December 2011 | |
| Rebecca Macky | Barrister | Mainly Auckland City and Regional Councils | Resource management law | 30 June 2010 | ||
| Rebecca Skidmore | Independent Commissioner | RA Skidmore Urban Design Ltd | Auckland, Otago, Canterbury | Urban design, landscape architecture | 31 July 2014 | |
| Reginald Proffit | Programme Manager | Environment Waikato | 31 December 2009 | |||
| Reuben Fraser | Consents Officer | Environment Bay of Plenty | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Richard Blakey | Independent Commissioner | Blakey Scott Planning Ltd | Auckland/North Island | District and regional planning, resource consents | 31 December 2011 | |
| Richard Brabant | Barrister | 31 December 2011 | ||||
| Richard Budd | Independent Commissioner | Environment Canterbury | 31 December 2013 | Yes | ||
| Richard Fowler | Independent Commissioner | DLA Phillips Fox | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Richard George Harkness | Planning Consultant | URS New Zealand Limited | 1 March 2012 | |||
| Richard Heerdegen | Independent Commissioner | Earthplan Consultants | Nationwide, but particularly southern half of North Island (Taranaki, Wanganui, Manawatu, Wellinton, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, Wairarapa) | Hydrology, landforms, planning & resource management, experience hearing applications for wastewater treatment, port dredging & reclamation, coastal development, oil & gas transportation and processing, windfarms | 30 June 2013 | |
| Richard N Croad | Consultant | Opus International Consultants Ltd | Nation wide | Environmental science/engineering, coastal, rivers and hydraulics | 31 December 2013 | |
| Rob Enright | Lawyer | Kirkland Enright | 1 March 2012 | |||
| Rob Harris | Independent Commissioner | Nelson Environment Centre | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Rob Hunter | Environmental Strategy and Policy Manager | Mighty River Power | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Rob Lieffering (Dr) | Consents Senior Programme Manager | Northland Regional Council | Environmental science, discharge of contaminants to land and water, surface water takes, regional planning (water and wastes) | 30 June 2013 | ||
| Robert Andrews | Team Leader Planning | North Shore City Council | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Robert Buxton | Independent Commissioner | Buxton and Walker Ltd | Nationwide - Dunedin based | District and regional planning, resource consents | 31 December 2011 | |
| Robert Chieng | Team Leader Resource Consents | Manukau City Council | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Robert G Bell | Scientist/Engineer | NIWA | Nation wide | Environmental science, environmental engineering, climate change effects, natural hazards, coastal engineering and science | 30 June 2010 | |
| Robert John Wilcock | Principal Scientist | NIWA | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Robert Johnston | Independent Commissioner | Natural resources planning, sewage outfalls | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Robert Nixon | Independent Commissioner | Planit Associates Ltd | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Robert Schofield | Independent Commissioner | Boffa Miskell Ltd | Nation wide | Planning | 30 June 2013 | Yes |
| Robert Scott | Independent Commissioner | Blakey Scott Planning Ltd | Auckland/North Island | District and regional planning, resource consents | 31 December 2011 | |
| Robert W Batty | Independent Commissioner | Planit Associates Ltd | South Island | Planning and landscape design | 30 June 2013 | Yes |
| Robert van Voorthuysen | Independent Commissioner | Environmental Management Services Ltd | Nation wide | Regional council focus (consents and plans), also district plan changes and notices of requirement | 30 June 2013 | Yes |
| Robin Lieffering | Independent Commissioner | 31 December 2013 | Yes | |||
| Robin Stevenson | Independent Commissioner | Hazel-Hewitt and Associates | Nation wide | Quarrying, mining, landfills, subdivision, stormwater | 30 June 2011 | |
| Roger Lane | Independent Commissioner | Wellington, Wairarapa and Manawatu Regions | Civil engineering | 31 July 2014 | ||
| Roger Steven Cudmore | Independent Commissioner | Goulder Associates (NZ) Ltd | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Roland Sapsford | Independent Commissioner | Nation wide - based in Wellington | Climate change, energy, transport, urban sustainability, heritage, biodiversity, economics, tikanga Maori | 30 June 2010 | ||
| Ronald David Crosby | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2013 | Yes | |||
| Roni Fitzmaurice | Independent Commissioner | Horizons Region (Manawatu-Wanganui Region) | Water abstraction and discharges to land and water | 30 June 2013 | ||
| Rowan Strickland | Independent Commissioner | Cawthron Institute | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Russell Charles Karu | Independent Commissioner | Manukau City Council | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Russell Wayne De Luca | Independent Commissioner, Mediator & Facilitator | Russell De Luca Planning Consultancy Ltd | Nation wide - based in Tauranga | Planning & resource management, panel chairmanship, mediation and facilitation | 30 June 2013 | Yes |
| Ruth Bartlett | Independent Commissioner | Mitchell Partnerships | 31 July 2014 | |||
| Sally Middleton | Independent Commissioner | Queenstown Lakes District | Planning and environmental management | 30 June 2013 | ||
| Sally Peake | Landscape Consultant | Peake Design Ltd | 1 March 2012 | |||
| Samual WS Napia | Manager Environmental Services | Thames Coromandel District Council | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Sarah Dawson | Independent Commissioner | Boffa Miskell Ltd | 31 December 2013 | Yes | ||
| Sean Elvines | Resource Management Planner | Response Planning Consultants Ltd | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Selva Selvarajah | Director Resource Management / Independent Commissioner | Otago Regional Council | Nation wide | Soil, water and effluent chemistry / quality | 30 June 2013 | |
| Shane Kelly | Independent Commissioner | Coast and Catchment Ltd | Nation wide | Marine science, contaminant management, aquaculture, ecology, stormwater, wastewater | 30 June 2011 | |
| Sharon McGarry | Independent Commissioner | Planning, ecology, marine biology, freshwater biology | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Sheena Moana Tepania | Independent Commissioner | Resource Management Law, Treaty Issues, Maori Resource Management, Te Ao Maori. | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Sheryl Aroha Roa | Senior Resource Officer | Environment Waikato | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Shirley Samuels | Council Staff | Manukau City Council | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Shona Bradley | Resource Management Lawyer | Department of Conservation | 31 December 2009 | |||
| Simon Berry | Independent Commissioner | 31 July 2014 | Yes | |||
| Simon Johnson | Consultant | Nation wide | Water | 30 June 2011 | ||
| Simon Moran | Planning and Environmental Manager | West Coast Regional Council | 30 June 2010 | |||
| Sioban Hartwell | Consultant | URS New Zealand Ltd | 30 June 2010 | |||
| Stephanie Brown | Independent Commissioner | Opus International | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Stephen Christensen | Solicitor | Anderson Lloyd Caudwell Ltd | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Stephen Colson | Planning Manager | Mighty River Power | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Stephen Daysh | Independent Commissioner | Environmental Management Services Ltd | Nation wide | Planning, infrastructure developments, energy projects, coastal issues | 30 June 2013 | Yes |
| Stephen Griffin | Manager Operations | 30 June 2011 | ||||
| Steve Goeldner | Senior Advisor Planning | North Shore City Council | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Steve McDowell | Consultant | Steve McDowell Consulting Ltd | Nation wide | General local government background | 30 June 2011 | |
| Stuart Duncan | General Manager | Hutt City Council | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Stuart Kinnear | Independent Commissioner | Stuart Kinnear Consulting Ltd | New Zealand wide | District and regional plans and consents, subdivision and land use planning | 30 June 2013 | |
| Sue Bulfield-Johnston | RMA Hearings Facilitator | Marlborough District Council | 30 June 2010 | |||
| Sue Piper | Independent Commissioner | Wellington City Council | 30 June 2013 | Yes | ||
| Sue Scott | Consultant | Opus International Consultants Ltd | Nation wide | Regional council focus and territorial local authority consents | 30 June 2010 | |
| Sue-Ellen Fenelon | Independent Commissioner | Beca Carter Hollings and Ferner Ltd | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Susan Southey | District Planner | Masterton District Council | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Tania Harris | Section Manager Consent Reviews | Environment Canterbury | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Te Waari Carkeek | Maori Consultant | Kapiti Coast District Council | 30 June 2010 | |||
| Terence Boylan | Planning Manager | Invercargill City Council | 31 July 2014 | Yes | ||
| Terry Scott | Ngai Tahu Representative | 30 June 2011 | ||||
| Terry Wynyard | Independent Commissioner | Tauranga City Council | 31 December 2013 | |||
| Theresa Le Bas | Solicitor | Bell Gully | 30 June 2010 | |||
| Thomas B Heller | Independent Commissioner | Beca Infrastructure Ltd | 30 June 2010 | |||
| Tim Harris | Planning Manager | Selwyn District Council | 30 June 2013 | |||
| Tim Mallett | Principal Consents Officer | Environment Canterbury | Canterbury | Environmental science, discharges to land, air and water | 31 December 2011 | |
| Tim Manukau | Environmental Manager | Tainui | 31 December 2009 | |||
| Timothy Edward James Tinker | Independent Commissioner | 30 June 2013 | ||||
| Tony Quickfall | Independent Commissioner | ViaStrada Limited | Nation wide | Resource management, urban and regional consents, plans and plan changes | 31 July 2014 | Yes |
| Tony Stallinger | Chief Executive | Hutt City Council | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Tracy Freeman | Environmental Engineer | Beca Infrastructure Ltd | Nation wide | Environmental engineering and science | 30 June 2011 | |
| Trevor Cullen | Team Leader | North Shore City Council | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Trevor Garnett | Senior Planner | Nelson City Council | Planning and surveying | 31 December 2009 | ||
| Trevor J. Shiels | Independent Commissioner | Trevor J. Shiels, Barrister | 31 July 2014 | Yes | ||
| Trish Casey | Manager | Buller District Council | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Trish Fordyce | Independent Commissioner | 31 July 2014 | Yes | |||
| Valmaine Toki | Lecturer | The University of Auckland | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Vanessa Hamm | Lawyer | Holand Beckett Lawyers | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Vernon Richard Cross Warren | Senior Planning consultant | Planning Network Services Ltd | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Victoria Caseley | District Plan Manager | Waimakariri District Council | 30 June 2013 | |||
| W N (Bill) Vant | Council Staff | Environment Waikato | 31 December 2011 | |||
| Walter Lewthwaite | Consultant | URS New Zealand Ltd | 30 June 2010 | |||
| Warren Garlick | Independent Commissioner | Fraser Thomas Ltd | 30 June 2011 | |||
| Warwick Heal | Independent Commissioner | Fletcher Vautier Moore | 31 December 2009 | |||
| Warwick Pascoe | Environmental Consultant | ADAM Environmental Ltd | Nation wide, predominantly South Island | Resource consents (especially water permits), planning (regional council activities), mineral exploration | 30 June 2010 | |
| William Alan Cleghorn | Independent Commissioner & Registered Valuer | Cleghorn Gillespie Jensen Ltd | Nation wide | Property, environmental planning, land management | 30 June 2013 | |
| William David Whitney | Independent Commissioner | Johnson Whitney | 30 June 2011 | |||
| William Smeed | Mediator | 30 June 2011 | ||||
| William Smith | Independent Commissioner | Nation wide | Local government | 30 June 2013 | Yes | |
| William Watt | Environment Director | Invercargill City Council | Lower South Island | Mediation | 30 June 2013 | Yes |
| Wyn Hoadley QSO | Independent Commissioner | Barrister | 31 December 2013 | Yes |