This is my personal website on which I share my thoughts on things legal, political and social.
I am a barrister in Auckland, New Zealand, practising exclusively as a criminal defence lawyer.
I hold a Master of Laws degree (LL.M) with First Class Honours from the University of Auckland where I was awarded the 2010 Fowlds Memorial Prize for Most Distinguished Masters Student in Law.
From 2016-2019 I worked as a business broker with Divest Business Sales.
From 2011 to 2019 I regularly appeared as a commentator on politics and current affairs on Radio Live/Magic Talk, The AM Show on Newshub and Newstalk ZB.
I was an elected member of the Waitematā Local Board of Auckland Council between 2013 and 2019. I am certified as a Resource Management Act Independent Commissioner.
I was a Research Fellow at the New Zealand Centre for Environmental Law from 2009 to 2011 working closely with Professor Klaus Bosselmann, including co-editing ‘Water Rights and Sustainability’, volume 3 of the NZCEL monograph series.
In 2014, I taught at the University of Auckland as a Professional Teaching Fellow at the Department of Planning, National Institute for Creative Arts and Industry (NICAI), and from 2011-2013 as a tutor in Jurisprudence at the Faculty of Law in the general streams as well as the Māori and Pasifika programes.
Vernon Tava 
I am a staunch nat supporter and am very worried about climate change – the greens seem to care only about solo mothers and bashing farmers. GO BLUE_GREEN
Great to hear about your proposed party. There is a real need for a party that is just green, as opposed to the current “greens”, who are more like a watermelon- a thin green skin but entirely red on the inside.
I want to become a member of your party. Please provide me with the link.
https://sustainablenz.org.nz/
Vernon. Probably preaching to the choir but… earth issues…a simple start. Encourage a glass manufacturer, to replace plastic bottles, jars etc. legislate for recycling of glass, deposit/ bounty. Stop plastic going into the ground, if it can’t be recycled, 1. Look to replace with glass, or plastic that can be. 2. Incinerate it, generated power… would be a good start.
Hi Lionel, check out the ‘Reducing Waste’ section of the Policy Outline posted on 8 May.