The Centre for Resource Manangement Studies Trust

The Centre for Resource Management Studies consists of a small executive office, under the direction of Owen McShane, which works with specialists in their fields to promote the objectives of the Trust which funds the activities of the Centre.

The present Trustees are Don Brash (Chairman), Noel Lane (Deputy Chairman), Sir Roger Douglas, Dick Quax, Alan Gibbs and Owen McShane, the Director of the Centre. We have already established a panel of engineers, architects, scientists and economists who are willing to provide expert advice to the Centre.

The Objectives of the Trust:

• The promotion of a heightened awareness and understanding of, and knowledge about, the environment and environmental issues within the community in New Zealand;
• Fostering the exchange of ideas, information and knowledge concerning the environment and environmental issues among scholars, researchers, members of the professions and interested members of the public;
• The promotion of research into matters concerning the environment in any way;
• The promotion of academic programmes in environmental studies;
• The promotion of training and development programmes for professional practitioners focused, among other relevant matters, on the efficient use of natural resources, the rights of property owners (and particularly the protection of those rights) and scientifically robust, research-based and rational decision-making processes;
• The promotion of scientifically robust, research-based and rational decision-making processes at all levels in matters concerning the environment;
• Such other charitable purposes as the Trustees may decide.

Means of Achieving Purposes:
The Trustees may, in order to achieve the purposes of the Trust, in addition to all other powers vested in the Trustees undertake such activities and enterprises as may be necessary or desirable including:

• The funding of campaigns to promote environmental awareness and education;
• Providing a resource for individuals and groups attempting to improve the implementation of the Resource Management Act 1991;
• Providing a panel of experts to carry out research or prepare technical evidence for resource management hearing committees and environmental court cases;
• Establishing and managing a web page to promote the effective distribution of information, press releases, reports and model planning documents;
• Organising lectures, seminars and training sessions;
• Providing scholarships;
• Publishing in any media, articles, books, research papers and other materials;
• Such other activities and enterprises to further the charitable purposes of the Trust as the Trustees may decide.