DirectorMichael Campbell

Michael began his career in planning and resource management in 1995. He achieved a Bachelor of Resource and Environmental Planning (Honours) from Massey University and is a full member of the New Zealand Planning Institute. In July 2011, Michael achieved certification (with excellence) as a commissioner under the Ministry for the Environment’s Good Decisions programme. Michael was a member of the Auckland Urban Design Panel from 2013 to 2023. He was the winner of the 2014 New Zealand Planning Institute Nancy Northcroft Supreme Best Practice Award and the Best Practice Award for Excellence in Integrated Planning.

Michael has significant experience in both the public and private sectors in preparing and assessing a wide range of resource consent applications and District Plan changes. This allows him to provide sound expertise on a variety of complex development proposals and to prepare comprehensive and thorough environmental assessment reports.

Michael co-authored a Spatial Plan for Mangawhai Coastal Settlement in Kaipara District to manage growth for the next 25-30 years.

In 2023, Michael was appointed as Resource Management Act (RMA) Advisor to help support recovery in Tairāwhiti and working on the resource management framework governing activities that contribute to risk from sediment, erosion and woody debris and supporting the transition to more sustainable land uses.

Michael has extensive experience in oral and written communication through his senior management roles, his attendance at Council hearings and through the preparation of evidence to the Environment Court. With experience in policy development, his work includes plan changes for a Research Integration Campus in Tāmaki and relocating the Metropolitan Urban Limit within the Northern Strategic Growth Area.

He has acted in senior management and leadership roles in local government with accountabilities for managing the effective and efficient processing of resource consent applications.

Michael also advises on a wide range of matters including advice on development contributions, governance, organisational design and process and procedures.

Married with two sons, Michael enjoys cycling in his spare time.