EDS is currently looking for highly motivated students with excellent grades and an interest in resource management and / or environmental law to intern for us.
You will work across a range of topical environmental issues, from resource management reform to conservation issues to oceans models. A fantastic way to get keep your finger on the pulse of current law and policy development.
Students who have completed a Resource Management Law paper at any NZ university can apply. We offer flexible working arrangements, and can fit around whatever hours you can offer.
EDS is an approved organisation for the University of Auckland Law School Community Law Internship (150 hours) and Community Law Project (75 hours).
Email your CV and academic transcript to manager@eds.org.nz
University environmental essay competition
The university essay competition is designed to stimulate interest in environmental law and encourage excellence in legal research and writing.
How to enter
Submit your essay to your lecturer and note on the cover page you would like to participate in the EDS university essay competition.
All essays that receive an A or A+ grade will be forwarded to EDS for judging.
Topic
Any environmental law topic
Due date
31 December 2023, but all essays graded during the 2022 or 2023 academic years are eligible.
Prize
$500 cash prize plus attendance at the EDS Conference in June 2024, including transport to Christchurch and accommodation (if required).
Length
You can enter your essay in 1 of 2 categories:
• Short essay: less than 5000 words
• Long essay: 5000 to 10,000 words
Past winners
2019 Short essay
Abby Hutchison, Victoria University of Wellington
Chlorpyrifos: Time to ban the controversial pesticide
2019 Long essay
Alice Liddell, Victoria University of Wellington
Is the criminal justice system doing justice for rivers?
2018 Short essay
Irenë McGlone, Victoria University of Wellington
Part 2 RMA in RJ Davidson Family Trust: Retreat or Advance?
2018 Long essay
Talia Powell, University of Waikato
Chemical Insecticides and New Zealand's Denial
2017 Short essay
Elloise Kidd, Otago University
Identifying directly affected persons: An analysis of Schedule 1 Clause 5A of the Resource Management Act 1991 and its wider implications
2017 Long essay
Olivia Oldham, Victoria University of Wellington
If Māori speak in a forum that doesn't listen, have they spoken at all? A critical analysis of the incorporation of Tikanga Māori in decisions on genetic modification (this essay appeared in volume 22 NZ Journal of Environmental Law)
2016 Short essay
Morgan Evans, Victoria University of Wellington
The MV Rena: A case study in the protection of Maori
environmental interests after a maritime disaster