Internships

EDS is currently looking for highly motivated individuals with
excellent grades and an interest in resource management and/or
environmental law to join our small close-knit team.

EDS is an approved organisation for the University of Auckland Law School Community Law Internship (150 hours) and Community Law Project (75 hours). We are open to accepting interns through other programmes for course credit for suitable candidates.

Contact your course director for more information or get in touch at manager@eds.org.nz

University essay competition

The university essay competition is designed to stimulate interest in environmental law and encourage excellence in legal research and writing. The prize includes attendance at the annual EDS conference and $500 cash.

How to enter

Details for the upcoming competition will be updated soon.

Topic

Any environmental law topic

Due date

tbc

Prize

$500 cash prize + attendance at the annual EDS conference

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

2016  Long essay

No winner