Enfocus Group
Policy - Strategy - Research

Gerard Willis - Recent Projects

Since establishing Enfocus, Gerard has undertaken over 100 projects. Below is a sample of some of the larger and more recent assignments.-

• Think piece on the national pest management regime 2009
• Member of an expert group on the preparation of a National Policy Statement on Renewable Energy, 2008
• Think piece on regionally significant issues for the Auckland region 2008
• Think piece on water allocation mechanisms 2007
• Member of inter-agency reference group on preparation of national policy statements on electricity generation and electricity transmission 2006

• Review of international regulation reform initiatives focusing on, the UK, Australia and Canada, 2006
• Review of international city sustainability strategies 2005
• Research into voluntary eco-labelling in New Zealand, 2004
• Research into oceans management at the local level in NZ
• Review of New Zealand’s RMA coastal management regime (for Australian Oceans Office)

• Preparation of a discussion document on a potential national environmental standard on sea level rise under the RMA, 2009
• Preparation of a guide on policy evaluation (for regional councils), 2008
• Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Waikato Regional Policy Statement (for Environment Waikato)
• Preparation/peer review of a national (QP) guidelines on section 32, hazardous substances and biodiversity under the RMA.

• Member of the management team and editorial panel for the preparation of the Auckland regional state of the environment report, 2009.
• Authored the second state of the Hauraki Gulf report for the Hauraki Gulf Forum, 2008
• Led inter-agency team to prepare first state of the Hauraki Gulf Report for the Hauraki Gulf Forum.