On 29 October 2026 , the panel convener appointed the panel. The panel consists of:
David Hill (Chair)
David Hill is a planning professional with some 40 years’ experience in both private and public sectors in New Zealand and the Pacific involving public policy, environmental and urban planning, and strategic resource management initiatives.
David has practiced as an independent hearing commissioner since 2012. He has been a decision maker for over 700 applications, including 300+ as chair of the hearing panel, under the Resource Management, Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas, Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf Environmental Effects, Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting), Fast-track Approvals, Reserves and Local Government Acts. He is a recipient of the NZ Planning Institute’s Distinguished Service Award.
David Mead
David is an urban planner with extensive urban design and resource management experience. He has more than 30 years' experience in the areas of urban growth management, structure planning, intensification strategies and sustainable management of urban areas, as well as in the design and planning of towns and cities.
David is a former member of the Auckland City Urban Design Panel, a full member of the New Zealand Planning Institute, and received its Distinguished Service Award in 2017. He is an accredited independent hearing commissioner with chairs endorsement and has considered a wide range of greenfields developments. He has experience with previous fast-track applications under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020 – including the Federal Street residences, Waimarie Street residential development, Te Tauoma Stage 1B and the Foundation Village.
Alan Pattle
Alan is a Chartered Professional Engineer with over 40 years of experience in civil and environmental engineering. Alan is the co-founder and director of the consulting firm Pattle Delamore Partners Ltd (PDP), specialists in water resources, ecology, contaminated land management and environmental engineering. The company has been providing consulting services to clients throughout New Zealand for over 35 years.
As well as being recognised as one of New Zealand’s most experienced and skilled groundwater practitioners, Alan’s skills and experience extend across a wide range of environmental disciplines. He has worked on environmental, land-development and infrastructure projects throughout New Zealand, as well as in Australia, Asia, the UK and in the Pacific. He is an experienced expert witness and a practicing Hearings Commissioner.
Register of interests
The register records all relevant panel members interests and is updated, when necessary, throughout the consenting process.