Essay Competition
Each year EDS runs a competition for university students.
Purpose
The competition is designed to stimulate interest in environmental law and encourage excellence in legal research and writing.
2019 Prize
Attendance at EDS's 2020 annual conference in Auckland (August 2020) including travel and accomodation as required. The prize also includes $500 cash.
View the poster relevant to your university by clicking the link below:
Victoria University of Wellington
2018 Winners
The winners of the 2018 competition, who won attendance at the 2019 conference were:
Short Essay
Irenë McGlone, Victoria University of Wellington
Part 2 RMA in RJ Davidson Family Trust: Retreat or Advance?
Long Essay
Talia Powell, University of Waikato
Chemical Insecticides and New Zealand’s Denial.
2017 Winners
The winners of the 2017 competition, who won attendance at the 2018 conference were:
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)
Short Essay
Elloise Kidd, Otago University
2016 Winners
The Winners of the 2016 competition, who won attendance to the 2017 conference were:
Long Essay
No winner.
Short Essay
Morgan Evans, Victoria University of Wellington
Essay Title: The MV Rena: A case study in the protection of Maori environmental interests after a maritime disaster
2015 Winners
The Winners of the 2015 competition, who won attendance to the 2016 conference were:
Long Essay
Prateek Gupta, University of Otago
Essay Title: Milk or Water?
Short Essay
Myles Snaddon, Victoria University of Wellington
Essay Title: Industrial Waste: Regulation and Policy
2014 Winners
The winners of the 2014 competition, who attended the 2015 conference, were:
Long Essay
Andrew McIndoe, University of Auckland
Essay Title: Southern Sprawl
Short Essay
Nathan Ross, Victoria University of Wellington
Essay Title: Carbon Emissions & Electric Cars
2013 Winners
The winners of the 2013 competition were able to attend the 2014 EDS conference:
Long Essay
Joshua Pietras, University of Waikato
Essay Title: Bisphenol A: A Critique on the Law’s Failure to Protect the Public from Toxic Exposure
Short Essay Competition
Jamie Robinson, University of Otago
Who bears the burden? Assessing the evidential test required in RMA decisions
2012 Winner
The 2012 winner was Toni Dobson from Waikato University.
Essay Title: The Maritime Transport Act 1994 (MTA) and the MV Rena Disaster: How effective is the MTA in dealing with bunker oil spills?
2011 Winner
The 2011 winner was Lan Pham from Otago University. Lan attended EDS's 2012 conference.
Essay Title: The travesty of native fish ‘protection’ in NZ
2010 Winner
The 2010 winner was Rohan Wanigasekera from the University of Waikato.
Essay Title: Aquaculture Reform- Consenting to a New Gold Rush?