Michael is a project planner with more than nine years of planning experience. He has a Bachelor of Planning degree from the University of Auckland with First Class Honours. Since graduating he worked for the North West Resource Consents Department at Auckland Council for seven years, progressing to Senior Planner, a position he held for three years. During this time Michael processed a variety of resource consents in predominantly an urban setting, including high rise apartments, medium density housing developments, and commercial activities.
Michael has been with Haines Planning for over two years, providing due diligence advice to clients on site acquisition, development feasibility and policy matters at locations throughout Auckland and New Zealand; and preparing resource consent applications for developments across the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors.
Michael is highly regarded by Council staff and applicants for his in-depth and extensive knowledge of the Auckland Unitary Plan and his ability to project manage a wide variety of specialists when formulating and assessing development proposals.
Michael prides himself on good communication and collaboration, with an eye for detail, and always strives to achieve excellent outcomes for clients.
