Charlotte Muggeridge

Charlotte has a specialised skill range across environmental law, property development, easements, land covenants, subdivisions, local government and unit titles. Before joining Harkness Henry, she worked in local government and in private practice.

Charlotte is the co-author of New Zealand’s first legal textbook on Subdivisions (Subdivisions Law and Practice, LexisNexis, 2024).

Charlotte has also presented seminars for the New Zealand Law Society, Survey & Spatial New Zealand, Legalwise, and the Law Association on property law, subdivisions, and resource management law.

Charlotte has the following publications:

• Co-author Subdivisions Law and Practice, 1st edition with LexisNexis (2024) New Zealand’s first textbook dedicated to subdivisions.
• Co-Author of “The subdivision pressure – can s224(c) certificates be forced out of Territorial Authorities?”, Property Lawyer Journal, March 2025
• Co-Author of “From cousins to siblings: the evolving relationship between property law and resource management”, Resource Management Journal, November 2024
• Author of ” New stock exclusion regulations and Waikato Regional Council’s Plan Change 1: comparisons and conundrums”, Resource Management Journal, April 2021
• Co-authored “Urban Development, the NPS on Urban Development and Urban Growth”, Resource Management Journal, November 2020

Charlotte holds various roles which include positions on:

• the Waikato Conservation Board;
• the Central Region Property Council Committee;
• the Waikato Housing Initiative;
• the Auckland District Law Society’s Environmental and Resource Management Law committee;
• the International World YWCA Board (based in Geneva); and
• the YWCA of Aotearoa/New Zealand

Charlotte was awarded the Property Council Central Region Judge’s Choice award in 2022 for her contribution to the industry.

Charlotte holds a Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Arts (major – Political Science) as well as a Masters degree in Political Science.