Charlotte Muggeridge

Charlotte is a Partner specialising in environment, local government, and property law.

She has particular expertise in subdivisions and land development. She advises clients across the full lifecycle of development projects, including consent strategy, planning processes and hearings to structuring and implementation.

Charlotte has appeared before the Environment Court, District Court and High Court.  Her environmental law work includes prosecutions and acting for applicants and submitters, and Charlotte regularly represents clients in mediation, local authority hearings, and plan change processes.  Her local government work includes judicial review, development contributions issues, regulatory issues, and local government property.  In addition to subdivision and development projects, her property work includes easements, land covenants, unit titles, and public works matters.

Charlotte has worked in local government, providing her with a strong understanding of consenting authorities and decision-making processes.

She is the co-author of Subdivisions Law and Practice (LexisNexis, 2024), New Zealand’s first dedicated legal textbook on subdivisions, and has published widely on the intersection of property law and resource management.

Recent publications include:

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

Charlotte is also a regular presenter on property and resource management topics, delivering seminars for the New Zealand Law Society, Property Council, Survey & Spatial New Zealand, Legalwise and the Law Association.

Charlotte holds a number of leadership and governance roles, including positions on the Waikato Conservation Board, the Central Region Property Council Committee, the Waikato Housing Initiative, and the Law Association’s Environmental and Resource Management Law Committee. She also serves on the World YWCA Board (based in Geneva) and the YWCA of Aotearoa New Zealand.

She was awarded the Property Council Central Region Judge’s Choice Award in 2022 in recognition of her contribution to the property industry.

Charlotte holds a Bachelor of Laws, and a Master’s degree in Political Science.