Robert "Rob" Anthony Fisher, ONZM

New Zealand Order of Merit

The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order established in 1996 "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and nation or who have become distinguished by their eminence, talents, contributions or other merits."The order includes five...

, former Chairman and Partner at Simpson Grierson

Simpson Grierson

Simpson Grierson is a New Zealand commercial law firm founded in 1887; it is ranked in the top four firms in that country. The firm is a partnership comprising 48 partners and consultants supported by around 160 lawyers and legal executives in four departments...

, is a Barrister. He was Legal Counsel at the Auckland Transition Agency, the body responsible for the reorganisation of local government in the Auckland region. Rob specialises in leading large resource management

Resource management

In organizational studies, resource management is the efficient and effective deployment of an organization's resources when they are needed. Such resources may include financial resources, inventory, human skills, production resources, or information technology...

 oriented projects for a range of private and public sector developers, including mining

Mining

Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...

 and quarrying industries, power projects, ports, landfills, sewage

Sewage

Sewage is water-carried waste, in solution or suspension, that is intended to be removed from a community. Also known as wastewater, it is more than 99% water and is characterized by volume or rate of flow, physical condition, chemical constituents and the bacteriological organisms that it contains...

 treatment works and roading projects. Rob also has expertise in dealing with contaminated sites and due diligence exercises. As a litigator he frequently appears before the Environment Court, and High Court

High Court

The term High Court usually refers to the superior court of a country or state. In some countries, it is the highest court . In others, it is positioned lower in the hierarchy of courts The term High Court usually refers to the superior court (or supreme court) of a country or state. In some...

. Rob is recommended as a leading lawyer in his field in the International Who's Who of Environmental Lawyers 2009, International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2009 and in the Guide to the World's Leading Environment Lawyers 2009.

Rob has recently been appointed a director of Genesis Power - A State Owned Entity

Rob is a member of the following:

• Board of Sport and Recreation New Zealand
  Sport and Recreation New Zealand
  Sport and Recreation New Zealand is the New Zealand government body responsible for community sport and recreation programs. It was formed on 1 January 2003 and took over the functions of the Hillary Commission, the New Zealand Sports Foundation and the policy arm of the Office of Tourism and...
  
   (SPARC) - a Crown Entity
• Eden Park Trust
  Eden Park
  Eden Park is the biggest stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer . The ground also occasionally hostts rugby league matches. To accommodate all three sports, the cricket pitch is removable...
  
   - Member
• Institute of Directors in New Zealand
  Institute of Directors in New Zealand
  The Institute of Directors in New Zealand is a New Zealand-based organisation that supports, represents and sets standards for company directors in New Zealand. It began 40 years ago as a division of the Institute of Directors in the UK, but became a separate legal entity in 1989....
  
  
• Resource Management Law Association
  Resource Management Law Association
  The Resource Management Law Association was established in October 1992 to provide a forum for all professionals and others with an interest in resource management and the environment in New Zealand...
  
  
• New Zealand Business Roundtable
  New Zealand Business Roundtable
  The New Zealand Business Roundtable , a market-oriented thinktank, operates from Wellington, New Zealand. Businessman Robert McLeod chairs the organisation, with Bill Gallagher MBE, Nick Calavrias and Bill Day as Vice-Chairs. Members, who pay a five-figure subscription fee, represent most of the...
  
  

He had a long career in rugby administration, both nationally and internationally, including as Chairman of Auckland Rugby Union, New Zealand Rugby Union and vice-chairman of the International Rugby Board

International Rugby Board

The International Rugby Board is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England refused to join until 1890. The International Rugby Football Board changed its name to the...

 and a board member of Rugby World Cup Limited

Rugby World Cup

The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....

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