MANAGING DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL PLANNER
Simon Bendall
Simon is the founding director and Principal Planner of Traverse Environmental. With over 20 years’ of experience in the environmental planning sector, Simon has worked extensively with local government, Iwi, and private sector clients on a wide range of environmental projects.
Simon’s specialist areas include collaborative project design and implementation, natural hazards and climate change planning, mediation, and facilitation, Resource Management Act processes, and community engagement. Simon is a qualified mediator, with accreditation from the Arbitrators and Mediators Association of New Zealand. Simon holds a Bachelor of Resource and Environmental Planning (Hons) from Massey University and Graduate Diploma in Business Studies (Disputes Resolution). Simon is a member of NZPI, RMLA, and the Institute of Directors.