Dannielle Le Roux

Dannielle specialises in environment and planning law. She has practiced in these areas with Anderson Lloyd since 2024.

Prior to this, Dannielle worked on environmental policy for central government. She completed a postgraduate qualification in environmental management from Lincoln University following her travels throughout Africa.

After finishing her law and political science degrees at the University of Waikato, she clerked for a Court of Appeal judge in Wellington.

Dannielle has gained experience across a broad range of policy, consenting and enforcement matters. She has been involved with Environment Court mediation and hearing processes.

Dannielle is a member of Waikato Tainui and Ngaati Mahuta.

Dannielle is currently a committee member for the young Canterbury/Westland branch of the Resource Management Law Association.

Publications

• Considering the way forward: Māori and the proposed new environment and planning regime
• Resource Management Update: Select Committee Report on the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Bill
• National Direction Reforms: Package Three – Freshwater
• National Direction Reforms: Package Two – Primary Sector
• National Direction Reforms: Package One – Infrastructure and Development
• Resource Management – National Direction Reforms: Overview
• Case summary of Auckland Council v Auckland Council [2025] NZHC 1214: An important decision on development contributions
• Changes to the National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land (NPS-HPL) are due to come into effect soon
• Government targets Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage to meet reduction commitments