Chapman Tripp


Chapman Tripp


Andrew Woods

Andrew Woods

Partner

M:+64 27 436 0208
T:+64 3 353 0025
E:andrew.woods@chapmantripp.com
F:+64 3 365 4587
Location:Christchurch
SAVE VCARD
Qualifications:
BCom, LLB, University of Canterbury
Admitted:
1991, New Zealand

Services

Corporate & commercialEnergy & natural resourcesFinanceInfrastructure & projectsMergers & acquisitionsPrimary industriesProperty, real estate & construction Private client & trustsTransportation

Andrew provides specialist property, infrastructure, contract, commercial, corporate and banking law advice.

Andrew acts for companies developing and operating infrastructure assets including airport, electricity generation, electricity distribution, gas reticulation, irrigation, regional landfill and port undertakings.

Andrew provides property advice to owners and occupants of commercial and rural property including in relation to acquisition, development, leasing and disposal. He provides contract, commercial and corporate advice to companies operating in the health, primary produce, research and retail sectors. He also acts for banks and borrowers on funding facilities, lending and security arrangements.

 

Recent experience

Andrew has advised:

  • Meridian Energy on investigation, property and stakeholder arrangements relating to wind farm generation schemes including the White Hills scheme under construction to generate 58 megawatts of electricity, the West Wind scheme under construction to generate 210 megawatts of electricity, and the proposed Hayes scheme to generate 630 megawatts of electricity
  • MG Marketing on the acquisition, structuring and establishment of business undertakings in Australia and on commercial, corporate and banking aspects of its activities in New Zealand
  • Canterbury Waste Services on its establishment and operation of a regional landfill including in relation to the acquisition of property, creation of access easements, roads and sale of land, and 
  • Meridian Energy on the property and stakeholder arrangements relating to the proposed hydroelectricity generation scheme to take water from Lake Waitaki through a 34 kilometre tunnel and a power station and discharge the water back into the Waitaki River to generate 200 – 285 megawatts of electricity.