{"id":16711,"date":"2026-09-30T18:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/job\/senior-solicitor-4\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T18:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:41:08","slug":"senior-solicitor-4","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/job\/senior-solicitor-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Solicitor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Description Fixed Term until 26 February 2027 Based in Wellington, Christchurch or Auckland About us The Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT) takes a long-term view of how New Zealand\u2019s towns, cities and regions grow and change. We work across housing, transport, the environment, urban development, infrastructure and investment, and partner closely with local government. We provide joined-up policy and investment advice to government, support effective regulation and \u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_promoted":"","_job_location":"Wellington, Greater Wellington","_application":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.nz\/details\/5895774092?utm_medium=api&utm_source=8a705100","_company_name":"New Zealand Ministry of Housing and Urban Development","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"job_listing_region":[],"job-categories":[],"job-types":[],"class_list":["post-16711","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Description Fixed Term until 26 February 2027 Based in Wellington, Christchurch or Auckland About us The Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT) takes a long-term view of how New Zealand\u2019s towns, cities and regions grow and change. We work across housing, transport, the environment, urban development, infrastructure and investment, and partner closely with\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Careers Editor\"\/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/job\/senior-solicitor-4\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 5.0.1\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"LawFuel Jobs - Find your next move in law\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Senior Solicitor - LawFuel Jobs\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Description Fixed Term until 26 February 2027 Based in Wellington, Christchurch or Auckland About us The Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT) takes a long-term view of how New Zealand\u2019s towns, cities and regions grow and change. We work across housing, transport, the environment, urban development, infrastructure and investment, and partner closely with\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/job\/senior-solicitor-4\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-09-30T18:41:08+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-30T18:41:08+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Senior Solicitor - LawFuel Jobs\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Description Fixed Term until 26 February 2027 Based in Wellington, Christchurch or Auckland About us The Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT) takes a long-term view of how New Zealand\u2019s towns, cities and regions grow and change. We work across housing, transport, the environment, urban development, infrastructure and investment, and partner closely with\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lawfuel.com\\\/jobs\\\/job\\\/senior-solicitor-4\\\/#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lawfuel.com\\\/jobs#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lawfuel.com\\\/jobs\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lawfuel.com\\\/jobs\\\/job\\\/senior-solicitor-4\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Senior Solicitor\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lawfuel.com\\\/jobs\\\/job\\\/senior-solicitor-4\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Senior Solicitor\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lawfuel.com\\\/jobs#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lawfuel.com\\\/jobs\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"LawFuel Jobs\",\"description\":\"Find your next move in law\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lawfuel.com\\\/jobs\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lawfuel.com\\\/jobs\\\/author\\\/john\\\/#author\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lawfuel.com\\\/jobs\\\/author\\\/john\\\/\",\"name\":\"Careers Editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lawfuel.com\\\/jobs\\\/job\\\/senior-solicitor-4\\\/#authorImage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/80a5f3a0b6cccc7534703aa14397328b008116e3222386a137a9868f938be8e6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"width\":96,\"height\":96,\"caption\":\"Careers Editor\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lawfuel.com\\\/jobs\\\/job\\\/senior-solicitor-4\\\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lawfuel.com\\\/jobs\\\/job\\\/senior-solicitor-4\\\/\",\"name\":\"Senior Solicitor - LawFuel Jobs\",\"description\":\"Description Fixed Term until 26 February 2027 Based in Wellington, Christchurch or Auckland About us The Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT) takes a long-term view of how New Zealand\\u2019s towns, cities and regions grow and change. We work across housing, transport, the environment, urban development, infrastructure and investment, and partner closely with\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lawfuel.com\\\/jobs\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lawfuel.com\\\/jobs\\\/job\\\/senior-solicitor-4\\\/#breadcrumblist\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lawfuel.com\\\/jobs\\\/author\\\/john\\\/#author\"},\"creator\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lawfuel.com\\\/jobs\\\/author\\\/john\\\/#author\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-30T18:41:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-30T18:41:08+00:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lawfuel.com\\\/jobs\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lawfuel.com\\\/jobs\\\/\",\"name\":\"LawFuel Jobs\",\"description\":\"Find your next move in law\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lawfuel.com\\\/jobs\\\/#organization\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO -->\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"Senior Solicitor - LawFuel Jobs","description":"Description Fixed Term until 26 February 2027 Based in Wellington, Christchurch or Auckland About us The Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT) takes a long-term view of how New Zealand\u2019s towns, cities and regions grow and change. We work across housing, transport, the environment, urban development, infrastructure and investment, and partner closely with","canonical_url":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/job\/senior-solicitor-4\/","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"miscellaneous":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/job\/senior-solicitor-4\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/job\/senior-solicitor-4\/#listItem","name":"Senior Solicitor"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/job\/senior-solicitor-4\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"Senior Solicitor","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs#listItem","name":"Home"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/#organization","name":"LawFuel Jobs","description":"Find your next move in law","url":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/author\/john\/#author","url":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/author\/john\/","name":"Careers Editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/job\/senior-solicitor-4\/#authorImage","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/80a5f3a0b6cccc7534703aa14397328b008116e3222386a137a9868f938be8e6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","width":96,"height":96,"caption":"Careers Editor"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/job\/senior-solicitor-4\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/job\/senior-solicitor-4\/","name":"Senior Solicitor - LawFuel Jobs","description":"Description Fixed Term until 26 February 2027 Based in Wellington, Christchurch or Auckland About us The Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT) takes a long-term view of how New Zealand\u2019s towns, cities and regions grow and change. We work across housing, transport, the environment, urban development, infrastructure and investment, and partner closely with","inLanguage":"en-GB","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/job\/senior-solicitor-4\/#breadcrumblist"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/author\/john\/#author"},"creator":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/author\/john\/#author"},"datePublished":"2026-09-30T18:41:08+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-30T18:41:08+00:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/","name":"LawFuel Jobs","description":"Find your next move in law","inLanguage":"en-GB","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/#organization"}}]},"og:locale":"en_GB","og:site_name":"LawFuel Jobs - Find your next move in law","og:type":"article","og:title":"Senior Solicitor - LawFuel Jobs","og:description":"Description Fixed Term until 26 February 2027 Based in Wellington, Christchurch or Auckland About us The Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT) takes a long-term view of how New Zealand\u2019s towns, cities and regions grow and change. We work across housing, transport, the environment, urban development, infrastructure and investment, and partner closely with","og:url":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/job\/senior-solicitor-4\/","article:published_time":"2026-09-30T18:41:08+00:00","article:modified_time":"2026-09-30T18:41:08+00:00","twitter:card":"summary_large_image","twitter:title":"Senior Solicitor - LawFuel Jobs","twitter:description":"Description Fixed Term until 26 February 2027 Based in Wellington, Christchurch or Auckland About us The Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT) takes a long-term view of how New Zealand\u2019s towns, cities and regions grow and change. We work across housing, transport, the environment, urban development, infrastructure and investment, and partner closely with"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"16711","title":null,"description":null,"keywords":null,"keyphrases":null,"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":null,"og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":"default","schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":null,"robots_max_videopreview":null,"robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":null,"local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":null,"created":"2026-09-30 19:42:11","updated":"2026-09-30 19:42:11","seo_analyzer_scan_date":null,"focus_keyword":null,"additional_keywords":null,"truseo_locale":null},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\tSenior Solicitor\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>","aioseo_breadcrumb_json":[{"label":"Home","link":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs"},{"label":"Senior Solicitor","link":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/job\/senior-solicitor-4\/"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/16711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=16711"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=16711"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/jobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=16711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}