On 13 October 2025, the Ashbourne expert panel released Minute 1 recording their decision on which parties are to be invited to comment. Comments closed on 11 November 2025.
Minute 1 of the expert panel (PDF, 830KB)
Information about commenting on a fast-track consenting application
Comments received
Matamata-Piako District Council
Matamata-Piako District Council comments (PDF, 256KB)
Annexure A – Legal memorandum (PDF, 518KB)
Annexure B – Planning evidence (PDF, 6.5MB)
Annexure C – Urban design evidence (PDF, 651KB)
Annexure D – Economic impact and residential capacity evidence (PDF, 2.9MB)
Annexure E – Geotechnical evidence (PDF, 11.6MB)
Annexure F – NPS–HPL evidence (PDF, 2.1MB)
Annexure G – Transportation evidence (PDF, 3.1MB)
Annexure H – Stormwater and flooding evidence (PDF, 607KB)
Annexure I – Public water and wastewater evidence (PDF, 382KB)
Annexure J – Private services – retirement village evidence (PDF, 722KB)
Annexure K – Infrastructure funding evidence (PDF, 866KB)
Annexure L – Acoustic evidence (PDF, 334KB)
Other comments
Corinne Bagur Imbert and Ian Hammond (PDF, 154KB)
Dionne and Hayley Caulfield (PDF, 41KB)
Director-General of Conservation (PDF, 381KB)
Eldonwood Limited (PDF, 172KB)
Eldonwood Residents Association comments (PDF, 297KB)
Attachment 1 – Eldonwood Residents Association letter to expert panel (PDF, 201KB)
Attachment 2 – Response to documents Submitted on behalf of Matamata Development Ltd (PDF, 3.5MB)
Attachment 4 – Comment by Peakedale Drive Residents Group (PDF, 89KB)
Attachment 5 – Comment by Ian and Joanne Morgan (PDF, 127KB)
Gemma and Brogan Connor (PDF, 5KB)
Grant and Chris Hemmings (PDF, 162KB)
Hayden and Alesha Begovich (PDF, 594KB)
Highgrove: Station 143 Ltd and Begovich Investments Ltd (PDF, 8.3MB)
Jenny and Graeme Purches (PDF, 5.64MB)
Joanne and Ian Morgan (PDF, 248KB)
John and Maria van Heuven (PDF, 8.6MB)
Kathleen and John Day (PDF, 68KB)
Kelly and Jacob Henderson (PDF, 164KB)
Mark and Tracy Creswell (PDF, 6KB)
Maurice and Beth Vosper, Jason Kranenburg and Clare Vosper (PDF, 666KB)
Michael Freegard (PDF, 19.8MB)
Minister for Infrastructure (PDF, 44KB)
Minister for Regional Development (PDF, 540KB)
Minister for Seniors (PDF, 145KB)
Minister for the Environment (PDF, 275KB)
New Zealand Transport Agency (PDF, 123KB)
Nigel and Kat Ross (PDF, 200KB)
P & M Equipment Hire Limited (PDF, 481KB)
Peakedale Drive Residents Group (PDF, 60.3KB)
Penny Vuglar and Brad Peterson (PDF, 117KB)
Perpetual Guardian (PDF, 24.3KB)
Peter and Julie Hyde (PDF, 239KB)
Pippins Development LP (PDF, 80.6KB)
Robin and Lynley Jobe (PDF, 38KB)
Robyn Ma and Steven Li (PDF, 87KB)
Roger and Elizabeth Coutts (PDF, 86KB)
Waikato Regional Council (PDF, 755KB)
Wayne and Adrienne Tobeck (PDF, 51KB)
Applicant's response to comments received
On 18 November 2025, the applicant provided its response to comments received, including updated proposed conditions.