Info: Fast-track team offline 25 December 2025 to 4 January 2026
The contact centre closes at midday on 24 December. The application portal and this website remain available throughout the break.

Invitation for comments

On 19 November 2025, the Ayrburn Screen Hub expert panel released Minute 4 recording their decision on which parties are to be invited to comment.

Minute 4 of the expert panel (PDF, 102KB)

The closing date for comments was 17 December 2025.

More information about commenting on a fast-track consenting application

Comments received

Minister for Regional Developments comments (PDF, 665KB)

Minister for Infrastructure comments (PDF, 48KB)

Minister for Tourism and Hospitality comments (PDF, 244KB)

Minister for the Environment comments (PDF, 946KB)

Minister for the South Island and Associate Minister of Transport comments (PDF, 117KB) 

Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations & Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage & Minister for Media and Communications comments (PDF, 225KB)

Jan Andersson comments (PDF, 7.2MB)

Jan Andersson - Statement of evidence comments (PDF, 178KB)

Hal & Jane Shaw comments (PDF, 440KB)

David Kidd comments (PDF, 7.7MB) 

David Kidd: S Kelly statement comments (PDF, 184KB)

David Kidd: Economic Peer Review comments (PDF, 460KB)

David Kidd: Evidence of Carey Vivian (planning) comments (PDF, 918KB)

David Kidd: Legal submissions comments (PDF, 396KB) 

Geoff Van Deursen comments (PDF, 12.7MB)

Geoff Van Deursen: S Kelly statements comments (PDF, 184KB)

Robyn and Nick Hart comments (PDF, 14.2MB) 

Te Ao Mārama Inc comments (PDF, 261KB)

James Hadley comments (PDF, 3.4MB)

Paul Dougherty comments (PDF, 1.4MB)

Rebecca Hadley comments (PDF, 9.8MB)

Neil Green and Suzie Bognar comments (PDF, 391KB)

Greg and Lianne Collings comments (PDF, 1.2MB)

Greg and Lianne Collings appendix B comments (PDF, 238KB)

Graham Smith and Catherine Taylor comments (PDF, 2.6MB)

Peter & Stephanie Goulston comments (PDF, 204KB)

Queenstown Lakes District Council

Queenstown Lakes District Council comments (PDF, 340KB)

Appendix 1: Landscape peer review comments (PDF, 1.2MB)

Appendix 2: Planning peer review comments (PDF, 5.9MB)

Appendix 3: PI memo - Technical memo comments (PDF, 376KB)

Appendix 4: Development engineering technical memo comments (PDF, 826KB)

Appendix 5: Parks and Reserves comments (PDF, 715KB)

Appendix 6: Proposed draft consent conditions comments (PDF, 811KB)

Appendix 7: Elected official comments (PDF, 152KB)

Appendix 8: Elected member statement comments (PDF, 240KB)

Otago Regional Council

Otago Regional Council comments (PDF, 260KB)

Appendix 1: proposed draft consent conditions comments (PDF, 592KB)

Appendix 2: Waiwhakaata strategy comments (PDF, 16.2MB)