Minutes of the expert panel
7 April 2026 – Minute 21
The expert panel issued Minute 21 regarding further information requested from the applicant.
Minute 21 of the expert panel (PDF, 90KB)
13 March 2026 – Minute 20
The expert panel issued Minute 20 regarding the invitation to comment on the draft decision and conditions.
Minute 20 of the expert panel (PDF, 100KB)
6 March 2026 – Minute 19
The expert panel issued Minute 19 requesting updates to condition 1 and condition 11 provided to them on the 3 March 2026.
Minute 19 of the expert panel (PDF, 86KB)
4 March 2026 – Minute 18
The expert panel issued Minute 18 regarding further information requested regarding accommodation conditions.
Minute 18 of the expert panel (PDF, 98KB)
Attachment 1 – Revised set of proposed conditions (PDF, 1.1MB)
2 March 2026 – Minute 17
The expert panel issued Minute 17 regarding further information requested from the applicant.
Minute 17 of the expert panel (PDF, 97KB)
25 February 2026 – Minute 16
The expert panel issued Minute 16 regarding their final determination on holding a hearing.
Minute 16 of the expert panel (PDF, 96KB)
23 February 2026 – Minute 15
The expert panel issued Minute 15 regarding clarification of further information response.
Minute 15 of the expert panel (PDF, 96KB)
13 February 2026 – Minute 14
The expert panel issued Minute 14 regarding further procedural steps.
Minute 14 of the expert panel (PDF, 118KB)
5 February 2026 – Minute 13
The expert panel issued Minute 13 regarding responses received regarding Minute 10 and permitted baseline and conditions.
Minute 13 of the expert panel (PDF, 106KB)
4 February 2026 – Minute 12
The expert panel issued Minute 12 regarding directions following conferencing on 4 February 2026.
Minute 12 of the expert panel (PDF, 109KB)
2 February 2026 – Minute 11
The expert panel issued Minute 11 regarding further directions following conferencing on 30 January 2026.
Minute 11 of the expert panel (PDF, 126KB)
30 January 2026 − Minute 10
The expert panel issued Minute 10 regarding directions following conferencing on 30 January 2026.
Minute 10 of the expert panel (PDF, 111KB)
28 January 2026 − Minute 9
The expert panel issued Minute 9 regarding scheduled conferencing and memorandum received from the applicant.
Minute 9 of the expert panel (PDF, 116KB)
23 January 2026 − Minute 8
The expert panel issued Minute 8 regarding next steps following resumption of processing the application, including proposed conferencing.
Minute 8 of the expert panel (PDF, 925KB)
8 January 2026 − Minute 7
The expert panel issued Minute 7 regarding the applicant's request to suspend the application.
Minute 7 of the expert panel (PDF, 106KB)
Memorandum of counsel requesting the suspension of the application (PDF, 140KB)
18 December 2025 − Minute 6
The expert panel issued Minute 6 regarding comments received on the application, and further information requested on landscape and economic issues.
Minute 6 of the expert panel (PDF, 99KB)
27 November 2025 − Minute 5
The expert panel issued Minute 5 regarding further information requested from the Queenstown Lakes District Council as part of its comments on the application.
Minute 5 of the expert panel (PDF, 135KB)
19 November 2025 − Minute 4
The expert panel issued Minute 4 regarding invitation to comment.
Minute 4 of the expert panel (PDF, 102KB)
18 November 2025 − Minute 3
The expert panel issued Minute 3 regarding a project site visit.
Minute 3 of the expert panel (PDF, 102KB)
11 November 2025 − Minute 2
The expert panel issued Minute 2 regarding further information requested from the applicant.
Minute 2 of the expert panel (PDF, 113KB)
5 November 2025 − Minute 1
The expert panel issued Minute 1 regarding a briefing to be held.
Minute 1 of the expert panel (PDF, 101KB)
Correspondence to the expert panel
6 March 2026
Barker & associates provided a memorandum of counsel regarding the lines of reasoning in paragraphs [4] and [5] in Minute 18.
Memorandum of counsel from Barker & Associates (PDF, 214KB)
10 February 2026
Paul Dougherty provided a memorandum of counsel regarding a supplementary statement to materially new economic evidence.
Memorandum of counsel from Paul Dougherty (PDF, 189KB)
Supplementary statement from Paul Dougherty (PDF, 280KB)
5 February 2026
Queenstown Lakes District Council provided a memorandum of counsel regarding a technical matter in the proposed conditions.
Memorandum of counsel from the Queenstown Lakes District Council (PDF, 218KB)
27 January 2026
The applicant provided a memorandum of counsel regarding Minute 8.
Memorandum of counsel from the applicant (PDF, 95KB)
23 January 2026
The applicant provided a response to Minute 8.
Response from the applicant (PDF, 137KB)
22 January 2026
The applicant provided a request to resume processing of the application.
Request from the applicant (PDF, 118KB)
Minutes of the panel convener
30 October 2025 − Minute regarding appointments and timeframe
The panel convener issued a minute regarding the expert panel appointments and the application timeframe.
Minute of the panel convener regarding panel appointments and timeframe (PDF, 245KB)
3 October 2025 − Minute regarding conference
The panel convener issued a minute regarding the planned conference on 15 October 2025.
Minute of the panel convener regarding the convener conference (PDF, 212KB)