Further Information Requests
21 September 2026
The panel requested further information on 21 September 2026.
Minute 3 of the expert panel (PDF, 107 KB)
Responses
On 5 October 2026 the expert panel received the following response from the applicant to the further information request.
- Memorandum on behalf of Tāiko Critical Minerals Limited (PDF, 311 KB)
- Attachment A – Applicant responses to relevant comments from Adjacent Owners and Occupiers, Administering Agencies, LA's, Mins of the Crown, Requiring Auths & Spec Approvals (PDF, 3 MB)
- Attachment B – Applicant responses to comments from other parties considered appropriate by the expert panel (PDF, 4 MB)
- Attachment C – Applicant responses to comments seeking changes to conditions of resource consent (PDF, 14 MB)
- Attachment C1 – Conditions showing tracked changes (PDF, 1 MB)
- Attachment D – Applicant responses to comments seeking changes to conditions of wildlife approval (PDF, 135 KB)
- Attachment D1 – Applicant proposed wildlife authority conditions with tracked changes showing amendments made (PDF, 182 KB)
- Attachment E – Reply Statement Jon Farren (Noise) (PDF, 246 KB)
- Attachment F – Reply Statement David Bougourd (Radiation) (PDF, 166 KB)
- Attachment G – Reply Statement Jens Rekker (Hydrology) (PDF, 208 KB)
- Attachment H – Reply Statement Dr Bramley (Ecology) (PDF, 288 KB)
- Attachment H1 – Avian Management Plan (PDF, 2 MB)
- Attachment H2 – Lizard Management Plan (PDF, 2 MB)
- Attachment I – Reply Statement Richard Montgomerie (Freshwater) (PDF, 130 KB)
- Attachment J – Reply Statement Dr Fitzpatrick (Water Quality) (PDF, 132 KB)
- Attachment K – Reply Statement John Ballingall (Economics) (PDF, 155 KB)
- Attachment L – Reply Statement Pier Federici (Mine Planning) (PDF, 1 MB)
- Attachment M – Reply Statement Andrew Hurley (Geotechnical) (PDF, 195 KB)
Reports
14 September 2026
The Fast-track team received section 51 reports from the Director-General of Conservation and Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga.
Section 51(2)(c) wildlife approval report from the Department of Conservation (PDF, 424 KB)
Attachment A – Expert comments from Dr Elizabeth Parlato on avifauna (PDF, 324 KB)
Section 51(2)(d) archaeology authority report from Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (PDF, 574 KB)
23 June 2026
The Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport provided the Fast-track team with a section 18 report on Treaty settlements and other obligations as required under section 49 of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.
Treaty settlements and other obligations (Section 18) report (PDF, 2.2 MB)