Comments from invited parties

Invitation for comments

On 28 April 2026, the Bream Bay Sand Extraction Project expert panel released Minute 3, recording their decision on which parties are to be invited to comment.

Minute 3 of the expert panel (PDF, 247KB)

The closing date for comments was 26 May 2026.

Information about commenting on a fast-track consenting application

Comments received on the application

Department of Conservation

• Department of Conservation comments (PDF, 1.7 MB)

• Appendix A – Bream Bay Coastal Processes s53 report (PDF, 397 KB)

• Appendix B – Bream Bay Shorebirds and Seabirds evidence (PDF, 318 KB)

• Appendix C – Technical report s53 – Seabirds (C Gaskin) (PDF, 368 KB)

• Appendix D – Bream Bay Sand Extraction – s53 comments – Marine Mammals (Jochen Zaeschmar) (PDF, 324 KB)

• Appendix E – MBL Proposed Resource Consent Conditions – 11 May 2026 (DOCX, 1.6 MB)

• Appendix F – Comparison of Bream Bay proposed conditions with Pakiri offshore area conditions – July 2023 (DOCX, 53 KB)

• Appendix G – Pakiri Offshore Consent Conditions (DOCX, 908 KB)

Ministers of the Crown

• Minister for Building and Construction comments (PDF, 186 KB)

• Minister for Economic Growth comments (PDF, 391 KB)

• Minister for Hunting and Fishing comments (PDF, 162 KB)

• Minister for Infrastructure comments (PDF, 43 KB)

• Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti comments (PDF, 371 KB)

• Minister for Tourism and Hospitality comments (PDF, 95 KB)

Northland Regional Council

• Northland Regional Council comments (PDF, 1.9 MB)

Iwi authorities, treaty settlement entities and tangata whenua fisheries

Hapū o Te Waiariki, Ngāti Korora, Ngāti Takapari (MAC-01-01-013/CIV-2017-404-566)

• Hapū o Te Waiariki, Ngāti Korora, Ngāti Takapari comments (PDF, 182 KB)

Patuharakeke Te Iwi Trust Board & Ngātiwai Trust Board

• Patuharakeke Te Iwi Trust Board & Ngātiwai Trust Board comments (PDF, 121 KB)

• Appendix 1 – Submissions of counsel (PDF, 412 KB)

• Appendix 1 – A01 – AG closing submissions (PDF, 2.7 MB)

• Appendix 2 – Fisheries Settlement Nepua (PDF, 196 KB)

• Appendix 3 – Cultural statement Milner (PDF, 463 KB)

• Appendix 3 – A01 – David Milner Experience (PDF, 98 KB)

• Appendix 3 – A02 – Traditional Report Stage 1b (PDF, 8 MB)

• Appendix 3 – A03 – Traditional Report Stage 1 (PDF, 2.9 MB)

• Appendix 3 – A04 – David Armstrong Report (PDF, 13.6 MB)

• Appendix 3 – A05 – Joint Kaumatua affidavit (PDF, 238 KB)

• Appendix 3 – A06 – MACA Affidavits of J Chetham (PDF, 1.9 MB)

• Appendix 3 – A07 – Photos (PDF, 508 KB)

• Appendix 3 – A08 – Mataitai Recovery Plan Graphic 2026 (PDF, 224 KB)

• Appendix 4 – Cultural statement Kerepeti-Edwards (PDF, 169 KB)

• Appendix 4 – A01 – Affidavit of Kaumatua (partial exhibit) (PDF, 10.5 MB)

• Appendix 4 – A02 – Affidavit of Tony Walzl (PDF, 4 MB)

• Appendix 4 – A03 – Affidavit of Reuben Williams (PDF, 1.9 MB)

• Appendix 4 – A04 – Affidavit of Marino Armstrong (exhibits omitted) (PDF, 338 KB)

• Appendix 4 – A05 – Affidavit of Morore Piripi (PDF, 2.8 MB)

• Appendix 4 – A06 – Affidavit of Hepi Haika (PDF, 1.6 MB)

• Appendix 4 – A07 – Affidavit of Phillip Wellington (PDF, 19.7 MB)

• Appendix 5 – Fish and fisheries (PDF, 183 KB)

• Appendix 6 – Benthic (PDF, 197 KB)

• Appendix 7 – Marine mammals (PDF, 175 KB)

• Appendix 8 – Coastal processes (PDF, 193 KB)

• Appendix 9 – Economics (PDF, 1.7 MB)

• Appendix 10 – Position statement – Roopu (PDF, 196 KB)

• Appendix 11.1 – CIA (clean version) (PDF, 2.7 MB)

• Appendix 11.2 – CIA (tracked changes version) (PDF, 3 MB)

Te Ohu Kaimoana

• Te Ohu Kaimoana comments (PDF, 621 KB)

Te Parawhau ki Tai (MAC-01-01-137)

• Te Parawhau ki Tai comments (PDF, 181 KB)

Te Pouwhenua o Tiakiriri Kūkupa Trust Board (Te Parawhau ki Tai)

• Te Pouwhenua o Tiakiriri Kūkupa Trust Board (Te Parawhau ki Tai) – Pari Walker – Te Parawhau ki Tai (PDF, 142 KB)

• Annexure 1 to 38 – Mana Whakahono ā Rohe – Statutory agreement between Northland Regional Council and hapū of Te Taitokerau (PDF, 3.3 MB)

• Annexure 2 to 38 – Affidavit of Pari Walker on behalf of Te Parawhau hapū – August 2023 (PDF, 100 KB)

• Annexure 3 to 38 – Reply affidavit of Pari Walker on behalf of Te Parawhau hapū – December 2023 (PDF, 70 KB)

• Annexure 4 to 38 – Affidavit of Pari Walker on behalf of Te Parawhau hapū – February 2024 (PDF, 1.2 MB)

• Te Pouwhenua o Tiakiriri Kūkupa Trust Board (Te Parawhau ki Tai) – Georgina Olsen Statement of Evidence Cultural Effects – Te Parawhau Hapū (PDF, 269 KB)

• Te Pouwhenua o Tiakiriri Kūkupa Trust Board (Te Parawhau ki Tai) – Statement of evidence of Riripeti Mira Norris – Te Parawhau (PDF, 206 KB)

• Annexure 1 to 38f – Mira Norris Affidavit and Exhibits – MACA (PDF, 13.8 MB)

• Annexure 2 to 38f – Riripeti Mira Norris Affidavit – MACA (PDF, 4.1 MB)

• Annexure 3 to 38f – Bruce Stirling Affidavit – MACA (PDF, 18.9 MB)

• Annexure 4 to 38f – Mana Whakahono ā Rohe – Statutory agreement between Northland Regional Council and hapū of Te Taitokerau (PDF, 3.3 MB)

• Annexure 5 to 38f – Ngati Whatua signed Memorandum of Understanding (PDF, 283 KB)

• Annexure 6 to 38f – Marina Fletcher – Brief of Evidence (PDF, 438 KB)

• Addendum to Cultural Impact Assessment – Te Pouwhenua o Tiakiriri Kūkupa Trust (ta Te Parawhau ki Tai) on behalf of Te Parawhau Hapū (PDF, 173 KB)

• Te Parawhau ki Tai Legal Submissions – 26 May 2026 (PDF, 131 KB)

Te Rerenga Parāoa Rohe Moana Kaitiaki

• Te Rerenga Parāoa Rohe Moana Kaitiaki comments (PDF, 180 KB)

Other comments received

Aggregate and Quarry Association

• Aggregate and Quarry Association comments (PDF, 240 KB)

André and Robin LaBonté

• André and Robin LaBonté comments (PDF, 752 KB)

Bream Bay Coastal Care Trust

• Bream Bay Coastal Care Trust comments (PDF, 443 KB)

Bream Bay Guardians Society Inc

• Bream Bay Guardians Society Incorporated legal submissions (PDF, 207 KB)

• Bream Bay Guardians Society Incorporated comments (PDF, 616 KB)

Videos

• Lobsters – 11 January 2026 – Timothy Haggitt (external Vimeo link)

• Reef – 29 April 2026 – Timothy Haggitt (external Vimeo link)

• Reef and Conger Eels – 29 April 2026 – Timothy Haggitt (external Vimeo link)

• Scallops – 29 April 2026 – Timothy Haggitt (external Vimeo link)

Reports and references

• Allied Concrete and Brookby Quarry Joint Response – May 2026 (PDF, 289 KB)

• Aragones L,P,J (2018) Depth of Closure: New calculation method based on sediment data (PDF, 3.2 MB)

• Aragones Luis Email (2025) (PDF, 133 KB)

• Auckland Council Privacy and Official Information (2023) IOA Response re Pakiri Monitoring (PDF, 175 KB)

• Axiom Economics Report (2026) – Bream Bay Sand Mining – Assessment of purported economic effects (PDF, 788 KB)

• BECA report (2025) FINAL Exec Summary of Alternative Sand Sources (PDF, 330 KB)

• Bennett, K. (2026). Historic Heritage and Archaeological Review of the Bream Bay Sand Extraction Project Application (PDF, 298 KB)

• Blaikie, C. (2026) Letter from Marin Construction (PDF, 582 KB)

• Bridgeman P (2023 July) Supporting Statement (PDF, 3.1 MB)

• Concrete NZ (2023). A net zero carbon Concrete Industry by 2050 (PDF, 3.5 MB)

• Doole DM (2026). Response to MBL replies to Panel (PDF, 602 KB)

• eCoast report – Bream Bay Ecological Survey 2026 (PDF, 2.3 MB)

• Fougere, D (2025) Survey of Bream Bay Opinions on sandmining (PDF, 947 KB)

• FTAA. (2025) Kings Quarry final decision (PDF, 965 KB)

• GNS Science Report (2024) Aggregate opportunity modelling for Northern Auckland region (PDF, 5.4 MB)

• Haskoning Report – Fast-track Project – Bream Bay Sand Extraction Application FTA082 (PDF, 1.4 MB)

• Johns S. (2025) Panel commentary of SEMR to Auckland Council (PDF, 1.2 MB)

• Kings Quarry Admin (2025) Email Sand Operation (PDF, 52 KB)

• Licencing & Regulatory Compliance Auckland Council (2023 to 2025) (PDF, 175 KB)

• Licencing and Regulatory Compliance Auckland Council (2024) (PDF, 162 KB)

• Licencing and Regulatory Compliance, Auckland Council. (2026). Formal Warning (PDF, 202 KB)

• Mackechnie J, (2024) Kayasand Concrete Trial Results (PDF, 284 KB)

• Mackechnie J, (2026) Manufactured sand uses and potential for concrete in Auckland (PDF, 3.5 MB)

• Mataki Enviromental Report (2026) Memo on conditions (PDF, 1.1 MB)

• MBL (2025) McCallum Bros Public Statement in Relation to Sand Extraction at Pākiri (PDF, 141 KB)

• Scott, A. (2026) Email (PDF, 179 KB)

• Semenoff Sand Supplies Letter (PDF, 914 KB)

• Tonkin & Taylor (2017) Mangawhai-Pākiri: Sustainabilty of Coastal Sand: Extraction from a near shore bar (PDF, 429 KB)

Concrete New Zealand

• Concrete New Zealand comments (PDF, 254 KB)

Earth Sciences New Zealand

• Earth Sciences New Zealand comments (PDF, 101 KB)

Endangered Species Foundation – Tāngaro Tuia te Ora

• Endangered Species Foundation – Tāngaro Tuia te Ora comments (PDF, 212 KB)

Kōwhai Te Awhina Hapū o Te Parawhau Hapū Incorporation

• Kōwhai Te Awhina Hapū o Te Parawhau Hapū Incorporation comments (PDF, 14.5 MB)

Langs Beach Society Inc

• Langs Beach Society comments (PDF, 82 KB)

Langs Cove Residents Association

• Langs Cove Residents Association comments (PDF, 1.87 MB)

Ministry for Primary Industries

• Ministry for Primary Industries (PDF, 87 KB)

New Zealand Conservation Authority

• New Zealand Conservation Authority comments (PDF, 187 KB)

Northland Conservation Board

• Northland Conservation Board comments (PDF, 85 KB)

Northport Ltd

• Northport Ltd (PDF, 130 KB)

Ocean Beach Residents Association

• Ocean Beach Residents Association comments (PDF, 38 KB)

Parihaka Waka Ama Club Inc.

• Parihaka Waka Ama Club Inc. (PDF, 398 KB)

Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment

• Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment comments (PDF, 213 KB)

Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc.

• Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc. comments (PDF, 181 KB)

• Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc. memorandum of legal comments (PDF, 291 KB)

Ruakākā Residents & Ratepayers Association Inc (RRA)

• Ruakākā Residents & Ratepayers Association Inc (RRA) comments (PDF, 102 KB)

Ruakākā Reserve Board Inc (Ruakākā Beach Holiday Park)

• Ruakākā Reserve Board Inc (Ruakākā Beach Holiday Park) comments (PDF, 964 KB)

Seafood New Zealand

• Seafood New Zealand comments (PDF, 143 KB)

Takahiwai Māori Committee

• Takahiwai Māori Committee comments (PDF, 108 KB)

Te Iwitahi Manihera whanau

• Te Iwitahi Manihera whanau comments (PDF, 105 KB)

• Te Iwitahi Manihera whanau MBL emails (PDF, 2.8 MB)

• Te Iwitahi Manihera sandmining evidence (PDF, 9.6 MB)

Te Kauika o Patuharakeke Waka Ama Incorporated

• Te Kauika o Patuharakeke Waka Ama Incorporated comments (PDF, 411 KB)

Te Waihanga (New Zealand Infrastructure Commission)

• Te Waihanga (New Zealand Infrastructure Commission) comments (PDF, 209 KB)

Waipū Boat & Fishing Club Inc

• Waipū Boat & Fishing Club Inc comments (PDF, 175 KB)

Waipū Cove Reserve Board

• Waipū Cove Reserve Board comments (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Waipū Residents and Ratepayers Association Inc

• Waipū Residents and Ratepayers Association Inc comments (PDF, 293 KB)

Whangārei District Council

• Whangārei District Council comments (PDF, 215 KB)

Whāngarei Heads’ Citizens Association Inc

• Whāngarei Heads’ Citizens Association Inc comments (PDF, 347 KB)

• Appendix A – MBL Proposed Mining Area (PDF, 107 KB)

• Appendix B – Copy Petition Action Station by Brenda Leeuwenberg (PDF, 108 KB)

• Appendix C – BBGS Presentation NRC 22 – Apr 2025 (PDF, 155 KB)

• Appendix D – Presentation Petition WDC Council Meeting – 29 April 2025 (PDF, 69 KB)

• Appendix E – Presentation BBGS WDC Council Meeting – 18 December 2025 (PDF, 71 KB)

• Appendix F – Post-Meeting Minutes – Whangarei District Council – 18 December 2025 (PDF, 292 KB)

• Appendix G – Key Finding BBGS Survey (PDF, 95 KB)

• Appendix H – Key verbatims – BBGS Survey (PDF, 149 KB)

• Appendix I – WDC Candidates responses to sand-mining (PDF, 1 MB)

• Appendix J – NZ Birds Online – Bream Bay Whangarei (PDF, 145 KB)

Late comment received

The expert panel received a comment from Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Hine outside of the timeframe set for comments to be received under section 53. The expert panel directed that this comment be accepted for consideration.

Minute 11 of the expert panel (PDF, 157KB)

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Hine comments (PDF, 248 KB)