Invitation for comments
On 21 April 2026, the Central and Southern Blocks Mining project expert panel released Minute 3 recording their decision on which parties were to be invited to comment.
Minute 3 of the expert panel (PDF, 655KB)
On 30 April the expert panel issued Minute 6 addressing the matter of comments on the Applicant's proposed consent conditions and recording three additional parties to invite to comment.
Minute 6 of the expert panel (PDF, 249KB)
More information about commenting on a fast-track consenting application
Comments closed at 11.59 pm on 20 May 2026.
Comments received
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Administering Agencies and Specified Approvals
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Iwi authorities, Treaty settlement entities and Tangata Whenua fisheries
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The Proprietors of Taharoa C Block
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Roy Wetini Whaanau Trust
Applicant's response to comments received
- Memorandum of counsel (PDF, 502 KB)
- Attachment A – Summary of comments (PDF, 187 KB)
- Attachment B – Planning response (PDF, 503 KB)
- Attachment C – Coastal processes response (PDF, 511 KB)
- Attachment D – Marine ecology response (PDF, 482 KB)
- Attachment E – Marine mammals response (PDF, 310 KB)
- Attachment F – Hydrology Response (PDF, 302 KB)
- Attachment G – Hydrogeology response (PDF, 2 MB)
- Attachment H – Fauna and wetlands response (PDF, 218 KB)
- Attachment I – Freshwater ecology response (PDF, 172 KB)
- Attachment J – Air quality response (PDF, 2 MB)
- Attachment K – Acoustic response (PDF, 324 KB)
- Attachment L – Archaeological response (PDF, 1 MB)
- Attachment M – Lizard and wildlife approval response (PDF, 3 MB)
- Attachment N – Taharoa C response (PDF, 255 KB)
- Attachment O – Updated set of conditions (PDF, 1 MB)
- Attachment P – Updated draft lake level and water management plan (PDF, 3 MB)
- Attachment Q – Updated draft natural inland wetland and buffer management (PDF, 1 MB)