Minutes of the expert panel

19 August 2025 – Minute 20

The expert panel issued Minute 20 regarding their response to the applicant's memorandum. The memorandum can be found under "correspondence to the panel" on this page.  

Minute 20 of the expert panel (PDF, 98KB)

13 August 2025 – Minute 19

The expert panel issued Minute 19 regarding the review of the economic analyses.

Minute 19 of the expert panel (PDF, 82KB)

7 August 2025 – Minute 18

The expert panel issued Minute 18 regarding an expert witness conferencing.

Minute 18 of the expert panel (PDF, 103KB)

5 August 2025 – Minute 17

The expert panel issued Minute 17 regarding an expert witness conference. 

Minute 17 of the expert panel (PDF, 180KB)

1 August 2025 – Minute 16

The expert panel issued Minute 16 regarding a further information request from the applicant.

Minute 16 of the expert panel (PDF, 98KB)

1 August 2025 – Minute 15

The expert panel issued Minute 15 regarding appointment of a technical advisor for economic analysis.

Minute 15 of the expert panel (PDF, 182KB)

31 July 2025 – Minute 14

The expert panel issued Minute 14 regarding a further information request to the applicant.

Minute 14 of the expert panel (PDF, 104KB)

28 July 2025 – Minute 13

The expert panel issued Minute 13 regarding legal opinions on scope and confirmation of receipt and acceptance of a late comment.

Minute 13 of the expert panel (PDF, 97KB)

25 July 2025 – Minute 12

The expert panel issued Minute 12 regarding further Information request under section 67 FTAA of the Applicant and Auckland Council regarding the flood model rerun work.

Minute 12 of the expert panel (PDF, 1.02MB)

22 July 2025 – Minute 11

The expert panel issued Minute 11 regarding a further information request under section 67 FTAA for the Applicant and Auckland Council.

Minute 11 of the expert panel (PDF, 1.01MB)

21 July 2025 – Minute 10

The expert panel issued Minute 10 regarding the legal scope and related matters.

Minute 10 of the expert panel (PDF, 99KB)

14 July 2025 – Minute 9

The expert panel issued Minute 9 regarding a request for further information under section 67.

Minute 9 of the expert panel (PDF, 108KB)

9 July 2025 – Minute 8

The expert panel issued Minute 8 regarding scope questions.

Minute 8 of the expert panel (PDF, 85.8KB)

4 July 2025 – Minute 7

The expert panel issued Minute 7 regarding the memorandum filed by Auckland council.

Minute 7 of the expert panel (PDF, 102KB)

2 July 2025 − Minute 6

The expert panel issued Minute 6 regarding the suspension of processing the application.

Minute 6 of the expert panel (PDF, 77KB) 

11 June 2025 − Minute 5

The expert panel issued Minute 5 regarding the appointment of a Dave Serjeant as a technical advisor. 

Minute 5 of the expert panel (PDF, 82KB)

27 May 2025 − Minute 4

The expert panel issued Minute 4 recording the site visit. 

Minute 4 of the expert panel (PDF, 439KB)

26 May 2025 − Minute 3

The expert panel issued Minute 3 recording their decision on which parties are to be invited to comment under section 53 of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024

Minute 3 of the expert panel (PDF, 348KB)

16 May 2025 − Minute 2

The expert panel issued Minute 2 recording the briefing meeting for Delmore which occurred on 15 May 2025.

Minute 2 of the expert panel (PDF, 80KB)

8 May 2025 - Minute 1

The expert panel issued Minute 1 regarding a briefing to be held for the Delmore application.

Minute 1 of the expert panel (PDF, 84KB)

Correspondence to the panel

15 August 2025

The applicant provided a memorandum of counsel regarding the economic analysis and further information on the applicant's flood model by the Council.

Memorandum of counsel from applicant (PDF, 148KB)

6 August 2025

The Auckland City Council provided a memorandum of counsel regarding a response to minute 17. 

Memorandum of counsel from Auckland City Council (PDF, 122KB)

1 August 2025

The applicant provided a memorandum of counsel regarding a response to minute 14.

Memorandum of counsel from applicant (PDF, 168KB)

30 July 2025

The applicant provided memorandum of counsel regarding the further information.

Memorandum of counsel from applicant (PDF, 104KB)

24 July 2025

The applicant provided memorandum of counsel regarding the further information.

Memorandum of counsel from applicant (PDF, 126KB)

4 July 2025

The applicant provided memorandum of counsel regarding the comments made by the Auckland Council

Memorandum of counsel – Auckland Council memo (PDF, 148KB)

2 July 2025

Auckland Council provided a Memorandum. This was filed late and not included with the Council’s comments which were filed on time on 25 June 2025

Memorandum of counsel from Auckland Council (PDF, 105KB)

1 July 2025 

The applicant provided a memorandum requesting the processing of the application be suspended for three working days from 11.59pm Tuesday 1 July 2025.

Memorandum of counsel from applicant (PDF, 123KB)

Minutes of the panel convener

7 May 2025 − Minute 6

The panel convener issued Minute 6 regarding appointment of the expert consenting panel members and decision timeframe for the Delmore application.

Minute 6 of the panel convener (PDF, 87KB)

2 May 2025 − Minute 5

The panel convener issued Minute 5 regarding the commencement date for panel appointments and decision timeframe.

Minute 5 of the panel convener (PDF, 91KB)

22 April 2025 − Minute 4 

The panel convener issued Minute 4 regarding details for participants of the conference to be held.

Minute 4 of the panel convener (PDF, 230KB)

10 April 2025 − Minute 3

The panel convener issued Minute 3 requesting the Fast-track team to obtain advice and a report from Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga and the Māori Heritage Council pursuant to section 51 of the Fast-Track Approvals Act 2024.

Minute 3 of the panel convener (PDF, 172KB)

10 April 2025 − Minute 2

The panel convener issued Minute 2 regarding a conference to be held.

Minute 2 of the panel convener (PDF, 197KB)

31 March 2025 − Minute 1

The panel convener issued Minute 1 confirming receipt of the application and the next steps in the process.

Minute 1 of the panel convener (PDF, 99KB)

Correspondence to the convener

5 May 2025

The applicant provided memorandum of counsel regarding the comments made by the convenor conference.

Memorandum of council for the applicant (PDF, 108KB)

28 April 2025

The applicant provided memorandum of counsel regarding the comments made by the convenor conference.

Memorandum of council for the applicant (PDF, 144KB)