Info: Fast-track team offline 25 December 2025 to 4 January 2026
The application portal and this website remain available.
Expert advice
Hydrology
On 4 November 2025, Jon Williamson provided a hydrology peer review as requested by the panel.
Hydrology review by Jon Williamson (PDF, 9.5MB)
Reports
10 September 2025
The Fast-track team received section 51 reports from Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga and the Director-General of Conservation.
19 June 2025
The Ministry for the Environment 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, 5.8MB)
9 June 2025
At the direction of the panel convener, the Fast-track team requested advice from Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (and the Māori Heritage Council), and the Department of Conservation under section 51 of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.
Letter to Department of Conservation requesting s51 reports (PDF, 77KB)
Letter to Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (and the Māori Heritage Council) (PDF, 68KB)
Appendix 1 — Minute 1 of the panel convener (PDF, 130KB)
Further information requests
21 October 2025 – Request 3
The panel issued Minute 7 of the expert panel requesting further information from the applicant and Auckland Council. The information is to be provided by 5 November 2025.
Request 3 for further information from the applicant (PDF, 82KB)
Request 3 for further information from Auckland Council (PDF, 81KB)
Attachment 1 – Minute 7 of the expert panel (PDF, 147KB)
Response from the applicant and Auckland Council
On 5 November 2025, the applicant and Auckland Council provided their response to Minute 7 and request 3 for further information.
Memorandum of counsel for the applicant outlining response to Minute 7 (PDF, 411KB)
Revised consent conditions 5 November 2025 (DOCX, 783KB)
Attachment C – Applicant’s revised consent conditions (dated 5 November 2025) (PDF, 1.1MB)
Attachment D – Recommended groundwater monitoring bores and trigger levels table (PDF, 265KB)
Attachment E – Track‑change version of the economic impact assessment (PDF, 1.6MB)
Attachment F – Copy of Drury Quarry’s existing groundwater permit WAT6027706‑C (PDF, 1.3MB)
Attachment G – New Figure 17A – Recommended monitoring plan (Sutton Block) (PDF, 6.5MB)
Attachment H – Copies of R/LUC/2015/2419 and R/REG/2015/2420 (PDF, 627KB)
Attachment I – Slope map – Sutton Block LOQ (PDF, 7MB)
Attachment J – Wildlife conditions (PDF, 788KB)
17 September 2025 – Request 2
The panel requested further information from the applicant. The information is to be provided by 1 October 2025.
Request 2 for further information from the applicant (PDF, 134KB)
Response from the applicant
On 1 October 2025, the applicant provided their response to Minute 4 and request 2 for further information.
Memorandum of Counsel (PDF, 452KB)
Attachment 1 – Table for Panel s67 (Minute 4) - Summary and applicant response (PDF, 550KB)
Attachment 2 – Tuakau Existing Wetlands Plan (PDF, 1.7MB)
8 September 2025 – Request 1
The panel requested further information from the applicant. The information is to be provided by 22 September 2025.
Request 1 for further information from the applicant (PDF, 164KB)
Response from the applicant
On 22 September 2025, the applicant provided a memorandum of counsel regarding Minute 3 and request 1 for further information.
- Sutton Block - Memorandum of counsel for Stevenson Aggregates Ltd - response to panel minute 3 - 22 September 2025 (PDF, 131 KB)
- Attachment A - Draft consent conditions (PDF, 1 MB)
- Attachment B- Figure 16 pit edge (terrain screening) to be maintained (PDF, 44 MB)
- Attachment C (1 of 2) - Draft quarry management plan 22 September 2025 (PDF, 429 KB)
- Attachment C (2 of 2) QMP Appendix B - Staging plans w archsites (PDF, 28 MB)
- Attachment D - APA ENG AS2187.1 - 2006 Part 2 use of explosives ID438 section J (PDF, 10 MB)
- Attachment E - Figure 12 Approximate extent of key existing consents (PDF, 44 MB)
- Attachment F - Draft dust management plan (PDF, 7 MB)
- Attachment G- Figure 4 of geotechnical assessment (PDF, 440 KB)
- Attachment H - Registered interests summary table and relevant appendices (PDF, 1 MB)
- Attachment I - No complaint covenant map (PDF, 1 MB)
- Table for Panel s67- Summary and applicant response (PDF, 322 KB)
- Updated Assessment of Acoustic Effects (PDF, 12 MB)
Late response from applicant
On 26 September 2025, the applicant provided an updated assessment of acoustic effects. The panel accepted and addressed this update in Minute 5.