Reports

10 September 2025

The Fast-track team received section 51 reports from Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga and the Director-General of Conservation. 

Section 51 report from Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga for the Drury Quarry Expansion – Sutton Block project (PDF, 272KB)

Section 51 report from the Director-General of Conservation for the Drury Quarry Expansion – Sutton Block project (PDF, 18.6MB)

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)

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 further information request.

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. 

Updated assessment of acoustic effects (PDF, 26.8MB)

Minute 5 of the expert panel