Info: Fast-track team offline 25 December 2025 to 4 January 2026
The contact centre closes at midday on 24 December. The application portal and this website remain available throughout the break.
Further information requests
11 December 2025 - Request 4
At the direction of the expert panel, the Fast-track team requested further information from the applicant. This information is to be provided by 19 December 2025.
Minute 6 of the expert panel (PDF, 106KB)
28 November 2025 - Request 3
At the direction of the expert panel, the Fast-track team requested further information from the applicant and Waikato Regional Council.
Minute 4 of the expert panel (PDF, 125KB)
Response from the applicant
On 4 December 2025, the applicant provided the below response regarding minute 4 and further information request.
24 November 2025 - Request 2
At the direction of the expert panel, the Fast-track team requested further information from the applicant and Waikato Regional Council.
The information is to be provided by the Waikato Regional Council by 27 November 2025 and the applicant by 3 December 2025.
Minute 3 of the expert panel (PDF, 134KB)
Response from the applicant
On 3 December 2025, the applicant provided the below response regarding minute 3 and further information request.
Response from Waikato Regional Council
On 27 November 2025 the Waikato Regional Council provided the below response regarding minute 3 and further information request.
- Memo - Green Steel Draft Conditions - Jonathan Caldwell's Comments (PDF, 389 KB)
- Memo - Green Steel Nov 2025 - KMorrison wetland technical review (PDF, 651 KB)
- Memo - Proposed Conditions Comments Air Discharge - Green Steel (PDF, 168 KB)
- Technical review – groundwater take, NZ Green Steel Limited, 61 Hampton Downs APP147422 (PDF, 182 KB)
- C King to H Keane - groundwater take - preparation for convenor (PDF, 75 KB)
- C King to H Keane - updated draft conditions GW take to reinstate (PDF, 178 KB)
- Earthtech report - water requirements - C King comment to S Howard (PDF, 249 KB)
- C King to H Keane - model conditions groundwater take (PDF, 177 KB)
- Green Steel conditions meeting - Following up LFG quality condition with Jonathan Harland (PDF, 232 KB)
31 October 2025 - Request 1
At the direction of the expert panel, the Fast-track team requested further information from the applicant. The information was to be provided by 14 November 2025.
Minute 2 of the expert panel (PDF, 146KB)
Response from the applicant
On 14 November 2025, the applicant provided the below response regarding Minute 2 and further information request.
Reports
12 December 2025
The panel was provided with reports relating to erosion and sediment control advice, geotechnical advice, and monofill/landfill review from GHD.
Geotechnical Advice (PDF, 724KB)
Erosion and sediment control advice (PDF, 243KB)
Monofill/Landfill review (PDF, 183KB)
5 December 2025
The panel was provided with legal advice from Lachlan Muldownder.
Legal advice to the chair of the Green Steel Fast-track proposal (PDF, 212KB)
4 December 2025
The panel was provided with a landscape report from Wayfinder.
Wayfinder Landscape report (PDF, 253KB)
14 August 2025
The Ministry for the Environment provided the Fast-track team with 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, 1.4MB)
Attachment 4 - Te Ture Whaimana o Te Awa Waikato (PDF, 15.5MB)
Attachment 5 - Waikato Tainui environmental plan (PDF, 8.8MB)
Attachment 6 - Waikato Regional Council Joint Management Agreement (PDF, 442KB)
Attachment 7a - Schedule B to the Waikato District (PDF, 482KB)
Attachment 7b - Waikato District Council Joint Management Agreement (PDF, 526KB)