Invitation for comments
On 15 December 2025, the Haldon Solar expert panel released Minute 2 recording their decision on which parties were to be invited to comment.
Minute 2 of the expert panel (PDF, 1MB)
Comments closed on 2 February 2026.
More information about commenting on a fast-track consenting application
Comments received
Department of Conservation
- Department of Conservation (PDF, 982 KB)
- Department of Conservation – Appendix A (PDF, 389 KB)
- Department of Conservation – Appendix B (PDF, 2 MB)
- Department of Conservation – Appendix C (PDF, 2 MB)
- Department of Conservation – Appendix D (PDF, 856 KB)
- Department of Conservation – Appendix E (PDF, 1 MB)
Forest and Bird
Mackenzie District Council
Ministers of the Crown
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
Other comments received
Applicant's response to comments received
On 10 February 2026, the applicant provided its response to comments received.
- 0 – Issue comments register (PDF, 311 KB)
- 1 – Cover (PDF, 232 KB)
- 2 – Benefits (PDF, 134 KB)
- 3 – Ecology (PDF, 338 KB)
- 3a – Invertebrates (PDF, 8 MB)
- 3b – Lizards (PDF, 6 MB)
- 3c – Bird monitoring (PDF, 1 MB)
- 3d – Botany Expert Witness Statement – PR Espie (PDF, 348 KB)
- 3e – Lizard assessment witness statement – T Payne (PDF, 126 KB)
- 3f – Invertebrate expert witness statement – M Wakelin, S Rate, B Ludgate (PDF, 112 KB)
- 4 – Legal – Memorandum of Counsel (PDF, 189 KB)
- 5 – Planning expert witness statement – E Glover, M Henry (PDF, 330 KB)
- 5a – Canterbury Regional Council amended conditions – clean (PDF, 544 KB)
- 5a – Canterbury Regional Council amended conditions – tracked changes (DOCX, 796 KB)
- 5b – Mackenzie District Council amended conditions – clean (PDF, 655 KB)
- 5b – Mackenzie District Council amended conditions – tracked changes (DOCX, 1 MB)
- 5c – Landscape response to Mackenzie District Council review (PDF, 302 KB)
- 6 – Cumulative effects (PDF, 141 KB)
- 6a – Cumulative effects (PDF, 1 MB)
- 7 – Mana Whenua (PDF, 102 KB)