Reports
11 March 2026
On 16 February 2026, the panel issued Minute 4 seeking avifauna advice. The panel received this advice on 11 March 2026.
Avifauna advice – Garry Kessels (PDF, 460KB)
12 February 2026
On 15 December 2025, the panel issued Minute 2 seeking legal advice. The panel received this advice on 12 February 2026.
Legal advice – Phil Page (PDF, 200KB)
7 October 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, 1.2MB)
10 November 2025
The Fast-track team received the following documents in response to Minute 2.
Further information
10 June 2026 – Request for information 6
The panel requested further information from the applicant.
Request for further information from the applicant (PDF, 70KB)
Response from the applicant
On 12 June 2026, the applicant provided a response to the further information request.
Applicant response to request for information (PDF, 103KB)
Mackenzie District Council conditions – Clean (PDF, 1.5MB)
Mackenzie District Council conditions – Tracked (PDF, 1.2MB)
2 June 2026
The panel requested further information from the applicant and Department of Conservation.
Minute 18 request for further information (PDF, 162KB)
Response from the applicant
On 5 June 2026, the applicant provided a response to Minute 18 of the expert panel.
Lodestone Response (PDF, 131KB)
Mackenzie District Council Conditions - Clean (PDF, 6.5MB)
Mackenzie District Council Conditions - Tracked Changes (PDF, 7.5MB)
Response from Department of Conservation
On 5 June 2026, the Department of Conservation provided a response to Minute 18 of the expert panel.
Department of Conservation response (PDF, 510KB)
28 April 2026
The panel requested further information from the applicant.
Request for further information from the applicant (PDF, 70KB)
Response from the applicant part one
On 21 May 2026, the applicant provided a partial response to the further information request.
Response from the applicant part two
On 27 May 2026, the applicant provided all remaining information in response to the further information request.
- Response to Canterbury Regional Council – Lizard Management Plan (PDF, 156 KB)
- Mackenzie District Council Conditions - Clean (PDF, 9 MB)
- Mackenzie District Council Conditions - Tracked Changes (PDF, 8 MB)
- Statement of Evidence responding to planning matters - Mark Henry (PDF, 126 KB)
- Response relating to effects assessment and effects management - Graham Ussher (PDF, 79 KB)
- Response to submissions by invited parties relating to avifauna values and effects - Jeroen Lurling (PDF, 453 KB)
- Response to submissions by invited parties relating to botanical values and effects - Zac Milner (PDF, 380 KB)
- Response-to-further-s53-comments-Terrestrial-Invertebrate-Assessment (PDF, 236 KB)
24 April 2026
The panel requested further information from the applicant.
Request for information from the applicant (PDF, 97KB)
Response from the applicant
On 1 May 2026, the applicant provided a response to the further information request.
Applicant response to request for further information (PDF, 138KB)
Comment from Dr Graham Ussher on the EMP (PDF, 1.1MB)
21 April 2026
The panel received the applicant's response to Minute 6.
- Joint memorandum of the conditions writers (PDF, 419 KB)
- Agreed Canterbury Regional Council consent conditions (PDF, 461 KB)
- Agreed Mackenzie District Council consent conditions (PDF, 1 MB)
- Canterbury Regional Council conditions (PDF, 418 KB)
- Mackenzie District Council conditions (PDF, 421 KB)
- Construction management plan – draft (PDF, 609 KB)
- Construction traffic management plan – draft (PDF, 225 KB)
- Decommissioning management plan – draft (PDF, 212 KB)
- Ecological management plan – draft (PDF, 7 MB)
- Emergency response plan – draft (PDF, 546 KB)
- Erosion and sediment control plan – draft. (PDF, 868 KB)
- Lizard management plan – draft (PDF, 2 MB)
- Operational management plan – draft (PDF, 340 KB)
- Stormwater management and soil monitoring plan – draft (PDF, 492 KB)
- Terrestrial invertebrate management plan – draft (PDF, 2 MB)
13 April 2026
The panel requested further information from specific parties regarding the updated ecology information provided by the applicant.
Request for information (PDF, 72KB)
It is noted that Minute 13, Minute 14 and Minute 15 clarify that the responses may include comment on draft conditions (received 21 April from the applicant).
Responses from specific parties
On 29 April 2026, the specific parties provided responses to the further information request.
- Forest and Bird response (PDF, 2 MB)
- Environmental Defense Society response (PDF, 126 KB)
- Environmental Defense Society – Walker Terrestrial Ecology Evidence (PDF, 3 MB)
- Department of Conservation response (PDF, 2 MB)
- Canterbury Regional Council response (PDF, 6 MB)
- Mackenzie District Council response (PDF, 610 KB)
- Joint response on behalf of mana whenua, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu (TRoNT) and Aoraki Environmental Consultancy Limited (PDF, 376 KB)
- Minister for the Environment response (PDF, 592 KB)
- New Zealand Transport Agency response (PDF, 245 KB)
2 April 2026 – Request for information 4
The panel requested further information from mana whenua.
Request 4 for further information from mana whenua (PDF, 73KB)
Response from mana whenua
On 17 April 2026, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Aoraki Environmental Consultancy Limited, and Aukaha provided a response to the further information request.
Mana whenua response to request for further information (PDF, 556KB)
12 March 2026 – Request for information 3
The panel requested further information from the applicant.
Request 3 for further information from the applicant (PDF, 123KB)
Response from the applicant
On 9 April 2026, the applicant provided a response to the further information request.
Applicant response to request for further information (PDF, 124KB)
Landscape memorandum (PDF, 668KB)
Avifauna assessment (PDF, 1.6MB)
16 February 2026 – Request for information 2
The panel requested further information from the applicant.
Request 2 for further information from the applicant (PDF, 123KB)
Response from the applicant
On 27 February 2026, the applicant provided a response to the further information request.
Applicant response to request for further information (PDF, 57KB)
Memorandum – response to RFI (825KB)
Response from the applicant
On 10 April 2026, the applicant provided additional documents in response to the further information request.
Applicant response to request for further information (PDF, 113KB)
Botanical effects assessment (PDF, 3.6MB)
Ecological effects assessment (PDF, 920KB)
Additional information from the applicant
On 13 April 2026, the applicant provided addenda to their responses submitted on 27 February 2026 and 10 April 2026.
Invertebrate survey (PDF, 215KB)
Proposed offset site survey (PDF, 1.6MB)
13 February 2026
The panel requested further information from Waitaki Rūnanga.
Request for further information from Waitaki Rūnanga (PDF, 113KB)
Response from Waitaki Rūnanga
On 23 February 2026, Waitaki Rūnanga provided a response to the further information request.
Waitaki Rūnanga response for further information (PDF, 844KB)
19 December 2025 – Request for information 1
The panel requested further information from the applicant.
Request 1 for further information from the applicant (PDF, 95KB)
Response from the applicant
On 23 January 2026, the applicant provided a response to the further information request.
Applicant response to request for further information (PDF, 582KB)