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Project summary
Construct and operate approximately 44 additional wind turbines, and connect and supply electricity to the national grid.
Project location
Near Eldorado Track (connecting to Mahinerangi Road), 50 kilometres west of Dunedin and 5 kilometres north of Lake Mahinerangi.
Project listing application
Mahinerangi Wind Farm application – Ministry for the Environment website
Completeness decision
The substantive application by Mercury NZ Limited was deemed complete on 27 November 2025. The application complies with the requirements of section 46 (2) of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024. The application was lodged on 6 November 2025.
Memorandum on Completeness and Scope – Mahinerangi Wind Farm substantive application (PDF, 750KB)
The Fast-track team will check for any competing applications/existing resource consents, before providing the application to the panel convener.
Competing applications decision
The substantive application by Mercury NZ Limited was deemed to not have any competing applications or existing resource consents on 11 December 2025. This decision is required under section 47 of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.
Record of competing applications - Mahinerangi Wind Farm Project Substantive application (PDF, 80KB)
Decision of appointment of panel and timing of panel decisions
On 12 December 2025 the panel convener issued Minute 1 regarding a request for Section 51 report for the Mahinerangi Wind Farm Project.
The Minute can be viewed on the Correspondence page for the Mahinerangi Wind Farm project.
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Correspondence
Mintes, directions and other correspondence to and from the panel convener and expert panel regarding the Mahinerangi Wind Farm project.