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Project summary
The project involves the development, operation and progressive rehabilitation of a new south-western pit at the existing Oparure Quarry.
The project will initially involve the establishment of a new 1.3 km haul road to the project area. Once access has been formed, quarrying will commence in stages. Each stage will be infilled with the overburden sourced from the following stage and the landscape will be restored to a natural form and reinstated to productive farmland. Quarrying is intended to continue to 2080 and will be located over a total area of 57.7ha.
The material extracted will be processed using existing fixed processing plant and water management facilities located in the Oparure Quarry. The only new manufacturing plant associated with the project will be a mobile crushing plant.
The project will not increase the current production rates (or vehicle movements) generated by the current operation of the Oparure Quarry.
Project location
806 Oparure Road, Te Kūiti.
Project referral
The Minister for Infrastructure referred the project to the Fast-track on 25/05/2026. The application was lodged on 04/03/2026.
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Referral application
Referral application documents for the Oparure Quarry South-Western Pit project.