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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 May 2026. The application was lodged on 04 March 2026.
Completeness decision
The substantive application by Graymont (NZ) Limited was deemed complete on 7 August 2026. The application complies with the requirements of section 46 (2) of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024. The application was lodged on 17 July 2026.
Decision on completeness and scope - Oparure Quarry South-Western Pit (PDF, 76 KB)
Memorandum on completeness and scope (PDF, 329 KB)
Competing applications decision
The substantive application by Graymont (NZ) Limited was deemed to not have any competing applications or existing resource consents on 21 August 2026. This decision is required under section 47 of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.
Record of decision on competing applications - Oparure Quarry South-Western Pit (PDF, 89 KB)
The application has been provided to the panel convener.
Decision of appointment of panel and timing of panel decisions
On 21 September 2026, the panel convener issued a Minute regarding:
- the appointment of the expert panel
- the timeframe for panel decisions for the Oparure Quarry South-Western Pit project under clause 2 of section 79 of the Act.
The Minute can be viewed on the Correspondence page for the Oparure Quarry South-Western Pit project.
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Substantive application
The substantive application documents for the Oparure Quarry South-Western Pit project. -
Correspondence
Minutes, directions and other correspondence to and from the panel convener and expert panel regarding the Oparure Quarry South-Western Pit project. -
Reports and advice
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Conferences, workshops and hearings
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Expert panel
Information about the expert panel appointed to consider and decide the Oparure Quarry South-Western Pit project. -
Referral application
Referral application documents for the Oparure Quarry South-Western Pit project. -
Comments from invited parties
The expert panel invites written comments on the application from the persons or groups set out in section 53(2) of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.