Correspondence

Minutes of the expert panel

2 February 2026 – Minute 9

The expert panel issued Minute 9 regarding:

responses received to Minute 7 of the expert panel
the panel's decision on the applicant's request to suspend the application
engaging a legal advisor to assist the panel
a request for further information.

Minute 9 of the expert panel (PDF, 129 KB)

23 January 2026 – Minute 8

The expert panel issued Minute 8 regarding:

requests for an extension of time from CIAL and Airways in response to Minute 7
national direction instruments approved by the Governor General on 15 December 2025.

Minute 8 of the expert panel (PDF, 123 KB)

22 December 2025 – Minute 7

The expert panel issued Minute 7 regarding information received from Airways Corporation of New Zealand and Christchurch International Airport Limited in response to Minute 6.

Minute 7 of the expert panel (PDF, 106 KB)

10 December 2025 – Minute 6

The expert panel issued Minute 6 regarding further information requested from Airways Corporation of New Zealand, Christchurch International Airport Limited, New Zealand Transport Agency, Christchurch City Council and Environment Canterbury.

Minute 6 of the expert panel (PDF, 151 KB)

28 November 2025 – Minute 5

The expert panel issued Minute 5 regarding the resumption of processing of the application.

Memorandum of counsel for Carter Group Limited request that the processing of the application be resumed (PDF, 112 KB)

Minute 5 Resumption of processing application 28 November 2025 (PDF, 105 KB)

23 September 2025 – Minute 4

The expert panel issued Minute 4 regarding the suspension of the application.

Minute 4 of the expert panel (PDF, 107 KB)

18 August 2025 – Minute 3

The expert panel issued Minute 3 recording their decision on which parties are to be invited to comment.

Minute 3 of the expert panel (PDF, 771 KB)

15 August 2025 – Minute 2

The expert panel issued Minute 2 regarding:

the project overview conference held on 14 August 2025
the Applicant's filing of various reports and amended plans documenting proposed amendments to the substantive application.

Minute 2 of the expert panel (PDF, 90 KB)

The amended application documents provided by the Applicant can be viewed on the Substantive application page for the Ryans Road Industrial Development project: Substantive application

8 August 2025 – Minute 1

The expert panel issued Minute 1 regarding:

a briefing to be held
the site visit undertaken on Tuesday 5 August 2025
additional information and amended plans soon to be provided by the Applicant.

Minute 1 of the expert panel (PDF, 100 KB)

Correspondence to the panel

23 February 2026

On 23 February 2026 the panel received responses to Minute 9 from the applicant, Airways Corporation of New Zealand, Christchurch International Airport and independent legal advice which was sought by the expert panel in regard to the Precautionary principle.

16 February 2026

On 16 February 2026 the panel received responses to Minute 8 from Christchurch International Airport Limited, Airways Corporation of New Zealand, and the Applicant.

Memorandum of Counsel for Christchurch International Airport Limited responding to Minute 8 (PDF, 4.5 MB)

Memorandum of Counsel for Airways Corporation of New Zealand responding to Minute 8 (PDF, 191 KB)

Memorandum of Counsel for the Applicant responding to Minute 8 (PDF, 1.1 MB)

4 February 2026

On 4 February 2026 the panel received a response to Minute 8 from Canterbury Regional Council.

Memorandum of Counsel for Canterbury Regional Council response to Minute 8 (PDF, 218 KB)

3 February 2026

On 3 February 2026 the panel received a response to Minute 8 from Christchurch City Council.

Christchurch City Council response to Minute 8 (PDF, 8.4 MB)

30 January 2026

The applicant provided a memorandum requesting that processing of the application be suspended.

Memorandum of counsel regarding suspension of application (PDF, 119 KB)

28 January 2026

Airways Corporation of New Zealand provided a memorandum of counsel, in response to the procedural directions in the Panel's minute 7, which required a response to CGL's memorandum of counsel dated 19 January 2026 regarding proposed next steps for the application.

Memorandum of counsel on behalf of Airways Corporation of New Zealand (PDF, 42 KB)

26 January 2026

CIAL provided a memorandum of counsel in response to Minute 7 of the expert panel regarding information received from Airways Corporation of New Zealand and CIAL in response to Minute 6.

Memorandum of counsel on behalf of CIAL in response to Minute 7 of the panel convener (PDF, 146 KB)

18 December 2025

The panel received responses to Minute 6 request for information from Airways Corporation of New Zealand, Christchurch International Airport Limited, New Zealand Transport Agency, Christchurch City Council and Environment Canterbury.

23 September 2025 – Applicant

The applicant provided a memorandum requesting the application be suspended.

Memorandum of counsel regarding suspension of application (PDF, 106 KB)

Minutes of the panel convener

29 July 2025 – Panel appointments and decision timeframe

The panel convener issued a minute regarding appointment of the expert consenting panel members and decision timeframe for the Ryans Road Industrial Development application.

Minute of the panel convener - panel appointments and decision timeframe (PDF, 137 KB)

Attachment 2 - Second convener's conference (28 July 2025) (PDF, 110 KB)

22 July 2025 – Minute 3

The panel convener issued a minute regarding a second conference to be held on Monday 28 July 2025.

Minute 3 of the panel convener (PDF, 188 KB)

24 June 2025 – Minute 2

The panel convener issued a minute regarding directions made at the conference on 24 June 2025.

Minute 2 of the panel convener (PDF, 118 KB)

16 June – Minute 1

The panel convener issued a minute regarding the conference to be held on Tuesday 24 June 2025.

Minute 1 of the panel convener regarding convener conference (PDF, 210 KB)

4 June 2025 – Minute requesting section 51 report

The panel convener issued a minute directing the EPA to obtain advice and a report from the Department of Conservation pursuant to s 51 of the Fast-Track Approvals Act 2024 ('the Act').

Minute of the panel convener requesting s51 report (PDF, 102 KB)

Correspondence to the panel convener

25 July 2025 – Applicant

The applicant provided a memorandum in response to Minute 3 of the panel convener regarding the convener's conference to be held on 28 July 2025.

Memorandum of counsel on behalf of Carter Group Limited responding to Minute 3 of the panel convener (PDF, 6.8 MB)

24 July 2025 – Christchurch City Council

Christchurch City Council provided a memorandum in response to Minute 3 of the panel convener regarding the convener's conference to be held on 28 July 2025.

Memorandum of counsel for Christchurch City Council responding to Minute 3 of the panel convener (PDF, 199 KB)

24 July 2025 – Director-General of Conservation

The Director-General of Conservation has provided a memorandum in response to Minute 3 of the panel convener.

Memorandum from the Director-General of Conservation responding to Minute 3 of the panel convener (PDF, 90 KB)

Appendix 1 – DOC correspondence on release site of lizards (PDF, 1.1 MB)

24 July 2025 – Canterbury Regional Council

Canterbury Regional Council provided a memorandum in response to Minute 3 of the panel convener regarding the convener's conference to be held on 28 July 2025.

Memorandum of counsel for Canterbury Regional Council responding to Minute 3 of the panel convener (PDF, 201 KB)

18 July 2025 – Applicant

The applicant provided a memorandum in response to Minute 2 of the panel convener regarding the convener's conference held on 24 June 2025.

Memorandum of counsel on behalf of Carter Group Limited (PDF, 94 KB)