Reports
5 November 2026
At the direction of the panel convener, the Fast-track team requested advice from the Department of Conservation under section 51 of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.
Letter to the Department of Conservation requesting s51 report (PDF, 98 KB)
Appendix 1 – Minute of the panel convener requesting s51 report (PDF, 114 KB)
24 September 2026
The Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport provided the Fast-track team with a 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 MB)
- Attachment 4 – Te Ture Whaimana o Te Awa Waikato (PDF, 15 MB)
- Attachment 5 – Waikato Tainui Environmental Plan (PDF, 8 MB)
- Attachment 6 – Waikato Regional Council Joint Management Agreement (PDF, 441 KB)
- Attachment 7 – Waipa District Council Joint Management Agreement (PDF, 235 KB)
Further information requests
24 September 2026
The EPA requested further information from the applicant under section 46(2)(a). Accordingly, the statutory timeframe specified in section 46(1) was suspended and remained paused until the requested information was provided by the applicant.
Request for further information from the applicant (PDF, 121 KB)
Response from the applicant
On 12 October 2026, the EPA received the following response from the applicant to the further information request.
Memorandum - response to further information request (PDF, 5.5 MB)