Correspondence

Minutes of the expert panel

19 December 2025 – Minute 4

The expert panel issued Minute 4 regarding requests for information to:

• the Applicant

• Southland District Council

• Gore District Council

• Southland Regional Council (Environment Southland).

Minute 4 of the expert panel (PDF, 101KB)

4 December 2025 – Minute 3

The expert panel issued Minute 3 regarding matters arising from the project overview conference for the Southland Wind Farm project. 

Minute 3 of the expert panel (PDF, 124KB)

19 November 2025 – Minute 2

The expert panel issued Minute 2 to confirm the time and details for an in-person briefing from the applicant.

Minute 2 of the expert panel (PDF, 116KB)

19 November 2025 – Minute 1

The expert panel issued Minute 1 recording their decision on which parties are to be invited to comment.

Minute 1 of the expert panel (PDF, 765KB)

Minutes of the panel convener

31 October 2025 − Minute regarding appointments and timeframe

The panel convener issued a minute regarding the expert panel appointments and the application timeframe.

Minute of the panel convener regarding panel appointments and timeframe (PDF, 243KB)

3 October 2025 – Minute 2

The panel convener issued Minute 2 regarding a conference to be held.

Minute 2 of the panel convener (PDF, 224KB)

3 October 2025 − Minute 1

The panel convener issued Minute 1 directing the EPA to obtain advice and a report from:

• Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (and the Māori Heritage Council)

• the Department of Conservation.

The advice and reports are sought under s51 of the Fast-Track Approvals Act 2024.

Minute requesting s51 reports (PDF, 143KB)

Correspondence to the panel

12 December 2025

The applicant provided the following documents in response to Minute 3 of the expert panel.

Memorandum of counsel on behalf of the applicant in response to Minute 3 (PDF, 1.3MB)

Avifauna survey summary (PDF, 6.9MB)

Part B - Resource consent approvals application (PDF, 4.7MB) 

Part I - Proposed resource consent approvals conditions (PDF, 921KB)

• Part I02 - Proposed concession approvals conditions (PDF, 1.63MB)

• Part I03 - Proposed wildlife act approval conditions (PDF, 723KB)

• Part I04 - Proposed archaeological authority approval conditions (PDF, 151KB) 

• Part I05 - Proposed freshwater fisheries approvals conditions (PDF, 143KB) 

Viewpoints, dwellings and noise contours (PDF, 2.5MB) 

Memo NZ wind farm database (PDF, 974KB)

Memo stream flow at water takes sites (PDF, 1.3MB) 

SWF Panel site visit: Jedburgh Stn (PDF, 13MB)

SWF Panel site visit: Regional area 50k topo (PDF, 8MB) 

SWF Panel site visit: Regional area satellite (PDF, 4.7MB) 

24 November 2025

The applicant provided a memorandum of counsel in advance of the overview conference. 

Memorandum of counsel on behalf of the applicant in advance of the overview conference (PDF, 14MB)