Reports and advice

Reports

3 October 2025

At the direction of the panel convener, the Fast-track team requested advice from Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (and the Māori Heritage Council), and the Department of Conservation under section 51 of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.

Letter to the Department of Conservation requesting s51 reports (PDF, 97KB)

Letter to Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (and the Māori Heritage Council) (PDF, 64KB)

Appendix 1 — Minute 1 of the panel convener (PDF, 143KB)

Response from the Department of Conservation

On 3 December 2025 the Fast-track team received the section 51 report from the Department of Conservation. 

Section 51 covering report (PDF, 253KB)

Section 51 concessions report (PDF, 3.4MB)

Section 51 wildlife approval report (PDF, 2.3MB)

Section 51 complex freshwater fisheries report (PDF, 578KB)

Response from Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga

On 3 December 2025 the Fast-track team received the section 51 report from Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga 

Section 51 Heritage New Zealand report on Southland Wind Farm (PDF, 1.7MB)

Further information requests

19 November 2025 – Request 2

The panel requested further information from the applicant. The information is to be provided by 25 November 2025.

Request 2 for further information from the applicant (PDF, 129KB)

Response from the applicant

On 25 November 2025, the applicant provided a response to the request for further information.

Southland Wind Farm applicant's response to RFI 2 (PDF, 270KB)

14 November 2025 – Request 1

The panel requested further information from the applicant. The information is to be provided by 17 November 2025.

Request 1 for further information from the applicant (PDF, 126KB)

Response from the applicant

On 14 November 2025, the applicant provided a response to the request for further information.

Southland Wind Farm applicant's response to RFI 1 (PDF, 291KB)