Minutes of the expert panel

26 August – Minute 13

The expert panel issued Minute 13 issuing minor corrections.

Minute 13 of the expert panel (PDF, 88 KB)

16 July 2026 – Minute 12

The expert panel issued Minute 12 inviting comments on draft conditions from parties who had not received these due to an administrative error.

Minute 12 of the expert panel (PDF, 85 KB)

7 July 2026 – Minute 11

The expert panel issued Minute 11 requesting the applicant's response to comments. 

Minute 11 of the expert panel (PDF 72 KB)

26 June 2026 – Minute 10

The expert panel issued Minute 10 releasing the draft conditions and decision.

Minute 10 of the expert panel (PDF, 128 KB)

12 June 2026 – Minute 9

The expert panel issued Minute 9 requesting further information from the applicant.

Minute 9 of the expert panel (PDF, 93 KB)

4 June 2026 – Minute 8

The expert panel issued Minute 8 requesting further information from the applicant.

Minute 8 of the expert panel (PDF, 98 KB)

15 May 2026 – Minute 7

The expert panel issued Minute 7 which accepts two late comments received.

 Minute 7 of the expert panel (PDF, 87 KB)

11 May 2026 – Minute 6

The expert panel issued Minute 6 which accepted a suspension request from the applicant from 11:59pm 8 May 2026 until 12:01am 15 May 2026.

Minute 6 of the expert panel (PDF, 88 KB)

28 April 2026 – Minute 5

The expert panel issued Minute 5 regarding an invitation to the Minister for the Environment.

Minute 5 of the expert panel (PDF, 82 KB)

20 April 2026 – Minute 4

The expert panel issued Minute 4 regarding the project overview conference which took place on the 14 April 2026.

Minute 4 of the expert panel (PDF, 119 KB)

13 April 2026 – Minute 3

The expert panel issued a minute inviting the Minister of Transport to comment.

Minute 3 of the expert panel (PDF, 82 KB)

1 April 2026 – Minute 2

The expert panel issued a minute regarding their decision on which parties are to be invited to comment.

Minute 2 of the expert panel (PDF, 960 KB)

24 March 2026 – Minute 1

The expert panel issued a minute regarding the project overview conference. 

Minute 1 of the expert panel (PDF, 104 KB)

Correspondence to the panel

17 June 2026

The applicant provided a memorandum of counsel to the expert panel.

Memorandum of counsel from the applicant (PDF, 160 KB)

Attachment 1 - B2P Lizard Management Plan 17 June 2026 (PDF, 9.5 MB)

5 June 2026

The applicant provided a memorandum of counsel to the expert panel regarding the Canterbury mudfish.

Memorandum of counsel from the applicant regarding the Canterbury mudfish survey (PDF, 3.2 MB)

8 May 2026

On 8 May 2026 the applicant provided a memorandum requesting a suspension of processing.

Memorandum of Counsel requesting suspension (PDF, 130 KB)

4 May 2026

On 4 May the applicant provided a memorandum of counsel in response to questions raised in Minute 4 of the expert panel.

Memorandum of counsel in response to Minute 4 (PDF, 569 KB)

Minutes of the panel convener 

10 March 2026 – Minute 2 

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

Minute 2 of the panel convener regarding panel appointments and timeframe (PDF, 187 KB)

26 February 2026 – Minute 1

The panel convener issued Minute 1 regarding the convener's conference.

Minute 1 of the panel convener (PDF, 184 KB)

17 February 2026 – Request for Section 51

Request for Section 51 report for the State Highway 1 North Canterbury - Woodend Bypass Project (Belfast to Pegasus).

Request for Section 51 (PDF, 163 KB)