This application was withdrawn

This page contains information about a listed application that was withdrawn on 16 January 2026.

Read about the applicant's withdrawal (PDF, 108KB)

On 22 January 2026, the applicant reapplied under the listed pathway. This is considered a new application, subject to fees and charges.

The applicant also has a separate application underway under the referral pathway.

Learn more about the Stella Passage Development project applications

Withdrawn application documents

Stella Passage Development Fast-track Approvals Act substantive application form (PDF, 1.4MB)

Stella Passage Development Fast-track Approvals application cover letter (PDF, 107KB)

Memorandum of counsel on behalf of port of Tauranga Limited − Stella Passage Fast-track Approvals application (PDF, 321KB)

Personal details have been redacted from the application documents.

Withdrawn assessment of environmental effects documents

The assessment of environmental effects shows key project and assessment details required as part of the project application.

Stella Passage Development Fast-track Approvals application (PDF, 14MB)

Appendices

Stella Passage Development Fast-track Approvals appendices index (PDF, 50KB)

Appendix 1: New Zealand Institute of Economic Research − Economics effects assessment (PDF, 1.1KB)

Appendix 2: Wildlands − Assessment of Potential Effects on Birds of the Proposed Stella Passage Development for Port of Tauranga (PDF, 3.4MB)

Appendix 2a: Wildlands − Avifauna Management Plan for the Port of Tauranga Sand Storage Site, Wharf Extensions and Wider Port Environs (PDF, 3.6MB)

Appendix 2b: Green Inc − Independent Review of Assessment of Potential Effects on Birds of Proposed Port of Tauranga Stella Passage Development by Wildlands Consultants Limited (PDF, 124KB)

Appendix 3: Port of Tauranga Ltd v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [2023] NZEnvC 270 – Interim Decision (PDF, 1.2MB)

Appendix 4: Port of Tauranga Ltd v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [2024] NZEnvC 337 – Second Interim Decision (PDF, 360KB)

Appendix 5: Proposed Consent Conditions – Regional Dredging and Regional Structures (PDF, 450KB)

Appendix 5a: Proposed Consent Conditions – District (land use consent) Cranes Conditions (PDF, 85KB)

Appendix 6: SLR – Marine Mammal Assessment and Marine Mammal Management Plan (PDF, 18MB)

Appendix 7: Draft Reclamation and Construction Management Plan (PDF, 1.5MB)

Appendix 8: Draft Dredge Management Plan (PDF, 3.2MB)

Appendix 9: BOPRC s30 Response Letter (PDF, 608KB)

Appendix 10: TCC s30 Response Letter (PDF, 164KB)

Appendix 11: Wildlands – Wildlife Act Authority Application Assessment (PDF, 831KB)

Appendix 12: Map and records of title for the land adjacent to the proposed wharf extensions (PDF, 4MB)

Appendix 13: De Lange – Hydrodynamics and Sedimentation Report (PDF, 7MB)

Appendix 14: Boffa Miskell – Marine Ecology Report (PDF, 5.6MB)

Appendix 15: Tonkin and Taylor – Air Quality Assessment (PDF, 2.2MB)

Appendix 16: Marshall Day – Construction Noise Assessment (PDF, 4.9MB)

Appendix 17: Brown NZ Ltd – Landscape Effects Report (PDF, 5MB)

Appendix 17a:  Brown NZ Ltd – Attachments 1 - 21D (PDF, 36MB)

Appendix 17b: Brown NZ Ltd – Attachments 21E - 41(PDF, 30MB)

Appendix 18: Mahea NZ Ltd – Cultural Consultation Summary (PDF, 23MB)

  • Appendix 18a: Cultural values report from iwi and hapū (PDF, KB) − pending upload

Appendix 19: P Jullian - navigation safety assessment (PDF, 220KB)

Appendix 20: Tauranga Airport Authority – Written Approval for POTL cranes (PDF, 21MB)

Appendix 21: FTA Consultation Summary Table - Record Local and Administering Authorities (PDF, 147KB)

Appendix 22: POTL Letter – Notice to BOPRC of FTA Application (PDF, 66KB)

Appendix 23: BOPRC Letter – Pre-lodgement Consultation Summary (PDF, 182KB)

Appendix 23a: BOPRC – Full set of POTL Technical Report Review comments (PDF, 3.2MB)

Appendix 23b: BOPRC – FTA Assessment Review Summary Table (PDF, 112KB)

Appendix 24: POTL Letter – Notice to TCC of FTA Application (PDF, 66KB)

Appendix 25: POTL Letter – Notice to DOC of FTA Application (PDF, 70KB)

Appendix 26: DOC - Fast-Track Pre-Lodgement Consultation Discussion Document (PDF, 339KB)

Appendix 27: POTL Letter – Notice to MfE of FTA Application (PDF, 69KB)

Appendix 28: Treaty of Waitangi Settlement Summary (PDF, 634KB)

Appendix 29: POTL – Full set of proposed Project plans (PDF, 6.1MB)