Correspondence

Info: Fast-track team offline 25 December 2025 to 4 January 2026
The contact centre closes at midday on 24 December. The application portal and this website remain available throughout the break.

Minutes of the expert panel

15 December 2025 – Minute 21

The expert panel issued Minute 21 regarding further information in relation to the hearing scheduled for 17 December 2025.

Minute 21 of the expert panel (PDF, 142KB)

8 December 2025 – Minute 20

The expert panel issued Minute 20 regarding further matters in relation to the hearing.

Minute 20 of the expert panel (PDF, 100KB)

5 December 2025 – Minute 19

The expert panel issued Minute 19 regarding timetabling and further information in relation to the hearing scheduled for 10 December 2025.

Minute 19 of the expert panel (PDF, 140KB)

4 December 2025 – Minute 18

The expert panel issued Minute 18 regarding a request for further information regarding transport and Plan change 120.

Minute 18 of the expert panel (PDF, 134KB)

2 December 2025 – Minute 17

The expert panel issued Minute 17 regarding a request for further information to the applicant and Auckland Council and a proposed hearing.

Minute 17 of the expert panel (PDF, 134KB)

25 November 2025 – Minute 16

The expert panel issued Minute 16 regarding a request for further information to Ardmore Airport.

Minute 16 of the expert panel (PDF, 117KB)

12 November 2025 – Minute 15

The expert panel issued Minute 15 regarding a request for further information to Te Ākitai Waiohua Settlement Trust.

Minute 15 of the expert panel (PDF, 87KB)

10 November 2025 – Minute 14

The expert panel issued Minute 14 regarding their decision to accept late comments received on the application.

Minute 14 of the expert panel (PDF, 105KB)

5 November 2025 – Minute 13

The expert panel issued Minute 13 regarding expert conferencing to occur during the week of Monday, 17 November 2025.

Minute 13 of the expert panel (PDF, 157KB)

31 October 2025 – Minute 12

The expert panel issued Minute 12 regarding the upcoming issues conference to be held on 4 November 2025.

Minute 12 of the expert panel (PDF, 102KB)

22 October 2025 – Minute 11

The expert panel issued Minute 11 regarding the appointment of specialist advisors.

Minute 11 of the expert panel (PDF, 133KB)

21 October 2025 – Minute 10

The expert panel issued Minute 10 regarding the resumption of processing of the application.

Minute 10 of the expert panel (PDF, 93KB)

20 October 2025 – Minute 9

The expert panel issued Minute 9. The purpose of this minute is to:

direct the Applicant to confer with parties and file a list of key issues in contention
give parties notice that the panel will hold an Issues Conference to discuss procedural options to resolve or narrow key issues in contention.

Minute 9 of the expert panel (PDF, 102KB)

18 September 2025 – Minute 8

The expert panel issued Minute 8, relating to technical reports submitted as part of a response to an invitation to comment.

The panel wants confirmation that these reports were prepared in accordance with the Environment Court Practice Note 2023. The panel directed each person who authored a report to submit a signed written confirmation.

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

18 September 2025 – Minute 7

The expert panel issued Minute 7 regarding:

the resumption and resuspension of the processing of the application on 18 September 2025
a request for further information to Auckland Council, specifically Watercare.

Minute 7 of the expert panel (PDF, 177KB)

11 August 2025 – Minute 6

The expert panel issued Minute 6 granting the applicant's request to suspend processing of the application. The suspension will start from 8 August 2025.

Minute 6 of the panel (PDF, 91KB)

28 July 2025 – Minute 5

The expert panel issued Minute 5 directing that each of the experts that submitted a report as part of the application on behalf of the Applicant, submit a signed written statement confirming that their report was prepared in accordance with the Environment Court Practice Note 2023.

Minute 5 of the expert panel (PDF, 97KB)

21 July 2025 – Minute 4

The expert panel issued Minute 4 regarding an opportunity for Auckland Council to consider the Applicant's response to their memorandum dated 16 June 2025.

Minute 4 of the expert panel (PDF, 90KB)

11 July 2025 – Minute 3

The expert panel issued Minute 3 regarding a request that the Applicant respond to Auckland Council's memorandum to the Panel Convener dated 16 June 2025.

Minute 3 of the expert panel (PDF, 90KB)

Appendix A – Auckland Council memorandum to panel convener (PDF, 607KB)

7 July 2025 – Minute 2

The expert panel issued Minute 2 recording their decision on which parties are to be invited to comment.

Minute 2 of the expert panel (PDF, 255KB)

26 June 2025 – Minute 1

The expert panel issued Minute 1 regarding a briefing to be held.

Minute 1 of the expert panel (PDF, 83KB)

Correspondence to the panel

11 December 2025

On 11 December 2025 Auckland Council family submitted a Memorandum to the panel in response to Minute 17.

Memorandum of counsel for Auckland Council Family (PDF, 326KB)

Review of Tattico Plan Change 120 (PDF, 125KB)

9 December 2025

The applicant provided further responses and information to matters raised in the Auckland Council response to Minute 17.

Ecological response to stream values review (PDF, 342KB)

3 December 2025

A memorandum of counsel on behalf of Auckland Council was provided to the expert panel in response to Minute 17.

Memorandum of counsel for Auckland Council family (PDF, 727KB)

2 December 2025

The applicant provided a response to the expert panel's request for further information as directed in Minute 17.

Memorandum of counsel for the applicant in response to Minute 17 (PDF, 185KB)

Attachment A - Updated proposed conditions (PDF, 1.5MB)

Attachment B - Response to letter from Te Akitai Waiohua Settlement Trust (PDF, 944KB)

Attachment C - Property Economics memorandum (PDF, 84KB)

Attachment D - Styles Group response (PDF, 213KB)

Attachment E - Ecology response (PDF, 269KB)

Attachment F - Response to joint statement – Infrastructure funding and financing (PDF, 250KB)

28 November 2025

The applicant and Auckland Council provided a joint statement regarding infrastructure funding and financing as directed in Minute 13.

Joint statement from the applicant and Auckland Council (PDF, 212KB)

26 November 2025

Ardmore Airport provided a response to the expert panel's request for further information as directed in Minute 16.

Ardmore Airport Memo (Comments on Styles Group Response) (PDF, 222KB)

Auckland Council provided a memorandum of counsel regarding the applicant's ecology response to Minute 13.

Memorandum of counsel for Auckland Council (PDF, 212KB)

21 November 2025

The applicant provided a response to the expert panel's request for further information as directed in Minute 13.

Sunfield stormwater reserve memo and precedents (PDF, 24.4MB)

Sunfield precedents and case studies (PDF, 2.2KB)

Attachment A - 100yr event (PDF, 15.9MB)

Ecology response - Stream value assessment (PDF, 715KB)

Response to urban design peer review by Lisa Mein (PDF, 5.9MB)

Memo regarding impact of proposed plan change 120 (PDF, 1.3MB)

17 November 2025

Te Ākitai Waiohua Settlement Trust responded to the expert panel's request for further information as directed in Minute 15.

Letter from Te Ākitai Waiohua Settlement Trust (PDF, 270KB)

11 November 2025

A joint statement was provided by the applicant, New Zealand Transport Agency, Auckland Transport and Ardmore Airport in response to Minute 13.

Joint statement in response to Minute 13 (PDF, 121KB)

4 November 2025

Counsel for 897 Alpha Limited filed a memorandum in response to the direction issued in Minute 12.

Memorandum of counsel for 897 Alpha Limited in response to Minute 12 (PDF, 135KB)

3 November 2025

The applicant filed a memorandum of counsel in response to the direction issued in Minute 12.

Memorandum of counsel for the applicant in response to Minute 12 (PDF, 102KB)

A memorandum of counsel on behalf of Auckland Council, Auckland Transport, and Watercare Services Limited was provided to the expert panel in response to Minute 9:

outlining their initial thoughts as to next procedural steps
clarifying Auckland Transport’s stance in relation to outstanding issues
updating the panel on Watercare’s provision of further information following the 15 October 2025 workshop with the applicant.

Memorandum of counsel for Auckland Council, Auckland Transport, and Watercare Services Limited (PDF, 457KB)

30 October 2025

A further memorandum of counsel on behalf of Auckland Council, Auckland Transport, and Watercare Services Limited was provided to the expert panel in response to Minute 9.

Memorandum of counsel for Auckland Council, Auckland Transport, and Watercare Services Limited (PDF, 389KB)

29 October 2025

The applicant filed a memorandum of counsel and a summary of issues in contention in response to the direction issued in Minute 9.

Memorandum of counsel for the Applicant (PDF, 102KB)

Attachment A – Issues in contention table (PDF, 308KB)

24 October 2025

A memorandum of counsel on behalf of Auckland Council, Auckland Transport, and Watercare Services Limited was provided to the expert panel in response to Minute 9.

Memorandum of counsel for Auckland Council, Auckland Transport, and Watercare Services Limited (PDF, 124KB)

17 October 2025

The applicant confirmed they were requesting that the application resume processing on 17 October 2025.

Applicant's request to resume processing of the application (PDF, 332KB)

8 October 2025

The applicant provided a letter to the Sunfield expert panel regarding the Awakeri Wetlands Stage 2 and 3 resource consent issued by Auckland Council on 3 October 2025.

Letter to the Sunfield expert panel (PDF, 1.2MB)

26 September 2025

Auckland City Council provided a memorandum of counsel regarding a further response to Minute 7.

Memorandum of counsel from Auckland City Council (PDF, 145KB)

24 September 2025

Auckland City Council provided a response from Watercare Services Limited to Minute 8 of the expert panel following their request for technical reports.

22 September 2025

Auckland City Council provided a memorandum of counsel regarding a response to Minute 7.

Memorandum of counsel from Auckland City Council (PDF, 122KB)

8 August 2025

The applicant requested the suspension of processing of the Sunfield application.

Applicant's request to suspend the Sunfield application (PDF, 107KB)

4 August 2025

The applicant and their team provided signed written statements confirming that their reports were prepared in accordance with the Environment Court Practice Note 2023, as requested by the expert panel in Minute 5.

Code of Conduct Statement from Andy Collins (PDF, 164KB)

Code of Conduct Statement from Ben Hargeaves (PDF, 245KB)

Code of Conduct Statement from Bridget Wouts (PDF, 227KB)

Code of Conduct Statement from Caitlan Tonner (PDF, 174KB)

Code of Conduct Statement from David Cloete (PDF, 476KB)

Code of Conduct Statement from David O’Reilly (PDF, 178KB)

Code of Conduct Statement from Dr Reece Blackburn Hill (PDF, 209KB)

Code of Conduct Statement from Ellen Cameron (PDF, 360KB)

Code of Conduct Statement from Ian Smallburn (PDF, 141KB)

Code of Conduct Statement from James Paxton (PDF, 327KB)

Code of Conduct Statement from Jignesh Patel (PDF, 195KB)

Code of Conduct Statement from John Rox and Tom Bassett (PDF, 41KB)