Draft decision and conditions
On 10 February 2026, the Sunfield expert panel issued Minute 25 releasing its draft decision and conditions.
Minute 25 of the expert panel (PDF, 164KB)
Attachment 1 – Sunfield draft decision (PDF, 2MB)
Attachment 2 – Draft conditions (tracked changes version) (PDF, 1.6MB)
Attachment 3 – Draft conditions (clean version) (DOCX, 3.6MB)
Under section 70 of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 (the Act), an expert panel must invite comments on the draft conditions from:
the applicant
every person or group that provided comments under section 35 or 53
any local authority or other body with a statutory responsibility to enforce or monitor compliance with the conditions.
The panel must also issue the panel’s draft decision document for each approval in accordance with section 70(2)(b).
The panel set a deadline of 17 February 2026 for receiving this response.
Under section 72 of the Act, an expert panel must also invite comments on the draft decision, including any draft conditions, from:
the Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti
the Minister for Māori Development.
The panel set a deadline of 24 February 2026 for receiving this response.
Comments received on draft conditions under section 70
Auckland Council – conditions memo (PDF, 250KB)
MC Investments (NZ) Ltd (PDF, 42KB)
Te Ākitai Waiohua Settlement Trust (PDF, 134KB)
Comments received from the applicant
Winton Land Limited – conditions memo (PDF, 621KB)
Attachment A – Tracked changes to draft conditions (DOCX, 3.7MB)
Attachment D – Letter to the Expert Panel from Chris Meehan (PDF, 238KB)
Late comments
On 20 February 2026, the panel issued Minute 26 confirming their decision to accept a late comment on draft conditions received from 897 Alpha Limited.
Minute 26 of the expert panel (PDF, 107KB)
897 Alpha Limited comment (PDF, 153KB)
Memorandum of counsel for 897 Alpha Limited regarding the late filing (PDF, 153KB)
Comments received on draft decision under section 72
Acting Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti and Māori Development (PDF, 333KB)
Applicant response to comments on draft conditions
Memorandum of counsel for the applicant in response to Minute 26 (PDF, 307KB)
Applicant’s response to comments received on draft conditions (PDF, 315KB)
Attachment A – Conditions (tracked changes version) (DOCX, 3.7MB)
Attachment B – Conditions (clean version) (DOCX, 3.7MB)
Attachment C – Table of changes (PDF, 258KB)
Attachment D – Letter to expert panel from Navigator Limited (PDF, 256KB)