Invitation for comments
On 11 November 2025, the Takitimu North link - Stage 2 project expert panel released minute 1 inviting parties to comment on the application.
Minute 1 of the expert panel (PDF, 418KB)
The closing date for comments was 9 December 2025.
Comments received
Minister for Regional Development (PDF, 290KB)
Minister for Infrastructure (PDF, 160KB)
Minister for the Environment comments received (PDF, 447KB)
Associate Minister of Transport comments received (PDF, 246KB)
Director-General of Conservation comments received (PDF, 2.2MB)
Kerstin Krueger comments received (PDF, 68KB)
Stephen and Fleur Bos comments received (PDF, 107KB)
Giselle Brosnahan comments received (PDF, 268KB)
Norm and Maureen Bruning comments received (PDF, 149KB)
Xiaotong Lin comments received (PDF, 274KB)
Craig Lemon comments received (PDF, 379KB)
Powerco comments received (PDF, 1.2MB)
Penny Hicks comments received part 1 (PDF, 805KB)
Penny Hicks comments received part 2 (PDF, 5.1MB)
Mike and Sandy Smith comments received (PDF, 154KB)
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga comments received (228KB)
Ngāti Taka comments received (PDF, 440KB)
Pirirākau comments received (PDF, 484KB)
Robert Hicks comments received (PDF, 94KB)
Penny Hicks comments received (PDF, 2MB)
Western Bay of Plenty District Council
Western Bay of Plenty District Council comments received (PDF, 255KB)
Attachment 1: Draft designation NESCS conditions (PDF, 1.6MB)
Attachment 2: Transport review (PDF, 168KB)
Attachment 3: Landscape review (PDF, 2.2MB)
Attachment 4: Noise review (PDF, 363KB)
Attachment 5: NESCS review (PDF, 739KB)
Bay of Plenty Regional Council
- Bay of Plenty Regional Council comments (PDF, 672 KB)
- Works in waterbodies recommended conditions (PDF, 174 KB)
- Temporary discharges recommended conditions (PDF, 94 KB)
- Contaminated land recommended conditions (PDF, 168 KB)
- Permanent stormwater discharge recommended conditions (PDF, 116 KB)
- Earthworks, wetlands, dust suppressants recommended conditions (PDF, 294 KB)
- Drilling recommended conditions (PDF, 76 KB)
- Permanent groundwater damming and diversion recommended conditions (PDF, 67 KB)
- Temporary dewatering recommended conditions (PDF, 70 KB)
- Consent Appendix - Definitions (PDF, 133 KB)
Applicant's response to comments received
- Applicant response to comments (PDF, 204 KB)
- Attachment 1 – Response to Comments (PDF, 5 MB)
- Attachment 1A – Statement of Evidence of Mr John Olliver (PDF, 11 MB)
- Attachment 2 – Response to Comments from Bay of Plenty Regional Council (PDF, 361 KB)
- Attachment 2A – Statement of Evidence of Mr Andrew Blayney (PDF, 160 KB)
- Attachment 3 – Response to Comments from Western Bay of Plenty District Council (PDF, 103 KB)
- Attachment 3A – Statement of Evidence of Mr Adrian Morton (PDF, 142 KB)
- Attachment 3B – Addendum to Assessment of Acoustic and Vibration Effects (PDF, 268 KB)
- Attachment 4 – Response to Comments from Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (PDF, 209 KB)
- Attachment 4A – Proposed Archaeological Authority Conditions (Clean) (PDF, 181 KB)
- Attachment 4B – Proposed Archaeological Authority Conditions (Tracked) (PDF, 224 KB)
- Attachment 5 – Response to Comments from the Department of Conservation (PDF, 404 KB)
- Attachment 5A – Map of Stream Names and Infrastructure Locations (PDF, 15 MB)
- Attachment 5B – Statement of Evidence of Mr Jeremy Garrett-Walker (PDF, 208 KB)
- Attachment 5C – Proposed Wildlife Approval Conditions (Clean) (PDF, 166 KB)
- Attachment 5D – Proposed Wildlife Approval Conditions (Tracked) (PDF, 172 KB)
- Attachment 6 – Response to Comments from Pirirākau Hapū (PDF, 200 KB)
- Attachment 7 – Response to Comments from Ngāti Taka Hapū (PDF, 187 KB)