Conferences, workshops and hearings

Legal issues hearing

On 4 November 2025, the expert panel issued Minute 11 regarding the proposed hearing on legal issues. Documents relating to this hearing will be circulated to relevant parties and provided below.

Minute 11 of the panel (PDF, 223KB)

Hearing procedures

The hearing procedures set out the rules and timeframe by which the hearing process will run. They provide information on matters such as communicating with the panel, evidence requirements, and guidelines for the media.

Taranaki VTM hearing procedures (PDF, 129KB)

Hawera conference

The documents pre-circulated or presented at the expert panel conference in Hawera on 21–23 October 2025 are provided below.

Minute 8 regarding the conference (PDF, 201KB)

Conference agenda updated 22 October 2025 (PDF, 112KB)

Conference procedures (PDF, 235KB)

A joint memorandum was provided by multiple parties to supplement conference proceedings.

Joint memorandum (PDF, 242KB)

Hawera conference documents

Expert panel overview conference

On 2 September 2025, the expert panel attended an overview conference where the applicant of the Taranaki VTM project provided a summary of the application. The conference was recorded as audio and transcribed.

Part 1 recording (M4A audio file, 31MB)

Part 2 recording (M4A audio file, 40MB)

Part 3 recording (M4A audio file, 41MB)

Part 4 recording (M4A audio file, 43MB)

Transcription (PDF, 1.4MB)

The applicant's presentation (PDF, 17MB)

Clarification regarding DOC concerns on TTR presentation (PDF, 190KB)

Panel convener conference

On 7 July 2025, the panel convener held a conference with the participants for the Taranaki VTM project.

A recording of the panel convener conference that was held for the Taranaki VTM Fast-track project.

Invitation to conference

On 26 June 2025, the panel convener issued a Minute inviting participants to provide a written response to the matters raised in the Minute.

Minute regarding the conference (PDF, 218KB)

Responses to invitation

Correction to EPA response

On 31 July 2025, the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) provided a letter requesting the memo supplied as their response to the convener's invitation be replaced with a corrected version. The panel convener issued a Minute regarding this request.

Letter from the EPA (PDF, 137KB)

Corrected EPA memorandum (PDF, 136KB)

Minute regarding correction to EPA memo (PDF, 120KB)