Minutes of the expert panel
5 November 2025 − Minute 19
The panel issued Minute 19 regarding expert caucusing and joint witness statements.
Minute 19 of the panel (PDF, 314KB)
5 November 2025 − Minute 18
The panel issued Minute 18 accepting the late report filed by Ngāti Ruanui Trust.
Minute 18 of the panel (PDF, 162KB)
Memorandum of counsel from Ngāti Ruanui Trust (PDF, 171KB)
4 November 2025 − Minute 17
The panel issued Minute 17 requesting further information regarding fish.
Minute 17 of the panel (PDF, 178KB)
4 November 2025 − Minute 16
The panel issued Minute 16 requesting further information regarding birds.
Minute 16 of the panel (PDF, 186KB)
4 November 2025 − Minute 15
The panel issued Minute 15 requesting further information regarding marine mammals.
Minute 15 of the panel (PDF, 189KB)
4 November 2025 − Minute 14
The panel issued Minute 14 requesting further information regarding benthic habitats and species.
Minute 14 of the panel (PDF, 191KB)
4 November 2025 − Minute 13
The panel issued Minute 13 requesting further information from the applicant.
Minute 13 of the panel (PDF, 133KB)
4 November 2025 − Minute 12
The panel issued Minute 12 requesting further information from iwi and hāpu.
Minute 12 of the panel (PDF, 278KB)
4 November 2025 − Minute 11
The panel issued Minute 11 giving notice of a hearing.
Minute 11 of the panel (PDF, 223KB)
10 October 2025 − Minute 10
The panel issued Minute 10 requesting further information from the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries.
Minute 10 of the panel (PDF, 116KB)
10 October 2025 − Minute 9
The panel issued Minute 9 requesting information from iwi and hapū.
Minute 9 of the panel (PDF, 208KB)
10 October 2025 − Minute 8
The panel issued Minute 8 regarding a planned conference in Hawera.
Minute 8 of the panel (PDF, 201KB)
7 October 2025 − Minute 7
The panel issued Minute 7 regarding the acceptance of a late comment from the Minister for Māori Development.
Minute 7 of the panel (PDF, 151KB)
26 September 2025 − Minute 6
The panel issued Minute 6 regarding the appointment of the legal advisor and the applicant's response to the section 51 report.
Minute 6 of the panel (PDF, 156KB)
24 September 2025 − Minute 5
The expert panel issued Minute 5 recording their decision regarding the request of additional parties to receive invitations to comment.
Minute 5 of the panel (PDF, 145KB)
Request to be invited from Wanganui Manawatu Sea Fishing Club (PDF, 345KB)
19 September 2025 − Minute 4
The expert panel issued Minute 4 regarding:
the appointment of special advisors
additional parties that have requested to be invited to comment
the applicant's provision of additional application documents.
Minute 4 of the panel (PDF, 212KB)
Request to be invited from Marine Services Wanganui Ltd (PDF, 150KB)
Request to be invited from Ngā Motu Marine Reserve Society (PDF, 315KB)
8 September 2025 − Minute 3
The expert panel issued Minute 3 recording their decision on which parties are to be invited to comment under section 53 of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.
Minute 3 of the panel (PDF, 198KB)
Request to be invited from Taranaki Whanganui Conservation Board (PDF, 247KB)
Request to be invited from KASM and Greenpeace Aotearoa Inc (PDF, 765KB)
Request to be invited from Taranaki Offshore Partnership (PDF, 232KB)
Request to be invited from Parkwind NV (PDF, 169KB)
Request to be invited from Sealord (PDF, 430KB)
1 September 2025 − Minute 2
The panel issued Minute 2 regarding further information about the project overview conference.
Minute 2 of the panel (PDF, 188KB)
25 August 2025 − Minute 1
The panel issued Minute 1 regarding the project overview conference.
Minute 1 of the panel (PDF, 33KB)
Correspondence to expert panel
6 November 2025
Environmental Defense Society
The Environmental Defense Society provided a memorandum of counsel responding to Minute 11.
Memorandum of counsel (PDF, 154KB)
Applicant
The applicant provided a memorandum of counsel responding to the panel's request for further information detailed in Minute 13.
Memorandum of counsel (PDF, 159KB)
Minutes of the panel convener
15 August 2025 − Minute correcting error in decision timeframe
The panel convener issued a Minute regarding an error in the Minute issued on 12 August relating to the timeframe for the panel decision.
Minute of the panel convener correcting the error in decision timeframe (PDF, 147KB)
12 August 2025 − Minute regarding panel appointments
The panel convener issued a Minute regarding the appointment of the expert panel and the timeframe for panel decision.
Minute of the panel convener regarding the panel appointment (PDF, 195KB)
6 August 2025 − Minute regarding correction to EPA memo
The panel convener issued a minute regarding a correction made to the memo the Environmental Protection Authority provided for the convener conference held on 7 July 2025.
Minute of the panel convener regarding correction to EPA memo (PDF, 120KB)
Letter from the EPA regarding the correction (PDF, 137KB)
Corrected EPA memo (PDF, 136KB)
17 July 2025 − Minute regarding post-conference directions
The panel convener issued a minute regarding post-conference directions for the applicant.
Minute of the panel convener regarding post-conference directions (PDF, 165KB)
26 June 2025 − Minute regarding convener conference
The panel convener issued a minute regarding a conference to be held on 7 July 2025.
Minute of the panel convener regarding the convener conference (PDF, 218KB)
10 June 2025 − Minute requesting s51 report
The panel convener issued a minute requesting the Fast-track team obtain advice and a report from the Environmental Protection Authority pursuant to section 51 of the Fast-Track Approvals Act 2024.
Minute 1 of the panel convener (PDF, 98KB)
Correspondence to the panel convener and expert panel
1 October 2025
The applicant provided a memorandum of counsel responding to Minute 6.
Memorandum of counsel from TTRL dated 1 October 2025 (PDF, 126KB)
23 September 2025
The applicant wrote to the panel regarding the appointment of Sally Gepp KC to provide legal advice.
Letter to expert panel dated 13 September 2025 (PDF, 198KB)
4 August 2025
The applicant provided a memorandum of counsel in response to the post-conference directions of the panel convener.
Memorandum of counsel from TTRL dated 4 August 2025 (PDF, 342KB)