Draft decision and conditions
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).
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.
Minute 7 regarding the invitation to comment on the draft conditions (PDF, 95KB)
Draft conditions on consent for the Tekapo Power Scheme application (PDF, 368KB)
Draft decision for the Tekapo Power Scheme application (PDF, 1.98MB)
The panel set a deadline of 20 October 2025 for comments.
Comments received on draft conditions
Comments from Canterbury Regional Council (PDF, 168KB)
Comments received from the Department of Conservation (PDF, 159KB)
Comments received from Kā Rūnaka (PDF, 1.2MB)
Late comments received
On 21 October, The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society submitted comments on the draft conditions. On 22 October, the expert panel released Minute 8 regarding the late submission of these comments.
Minute 8 of the expert panel (PDF, 100KB)
The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society comments (PDF, 161KB)
Comments received on draft decision and draft conditions
Applicant response to comments received
Response to comments on draft conditions (PDF, 3.1MB)