• Referred
  • Applied
  • Comments
  • Panel considering
  • Decision

Project summary

The retirement village project includes:

  • five interconnected buildings of between five to eight levels, including a one- to three-storey podium 

  • 252 new independent living units within the five new buildings  

  • refurbishment of an existing building on Kupe Street containing 90 care suites, and integration of this part of the project site with the new development 

  • a variety of communal amenity facilities for residents and visitors interspersed across the project site and within the respective buildings  

  • two pedestrian accessways through the project site.

Project location

Kupe Street, Te Arawa Street, Rukutai Street and Aotea Street in Mission Bay, Auckland.

Project referral

The Minister for Infrastructure referred the project to the Fast-track on 17 June 2025.

Notice of decisions on application for referral of The Point Mission Bay project (PDF, 190KB)

Completeness decision

The substantive application by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Rawa Limited and Generus Living Group was deemed complete on 8 December 2025. The application complies with the requirements of section 46 (2) of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024. The application was lodged on 17 November 2025.

Decision on completeness and scope – The Point Mission Bay substantive application (PDF, 86KB)

Memorandum on Completeness and Scope (PDF, 758KB)

 Competing applications decision

The substantive application by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Rawa Limited and Generus Living Group was deemed to not have any competing applications or existing resource consents on 19 December 2025. This decision is required under section 47 of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.

Record of decision on competing applications – The Point Mission Bay substantive application (PDF, 82KB)

The application has now been referred to the panel convener for determination by a panel.

Decision of appointment of panel and timing of panel decisions

On 4 February 2025, the panel convener issued a minute regarding:

  • the appointment of the expert panel

  • the timeframe for panel decisions for The Point Mission Bay project under clause 2 of section 79 of the Act.

The minute can be viewed on the Correspondence page for The Point Mission Bay project.

Correspondence 

  • Referral application

    Referral application documents for The Point Mission Bay project.
    Referral application

  • Substantive application

    Substantive application documents for The Point Mission Bay project.
    Substantive Application

  • Correspondence

    Minutes, directions and other correspondence to and from the panel convener and expert panel regarding The Point Mission Bay project.
    Correspondence

  • Conferences, workshops and hearings

    Watch and learn more about conferences, workshops and hearings in relation to The Point Mission Bay project.
    Conferences, workshops and hearings

  • Expert panel

    Information about the expert panel appointed to consider and decide The Point Mission Bay project.
    Expert panel