- Listed
- Applied
- Comments
- Panel considering
- Decision
Project summary
Construct and operate an approximately 670-hectare solar farm to supply electricity to the national grid.
Project location
670 hectares at the northern shore of Lake Benmore between the Pukaki River and the Ohau C hydro canal.
Project listing application
The Point Solar Farm application – Ministry for the Environment website
Completeness decision
The substantive application by Far North Solar Farm Limited was deemed complete on 16 October 2025. The application complies with the requirements of section 46 (2) of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024. The application was lodged on 1 September 2025.
Record of decision on completeness and scope – The Point Solar Farm (PDF, 113KB)
Competing application decision
The substantive application by Far North Solar Farm Limited was deemed to not have any competing applications of existing resource consents on 31 October 2025. This decision is required under section 47 of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.
Record of decision on competing applications – The Point Solar Farm (PDF, 89KB)
Initial substantive application returned to applicant on 14 August 2025
Far North Solar Farm Limited lodged a substantive application for the project on 25 July 2025. The Fast-track team returned the substantive application, which did not comply with all the requirements of section 46 (2) of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.
Record of decision on completeness and scope – The Point Solar Farm (PDF, 336KB)
Far North Solar Farm Limited then prepared and lodged a new Fast-track substantive application.
Decision of appointment of panel and timing of panel decisions
On 3 December 2025 the panel convener issued Minute 4 regarding the appointment of the expert consenting panel and the timeframe for panel decisions for The Point Solar Farm project under clause 2 of section 79 of the Act.
The Minute can be viewed on the Correspondence page for The Point Solar Farm project.
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Correspondence
Minutes, directions and other correspondence to and from the panel convener and expert panel regarding The Point Solar Farm project. -
Reports and advice
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Conferences, workshops and hearings
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The Expert Panel
Information about the expert panel appointed to consider and decide The Point Solar Farm project. -
Comments from invited parties
The expert panel invited written comments on the application from the persons or groups set out in section 53(2) of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.