On 28 July 2025, the Waihi North expert panel released Minute 1 inviting parties to comment on the application.
Minute 1 of the panel (PDF, 120KB)
On 5 September 2025, the Waihi North expert panel released Minute 3 accepting late comments.
The applicant, Oceana Gold (New Zealand) Limited, has responded to the comments received.
Applicant's response
The response consists of a table of contents and the following groups of documents:
Part one – legal submission
Part two – response tables and memorandums
Part three – statements of evidence from technical experts
Part four – conditions and updated ecology and landscape management plans
Part five – conditions response memorandums
- Table of contents for response package (PDF, 91 KB)
- Part 1 - legal submission Stephen Christensen (PDF, 418 KB)
- Part 2-1 applicant responses to comments from iwi (PDF, 97 KB)
- Part 2-2 applicant responses to comments from Waikato Regional Council (PDF, 223 KB)
- Part 2-3 Comments received from Councils (PDF, 344 KB)
- Part 2-4 S.51 applicant responses to comments from the Department of Conservation (PDF, 87 KB)
- Part 2-5 applicant responses to s54 comments from Department of Conservation (PDF, 1 MB)
- Part 2-6 applicant responses to comments from others (PDF, 461 KB)
- Part 2-7 comments received from owners and occupiers (PDF, 2 MB)
- Part 2-8 applicant responses to Heritage New Zealand (PDF, 63 KB)
- Part 3-1 Appendix A statement of evidence from Rob van de Munckhof (PDF, 137 KB)
- Part 3-2 Appendix B statement of evidence from Shamubeel Eaqub (PDF, 678 KB)
- Part 3-3 Appendix C statement of evidence from Ian Jenkins (PDF, 141 KB)
- Part 3-4 Appendix D statement of evidence from Dylan van Winkel (PDF, 168 KB)
- Part 3-5 Appendix E statement of evidence from Tim Mulliner (PDF, 228 KB)
- Part 3-6 Appendix F statement of evidence from Hilary Konigkramer (PDF, 123 KB)
- Part 3-7 Appendix G statement of evidence from Chris Simpson (PDF, 318 KB)
- Part 3-8 Appendix H statement of evidence from John Kyle and Abbie Fowler (PDF, 509 KB)
- Part 3-9 Appendix I statement of evidence from Kyle Welten (PDF, 616 KB)
- Part 3-10 Appendix J statement of evidence from Brian Lloyd (PDF, 280 KB)
- Part 3-11 Appendix K statement of evidence from Katherine Muchna (PDF, 274 KB)
- Part 3-12 Appendix L statement of evidence from Richard Chilton (PDF, 193 KB)
- Part 3-13 Appendix M statement of evidence from Graham Ussher (PDF, 1 MB)
- Part 3-14 Appendix N statement of evidence from Helen Blackie (PDF, 286 KB)
- Part 3-15 Appendix O statement of evidence from Rhys Girvan (PDF, 307 KB)
- Part 3-16 Appendix P statement of evidence from Ian Boothroyd (PDF, 337 KB)
- Part 3-17 Appendix Q statement of evidence from Cassandra McArthur (PDF, 212 KB)
- Part 3-18 Appendix R statement of evidence from Doug Saunders (PDF, 2 MB)
- Part 3-19 Appendix S statement of evidence from Trevor Matuschka (PDF, 97 KB)
- Part 3-20 Appendix T statement of evidence from Kate Feickert (PDF, 152 KB)
- Part 3-21 Appendix U statement of evidence from Andrew McLean (PDF, 408 KB)
- Part 3-22 Appendix V statement of evidence from Chris Wedding (PDF, 257 KB)
- Part 3-23 Appendix W statement of evidence from Leroy Crawford (PDF, 252 KB)
- Part 4-1 TCDC conditions (PDF, 207 KB)
- Part 4-2 combined HDC and WRC conditions (PDF, 535 KB)
- Part 4-3 HDC conditions (PDF, 1004 KB)
- Part 4-4 WRC Conditions.pdf (PDF, 1 MB)
- Part 4-5 Freshwater fisheries dispensation conditions (PDF, 256 KB)
- Part 4-6 northern area concession conditions (PDF, 882 KB)
- Part 4-7 Favona access arrangement conditions (PDF, 1 MB)
- Part 4-8 Wharekirauponga access arrangement conditions (PDF, 1 MB)
- Part 4-9 wildlife act authority conditions (PDF, 1 MB)
- Part 4-10 willows area concession conditions (PDF, 476 KB)
- Part 5-1 Appendix 1 (PDF, 444 KB)
- Part 5-2 Appendix 2 (PDF, 245 KB)
Part 4-11 Waihi Area ecology and landscape management plan redacted version (PDF, 6.1MB)
Part 4-12 Wharekirauponga ecology and landscape management plan redacted version (PDF, 5.6MB)
Applicant's response to comments identified in Minute 3
On 10 September 2025, Oceana Gold (New Zealand) Limited (the applicant) responded to late and uninvited comments accepted for consideration by the expert panel as recorded in Minute 3.
Minute 3 of the expert panel (PDF, 110KB)
Some of the appendices referenced in this response are included in the initial response to comments above.
Table of Contents
Table of contents – OGNZL Response (PDF, 79KB)
Part 6 – Memorandum of counsel
Memorandum of counsel for the applicant (PDF, 141KB)
Part 7 – Response table and memorandums
Part 7 – 1 – Applicant Response to Comments from Iwi (PDF, 90KB)
Part 7 – 2 – Applicant Response to Comments from Others (PDF, 94KB)
Part 7 – 3 – Applicant Response to Comments from Owners and Occupiers (PDF, 73KB)
Part 8 – Statements of evidence from technical experts
Part 8 – 1 – Appendix X – Shamubeel Eaqub of Eaqub and Eaqub Limited (PDF, 147KB)
Part 8 – 2 – Appendix Y – Phil Stevenson of Deloitte (PDF, 246KB)
Part 8 – 3 – Appendix Z – Ian Boothroyd of Boffa Miskell Limited (PDF, 203KB)
Part 8 – 4 – Appendix AA – Kyle Welten of OceanaGold (New Zealand) Limited (PDF, 462KB)