Info: Fast-track team offline 25 December 2025 to 4 January 2026
The contact centre closes at midday on 24 December. The application portal and this website remain available throughout the break.
Reports
10 December 2025
The Fast-track team received the s51 report from the Department of Conservation.
- Waitaha Hydro section 51 covering report (PDF, 392 KB)
- Appendix C Waitaha Hydro s51(2)(a) concessions report (PDF, 1 MB)
- Appendix C1 Waitaha Hydro Scheme DOC Landscape Peer Review (PDF, 1 MB)
- Appendix C2 Waitaha Hydro Technical Report Recreation (PDF, 760 KB)
- Appendix C3 Waitaha Draft concession conditions lease licence (short-term) 27Nov25 with DOC commentary (PDF, 551 KB)
- Appendix C4 Waitaha Draft concession conditions lease licence (long term) 27Nov25 with DOC commentary (PDF, 501 KB)
- Appendix C5 Waitaha Draft concession conditions easements 27Nov25 with DOC commentary (PDF, 292 KB)
- Appendix D Waitaha Hydro s51(2)(c) wildlife approvals report (PDF, 605 KB)
- Appendix E Waitaha Hydro s51(2)(e) report on complex freshwater fisheries (PDF, 244 KB)
- Appendix F Waitaha Hydro DOC Legal Memo to Panel (PDF, 227 KB)
2 October 2025
The panel convener directed relevant parties to provide a written response to the matters set out in Minute 2 of the panel convener.
Minute 2 of the panel convener (PDF, 278KB)
The following responses have been received.
Department of Conservation (PDF, 110KB)
West Coast Regional Counsel (PDF, 183KB)
Westland District Counsel (PDF, 221KB)
Westpower Limited (PDF, 207KB)
29 September 2025
The Ministry for the Environment provided the Fast-track team with section 18 report on Treaty settlements and other obligations as required under section 49 of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.
Treaty settlements and other obligations (section 18) report (PDF, 2.98MB)
Further Information
19 November 2025
The panel requested further information from the applicant. The information is to be provided by 10 December 2025.
Request 1 for further information from applicant (PDF, 116KB)
The applicant provided their response to request for further information on 10 December.
- Memorandum responding to request for Information (PDF, 444 KB)
- Attachment 1 Waitaha Flow Record (PDF, 26 KB)
- Attachment 2 statement James Bentley (PDF, 293 KB)
- Attachment 2A to statement of James Bentley (PDF, 9 MB)
- Attachment 3 statement Rob Greenaway (PDF, 123 KB)
- Attachment 4 statement Mike Copeland (PDF, 86 KB)
- Attachment 5 statement Mason Jackson (PDF, 1 MB)