The
Board of Inquiry into the Tauhara II Geothermal Development Project issued the final report and decision on 10 December 2010, after taking comments received on the draft decision into account.
Volume 1 Tauhara II final report and decision (pdf, 3.1 mb)
Volume 2 Tauhara II final report and decision (pdf, 92.2 mb)
The final report and decision was
provided to Contact Energy, submitters, local authorities and the Minister for the Environment.
These parties
had 15 working days from the date they received the final report and
decision to lodge an appeal to the High Court on questions of law
only. No appeals were received.
Draft report and decision
The Board of Inquiry into the Tauhara II Geothermal Development Project issued the draft report and decision on 29 October 2010.
Volume 1 Tauhara II draft report and decision (pdf, 1.5 mb)
Volume 2 Tauhara II draft report and decision (pdf, 36.7 mb)
The draft report and decision was provided to Contact Energy, submitters, local authorities and Minister for the Environment.
These parties had until 26 November 2010 to comment on minor or technical aspects of the report.