Minutes issued by the expert consenting panel

On 12 November 2020, the Te Ara Tupua Expert Consenting Panel issued Minute 1 regarding the persons to be invited to comment and the opening and closing dates for comments.

Minute 1 of the Te Ara Tupua Expert Consenting Panel (PDF, 533KB)

On 18 November 2020, the Te Ara Tupua Expert Consenting Panel issued Minute 2 in response to the memorandum of counsel received from Waka Kotahi (New Zealand Transport Agency) on 16 November 2020.

Minute 2 of the Te Ara Tupua Expert Consenting Panel (PDF, 206KB)

On 24 November 2020, the Te Ara Tupua Expert Consenting Panel issued Minute 3 outlining the process timeline for the application. 

Minute 3 of the Te Ara Tupua Expert Consenting Panel (PDF, 217KB)

On 1 December 2020, the Te Ara Tupua Expert Consenting Panel issued Minute 4 providing a record of the site visit made by the panel on 27 November 2020.

Minute 4 of the Te Ara Tupua Expert Consenting Panel (PDF, 220KB)

On 7 December 2020, the Te Ara Tupua Expert Consenting Panel issued Minute 5. This minute outlines the panel's requests for further information, reports the panel has commissioned, and the appointment of a special adviser.

Minute 5 of the Te Ara Tupua Expert Consenting Panel (PDF, 218KB)

The Te Ara Tupua Expert Consenting Panel issued Minute 6 on 20 January 2021 providing a record of the second site visit made by the panel, which occurred on 22 December 2020.

Minute 6 of the Te Ara Tupua Expert Consenting Panel (PDF, 202KB)

On 20 January 2021, the Te Ara Tupua Expert Consenting Panel issued Minute 7. This minute invites written comments on its draft conditions, and sets the date of 27 January 2021 as the date by which any comments on the draft conditions must be received by the EPA.  

Minute 7 of the Te Ara Tupua Expert Consenting Panel (PDF, 211KB)

On 28 January 2021, the Te Ara Tupa Expert Consenting Panel issued Minute 8. This minute directs the EPA to commission a report from the ecology expert reviewing the comments made on the draft conditions relating to ecology.

Minute 8 of the Te Ara Tupua Expert Consenting Panel (PDF, 212KB)

On 1 February 2021, the Te Ara Tupua Expert Consenting Panel issued Minute 9. The minute responds to correspondence from Taranaki Whānui Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust which provides a supplementary comment to the original response to the draft conditions. 

Minute 9 of the Te Ara Tupua Expert Consenting Panel (PDF, 211KB)

Correspondence from Taranaki Whānui Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust (PDF, 632KB) 

On 15 March 2021, the Te Ara Tupua Expert Consenting Panel issued Minute 10. The minute responds to a memorandum of counsel from Waka Kotahi (New Zealand Transport Agency), requesting minor corrections to five conditions of their resource consent and notices of requirement. An amended decision has been issued which contains the corrected conditions. 

Minute 10 of the Te Ara Tupua Expert Consenting Panel (PDF, 213KB)

Memorandum of counsel 3 from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (PDF, 180KB)

Correspondence to the expert consenting panel

On 16 November 2020, Waka Kotahi (New Zealand Transport Agency) provided a memorandum of counsel to the expert consenting panel, informing the panel that two of the claims under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 have been struck out by the High Court.

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency memorandum of counsel 1 (PDF, 126KB)

Appendix A to memorandum of counsel 1 (PDF, 436KB)

On 20 November 2020, Waka Kotahi (New Zealand Transport Agency) provided the EPA with an amended set of proposed conditions as a minor administrative error had been discovered with the combined conditions that NZTA submitted with the application. 

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency memorandum of counsel 2 (PDF, 129KB)

Amended proposed conditions - Appendix B - part two (PDF, 2.4MB)