Correspondence to and from the panel
This page has correspondence to and from the Kapuni Green Hydrogen expert consenting panel, and minutes and directions from the panel.
Minutes issued by the expert consenting panel
30 November 2021 – Minute 7
The Panel issued Minute 7 extending the processing time for the Panel to complete the decision.
Minute 7 from the Kapuni Green Hydrogen Expert Consenting Panel (PDF, 96KB)
Comments from from Te Korowai o Ngaruahine Trust (PDF, 231KB)
18 November 2021 – Minute 6
The Panel issued Minute 6 extending the timeframes for Te Korowai o Ngāruahine Trust to comment on the draft conditions.
Minute 6 from the Kapuni Green Hydrogen Expert Consenting Panel (PDF, 131KB)
Letter from Te Korowai o Ngaruahine Trust (PDF, 193KB)
Letter from Ngati Tu (PDF, 1.7MB)
10 November 2021 – Minute 5
The Panel issued Minute 5 inviting comment on the proposed draft conditions of consent.
Minute 5 from the Kapuni Green Hydrogen Expert Consenting Panel (PDF, 87KB)
2 November 2021 – Minute 4
The Panel issued Minute 4 accepting late comments on the application from the Department of Conservation.
Minute 4 from the Kapuni Green Hydrogen Expert Consenting Panel (PDF, 90KB)
Comments from the Department of Conservation (PDF, 121KB)
28 October 2021 – Minute 3
The Panel issued Minute 3 granting applicant's request to suspend processing of the application from 29 October 2021 until 2 November 2021.
Minute 3 from the Kapuni Green Hydrogen Expert Consenting Panel (PDF, 94KB)
Letter from the applicant requesting suspension (PDF, 117KB)
30 September 2021 – Minutes 1 and 2
The Panel issued Minute 1 which determines the adjacent owners and occupiers that must be invited for comment, and Minute 2 requesting further information from the applicant.
Minute 1 from the Kapuni Green Hydrogen Expert Consenting Panel (PDF, 375KB)
Minute 2 from the Kapuni Green Hydrogen Expert Consenting Panel (PDF, 141KB)
Correspondence to the panel
23 November 2021
On behalf of the Panel, the EPA wrote to the applicant requesting confirmation of the power cable route from the wind farm to the Ballance Plant. The applicant confirmed that the power cable from the Wind Turbine Site to the Ballance Site is proposed to be Option 2 (as depicted in Appendix A and Appendix Y of the consent application) and not Option 1 as previously set out in the letter of 20 October 2021.
Letter from the EPA dated 23 November 2021 (PDF, 25KB)
Letter from the applicant dated 23 November 2021 (PDF, 66KB)
On 20 October 2021, the applicant wrote to the Panel confirming Option 1 was the route for the power cable from the wind farm site to the Ballance site.
Letter from the applicant dated 20 October 2021 (PDF, 65KB)
On 13 October 2021, the applicant provided two addendums to the landscape and visual assessment in response to the further information request in Minute 2.
Landscape and visual assessment addendum - marae assessments (PDF, 271KB)
Landscape and visual assessment addendum - additional marae locations (PDF, 26MB)