Reports and advice
This page has reports, advice and further information provided to the Rangitane maritime development expert consenting panel.
Reports and advice
Ecological advice
The expert consenting panel appointed Beca Limited, in accordance with clause 10(3) of Schedule 5 of the Act, to provide ecological advice regarding the status of the project site and whether it is a “natural wetland”.
Beca Limited ecological technical review (PDF, 369KB)
On 30 March 2022, Beca Limited provided a supplementary report to their ecological advice.
Beca Limited supplementary report (PDF, 311KB)
Legal advice
The expert consenting panel appointed Sarah Shaw, in accordance with clause 10(3) of Schedule 5 of the Act, to provide legal advice on the relevance of the future state of the environment in determining a “natural wetland” and advice on the activity status of the proposal should the panel find the project site to be a “natural wetland”.
Rangitane Maritime Development legal advice to the panel (PDF, 917KB)
Additional information from the applicant
Further information requests
The expert consenting panel can request further information under clause 25(1) of Schedule 6 of the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020 (the Act) before it issues its final decision on the Rangitane maritime development resource consent application.
On 14 March 2022, the panel issued Minute 7 regarding the report on ecological advice provided by Beca Limited. On 21 March 2022, the applicant provided the following further information in response to Minute 7.
Minute 7 of the Rangitane maritime development panel (PDF, 195 KB)
Letter from the applicant (PDF, 151 KB)
Legal response to Minute 7 (PDF, 741 KB)