April 22, 2024
Minister releases Fast-track stakeholder list
Minister releases Fast-track stakeholder list
The Government has released a list of organisations who received letters about the Fast-track applications process, says RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop.
“Recently Ministers and agencies have received a series of OIA requests for a list of organisations to whom I wrote with information on applying to have a project considered for inclusion in the Fast-track Approvals Bill.
“In the interests of transparency, I have decided to release this list of organisations.
“To put this into context, during the early stages of the Fast-track Approvals Bill drafting, the Government’s intention was to include specific projects in the Bill upon introduction. There was a lot of public and private sector interest, and possible projects were sent to us from all over.
“However, in early March the Government instead decided to set up a more thorough and independent process for the selection of projects, via the Fast-track Expert Advisory Group.
“In early April I wrote to iwi, other Māori groups and entities, and a list of organisations, including those who had proactively put their projects forward for possible inclusion in the Bill.
“This was a courtesy form letter which simply directed potential applicants to the Ministry for the Environment’s online application form. Having been sent this letter in no way guarantees that an applicant will choose to submit a project into the new process. If they did choose to submit a project, having received the form letter from me does not mean they would receive any preferential treatment.
“Making it easier and faster to build significant projects is a key part of the Government’s plan to rebuild the economy and get it working for all Kiwis. It is only through a strong economy that we can solve the cost of living crisis, lift incomes and afford the public services Kiwis deserve.
“The Expert Advisory Group application process closes on 3 May. The Group will make recommendations on projects to Ministers after that.”
List of organisations to whom the letters were sent: 215 Riverbend Ltd Ahuriri Hapū (Mana Ahuriri Trust) Airedale Property Amuri Irrigation Company Apanui Ᾱtiawa ki Whakarongotai Aquaculture Direct B&A Urban & Environmental Baldwin Bathurst Resources Buller District Council Carter Group Chatham Rock Phosphate Ltd Citadel Clearwater Mussels CNI Iwi Holdings Limited (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Rangitihi, Ngāti Manawa, Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty), Ngāti Whakaue, Raukawa, Ngāti Whare, Te Arawa) Colliers Project Leaders Cook | Costello Electronet Group Energy Resources FNSF Fonterra Foresta NZ Harmony Energy Hei o Wharekaho Settlement Trust (Ngāti Hei) Heretaunga Tamatea Settlement Trust (Tamatea Pōkai Whenua) Hineuru Iwi Trust (Ngāti Hineuru) HRM Associates Impact Marine Irrigation NZ Kahukuraariki Trust (Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa) Kelp Blue King Salmon Kings Quarry MacLab NZ LTD Maraeroa A and B Trust, Maraeroa A and B Blocks Incorporation Marlborough District Council Marutūāhu Collective (Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngaati Whanaunga, Te Patukirikiri) Maungaharuru-Tangitū Trust Meridian Moriori Imi Settlement Trust National Steel Ltd Nelson City Council Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Porou (inc 6 trusts) Ngā Hapū ō Otaki (Raukawa and Muaūpoko) Ngā Maunga Whakahii o Kaipara Development Trust, Ngā Maunga Whakahii o Kaipara Tari Pupuritaonga Trust Ngā Pōtiki ā Tamapahore Trust (Ngā Pōtiki) Ngā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui Ngā Uri o Tamanui Trust (group 1) Ngā Uri o Tamanui Trust (group 2) Ngaati Whanaunga Ngai Tahu Seafood Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Trust Ngāi Te Rangi Settlement Trust Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō Post-Settlement Trust (Ngāti Apa) Ngāti Hako Ngāti Hauā Iwi Trust Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa – Tāmaki Nui ā Rua Settlement Trust Ngāti Mākino Iwi Authority Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust Ngāti Maru (Hauraki) Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri Ngāti Pāhauwera Development Trust, Ngāti Pāhauwera Tiaki Trust Ngāti Paoa Iwi Trust Ngāti Porou ki Hauraki Ngāti Ranginui Settlement Trust (Ngā Hapu o Ngāti Ranginui) Ngāti Rangiteaorere Koromatua Council Trust Ngāti Rārua Settlement Trust Ngāti Rehua – Ngāti Wai ki Aotea Trust Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana Negotiation Group Ngāti Tama ki te Waipounamu Trust (Ngāti Tama) Ngāti Tamaoho Settlement Trust Ngāti Tamaterā Ngāti Tara Tokanui Trust Ngāti Tumutumu Trust (Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu) Ngāti Tūrangitukua Charitable Trust Ngāti Tūwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) Settlement Trust Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust Northport Port Oceana Gold (New Zealand) Ltd Omega Seafood Opotiki Marina and Industrial Park Ltd Pare Hauraki Collective (Ngāti Hako, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, Ngāti Hei, Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Porou ki Hauraki, Ngāti Pukenga, Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu, Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti tara Tokanui, Ngaati Whanaunga, Te Patukirikiri) Patuharakeke Te Iwi Trust Board Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust Port of Tauranga Limited Pouakani Trust Pragma Rangatira Developments Limited /Stevenson Mining Rangitāne o Manawatū Settlement Trust Rangitāne Tū Mai Rā Trust Raukawa Settlement Trust RCL Group Rongowhakaata Settlement Trust Sam’s Creek Gold/Siren Sanford NZ Santana Scope Projects Southern Parallel Campus Limited Stantec Stevenson Aggregates Ltd Summerset Group Taimoana Consulting Talleys Tāmanuhiri Tūtū Poroporo Trust (Ngāi Tāmanuhiri) Tapuika Iwi Authority Trust Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa Trust Taumatawiwi Trust Tavendale and Partners Te Aitanga a Māhaki Te Ākitai Waiohua Iwi Authority Te Arawa Lakes Trust Te Arawa River Iwi Trust Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui Trust Te Kaahui o Rauru (Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi) Te Kāhui Maru Trust (Te Iwi o Maruwharanui) (Ngāti Maru – Taranaki) Te Kāhui o Taranaki Trust Te Kapu o Waitaha Te Kawerau Iwi Settlement Trust Te Komiti nui o Ngāti Whakaue Te Korowai o Ngāruahine Trust Te Korowai o Waniuārua (represented by Uenuku Charitable Trust) Te Kotahitanga o Ngāti Tūwharetoa Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa Trust (Taranaki) Te Mana o Ngāti Rangitihi Trust Te Manawa o Ngāti Kuri Trust Te Nehenehenui (prev MMTB) Te Ohu Kaimoana Te Pātaka a Ngāti Kōata Te Patukirikiri Te Puāwaitanga Ngāti Hinerangi Iwi Trust Te Pumautanga o Te Arawa Trust Te Rāhui – Herenga Waka Whakatāne Te Roroa Whatu Ora Trust, Te Roroa Manawhenua Trust Te Rūnanga a Rangitāne o Wairau Trust (Rangitāne o Wairau Claims Settlement) Te Rūnanga Nui o Te Aupouri Trust Te Rūnanga o Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Apa Trust Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Te Rūnanga O Ngāi Takoto Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kuia Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Makaawhio Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Manawa Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Mutunga Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Pikiao Trust Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rēhia Trust Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui Trust Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Tama Trust (Ngāti Tama ki Taranaki) Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whare Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa Te Runanganui o Ngāti Porou Te Tāhuhu o Tawakeheimoa Trust Te Tāwharau o Ngāti Pūkenga Trust Te Tawharau o Te Whakatohea Te Tawharau o Te Whakatōhea (Whakatōhea Pre-Settlement Claims Trust) Te Tōtarahoe o Paerangi (Ngāti Rangi) Te Tumu Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust Te Whakakitenga o Waikato (Waikato-Tainui) Te Whānau a Apanui Te Whānau a Kai Terra Firma Mining Ltd TGH The Eden Park Trust The Nakhle Group The Wellington Company TIGA Minerals and Metals Ltd Toa Rangatira Trust , Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangātira Inc (Ngāti Toa) Transpower Trans-Tasman Resources Tūhoe Te Uru Taumatua (Ngāi Tūhoe) Tūpuna Taonga o Tāmaki Makaurau Trust (Tāmaki Maunga) Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board Wakefield Village Developments Westland District Council Whakatāne District Council Whanganui Land Settlement Negotiation Trust Windermere Holdings Limited Winton WMS Group |