Invitation to comment

The Expert Consenting Panel must invite written comments on the resource consent application from the persons or groups set out in clauses 17 and 18 of Schedule 6 of the Act.

On 15 June 2021 the Papakāinga Development – Kaitaia Expert Consenting Panel released Minute 1 recording their decision on which parties are to be invited to comment and the date these need to be received by the EPA.

Minute 1 of the Expert Consenting Panel (PDF, 346KB) 

Notice of consent application and invitation to comment

An example of the Notice of Consent Application and Invitation to Comment issued to the parties/persons identified in the Act can be viewed below:

• Local authorities
• Iwi authorities and treaty settlement entities
• Owners/Occupiers of land adjacent to land on which the project is to be undertaken
• Ministers of the Crown
• Listed Organisations and the Director-General of Conservation.

Parties identified by the Expert Consenting Panel 

In addition to the parties directly specified in the Act, the panel must determine who must be invited for comment in accordance with subclauses (a),(b)(c),(f) and (g) of clause 17(4). They are listed in the document below:

List of persons invited to comment by the Papakāinga development, Kaitaia Panel (PDF, 112KB)

Comments had to be received by the EPA no later than 7 July 2021. 

We received 10 comments which are listed below. Personal details have been redacted.

Comments received on the application

Comments from Far North District Council planning department (PDF, 118KB)

Comments from Far North District Council infrastructure and asset management department (PDF, 127KB)

Comments from Far North District Council resource consents (PDF, 94KB)

Comments from Northland Regional Council (PDF, 99KB)

Comments from Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage (PDF, 57KB)

Comments from Heritage New Zealand (PDF, 131KB)

Comments from Rosemary and Ernie Anderson (PDF, 1MB)

Comments from M Foy (PDF, 5.9MB)

Comments from Wesley and Ruth Koro (PDF, 852KB)

Comments from Garry Rush and Kathleen Johnson (PDF, 9.4MB) 

Comments from Imla Wati (PDF, 520KB)

Applicant's response to the comments 

On 15 July 2021, the applicant provided the EPA with a response to the comments made on the Papakāinga Development - Kaitaia application for resource consent. 

Applicant's response to the comments made on the application (PDF, 96KB)