Comments on the resource consent application or notice of requirement must be invited from the persons or groups set out in clause 17 of Schedule 6 of the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020.

On 20 May 2022, the New Dunedin Hospital - Whakatuputupu Outpatient Building expert consenting panel released Minute 1 recording its 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 New Dunedin Hospital – Whakatuputupu Outpatient Building panel (PDF, 119KB) 

List of persons invited to comment by the panel (PDF, 142KB)

Applicant's response to the comments received 

The applicants provided a corrected version of the response to comments table, on page 26, right-hand column, paragraph 6:

• Original version: "the New World building floor slab is raised around 30 cm to 40 cm above the pavement level”
• Replacement version: “the New World building stub wall is raised around 30 cm to 40 cm above the pavement level.” 

REPLACEMENT version of applicant's response to comments (PDF, 812KB) 

ORIGINAL version of Applicant's response to comments (PDF, 788KB) 

Amended conditions - tracked changes (PDF, 276KB) 

Amended conditions - clean (PDF, 271KB)

Comments received from individuals and organisations

We received 10 comments from individuals and organisations. Personal details have been redacted.

Comments from the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage (PDF, 70KB) 

Comments from Otago Regional Council (PDF, 449KB) 

Comments from Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu (PDF, 309KB) 

Comments from Aukaha (1997) Ltd, on behalf of Kā Rūnaka Ki Otago (PDF, 240KB) 

Comments from Foodstuffs (South Island) Properties Limited (PDF, 472KB) 

Comments from Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency (PDF, 268KB) 

Comments from the Minister for Climate Change (PDF, 236KB) 

Comments from Dunedin City Council (PDF, 11MB) 

Comments from Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (PDF, 154KB) 

Comments from the University of Otago (PDF, 198KB)

Minute 2 

The panel issued Minute 2 regarding the acceptance of a late comment. 

Minute 2 from the New Dunedin Hospital – Whakatuputupu Outpatient Building panel (PDF, 113KB) 

Notice of consent application and invitation to comment

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), (g) and (h) of clause 17(6). They are listed in the document below:

More information about commenting on a fast-track consenting application