The Otago Regional Policy Statement 2021 ("pORPS") is in the Appeals phase. 

19 Appeals have been received on the non-freshwater parts of the pORPS and numerous interested parties have lodged section 274 notices.

Environment Court mediation is scheduled to run from November 2024 to May 2025. Environment Court hearings will be held thereafter for any unresolved matters. 

The ORC will maintain and update this Appeals webpage throughout the process. 

Appeals Table

A table identifying all non-freshwater provisions under appeal, together with the relevant appellants and section 274 parties, has been created.

Environment Court Appealed Provisions Table

Last updated: 25 October 2024

Appeal Documents

All the Appeals documents can be found in the table below. ORC has uploaded the following documents: 

  • Notices of Appeals and supporting documents;
  • Section 274 Notices;
  • Applications for waiver of time;
  • Waiver Decisions;
  • Memoranda of Counsel;
  • Court Minutes;
  • Public Notices

 

Appeal Notice Interested Parties Memoranda Court Minutes, Directions, Notices and Decisions Status of Appeal
Otago Regional Council (Respondent)

Notice to Submitters



Memorandum from the Otago Regional Council proposing directions

Case Management Memorandum for the Otago Regional Council dated 12 July 2024

Memorandum for the Otago Regional Council as to mediation dates dated 9 September 2024

Court Minute - Case Management

Court direction confirming directions dated 10 September 2024

N/A
Ara Poutama (Department of Corrections)

Notice of Appeal

Kāi Tahu

Queenstown Airport

    Appeal Lodged
Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited

Notice of Appeal and Appendix 1-4

Director-General of Conservation

Dunedin City Council

Environmental Defence Society

Fish and Game

Forest and Bird

Kāi Tahu

Manawa Energy Limited

Meridian Energy Limited

New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)

Oceana Gold

Port Otago

Queenstown Lakes District Council

The Fuel Companies

Transpower New Zealand

Queenstown Airport

DCC Application for Waiver of Time for filing section 274 Notices

Memorandum of Counsel on behalf of EDS seeking Waiver of Service for filing s274 Notices

DCC Waiver of Time - Decision Appeal Lodged
Cain Whanau

Notice of Appeal

Appendix B Submission

Appendix C IHP Report and Recommendations

Appendix D List of Submitters being served

Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited

Dunedin City Council

Forest and Bird

Forestry Appellants

Kāi Tahu

Meridian Energy Limited

Oceana Gold

OWRUG

Port Otago

Queenstown Lakes District Council

Transpower New Zealand

DCC Application for Waiver of Time for filing section 274 Notices DCC Waiver of Time - Decision Appeal Lodged 
Dunedin City Council 

Notice of Appeal

Appendix 1 Original and Further Submissions by DCC

Annexure 2 Decisions on pORPS

Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited

Forest and Bird

Forestry Appellants

Kāi Tahu

Oceana Gold

Queenstown Airport

The Fuel Companies

Transpower New Zealand

 

  Appeal Lodged 
Environmental Defence Society Incorporated (EDS)

Notice of Appeal

Ara Poutama (Department of Corrections)

Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited

Beef + Lamb

Cain Whanau

Chorus New Zealand Limited, One New Zealand Group Limited and Spark New Zealand Trading Limited

Director-General of Conservation

Federated Farmers NZ

Fish and Game

Forest and Bird

Forestry Appellants

Kāi Tahu

Manawa Energy Limited

Meridian Energy Limited

New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)

Oceana Gold

OWRUG

Port Otago

Queenstown Lakes District Council

The Fuel Companies

Transpower New Zealand

Queenstown Airport

    Appeal Lodged
Forest & Bird 

Notice of Appeal

Appendix A - Council decisions

Appendix B - Hearing Panel Report

Appendix C - Address for Service

Appendix D - Submission

Appendix E - Further Submission

Ara Poutama (Department of Corrections)

Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited

Beef + Lamb

Cain Whanau

Chorus New Zealand Limited, One New Zealand Group Limited and Spark New Zealand Trading Limited

Darby Asset Management LP

Director-General of Conservation

Dunedin City Council

Falls Dam Irrigation

Federated Farmers NZ

Fish and Game

Forestry Appellants

Kāi Tahu

Manawa Energy Limited

Maniototo Irrigation Company

Manuherikia Catchment Group

Meridian Energy Limited

Mount Cardrona Station Village Limited

New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)

Oceana Gold

OWRUG

Port Otago

Queenstown Airport

Queenstown Lakes District Council

Real Group Limited (RealNZ)

The Fuel Companies

Transpower New Zealand

Waitaki Irrigators Collective Limited

DCC Application for Waiver of Time for filing section 274 Notices

Notice of Withdrawl - Manuherekia Catchment Group

DCC Waiver of Time - Decision Appeal Lodged 
Forestry Appellants

Notice of Appeal

Director-General of Conservation

Dunedin City Council

Environmental Defence Society

Fish and Game 

Forest and Bird

Kāi Tahu

Meridian Energy Limited

Oceana Gold

DCC Application for Waiver of Time for filing section 274 Notices

Memorandum of Counsel on behalf of EDS seeking Waiver of Service for filing s274 Notices

DCC Waiver of Time - Decision

Appeal Lodged
GlenPanel Limited Partnership

Notice of Appeal

Attachment A - Submission

Attachment B - Decision

Dunedin City Council

Forest and Bird

Queenstown Lakes District Council

Waterfall Park Developments Limited

DCC Application for Waiver of Time for filing section 274 Notices

Memorandum of Counsel on behalf of Waterfall Park Developments Limited seeking Waiver of Time for filing s274 Notices

DCC Waiver of Time - Decision

WPDL Waiver of Time - Decision

Appeal Lodged
Kāi Tahu

Notice of Appeal

Ara Poutama (Department of Corrections)

Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited

Beef + Lamb

Cain Whanau

Director-General of Conservation

Dunedin City Council

Falls Dam Irrigation

Federated Farmers NZ

Fish and Game

Forest and Bird

Forestry Appellants

Manawa Energy Limited

Maniototo Irrigation Company

Manuherikia Catchment Group

Meridian Energy

Oceana Gold

OWRUG

Port Otago

Queenstown Airport

Queenstown Lakes District Council

The Fuel Companies

Transpower New Zealand

Waitaki Irrigators Collective Limited

DCC Application for Waiver of Time for filing section 274 Notices

Notice of Withdrawl - Manuherekia Catchment Group

DCC Waiver of Time - Decision Appeal Lodged
Manawa Energy Limited

Notice of Appeal

Attachment A - Submission

Attachment B - Decision

Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited

Chorus New Zealand Limited, One New Zealand Group Limited and Spark New Zealand Trading Limited

Director-General of Conservation

Environmental Defence Society

Fish and Game

Forest and Bird

Kāi Tahu

Meridian Energy Limited

Oceana Gold

Queenstown Lakes District Council

Memorandum of Counsel on behalf of EDS seeking Waiver of Service for filing s274 Notices

 

Appeal Lodged
Meridian Energy Limited

Notice of Appeal

Attachment 2 Submission of Meridian Energy Limited on the pORPS

Attachment 3 Further Submission of Meridian Energy on the pORPS

Director-General of Conservation

Environmental Defence Society

Fish and Game

Forest and Bird

Kāi Tahu

Manawa Energy Limited

Queenstown Lakes District Council

Memorandum of Counsel on behalf of EDS seeking Waiver of Service for filing s274 Notices   Appeal Lodged
New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)

Notice of Appeal

Ara Poutama (Department of Corrections)

Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited

Beef + Lamb

Director-General of Conservation

Federated Farmers NZ

Fish and Game

Forest and Bird

Forestry Appellants

Manawa Energy Limited

Meridian Energy Limited

Oceana Gold

Port Otago

Queenstown Airport

The Fuel Companies

Transpower New Zealand

    Appeal Lodged
Oceana Gold (New Zealand) Limited

Notice of Appeal by Oceana Gold on pORPS plus Appendix 1 and 2

Appendix 3 Submission by Oceana Gold on the pORPS

Appendix 4 Further Submission by Oceana Gold on the pORPS

Beef + Lamb

Director-General of Conservation

Environmental Defence Society

Fish and Game

Forest and Bird

Forestry Appellants

Kāi Tahu

Manawa Energy Limited

Meridian Energy Limited

OWRUG

Queenstown Airport

Queenstown Lakes District Council

Transpower New Zealand

Waterfall Park Developments Limited

Memorandum of Counsel on behalf of EDS seeking Waiver of Service for filing s274 Notices

Memorandum of Counsel on behalf of Waterfall Park Developments Limited seeking Waiver of Time for filing s274 Notices

WPDL Waiver of Time - Decision Appeal Lodged
Port Otago Limited

Notice of Appeal

Annexures 1-3

Application for Directions as to Service

Dunedin City Council

Oceana Gold

Queenstown Lakes District Council

DCC Application for Waiver of Time for filing section 274 Notices DCC Waiver of Time - Decision Appeal Lodged
Queenstown Airport Corporation Limited

Notice of Appeal

Ara Poutama (Department of Corrections)

Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited

Beef + Lamb

Chorus New Zealand Limited, One New Zealand Group Limited and Spark New Zealand Trading Limited

Director-General of Conservation

Fish and Game

Forest and Bird

Kāi Tahu

Meridian Energy

Queenstown Lakes District Council

The Fuel Companies

Transpower New Zealand


 

    Appeal Lodged
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC)

Notice of Appeal

Ara Poutama (Department of Corrections)

Chorus New Zealand Limited, One New Zealand Group Limited and Spark New Zealand Trading Limited

Darby Asset Management LP

Dunedin City Council

Forestry Appellants

Kāi Tahu

Meridian Energy Limited

New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)

Oceana Gold

Port Otago

Queenstown Airport

Real Group Limited (RealNZ)

Transpower New Zealand

Waterfall Park Developments Limited

DCC Application for Waiver of Time for filing section 274 Notices

Memorandum of Counsel on behalf of Waterfall Park Developments Limited seeking Waiver of Time for filing s274 Notices

QLDC Memorandum seeking leave to withdraw interests

QLDC Notice of change of representation

DCC Waiver of Time - Decision

WPDL Waiver of Time - Decision

Appeal Lodged
Real Group Limited (RealNZ)

Notice of Appeal

Darby Asset Management LP

Forestry Appellants

Meridian Energy Limited

Mount Cardrona Station Village Limited 

NZ Ski Limited

Queenstown Lakes District Council

Waterfall Park Developments Limited

Memorandum of Counsel on behalf of Waterfall Park Developments Limited seeking Waiver of Time for filing s274 Notices WPDL Waiver of Time - Decision Appeal Lodged
The Fuel Companies (BP Oil NZ Limited, Mobil Oil NZ Limited, Z Energy Limited) 

Notice of Appeal

Annexure A Submission on pORPS

Annexure A Further Submission on pORPS

Port Otago

Queenstown Airport

    Appeal Lodged
Transpower New Zealand Limited

Notice of Appeal

Attachment 2.1 IHP Recommendation Report

Attachment 2.2 PORPS Tracked Changes Updated

Attachment 3 Submission 3 September 2021

Attachment 4 Submission 12 November 2021

Attachment 5 Address for Service Table

Ara Poutama (Department of Corrections)

Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited

Beef + Lamb

Director-General of Conservation

Environmental Defence Society

Fish and Game

Forest and Bird

Forestry Appellants

Kāi Tahu

Manawa Energy Limited

Meridian Energy Limited

New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)

Oceana Gold

Queenstown Airport Corporation

Queenstown Lakes District Council

The Fuel Companies

Memorandum of Counsel on behalf of EDS seeking Waiver of Service for filing s274 Notices   Appeal Lodged

 

 

You will find a list of Submitters and Address/es for Service below.

List of Submitters and Address for Service

Document Updated 06.09.2024

Note: If your contact details appear to be incorrect or there has been an update, please advise hearingsadministrator@orc.govt.nz

 

Mediation 

The appeals have mostly been grouped by chapter topics for mediation.

The list of the proposed topic (chapters) and subtopic (specific provisions) groups can be found in Appendix B to Case Management Memorandum for the Otago Regional Council dated 12 July 2024.

Mediation Group Communication Mediation Dates Status
Group 2: Significant Resource Management Issues for the region

Notice of Mediation

OWRUG seeking leave from mediation dated 10 October

EDS seeking leave from mediation dated 11 October

NZTA seeking leave for mediation dated 15 October

QAC Notice of withdrawal dated 21 October 

Aurora Energy Limited, Network Waitaki Limited and PowerNet Limited seeking to be excused from mediation dated 29 October

Tuesday 5 November-Wednesday 6 November at 10AM  
Group 3: Integrated Management

Notice of Mediation

Ara Poutama seeking leave for mediation dated 21 October

Beef and Lamb seeking leave for mediation dated 21 October

Fuel Companies seeking leave for mediation dated 21 October

Waterfall Park Developments Limited seeking leave for mediation dated 6 November 

Email advising Court directions from Commissioner Buchanan 29 October

Email advising room change for 2024 mediations dated 1 November

Tuesday 12 November-Friday 15 November at 10AM  
Group 1: Mana whenua and Māori Land

Notice of Mediation

Meridian Energy Limited seeking leave from mediation - 21 October 

Amended Notice of Mediation

Memorandum of Counsel for Kāi Tahu

Court direction on room change for 2024 mediations - 1 November

Kāi Tahu request for an extention - 18 November

Court direction to Kāi Tahu request for extention - 19 November

Tuesday 26 November-Friday 29 November at 10AM  
Group 5: Land, Freshwater and Soil

Notice of Mediation

Meridian Energy Limited seeking leave to withdraw from mediation dated 21 October

QAC Notice of withdrawal dated 21 October

Email advising room change for 2024 mediations dated 1 November

Environmental Defence Society Memorandum seeking leave to attend remotely - 27 November

Email advising EDS leave request granted - 27 November

Memorandum of Counsel for Transpower seeking leave to depart mediation after limited provisions mediated - 28 November

Tuesday 3 December-Friday 6 December at 10AM