Jonathan Gibbard
Chief Executive
Northland Regional Council
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l: [email address]
Dear Jonathan
Invitation to provide written comments on application for referral of the Waipiro Marina
project under the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 An application has been received by the Minister for Infrastructure (the Minister) from Azuma
Property Limited and Hopper Developments Limited Partnership for referral of the Waipiro Marina
Project under the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 (the Act) to the Fast-track approvals process.
Project summary details are in Appendix A.
The purpose of the Act is to facilitate the delivery of infrastructure and development projects with
significant regional or national benefits.
I write under delegation from the Minister and in accordance with section 17(3) of the Act and
without limiting any general comments under subsection (1)(a), Northland Regional Council must
provide comments advising on the following matters:
1. Any applications that have been lodged with the Council that would be a competing
application or applications if a substantive application for the project were lodged. If no
such applications exist, please also confirm this in writing.
2. In relation to projects seeking approval of a resource consent under section 42(4)(a) of the
Act, whether there any existing resource consents issued where sections
124C(1)(c) or
165ZI of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) could apply, if the project were to be
applied for as a resource consent under the RMA. If no such consents exist, please also
confirm this in writing.
Under section 20(1) I also invite you to provide further information on the following matters:
3. Whether the project will deliver significant regional benefits and the project’s alignment
with relevant regional plans and strategies in that context
The information you are receiving is being provided to you consistent with the statutory
requirements for consultation under section 17 of the Act. The information is being provided in-
confidence and should not be forwarded or comments sought from anyone outside of your
organisation.
fasttrack.govt.nz
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Fast-track referrals are administered on behalf of the Minister for Infrastructure by
The Ministry for the Environment | PO Box 10362 | Wellington 6143, New Zealand | NZBN: 9429041908853
If you wish to provide written comments, these must be received within
20 working days of
receipt of this letter and a copy of the application. The Minister is not required to consider
information received outside of this time frame. Comments received will inform the Minister’s
considerations in making decisions on whether to accept the referral application and to refer the
project.
If the Minister decides to accept the application and to refer the project, the applicant will need to
complete any preliminary steps required under the Act and then lodge their substantive
application for the approvals needed for the project. An expert panel will be appointed to decide
the substantive application.
For access to the application documents, first time users of the Fast-track ‘one stop shop’
applications portal can seek an invitation by emaili
ng [email address]. When new users
are registered and have accepted the Terms & Conditions, they will be provided access to the
relevant documents. Existing users wil be able to see the application documents when logging
into the portal.
You may provide comments directly via the portal, alternatively a template for written comments
is provided in Attachment 1.
Before the due date, if you have any queries about this letter or need assistance with using the portal,
please email
[email address] or phone 0800 FASTRK (0800 327 875).
Yours sincerely
Stephanie Frame
Acting General Manager, Delivery and Operations Appendix A: Project summary details
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Fast-track referrals are administered on behalf of the Minister for Infrastructure by
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Appendix A – Project summary details
Project name
Waipiro Marina
Applicant name
Azuma Property Limited and Hopper Developments Limited
Partnership
Project summary
The project is to construct commercial marina infrastructure at
details
Waipiro Bay, Eastern Bay of Islands in Northland.
The project will involve activities such as -
• Berthage for 250 craft, a boat launching ramp, and parking
for marina users and boat trailers.
• A public boat launching ramp, and parking for marina users
and boat trailers.
• Associated marina infrastructure including fuelling services,
hospitality and retail outlets, and facilities for emergency
services.
• Upgrading road access, limited vegetation clearance,
dredging, reclamation for parking and services, pile and
pier installation, building construction, and landscaping.
fasttrack.govt.nz
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Fast-track referrals are administered on behalf of the Minister for Infrastructure by
The Ministry for the Environment | PO Box 10362 | Wellington 6143, New Zealand | NZBN: 9429041908853
