Application for a lease by Tāhuhu Forestry Limited

Introduction

Have your say on an application by Tāhuhu Forestry Limited for a lease in Marlborough Sounds. Submissions closed 25 September 2024.

This application is notified under section 17SC of the Conservation Act 1987. The Minister of Conservation has received an application for a lease, for a term of 30 years, concession from:

Application details

Applicant: Tāhuhu Forestry Limited
Location of proposed activity: Sounds Foreshore Reserve, Opua Bay, Marlborough Sounds
Concession type:  Lease, approximately 1600 m² in size
Map reference: Approximate map references E1700743 N5429738
Summary of proposal: The use of the reserve land is for part of a barge site. In particular, the maintenance of a barge site surface, the storage of logs, and the transport of logs back and forth across the land.
Application documents: 

How to make a submission

Any person or organisation may make a submission in writing to the Director-General on the proposal.

Submissions closed on Wednesday 25 September 2024 at 5:00 pm.

Once submitted, submitters' information is subject to the Official Information Act 1982 and may be released under that Act. If you wish to keep any part of your submission confidential, state this in writing when making your submission.

What happens next

After submissions close:

  1. DOC will analyse and consider all submissions.
  2. A hearing will be held if there have been requests to be heard by the Director-General. If you have expressed an interest in presenting your submission at a hearing, you'll be contacted by DOC regarding this.
  3. DOC will analyse and consider information raised at the hearing if a hearing occurred.
  4. DOC will make a recommendation to the Minister of Conservation.
  5. The Minister of Conservation will make a decision on the application.

Hearing details

If a hearing is required, it is likely to occur on the week starting 14 October 2024.

Decision

The application was approved.

DOC comment regarding publicly notified applications

The Minister of Conservation has made no determination regarding the suitability of this proposed concession on public conservation land. This public notification should not be interpreted as an intention on the part of the Minister of Conservation to grant the proposed concession.

Contact

If you have a question about the application or the submission process you can contact Trish Gill, Permissions Advisor: tgill@doc.govt.nz