Department of Conservation | Te Papa Atawhai
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Introduction
Have your say on an intention to grant a lease and licence concession to Mount Cheeseman Ski Club Incorporated. Submissions closed on 14 July 2025.This application is notified under section s17T(4) of the Conservation Act 1987. The Minister of Conservation has received an application for a lease and licence, for a term of 30 years, concession from:
Application details
Applicant: Mount Cheeseman Ski Club Incorporated
Location of proposed activity: Mount Cheeseman, Craigeburn, North Canterbury
Map reference: Latitude: 43.1530 S, Longitude: 171.6674 E
Concession type: Lease and licence
Summary of proposal: A concession for the operation of a 442 ha ski area for winter activities, and provision of day and overnight accommodation all year at the Forest Lodge and Ski Base Area. The proposed term is for 30 years.
Application documents:
Lease/licence documents:
- Permission decision in principle support document (PDF, 1,652K)
- Draft lease licence concession (PDF, 1,183K)
The application also included an easement concession as part of the application package. Submissions are not sought on this part of the application. However, a draft decision support document and associated draft easement concession is included below so that it can be seen how the proposed easement concession relates to the lease/licence concession.
Supporting information about the easement component of the application where no submissions are sought:
How to make a submission
Any person or organisation may make a submission in writing to the Director-General on the proposal.
Submissions closed 14 July 2025 at 12:59 pm.
1. Prepare your submission
Record what you think in the submission form.
Any person or organisation wishing to be heard at a possible hearing in support of their submission must request an opportunity to appear before the Director-General. This request must be included in your submission.
2. Send us your submission
Send your submission by email or post. You'll get a confirmation email or letter when a submission has been received.
Email: dliddell@doc.govt.nz
Post:
Director-General
Department of Conservation
Private Bag 3072
Hamilton 3204
Attention: Darcy Liddell, Permissions Advisor
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:
- DOC will analyse and consider all submissions.
- 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.
- DOC will analyse and consider information raised at the hearing if a hearing occurred.
- DOC will make a recommendation to the Minister of Conservation.
- The Minister of Conservation will make a decision on the application.
Hearing details
If a hearing is required, it is likely to occur in July 2025.
Decision
No details at this point. Details, such as submissions and the decision outcome, will be added when they are available.
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 Darcy Liddell, Permissions Advisor.
Email: dliddell@doc.govt.nz