On this page you will find information related to the hearings of submissions on the Proposed RPS (Freshwater parts).
The Chief Freshwater Commissioner has appointed a panel to hear submissions on the proposed Otago Regional Policy Statement (Freshwater parts).
The members of the panel are:
DATE: Monday 28 August 2023
TIME: The hearing will commence at 9.30 am
VENUE: ORC Council Chambers, Level 2, Philip Laing House, corner Rattray and Princes Streets, Dunedin
View the Hearing Schedule here
Minute 1 dated 10 May 2023 - Directions of the Freshwater Hearings Panel
Minute 2 dated 29 May 2023 - Outlines amendments to the timetable
Minute 3 dated 1 June 2023 - Further amendments to the timetable
Minute 5 dated 29 June 2023 - Time extension for particular parties to submit evidence
Minute 6 dated 07 July 2023 - Grant of Forest & Bird's request to be heard
Minute 7 dated 21 July 2023 - Timetable amendments for consideration to the NPSIB
Minute 8 dated 27 July 2023 - Hearing schedule and extension of time and cross examination requests
Minute 9 dated 29 August 2023 - Addresses considerations to the Supreme Court decision
Memorandum of Counsel for Otago Regional Council regarding timetable dated 25 May 2023
Memorandum of Counsel for Central Otago Wine Growers Association dated 31 May 2023
Memorandum of Counsel for Forest & Bird dated 4 July 2023
Memorandum of Counsel for Forest & Bird dated 25 July 2023
Application for Leave to Cross-Examine by the Otago Regional Council dated 26 July 2023
Memorandum of Counsel for Otago Regional Council dated 11 August 2023
Memorandum of Counsel for Otago and Central South Island Fish and Game Councils
Memorandum of Counsel for B+LNZ re NPSIB dated 18 August 2023
Memorandum of Counsel for DG of Conservation re NPSIB dated 18 August 2023
Memorandum of Counsel for Manawa Energy re NPSIB dated 18 August 2023
Memorandum of Counsel for Meridian Energy Ltd re NPSIB dated 18 August 2023
Memorandum of Counsel for OWRUG, Federated Farmers, DairyNZ re NPSIB dated 18 August 2023
Memorandum of Counsel for Meridian Energy dated 4 September 2023
Memorandum of Counsel for Manawa Energy dated 7 September 2023
Memorandum of Counsel for Dunedin City Council dated 13 September 2023
Memorandum of Counsel for Horticulture New Zealand dated 13 September 2023
Memorandum of Counsel for McArthur Ridge Submitters dated 14 September 2023
Memorandum of Counsel for Contact Energy dated 14 September 2023
Memorandum of Counsel for Kāi Tahu, regarding Minute 9 dated 15 September 2023
Submission on behalf of Forest and Bird in response to Minute 9 dated 15 September 2023
Submission of Counsel for OWRUG, regarding the Port Otago Decision dated 15 September 2023
Submission of Counsel for Transpower, regarding Port Otago Decision dated 15 September 2023
Section 42A Report dated 2 June 2023
Section 42A Report Provisions dated 2 June 2023
Section 42A Report Appendices dated 2 June 2023
FPI - Implications of the NPSIB (ORC) dated 11 August 2023
Memorandum for the Otago Regional Council in response to submitters dated 29 September 2023
FPI Reply Report dated 15 September 2023
pORPS Reply Report Version dated 15 September 2023
Final pORPS Reply Report Version dated 10 October 2023
Supplementary Evidence of Felicity Boyd dated 26 September 2023
| Submitter | Author |
| Central Otago Winegrowers Association | James Dicey |
| Central Otago Winegrowers Association | Memorandum |
| Contact Energy | Boyd Brinsdon |
| Contact Energy | Claire Hunter |
| Contact Energy | Claire Hunter Appendix B |
| Department of Conservation | Bruce McKinlay |
| Department of Conservation | Marine Richarson |
| Department of Conservation | Murray Brass |
| Department of Conservation | Nicholas Dunn |
| Department of Conservation | Memorandum |
| Dunedin City Council | James Taylor |
| Dunedin City Council | Zoe Moffat |
| Fonterra Limited | Katherine McCusker |
| Fonterra Limited | Morgan Watt |
| Fonterra Limited | Susannah Tait |
| Fonterra Limited | Suzanne O'Rourke |
| Fulton Hogan | Tim Ensor |
| Horticulture New Zealand | Earnscy Weaver |
| Horticulture New Zealand | Kris Robb |
| Horticulture New Zealand | Leanne Roberts |
| Horticulture New Zealand | Simon Webb |
| Horticulture New Zealand | Stuart Ford |
| Horticulture New Zealand | Vance Hodgson |
| Kāi Tahu | Brendan Flack |
| Kāi Tahu | Edward Ellison |
| Kāi Tahu | Evelyn Cook |
| Kāi Tahu | Justin Tipa |
| Kāi Tahu | Maria Bartlett |
| Kāi Tahu | Sandra McIntyre |
| Kāi Tahu | Memorandum |
| Manawa Energy | Memorandum |
| Manawa Energy | Stephanie Styles |
| Meridian Energy Limited | Memorandum |
| Oceana Gold New Zealand | Alison Paul |
| Oceana Gold New Zealand | Claire Hunter |
| Oceana Gold New Zealand | Debbie Clarke |
| Oceana Gold New Zealand | Shamubeel Eaqub |
| Otago and Central South Island Fish and Game Councils | Ami Coughlan |
| Otago and Central South Island Fish and Game Councils | Jayde Couper |
| Otago and Central South Island Fish and Game Councils | Nigel Paragreen |
| Otago and Central South Island Fish and Game Councils and Real Journeys Limited and NZSki Limited | Ben Farrell |
| Otago and Central South Island Fish and Game Councils and Real Journeys Limited and NZSki Limited | Memorandum |
| Otago Forestry Companies | Lynette Baish |
| Otago Regional Council | Tom Dyer |
| Otago Regional Council | Attachment A |
| Otago Regional Council | Attachment B |
| Otago Regional Council | Attachment C |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Benjamin Patterson |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Mario Cadena |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Jenny McGimpsey |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Ian Lloyd |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Brendan Sheehan |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Miranda Hunter |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Simon Glennie |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Susan McKeague |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Kate Scott |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Mike Freeman |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Claire Perkins |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Tim O'Sullivan |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Richard Plunket |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Bruce Jolly |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Jeff Winmill |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Mike Lord |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Emma Crutchley |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Jo Hay |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Jeremy Anderson |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Kelly Heckler |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Luke Kane |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Logan Wallace |
| Otago Water Resource Users Group and Federated Farmers and Dairy New Zealand | Randall Aspinall |
| Queenstown Lakes District Council | Simon Mason |
| Ravensdown | Carmen Taylor |
| Silver Fern Farms Limited | John Kyle |
| Strath Clyde Water Limited and McArthur Ridge Investment Group Limited and Mount Dunstan Estates Limited and McArthur Ridge Vineyard Limited | Dr David Jordan |
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Strath Clyde Water Limited and McArthur Ridge Investment Group Limited and Mount Dunstan Estates Limited and McArthur Ridge Vineyard Limited |
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| The Fuel Companies | Gavin McCullagh |
| Transpower New Zealand | Ainsley McLeod |
| Transpower New Zealand | Julia Kennedy |
| Transpower New Zealand | Memorandum |
| Waka Kotahi | Aileen Craw |
| Wise Response Society | Barbara Beattie |
| Wise Response Society | Michael Joy |
| Wise Response Society | Michael Salinger |
| Wise Response Society | Nathan Surendran |
| Wise Response Society | Stephen Knight-Lenihan |
| Wise Response Society | Hamish Rennie |
| Submitter | Author |
| Forest & Bird | Maggie Burns |
| Kāi Tahu | Sandra McIntyre |
| Otago and Central South Island Fish and Game Councils | Jayde Couper |
| Otago and Central South Island Fish and Game Councils | Ami Coughlan |
| Otago and Central South Island Fish and Game Councils | Nigel Paragreen |
| Otago and Central South Island Fish and Game Councils, Realnz Limited, and NZSkiLimited | Ben Farrell |
| Submitter | Author |
| Department of Conservation | Murray Brass |
| Kāi Tahu | Maria Bartlett |
| Kāi Tahu | Sandra McIntyre |
| Manawa Energy Ltd | Stephanie Styles |
| Meridian Energy Ltd | Susan Ruston |
| Otago and Central South Island Fish and Game Councils | Ben Farrell |
| Otago and Central South Island Fish and Game Councils | |
| Oceana Gold Ltd | Claire Hunter |
| Silver Fern Farms | John Kyle |
| Transpower NZ Ltd | Ainsley McLeod |
Monday 28 August
ORC s42A Opening Statement - Felicity Boyd
ORC s42A Opening Statement - Jacqueline Todd
ORC RMIA Summary - James Adams
Tuesday 29 August
The Fuel Companies - Gavin McCullagh
Wednesday 30 August
Fish & Game - Legal Submissions
Thursday 31 August
Real Group Limited - Ben Farrell
Manawa Energy Limited - Legal Submissions
Oceana Gold - Legal Submissions
Monday 4 September
Dunedin City Council - Legal Submissions
Dunedin City Council - Zoe Moffat
Dunedin City Council - James Taylor
City Forests, Earnslaw One, and Otago Forestry Companies - Glendhu paired catchment study
City Forests, Earnslaw One, and Otago Forestry Companies - Fahey & Payne 2017 Catchment hydrology
City Forests, Earnslaw One, and Otago Forestry Companies - Evidence in reply of Tim Davie
Beef + Lamb NZ and Deer Industry NZ - Legal Submissions
Beef + Lamb NZ and Deer Industry NZ - Kate Scott
Beef + Lamb NZ and Deer Industry NZ - Claire Perkins
Beef + Lamb NZ and Deer Industry NZ - Emma Crutchley
Tuesday 5 September
Fonterra Limited - Legal Submissions
Fonterra Limited - Katherine McCusker
Fonterra Limited - Suzanne O'Rourke
Fonterra Limited - Morgan Watt
Fonterra Limited - Susannah Trait
Transpower NZ Limited - Legal Submissions
Transpower NZ Limited - Appendix A
Transpower NZ Limited - Julia Kennedy
Department of Conservation - Legal Submissions
Department of Conservation - Marine Richarson
Department of Conservation - Bruce McKinlay
Department of Conservation - Murray Brass
Wednesday 6 September
McArthur Ridge - Legal Submissions
Horticulture NZ - Legal Submissions
Horticulture NZ - Vance Hodgson
Horticulture NZ - Earnscy Weaver
Thursday 7 September
Forest and Bird - Legal Submissions
Forest and Bird - Maggie Burns
Wise Response - Legal Submissions
Wise Response - Legal Submissions Table
Wise Response - Additional Information
Wise Response - Turner Dairy Input vs Production
ORC FPI Closing Submissions dated 18 September 2023
The documents here are all those required to be submitted by the Otago Regional Council to the Chief Freshwater Commissioner by s80A(4)(c) of the Resource Management Act 1991 and Clause 37(1) of the First Schedule to the Resource Management Act 1991.
Read the proposed FPI parts of RPS 21 as a PDF
Read all Further Submissions received