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On this page you will find all details and documents related to the TANK decision and associated appeals.
The TANK Plan is currently subject to an Environment Court appeal process with 16 appellants (person or group making an appeal) submitting appeals against the TANK Plan decision, and 18 parties registering their special interest to proceedings (known as a Section 274 party).
The Environment Court process to resolve these appeals is currently underway. Mediation was undertaken from 2023 to 2025 and we are now preparing for the Environment Court hearing.
The rules in the TANK Plan change took immediate legal effect upon notification on 2 May 2020.
The rules in the consent order version of the TANK Plan change, issued 29 April 2026, are now the rules with legal effect
These rules now supersede the rules in the notified version of the TANK Plan change and the decision version of the TANK Plan change.
Until the TANK Plan change rules are operative, both the TANK Plan change rules and the operative Regional Resource Management Plan (RRMP) apply. The more stringent activity status of the two relevant rules apply.
The Independent Hearing Panel made their decision on the submissions received on Proposed Plan Change 9. The decision was notified on 9 September 2022.
Index of marked-up appeal documents
Here is the ‘Decision of the Independent Hearing Panel: Proposed Plan Change 9: Regional Resource Management Plan – Tūtaekurī, Ahuriri, Ngaruroro, Karamū Catchments ’ report and appendices.
Appendix 4 – Decisions on Submission Points by Topic & Submitter
Appendix 5 - Numbering guide for notified & decisions version of Proposed Plan Change 9
Decisions on Submissions - Excel spreadsheet
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Tank Submitter Contact Details - Excel spreadsheet
The following appeals have been received.
Aotearoa New Zealand Fine Wine Estates
BP Oil New Zealand Limited, Mobil Oil New Zealand Limited and Z Energy Limited (Oil Companies)
Federated Farmers of New Zealand Incorporated
Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated
Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated - Appendix 2
Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated - Appendix 3
Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated
The Section 274 notices can be viewed by clicking on the documents below:
Aotearoa New Zealand Fine Wine Estates
Environmental Defence Society Incorporated
Federated Farmers NZ Incorporated
Ngaruroro Irrigation Society Incorporated
Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated
BP Oil New Zealand Limited, Mobil Oil New Zealand Limited and Z Energy Limited (The Oil Companies)
Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand
The appeals received have been annotated and can be viewed by clicking on the documents below:
Aotearoa New Zealand Fine Wine Estates
BP Oil New Zealand Limited, Mobil Oil New Zealand Limited and Z Energy Limited (Oil Companies)
Federated Farmers of New Zealand Incorporated
Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated
Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated - Appendix 2
Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated - Appendix 3
Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated
Where we are in the process.
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