This page contains information from the Territorial Authority. For information from the Requiring Authority, see this page.

The Notice of Requirement (NOR) seeks to designate land for ‘strategic transportation and three waters infrastructure’ purposes in the Rotokauri area for the construction and operation of a multimodal transportation and infrastructure corridor. 

Submissions closed on 8 November 2024 

View map of proposed designation

Public Notification of Notice of Requirement

Timeline

April 2022

Planning

Sep 2023

NOR lodgement

Oct 2024

NOR public notification

Q1 – Q3 2025

NOR processing

30 May 2025

HCC to lodge a planning report pursuant to s.42A

27 June 2025

Council as RA is to lodge its expert evidence-in-chief

25 July 2025

Submitters to present their expert evidence-in-chief

15 Aug 2025

Any rebuttal evidence

week of 25 Aug 2025

If the Panel directs expert conferencing

26 Sep 2025

Present opening legal submissions

6 – 9 Oct 2025

Hearing (as required)

Submissions

These are written comments from the public about the NOR. They can support, oppose, or suggest changes to the proposed designation.

Summary of Submissions

  1. Nan Su
  2. Michael Jamieson
  3. Waikato Regional Council
  4. Watson Lands Ltd
  5. NZTA
  6. Te Rapa Gateway Ltd
  7. Steve Godley & Adam Marsh
  8. KiwiRail Holdings Ltd
  9. S & S Nuich, I Selak, & Gibson Nominees
  10. Allister Gillam
  11. Te Kowhai East LP
  12. The owners of 88 Exelby Rd (submission withdrawn on 13/05/2025)
  13. Hounsell Holdings Ltd, Rotokauri Farming No 3 Ltd and Hamilton JV (N3) Ltd
  14. Rotokauri Development Ltd
  15. Pragma Holdings Ltd
  16. Phillip Laird & Franklaw Trust Ltd
  17. Ministry of Education
  18. Narinderpal Sagoo (submission struck out as per Direction #1)

Legal submissions

A legal submission is a formal document presented to the hearing panel, containing specific requests for outcomes or actions. This section includes legal memorandums and responses to Commissioner Directions and Legal Memorandums.

 

Requiring Authority

1 - Memorandum of counsel for RA - 6 May 2025

Commissioner directions

Commissioner Directions are guidelines and instructions provided during the planning and hearing processes.

Section 42a report - Appendix B - maps

Fig.01 Proposed Rotokauri Strategic Infrastructure Designation – Submitters’ Properties 

Fig.02 Issues raised in submission No 1 by Nan Su 

Fig.03 Issues raised in submission No 2 by Michael Jamieson 

Fig.04 Issues raised in submission No 4 by Watson Lands Limited 

Fig.05 Issues raised in submission No 5 by New Zealand Transport Agency 

Fig.06 Issues raised in submission No 6 by Te Rapa Gateway Limited 

Fig.07 Issues raised in submission No 7 by Steve Godley & Adam Marsh 

Fig.08 Issues raised in submission No 8 by KiwiRail Holdings Limited 

Fig.09 Issues raised in submission No 9 by Steve Nuich et al 

Fig.10 Issues raised in submission No 9 by Steve Nuich et al 

Fig.11 Re submission No 9 Proposed alternative positions of arterial road and wetlands 

Fig.12 Issues raised in submission No 10 by Allister Gillam 

Fig.13 Issues raised in submission No 11 by Te Kowhai East LP 

Fig.14 Issues raised in submission No 12 by The owners of 88 Exelby Road 

Fig.15 Issues raised in submission No 13 by Hounsell Holdings Ltd et al 

Fig.16 Issues raised in submission No 14 by Rotokauri Development Limited 

Fig.17 Issues raised in submission No 15 by Pragma Holdings Limited 

Fig.18 Proposed Rotokauri Strategic Infrastructure Designation 

Fig.19 Issues raised in submission No 16 by Phillip Laird et al (Figure 19 300dpi) 

Fig.20 Issues raised in submission No 18 by Narinderpal Sagoo 

Fig.21 Transport Corridors designed under the PDA between HCC and Hounsell Holdings Ltd 

Fig.22 Rotokauri Greenway Work Extent 

Fig.23 Proposed extent of Minor Arterial transport corridor to be constructed by Hounsell Holdings Ltd 

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Last updated 1 May 2025