Hearing
Hearing venue: Virtual through Microsoft Teams by invitation
Date: Thursday 14 September 2023
Time: 9:30 am
Please email Kelvin Brown: kibrown@doc.govt.govt.nz if you wish to attend the hearing.
Submissions
Submissions closed 25 August 2023. We received nine objections or submissions. Three submitters have requested to be heard.
A virtual hearing will be held. The date and time will be added to this web page when confirmed.
This application is notified under section 17SC of the Conservation Act 1987. The Minister of Conservation has received an application for the construction, operation, repair and maintenance of a range of mountain bike trails for a 30-year term.
Application details
Applicant: NZSki Limited
Location of proposed activity: Coronet Peak Recreation Reserve, Queenstown
Map reference: GPS NZTM 2000: E1263546, N5016307 (Coronet Peak Ski Area main complex)
Concession Applied for: Licence
Summary of proposal: 30-year term concession for the construction, operation, repair and maintenance of a range of mountain bike trails (14 in total, including 2 links to existing trails) within Coronet Peak Recreation Reserve.
Application document:
- Application (PDF, 40,706K) Note: this is a large file.
The following items should be noted when viewing the application document:
- The 14 proposed trails are listed in the key and shown on the maps included in application Form 7a, attachment A. Coronet Peak MTB Network map.
- In addition to the e3 Scientific ecological assessment for the Coronet Peak lease included in application Form 7a, the applicant has provided a further e3 Scientific ecological impact assessment for the Coronet Peak mountain bike tracks dated June 2023.
- The applicant has confirmed that a 30-year term is sought in an email dated 24 April 2023.
How to make a submission
Any person or organisation may make a submission in writing to the Director-General on the proposal.
Submissions closed Friday, 25 August 2023.
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, you need to state this in writing when making your submission.
What happens next
After submissions close:
- DOC will analyse and consider all submissions and comments on the application.
- 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 will 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
A hearing will take place virtually through Microsoft Teams by invitation at 9:30 am on 14 September 2023.
Decision
No details at this point.
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 any questions about the application or the submission process you can email dnsubmissions@doc.govt.nz.