This application is notified under section 17SC of the Conservation Act 1987. The Minister of Conservation has received an application for a lease/license/easement concession.
Applicant
Applicant: Whakapapa Holdings 2024 Limited
Location of proposed activity: Whakapapa Ski Area, Tongariro National Park
Concession applied for: Lease,licence and easement
Summary of proposal: The Department has received an application for a concession (lease and licence) by Whakapapa Holdings 2024 Limited to operate the Whakapapa Ski Area for a period of ten years.
Application document (PDF, 11,207K)
The application covers the Tongariro National Park - Whakapapa Ski Area.
Main activities include:
- Lease over buildings with a license for all other land within the current ski area boundary.
- Aircraft use for Helicopters and Drones to support the day-to-day operation of the ski field.
- Filming may be used for advertising purposes within the Whakapapa Ski Area.
- Lease for six accommodation buildings within the Whakapapa Village that are currently occupied by Ruapehu Alpine Lifts Limited.
- Easement for water pipeline from the Waipuna Stream to the Whakapapa ski field.
How to make a submission
Any person or organisation may make a submission in writing to the Director-General on the proposal.
Submissions close 11:59 pm Friday 7 February 2025.
1. Prepare your submission
Record what you think in our online submission survey.
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. You can indicate whether you would like to be heard or not in the online submission survey.
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 can indicate this in the online submission survey.
What happens next
- 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 or delegate.
Hearing details
If a hearing is required, it's likely to occur in the week beginning 17 February 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 Joke Methorst and Lynette Trewavas, Permissions Advisors: mtruapehusubmissions@doc.govt.nz