Case Studies

Real fast-track applications that failed. Each case study examines what went wrong, why the panel rejected or halted the application, and how a systematic check would have caught the issue.

Delmore

Rejected (draft decision to refuse)

Infrastructure assumptions contradicted Watercare and Auckland Transport plans. The panel found the gaps could not be resolved.

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Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR)

Withdrawn (facing draft refusal)

Outdated data, internal contradictions, and a retracted economic claim undermined the entire application.

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Stella Passage

Halted by judicial review

A mismatch between the application scope and the Schedule 2 legislative description cost months of delay.

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Te Kuha

Failed completeness assessment

Seven basic application requirements were not met. The application was returned before it reached the Minister.

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