High Court allows Port of Tauranga fast-track panel to proceed

A render of the automated cranes Port of Tauranga wants to install behind the first stage of its Sulphur Point container terminal expansion. (Image: Port of Tauranga)

Oliver Lewis

Fri, 25 Jul 2025

The High Court has dismissed an interim application by Bay of Plenty hapū to stop an expert panel from being set up to consider a major port upgrade.As BusinessDesk reported this week, Ngāti Kuku Hapū Trust and trustees of the Ngā Hapū o Ngā Moutere Trust initiated judicial review proceedings – the first challenge under the new fast-track consenting regime – against the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) and Port of Tauranga (POTL) in June.The port has been trying for several years to secure consents for its Sella Passage proj...

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