🗣️Stage 2: Further submissions
Overview
Plan Change 17 – Te Rapa Industrial was open for submissions between 23 April and 23 May this year.
A summary of submissions and copies of original submissions were made available on 24 June 2025, and you can make a further submission until 8 July 2025.
Key information and plan change documents, including summary of submissions, can be viewed here.
Have your say from Tuesday 24 June until Tuesday 8 July 2025.
What is a further submission?
A further submission may only be made in support of, or opposition to, another person’s submission. You can’t raise new issues. It provides an opportunity to assess the effect an original submission may have on you, and have your views considered by accredited Commissioners along with the original submission.
You do not need to have made an original submission to make a further submission.
Note to person making further submission:
You must serve a copy of your further submission on the original submitter within five working days after it is served on the local authority. This is your responsibility.
Please note that your submission (or part of your submission) may be struck out if the authority is satisfied that at least one of the following applies to the submission (or part of the submission):
- it is frivolous or vexatious
- it discloses no reasonable or relevant case
- it would be an abuse of the hearing process to allow the submission (or the part) to be taken further
- it contains offensive language
- it is supported only by material that purports to be independent expert evidence but has been prepared by a person who is not independent or who does not have sufficient knowledge or skill to give expert advice on the matter.
What's next?
After further submissions a report will be prepared on the proposed changes and a hearing date will be set. Any submitters and further submitters who wish to be heard will be notified of this date. After the hearing, the commissioners will make their recommendations, and we’ll let all submitters, and the public know the outcome.
Stage 1: Call for submissions
What is Plan Change 17?
This private plan change applies to approximately 91ha of land in Hamilton’s northeast, currently zoned as Deferred Industrial Area. Fonterra has requested a change to Hamilton’s District Plan to rezone 91ha of land surrounding their Te Rapa dairy manufacturing site to Te Rapa North Industrial Zone.Please review key information and documents about this Plan Change before making your submission.
Have your say
23 April - 23 May 2025