The Government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill, revealed today, has outlined 149 key projects aimed at rebuilding the economy, addressing the housing crisis, and improving energy security.
Among these, there are 22 Canterbury projects.
Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop said, “The 149 projects selected by the Government have significant regional or national benefits. They will make a big difference in the regions by delivering jobs and growth and developing a pipeline of major projects to help boost the economy.”
The selected projects are designed to address New Zealand’s infrastructure deficit and fast-track housing developments.
Among the 22 Canterbury projects include a waste-to-energy plant under the South Island Resource Recovery Ltd’s Project Kea. This plant will convert landfill-bound waste into electricity or steam.
The Christchurch City Council’s Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor Regeneration Plan, which aims to revitalise the area following the earthquakes, enhancing infrastructure and community facilities.
Several large housing developments are also part of the fast-track programme, including the Gressons Road Development and Grassmere Residential Development, which will deliver thousands of new homes.
The Rolleston West Residential Development, which will create 4,200 residential sites, bolstering the housing stock in Christchurch’s southwest.
Other key projects include Canterbury’s second urban bridge, which will connect Ashburton and Tinwald, and major solar farm developments such as The Point Solar Farm and Balmoral Station Solar Array, set to provide renewable energy and contribute to national energy goals.
Canterbury Region (22 projects)
South Island Resource Recovery Ltd Project Kea Canterbury Housing and Land Development. Project Kea is a waste to energy plant incinerating waste otherwise destined for landfill to covert to electricity or steam.
Christchurch City Council
Implementation of the
Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor
Regeneration Plan
Canterbury Housing and Land
Development
To provide the infrastructure and facilities to regenerate the Ōtākaro Avon River in response to the
Canterbury earthquakes
Suburban Estates Limited on
behalf of Anne Lois Stokes and
Brian James Stokes
Gressons Road Development Canterbury Housing and Land Development
The project will enable the subdivision and development of approximately 1,500 homes and supporting
community features including public and active transport connections, green spaces and infrastructure on
a site adjoining existing residential and commercial development.
Grassmere Estates Limited Grassmere Residential Development Canterbury Housing and Land
Development
The Grassmere Residential Development project will consist of the development of approximately 17
hectares of residential zoned land in Papanui, Christchurch. The project will enable 528 residential units in
total, in a range of housing densities, and upgrades to transport and three- waters infrastructure.
Carter Group Limited Rolleston West Residential
Development Canterbury Housing and Land Development
The Rolleston West Residential Development project is to construct a housing development comprising
4,200 new residential sites and four commercial centres to the west of Rolleston, 25 km southwest of
Christchurch central business district.
Ben Dormer West Rangiora Residential
Development Canterbury Housing and Land Development
Staged subdivision and development of approximately 40 hectares of land, to create approximately 700-
780 residential units (400-480 in stage 1, and 300 in stage 2), with associated road and service areas.
Carter Group Limited Ōhoka Residential
Subdivision Canterbury Housing and Land Development
The project will comprise: 850 houses and a commercial mixed/use centre, and a school and/or retirement village.
Ngāi Tahu Property Development Holdings
Pound Road Industrial Development Canterbury Housing and Land
Development The project will comprise development of industrial land in Canterbury.
Carter Group Limited Ryans Road Industrial
Development Canterbury Housing and Land Development
The project will comprise 55.5 hectares of industrial activities adjacent to Christchurch International
Airport.
Birchs Village Limited Birchs Village Canterbury Housing and Land Development
The project will comprise: 527 residential allotments and a commercial area along Birchs Road, opposite
existing Kakaha Park.
Ashburton District Council Ashburton Second Urban Bridge Canterbury Infrastructure
The project is to build a second urban bridge over the Ashburton/Hakatere river connecting Ashburton and
Tinwald. The project will comprise: urban river bridge construction, from Chalmers Avenue in Ashburton
to Grahams Road in Tinwald; provisions for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists; a new roundabout at the
South Street and Chalmers Avenue intersection in Ashburton, and new intersection in Tinwald.
New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
State Highway 1 North Canterbury – Woodend Bypass Project (Belfast to Pegasus)
Canterbury Infrastructure
To extend the SH1 Christchurch Northern Corridor between Belfast and Pegasus by constructing 4km of
motorway or expressway to bypass the Woodend township, to create a safe, efficient route, with travel
time savings and benefits.
Mid Canterbury Water Storage Limited Klondyke Storage Canterbury Infrastructure
The Klondyke Storage project aims to improve irrigation reliability of the existing MHV Water Ltd and
Ashburton Lyndhurst Irrigation Ltd community irrigation schemes in mid Canterbury by constructing
storage for up to 53M m3 of water.
Amuri Irrigation Company Limited
Balmoral Water Storage Facility and Fish Screen Canterbury Infrastructure
To construct a large dam to provide 10M m3 of water storage for the Amuri Irrigation Company Ltd.’s
irrigation scheme, where they already hold resource consents to divert, take, store, use and discharge
water to land in the Amuri Basin, north of the Hurunui River. The application will also address issues with
the fish screen and bypass on the existing intake infrastructure.
KB Contracting and Quarries Limited
Miners Road Northern Expansion Canterbury Mining and
Quarrying The Miners Road Northern Expansion project seeks to expand its current aggregate extraction activities
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Southern Screenworks Ltd
Southern Screenworks quarry extension and managed fill
Canterbury Mining and Quarrying
The project is to expand the extraction of aggregate from the existing Southern Screenworks quarry and
establish and operate a managed fill facility.
Far North Solar Farm Ltd The Point Solar Farm Canterbury Renewable Energy The Point Solar Farm project is to construct and operate a solar farm on a 670-hectare site, and to connect to and supply electricity to the national grid.
Black Point Solar Limited Black Point Solar Farm Canterbury Renewable Energy The Black Point Solar Farm Project is to construct and operate a solar farm and to connect to and supply electricity to the national grid.
Andrew William Simpson and Karen Frances Simpson Balmoral Station Solar Array Canterbury Renewable Energy The Balmoral Station Solar Farm project is to construct and operate a solar farm and to connect to and supply electricity to the national grid.
Genesis Energy Limited
Tekapo Power Scheme – Applications for Replacement Resource Consents
Canterbury Renewable Energy
The project is to continue the use, operations and maintenance of the power scheme situated between
Lake Tekapō (at a higher elevation) to the northeast near Tekapō and Lake Pūkaki (as a lower elevation) to the southwest near Twizel.
Lodestone Energy Limited Haldon Station Limited Canterbury Renewable Energy The Haldon Solar project is to construct and operate a solar farm on 320-hectares of a 7689- hectare site and to connect and supply electricity to the national grid.
Sanford Limited Sanford Second Greenshell Mussel Spat Hatchery Canterbury Aquaculture and farming
The Sanford Second Greenshell Mussel Spat Hatchery project is to construct and operate a land based
Greenshell mussel spat hatchery.
