Space Operations NZ Ltd Notice of Requirement
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Public Notices – General
Invercargill City Council has received a Notice of Requirement for Designation from Space Operations New Zealand Ltd in respect of land and airspace surrounding the Awarau Satellite Ground Station (721 and 781 Colyer Road).
Hearings
Hearings will be held in the Council Chamber, First Floor, Civic Theatre, 88 Tay Street, Invercargill.
- Monday 28 September 2026 at 10am [View livestream]
- Tuesday 29 September 2026 at 9.30am [View livestream]
- Wednesday 30 September 2026 at 9am [View livestream]
Submitter Evidence – Stewart Family Assets Ltd
- Legal Submissions on behalf of Stewart Family Assets Limited (PDF, 213.5KB)
- Summary Statement of Huw Jones (PDF, 24.5KB)
- Statement of Evidence of Huw Jones (Commercial) (PDF, 11.3MB)
- Summary Statement of Craig Morley (PDF, 20.1KB)
- Statement of Evidence of Craig Morley (Engineering/EMI) (PDF, 822.7KB)
- Summary Statement of John Ballingall (PDF, 39.3KB)
- Statement of Evidence of John Ballingall (Economics) (PDF, 1.8MB)
- Summary Statement of Christine McMillan (PDF, 7.9MB)
- Statement of Evidence of Statement of Evidence of Christine McMillan (Planning) (PDF, 4MB)
- District Plan provisions agreed by the parties’ planners for walk-through with Commissioner (PDF, 739.4KB)
- Wetland Plan.jpg (655.8KB)
- Windfarm overall plan.pdf (PDF, 387.5KB)
Case book referenced in Legal Submissions
- Aokautere Land Holdings Ltd v Palmerston North City Council [2024] NZHC 2870(16375581.1).pdf (PDF, 382.8KB)
- Casebook Index - SFAL(16378623.1).docx (DOCX, 28.6KB)
- Ferguson v Far North District Council ENC Auckland A084 98, 16 July 1998(16376132.2).pdf (PDF, 600.6KB)
- Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd v Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council [2013] NZEnvC 250(16381069.1).pdf (PDF, 1.9MB)
- Frost v Queenstown Lakes District Council [2021] NZHC 1474(15895417.1).pdf (PDF, 390KB)
- Hall v Chief Executive of Land Information New Zealand HC Auckland CIV-2005-404-7222, 9 December 2009(16384305.1).pdf (PDF, 93.3KB)
- North Eastern Investments Ltd v Auckland Transport [2016] NZEnvC 73(16323385.1).pdf (PDF, 2.9MB)
- Queenstown Airport Corporation Ltd v Queenstown Lakes District Council [2013] NZHC 2347(16323442.1).pdf (PDF, 920.5KB)
- Queenstown Central Ltd v Queenstown Lakes District Council [2013] NZHC 815(16376332.1).pdf (PDF, 394.9KB)
- Queenstown-Lakes District Council v Hawthorn Estate Ltd CA45 05, 12 June 2006(16375576.1).pdf (PDF, 237.1KB)
- Re Queenstown Airport Corporation Ltd [2017] NZEnvC 46(16376334.1).pdf (PDF, 2MB)
- Redmond Retail Ltd v Ashburton District Council [2021] NZHC 2887(16375582.1).pdf (PDF, 485.8KB)
- Sustainable Matatā v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [2015] NZEnvC 90(16369804.2).pdf (PDF, 8MB)
- Te Runanga O Ati Awa Ki Whakarongotai Inc v Kapiti District Council (2002) 8 ELRNZ 265(16379804.1).pdf (PDF, 3.9MB)
- Villages of NZ (Mt Wellington) Ltd v Auckland City Council ENC Auckland A023 09, 20 March 2009(16370235.1).pdf (PDF, 2.2MB)
Requestor Evidence – Space Ops NZ Ltd
- Opening legal submissions (PDF, 420.2KB)
- Memorandum of Counsel – Briefs of Evidence (PDF, 84KB)
- Summary Statement of Alex Dunn (PDF, 208.1KB)
- Statement of Evidence of Alex Dunn (PDF, 643.6KB)
- Appendix A – Proposed Conditions (PDF, 162KB)
- Appendix B – Cross Sections of Horizon Mask (PDF, 13.6KB)
- Appendix C – Industrial Land Under 35m Horizon Mask (PDF, 207.2KB)
- Summary Statement of Robin McNeill (PDF, 634.7KB)
- Statement of Evidence of Robin McNeill (PDF, 2.2MB)
- Summary Statement of Graham Hulston (PDF, 121.7KB)
- Statement of Evidence of Graham Hulston (PDF, 175.2KB)
- Summary statement of John Kyle (PDF, 182.2KB)
- Statement of Evidence of John Kyle (PDF, 125KB)
Statement of Evidence of Robin McNeill supporting documents
- Ariane 5 site report 20102004.pdf (PDF, 328.3KB)
- Awarua antennas and radomes 190327.pptx (10.1MB)
- Awarua SES EMR Assessment_v3.pdf (PDF, 598.2KB)
- Awarua_site_layout -3000 - 2026-03-13.pdf (PDF, 5.9MB)
- CNES Site Survey 20250613.pdf (PDF, 4MB)
- ESA - NZ Arrangement 2008.pdf (PDF, 358.1KB)
- ESA - NZ Arrangement Extension 20211223.pdf (PDF, 304.5KB)
- L Service Contract 20210113.pdf (PDF, 411KB)
- Letter to ICC re Awarua Industrial Development 070801.pdf (PDF, 81KB)
- Lochiel Ground Station Letter to Lochiel Community Board Committee 20151006.pdf (PDF, 365.7KB)
- RSM Re-planning-decision-for-frequency-bands-within-1710-2300-mhz.pdf (PDF, 1.3MB)
- Ruakaka Ground Station - Permitted Activity as Network Utility Operator 20201221.pdf (PDF, 519.8KB)
- Ruakaka Site Visits and Community Meeting 20210100.pdf (PDF, 200.4KB)
- Ruakaka Station GS Board Submission 20201215.pdf (PDF, 159.7KB)
- Ruakaka Station Site Layout Dawson Design 20200903.pdf.pdf (PDF, 1.4MB)
- Ruakaka Station Telfer Young Report.pdf (PDF, 4.8MB)
- Southland Space Projects Strategy 090923.pdf (PDF, 3.9MB)
- Spark New Zealand Trading Ltd Designation 7501.pdf (PDF, 197.9KB)
- Summary of Land use, Consenting and Radio Spectrum protection efforts.pdf (PDF, 43.2KB)
- Timeline of Awarua SGS Developments 190430.pdf (PDF, 101.1KB)
Notice of Requirement Application
- 1. Notice of Requirement - Application (PDF, 807.1KB)
- 1a. Notice of Requirement - Appendix 1 - Record of Title 1134415 (PDF, 191.4KB)
- 1b. Notice of Requirement - Appendix 1 - Record of Title 837915 (PDF, 241.7KB)
- 1c. Notice of Requirement - Appendix 2 - RSM Decision (PDF, 1.3MB)
- 1d. Notice of Requirement - Appendix 3 - Designation Map (PDF, 2.9MB)
- 2. Designation - Further Information Request (PDF, 191.8KB)
- 3. Designation RFI response (PDF, 198.9KB)
- 3a. Designation RFI Response - Appendix 1 - Legal Advice (PDF, 246.8KB)
- 4. NZ Gazette - Space Operations NZ Ltd (PDF, 29.4KB)
- 5. Table of Radio Spectrum Usage NZ (PDF, 1.8MB)
- 6. KiwiRail s176 (1)(b) - Approval Letter (PDF, 211.7KB)
- 7. NZTA s176(1)(b) - Approval Letter (PDF, 390.6KB)
Public Notice
Update (11/05/2026)
The address for service for Space Operations NZ Ltd has been updated to:
C/- Southern Planning Group
Attention: Alex Dunn
Email alex@southernplanning.co.nz
Level 1
19 Grant Road
Queenstown 9300
