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2023/79 COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Referred Projects (Metlifecare Retirement Village—Karori) Amendment Order 2023 Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann, Administrator of the Government Order in Council At Wellington this 15th day of May 2023 Present: Her Excellency the Administrator of the Government in Council This order is made under section 27 of the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consent‐ ing) Act 2020 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council and on the recommendation of the Minister for the Environment.
Contents 1 2 3 4 Title Commencement Principal order New Schedule 71 inserted Schedule New Schedule 71 inserted Order Page 1 2 2 2 3 1 Title This order is the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Referred Proj‐ ects (Metlifecare Retirement Village—Karori) Amendment Order 2023.

1 COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Referred Projects (Metlifecare Retirement Village—Karori) Amendment Order 2023 2023/79 Commencement This order comes into force on 19 May 2023.
Principal order This order amends the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Referred Projects Order 2020.

New Schedule 71 inserted After Schedule 70, insert the Schedule 71 set out in the Schedule of this order.
cl 2 2 3 4 2 2023/79 COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Referred Projects (Metlifecare Retirement Village—Karori) Amendment Order 2023 Schedule Schedule New Schedule 71 inserted Schedule 71 Metlifecare Retirement Village—Karori cl 4 cl 5 1 2 3 (1) Project referred to expert consenting panel Name of project The name of the project is Metlifecare Retirement Village—Karori (the pro‐ ject).

Authorised person The authorised person for the project is Metlifecare Retirement Villages Limited.
Description of project The scope of the project is to do the following on approximately 1.2 hectares of land at 29 Messines Road, Karori, Wellington: (a) (b) (c) (d) demolish an existing retirement village: construct and operate a retirement village, comprising approximately 4 buildings (each 3 or 4 storeys high) that include— (i) (ii) (iii) approximately 80 independent living residential units in total; and approximately 55 care suites in total; and ancillary facilities, including basement parking and community amenity spaces: develop land for private open space associated with the retirement vil‐ lage: construct or install infrastructure or structures associated with the retire‐ ment village.
(2) When counting the number of storeys of a building for the purposes of this clause, a basement is not to be counted as a storey (whether or not the base‐ ment extends under the entirety of the building above it).
4 Description of activities involved in project The project may involve the following activities: (a) clearing the land, including by— (i) removing vegetation; and 3 Schedule COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Referred Projects (Metlifecare Retirement Village—Karori) Amendment Order 2023 2023/79 (ii) demolishing infrastructure and structures that are part of or associ‐ ated with an existing retirement village: (b) (c) (d) (e) carrying out earthworks: constructing and operating a retirement village: discharging stormwater (which may contain contaminants) onto land: developing land for private open space, including by landscaping and planting: (f) constructing or installing infrastructure or structures, including— (i) (ii) private accessways for vehicles; and driveways and car parking areas; and (iii) manoeuvring areas for vehicles; and (iv) (v) infrastructure for three waters services; and signage: (g) carrying out any other activities that are— (i) associated with the activities described in paragraphs (a) to (f); and (ii) within the scope of the project as described in clause 3 of this schedule.
5 6 Approximate geographical location The project will occur at 29 Messines Road, Karori, Wellington.

Persons who must be invited to comment on project An expert consenting panel must invite comments on any consent application relating to the project from the following persons (in addition to the persons listed in clause 17(6) of Schedule 6 of the Act): (a) the Minister for Seniors: (b) Wellington Water Limited: (c) the Selwyn Foundation.
7 No further provision required No further provision is necessary to give effect to decisions made by the Minis‐ ter under section 24 of the Act in respect of the project.

Statement of reasons This statement of reasons is published for the purposes of clause 4 of Schedule 3 of the Act The Minister for the Environment (the Minister) has accepted this application for referral.
The Minister considered the application against the criteria in the COVID-19 4 2023/79 COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Referred Projects (Metlifecare Retirement Village—Karori) Amendment Order 2023 Explanatory note Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020 (the Act) and the Act’s purpose, and sought and considered written comments from the following: • • • • • the relevant Ministers listed in section 21(6) of the Act: the Minister for Seniors: Wellington City Council: Greater Wellington Regional Council: Wellington Water Limited.
The Minister has accepted this application for the following reasons: • the project will help to achieve the purpose of the Act because— • • • it has the potential to generate approximately 304 full-time equivalent jobs (FTE jobs) and approximately 864 indirect FTE jobs over a 6-year design and construction period; and it has the potential to contribute to housing supply through the construc‐ tion of approximately 80 independent living residential units and 55 care suites; and it is likely to progress faster than would otherwise be the case under the Resource Management Act 1991 standard processes: • any actual and potential effects on the environment, and proposed measures to avoid, remedy, mitigate, offset, or compensate for any adverse effects, can be appropriately tested by an expert consenting panel against Part 2 of the Resource Management Act 1991 and the purpose of the Act.
Rachel Hayward, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This order, which comes into force on 19 May 2023, amends the COVID-19 Recov‐ ery (Fast-track Consenting) Referred Projects Order 2020.

The effect of the amend‐ ment is to refer a project to an expert consenting panel for the purpose of the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020 (the Act).
The referred pro‐ ject is the project named and described in new Schedule 71.

The effect of the referral is to authorise Metlifecare Retirement Villages Limited to apply under the Act, instead of under the Resource Management Act 1991, for resource consents relating to the project described in new Schedule 71.

The expert consenting panel will be appointed under Schedule 5 of the Act and make decisions in accordance with Schedule 6 of the Act.
5 COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Referred Projects (Metlifecare Retirement Village—Karori) Amendment Order 2023 2023/79 Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 18 May 2023.

This order is administered by the Ministry for the Environment.

Wellington, New Zealand: Published under the authority of the New Zealand Government—2023 6