Port of Tauranga (NZE:POT) secured fast-track approval for the Stella Passage Development, according to a joint statement released by New Zealand Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones on Monday.
The company submitted its application in January, with approval taking about five months from the appointment of an independent expert panel.
The redevelopment of the Sulphur Point and Mount Maunganui wharves at the port will allow for the expansion of each wharf, permit the installation of new container cranes on the Sulphur Point Wharf, and include the dredging of Stella Passage in Tauranga Harbor, the statement said.