Permit processing timeliness report: 1 January to 31 March 2025

Publish date: 26 May 2025

In 2024, New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (NZP&M) introduced processing timeframes for minerals and petroleum applications received from 1 July 2024 and committed to publishing results quarterly on its performance against those timeframes.

Increasing transparency on permit application timeframes

Minerals application timeframes

Application type % outcomes within timeframe Total number of outcomes % outcomes within timeframe Total number of outcomes
  1 January — 31 March 2025 1 October — 31 December 2024
Hobby mining permit applications        
All new and change applications 83 6 75 12
New applications (excluding hobby)        
New or subsequent Tier 1 or 2 prospecting permit (PP) and exploration permit (EP) 100 5 100 3
New or subsequent Tier 1 mining permit (MP) - - - -
New or subsequent Tier 2 MP 100 2 100 2
For changes to existing permits        
Any Change of Conditions - - 100 2
Any Transfer, Change of Operator 100 7 100 6
Any Notification of Change of Control 100 10 100 4
Any Consent to a Dealing - - - -
Prospecting and Exploration Permits (Tier 1 or 2)        
Extension of Duration Appraisal - - - -
Extension of Duration - - 100 3
Change of Minerals - - - -
Extension of Land - - - -
Mining Permits (Tier 1 or 2)        
Extension of Duration 100 3 - -
Change of Minerals 100 1 - -
Extension of Land 100 2 - -
Surrender applications        
Partial Surrender 100 1 100 1
Full Surrender 100 19 83.3 6

Petroleum application timeframes

Application type % outcomes within timeframe Total number of outcomes % outcomes within timeframe Total number of outcomes
  1 January — 31 March 2025 1 October — 31 December 2024
New permit applications        
Exploration - - - -
Mining - - - -
For changes to existing permits        
Amalgamation - - - -
Change of conditions 100 1 - -
Change of control - - - -
Change of operator - - - -
Extension of duration - - - -
Extension of land - - - -
Transfer of interest - - - -
Other        
Dealing 100 3 100 1
Surrender - - - -
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