• Port of Tauranga secured conditional fast-track panel backing for its Stella Passage development, subject to conditions.
• Draft decision proposes granting all approvals sought; final ruling due in early September following a short consultation.
• Project extends Sulphur Point container berth 385 meters, Mount Maunganui wharves 315 meters; includes reclamation, dredging within existing footprint.

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