Land available for minerals applications
Land that has recently become available for minerals applications.
The following report provides notification of land available for mineral permit applications. The report is updated fortnightly, to provide timely information on new minerals opportunities across New Zealand.
Find out more about the permit history and exact location of the permit by entering the permit ID and viewing the permit document in the Online Permitting System.
See if the relinquished areas are still open ground for permitting with the Minerals Permit Webmaps by cross referencing the location of the permit from the online permitting system and Webmaps.
Land status decisions made on Friday 31 July 2026
The next round of land status decisions will be made on Friday 14 August 2026.
| Mineral group | Permit ID | Permit type | Relinquish reason | Relinquish date | Onshore/ Offshore |
Area | Minerals | Location (Region) | Allocation method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal | 41269 | Mining | Partial Surrender | 13 May 2026 | Onshore | 159.76 ha | Coal | West Coast | AWPO |
| Metallic Minerals | 57278 | Exploration | Expired | 13 May 2026 | Onshore | 432.244 ha | Gold | West Coast | AWPO |
| Metallic Minerals | 61159 | Exploration | Full Surrender | 3 July 2026 | Onshore | 34.78 ha | Gold | West Coast | AWPO |
| Metallic,Non-Metallic,Industrial Rock and Building Stone | 61300 | Prospecting | Full Surrender | 25 June 2026 | Onshore | 188.86 SQKM | All metallic minerals (excluding uranium), all non-metallic minerals, dunite and serpentinite | Waikato | AWPO |
| Metallic,Non-Metallic,Industrial Rock and Building Stone | 61288 | Prospecting | Full Surrender | 25 June 2026 | Onshore | 230.71 SQKM | All metallic minerals (excluding uranium), all non-metallic minerals, dunite and serpentinite | Otago | AWPO |
| Metallic and Non-Metallic | 60853 | Exploration | Full Surrender | 19 May 2026 | Onshore | 1091.20 ha | All metallic minerals (excluding uranium), garnet and zircon | West Coast | AWPO |
| Metallic and Non-Metallic | 60854 | Exploration | Full Surrender | 25 June 2026 | Onshore | 1391.10 ha | All metallic minerals (excluding uranium), garnet and zircon | West Coast | AWPO |
| Metallic,Non-Metallic,Industrial Rock and Building Stone | 60875 | Prospecting | Expired | 7 July 2026 | Onshore | 356.45 SQKM | All metallic minerals (excluding uranium), all non-metallic minerals, dunite and serpentinite | Manawatu-Whanganui | AWPO |
Current Newly Available Acreage (NAA) rounds
| NAA ID | Mineral group | Prior permit ID | Land area | Region | Open date | Close date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None |
Applications over Newly Available Acreage (NAA) must be received within the specified 40 working day contest round.
More information about NAA applications and how to apply:
Guidance on making applications for Newly Available Acreage (NAA) [PDF 347KB]
Current Newly Available Acreage (NAA) rounds can be found on our collections page: