A line up of experts has been selected to run an Independent Board of Inquiry to consider if a major Waikato-Tainui development should go ahead.
The tribe's commercial arm, Tainui Group Holdings, wants to build an inland port near Hamilton, called Ruakura.
The first stage would be a freight and logistics centre - providing facilities for companies which transport their goods by rail or road.
The inquiry will be chaired by Environment Court Judge Melanie Harland.
The other board members are Environment Commissioner Jim Hodges, planning consultant Jenny Hudson and engineer, Gerry Te Kapa Coates.
Tainui Group Holdings is welcoming the membership of the board.
