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Application documents
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Central and Southern Block Mining Substantive Application (PDF, 14.1MB)
Addendum 1 - Assessment of new and updated National Direction instruments (PDF, 99KB)
Central and Southern Block Mining Application Cover letter (PDF, 160KB)
Appendix A - Substantive application form (PDF, 3527KB)
Project Site
Appendix J - Project Site Map (PDF, 9.2MB)
Appendices
- Appendix B - List of Owners & Occupiers Adjacent to Taharoa C Block Redacted (PDF, 2 MB)
- Appendix C- Economic Assessment Redacted (PDF, 1 MB)
- Appendix D- Landowner Written Approval to Undertake the Project on Maori land Redacted (PDF, 1 MB)
- Appendix E - Record of Title for Taharoa C Block (PDF, 321 KB)
- Appendix F - 2024 RMA Hearing Panel Decision Redacted (PDF, 1 MB)
- Appendix G - Key issues table (PDF, 377 KB)
- Appendix H - Notice of Appeal on behalf of Taharoa Ironsands Limited dated 12 December 2024 Redacted (PDF, 378 KB)
- Appendix I - Hydrology Assessment (PDF, 17 MB)
- Appendix K - Terrestrial Ecology – Wetlands and Vegetation Assessment Redacted (PDF, 14 MB)
- Appendix L - Freshwater Ecology Assessment Redacted (PDF, 4 MB)
- Appendix M - Terrestrial Ecology – Fauna Assessment Redacted (PDF, 10 MB)
- Appendix N - Hydrogeology Assessment (Groundwater Effects) (PDF, 31 MB)
- Appendix O - Archaeological Assessment Redacted (PDF, 26 MB)
- Appendix P - Preliminary Site Investigation Redacted (PDF, 8 MB)
- Appendix Q - Coastal Processes Assessment Redacted (PDF, 3 MB)
- Appendix R - Geotechnical Assessment Redacted (PDF, 11 MB)
- Appendix S - Air Quality Assessment Redacted (PDF, 5 MB)
- Appendix T - Draft Environmental Management Plan (PDF, 2 MB)
- Appendix U - Draft Harvest and Earthworks Management Plan (PDF, 1 MB)
- Appendix V - Marine Ecology Assessment Redacted (PDF, 3 MB)
- Appendix W - Noise Assessment Redacted (PDF, 4 MB)
- Appendix X – Archaeological Authority Application Bundle Redacted (PDF, 41 MB)
- Appendix Y - Register of Consultation Redacted (PDF, 4 MB)
- Appendix Z - Summary of responses to consultation letters (PDF, 411 KB)
- Appendix AA - Assessment of Application against the Ngati Mahuta Environmental Management Plan (PDF, 636 KB)
- Appendix BB - Proposed Resource Consent Conditions and Memo (PDF, 1 MB)
- Appendix CC - Memorandum Assessment of the Existing Environment for Taharoa Ironsands Limited Central and Southern Blocks Fast-track Project (PDF, 392 KB)
- Appendix DD - Draft Natural Inland Wetland and Buffer Management Plan Redacted (PDF, 13 MB)
- Appendix EE- Draft Lake Level and Water Management Plan (PDF, 2 MB)
- Appendix FF - Discharge and Dispersion Modelling Assessment (PDF, 6 MB)
- Appendix GG - Marine Mammals Assessment (PDF, 2 MB)
- Appendix HH - Statement of Evidence of Taituwha King (PDF, 3 MB)
- Appendix II - Primary Statement of Evidence of Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr, 23 January 2024 (PDF, 422 KB)
- Appendix JJ - Supplementary Statement of Evidence of Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr, 27 June 2024 (PDF, 370 KB)
- Appendix KK - Wildlife Approval Application Bundle Redacted (PDF, 10 MB)
- Appendix LL - Written Consent to Resource Consent Applications from Taharoa C Block Inc Redacted (PDF, 381 KB)
- Appendix MM - Consent Authority Section 30(3) notices Redacted (PDF, 698 KB)