Substantive application

Application and cover letter

The application comprises a cover letter, application form and application document describing the project and assessment of effects.

Taranaki VTM cover letter to the EPA (PDF, 271KB)

Taranaki VTM application form (PDF, 1.4MB)

Taranaki VTM application (PDF, 8.9MB)

Attachment 1 - Proposed marine consent conditions (PDF, 895KB)

Attachment 2 - NZIER economic impact assessment (PDF, 609KB)

Attachment 3a: Siecap - pre-feasibility study part 1 (PDF, 39MB)

Attachment 3b: Siecap - pre-feasibility study part 2 (PDF, 21MB)

Attachment 4: Siecap - recovery of vanadium (PDF, 1.2MB)

The following appendices and reports provide supporting detail.

Appendix

Taranaki VTM application appendix sections:

• Appendices index (PDF, 62KB)

• Appendix section 1 (PDF, 3MB)

• Appendix section 3 (PDF, 8.4MB)

• Appendix section 4 (PDF, 149KB)

• Appendix section 5 (PDF, 12.7MB)

• Appendix section 7 (PDF, 17.2MB)

• Appendix section 8 (PDF, 325KB)

Technical reports

Supplementary technical index (PDF, 94KB)

NIWA South Taranaki Bight Factual Baseline Environmental Report – November 2015:

• Phytoplankton (main report) (PDF, 11.7MB) 

• Phytoplankton – Appendix 1 (PDF, 713KB)

• Phytoplankton – Appendix 2 (PDF, 5.5MB)

• Phytoplankton – Appendix 3 (PDF, 5.7MB)

• Phytoplankton – Appendix 4 (PDF, 5.5MB)

NIWA Benthic habitats, macrobenthos and surficial sediments of the nearshore report (PDF, 3.4MB)

NIWA Benthic Flora and fauna of the Patea Shoals region report (PDF, 11.8MB)

NIWA Habitat models of Southern Right Whales, Hector’s Dolphin, and Killer Whales report (PDF, 5.2MB)

NIWA Coastal stability – Phase 1 – historical and present-day shoreline change (PDF, 5.6MB)

NIWA Coastal stability – Phase 2 – Potential effects of offshore sand extraction (PDF, 12.7MB)

NIWA Effects of ships lights on fish, squid and seabirds (PDF, 358KB)

NIWA Seabirds of the South Taranaki Bight (PDF, 465KB)

NIWA Zooplankton communities and water quality report (PDF, 3.6MB)

NIWA South Taranaki Bight fish and fisheries report (PDF, 4.4MB)

• Appendix A (PDF, 5.5MB)

• Appendix B (PDF, 5.7MB)

• Appendix C (PDF, 5.5MB)

NIWA Geological desktop summary report (PDF, 2.9MB)

• Appendix A (PDF, 89KB)

• Appendix B (PDF, 3.5MB)

• Appendix C (PDF, 3.2MB)

• Appendix D (PDF, 10.1MB)

• Appendix E (PDF, 11.6MB)

• Appendix F (PDF, 4.5MB)

NIWA Oceanographic measurements data report (PDF, 3.5MB)     

NIWA Nearshore optical water quality (PDF, 4.1MB)

NIWA Shoreline monitoring data report (PDF, 10.5MB)

NIWA Nearshore wave modelling (PDF, 9MB)

NIWA Effects on primary production (PDF, 1.1MB)

NIWA Assessment of the scale of marine ecological effects (PDF, 7.1MB)

NIWA South Taranaki Bight commercial fisheries (PDF, 2.6MB)

NIWA Zooplankton and the processes supporting them (PDF, 1.4MB)

Aquatic Environmental Sciences ecological assessment report (PDF, 2.2MB)

Tonkin & Taylor Air dispersion modelling studies on gas turbine discharges (PDF, 3.2MB)

Tonkin & Taylor Ltd Air dispersion modelling studies on reciprocating engine s (PDF, 3.7MB)   

Clough and Associates Archaeological assessment report (PDF, 919KB)

Martin Cawthorn Associates Cetacean monitoring report (PDF, 1.2MB)

Fathom Consulting Assessment of potential Impacts on commercial fishing (PDF, 3.4MB)

R.N. Barlow and Associates Maritime and navigational impacts (PDF, 4.7MB)

Marico Marine traffic study (PDF, 3.1MB)

Hegley Acoustic Consultants Assessment of noise effects (PDF, 1.8MB)

Rob Greenaway & Associates Recreation and tourism assessment of effects (PDF, 2.4MB)

Corydon Consultants Social impact assessment (PDF, 1.3MB)

Boffa Miskell Visual effects report (PDF, 13.3MB)

Boffa Miskell Graphic supplement part 1 (PDF, 39.9MB)   

Boffa Miskell Graphic supplement part 2 (PDF, 39.5MB)     

Boffa Miskell Graphic supplement part 3 (PDF, 35.9MB)

OCEL Consultants Implications of loose tailings seabed material PDF, 638KB)

MetOcean Solutions oil spill trajectory modelling (PDF, 2.8MB)

Te Taihauauru Iwi forum fisheries plan 2012 – 2017 (PDF, 852KB)

Kevin Richardson journal article: A perspective of marine mining within De Beers (PDF, 2.6MB)

Findlay paper on the impact of diamond mining noise on marine mammal fauna off Southern Namibia (PDF, 3.2MB)

Institute for Maritime Technology environmental impact study on underwater radiated noise 1994 1(PDF, 5.1MB)

Institute for Maritime Technology environmental impact study on underwater radiated noise 1995 (PDF, 5.7MB)

eCoast Potential effects of mining operations on surfing breaks (PDF, 13.6MB)

Tahu Potiki cultural values assessment and analysis (PDF, 340KB) 

Auckland University of Technology trace metal assessment report (PDF, 3.2MB)  

Briefing for the incoming Minister for Resources (PDF, 1.9MB)

Expert evidence presented in 2023 and 2024 hearings

Evidence on seabirds

• Evidence of Dr David Thompson 19 May 2023 (PDF, 183KB)

• Appendix 1 to evidence (PDF,152KB)

• Rebuttal evidence Dr David Thompson 23 January 2023 (PDF, 160KB)

Evidence on marine mammals

•  Evidence Dr Simon Childerhouse 19 May 2023 (PDF, 25.4MB)

•  Darran Humpheson evidence responding to Dr Simon Childerhouse 16 February 2024 (PDF, 1.3MB)

•  Rebuttal evidence Dr Simon Childerhouse 23 February 2024 (PDF, 602KB)

Evidence presented on sedimentation and sediment plume modelling  

• Evidence Dr Alison MacDiarmid 19 May 2023 (PDF, 243KB)

• Evidence Dr Helen Macdonald 19 May 2023 (PDF, 175KB)

• Rebuttal evidence Dr Alison Mac Diarmid 23 January 2024 (PDF, 234KB)

• Rebuttal evidence Dr Helen Macdonald 23 January 2024 (PDF, 188KB)

• Rebuttal evidence Dr Michael Dearnaley 23 January 2024 (PDF, 221KB)