B-2 – Area 2 - Assessment of Environmental Effects 123 significant adverse effects on tangata whenua values of the wetland,157 or adverse effects of flooding on neighbouring properties,158 or significant adverse effects on the relationship tangata whenua as Kaitiaki have with the wetland,159 or adverse effects on the natural character of wetlands;160 or adverse effects on the ability to use the wetlands for recreational purposes and remedy or mitigate otherwise.161 In accordance with the directives of this policy: a reduction in source volume of surface water runoff, interflow and groundwater recharge is expected from activities occurring within Area 2 (primarily the WRS and dewatering associated with tunnel construction). Notwithstanding, the level of change is unlikely to be discernible from natural variability. Conditions will ensure that wetland levels are monitored and trigger actions required if any changes are observed within the wetland that may compromise its extent or values;162 accelerated erosion and oxidation of the Mataura Wetlands is avoided by virtue of the low level of effect on water levels within this wetland;163 dewatering activities within Area 2 will not result in adverse effects of flooding on neighbouring properties;164 extensive planting of the Mataura Wetland will avoid any potential adverse effects on the natural character of this wetland;165 land drainage activities will not alter the existing recreational opportunities within the Mataura Wetlands;166 and OGNZL continues to work with tangata whenua regarding cultural effects and how the project can best accommodate and provide for their relationship with identified taonga. This is considered further in Section 5 of the Overarching AEE; 167 157 Policy 1(c), Section 3.7, Waikato Regional Plan. 158 Policy 1(d), Section 3.7, Waikato Regional Plan. 159 Policy 1(e), Section 3.7, Waikato Regional Plan. 160 Policy 1(f), Section 3.7, Waikato Regional Plan. 161 Policy 1(g), Section 3.7, Waikato Regional Plan. 162 Policy 1(a), Section 3.7, Waikato Regional Plan. 163 Policy 1(b), Section 3.7, Waikato Regional Plan. 164 Policy 1(d), Section 3.7, Waikato Regional Plan. 165 Policy 1(f), Section 3.7, Waikato Regional Plan. 166 Policy 1(g), Section 3.7, Waikato Regional Plan. 167 Policy 1(e), Section 3.7, Waikato Regional Plan.
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