B-2 – Area 4 - Assessment of Environmental Effects 40 8. CONCLUSION OGNZL is seeking all necessary resource consents from the HDC and the WRC for the various WNP activities in Area 4. They comprise the establishment, operation and maintenance of purpose-built Services Trench to provide support services to the Willows SFA and Wharekirauponga Underground Mine. The cultural effects of these activities are being addressed with tangata whenua through the CVA / CIA process described in Chapter 5 of the Overarching AEE. An assessment of all other potential effects on the environment of proposed activities in Area 4 is provided in Section 5 of this sub-AEE, as well as the various technical assessments commissioned by OGNZL. The nature of the proposed activities in Area 4 means their effects are predominantly confined to construction, as once established, the only notable presence of the activity will be the pipe bridges across the Ohinemuri River adjacent to existing road bridges. Those construction related effects will be temporary and able to be effectively managed in using conventional means to achieve an acceptable outcome. These measures are discussed in Section 6 of this sub-AEE and are detailed in the proposed consent conditions contained in Part G of these application documents With respect to the statutory planning framework that applies to the activities at Area 4, it is concluded that the development of the project in the manner proposed by OGNZL will for the most part align comfortably with the overall management intentions specified in the relevant national, regional and district planning documents based on the effects assessments included in these application documents. It certainly cannot be concluded that the activities at Area 4 will be contrary, or repugnant, to any of the relevant statutory planning documents. This assessment will be updated following receipt of the various CVA / CIA documents being produced by tangata whenua. Finally, it is noted that OGNZL has consulted with interested / potentially affected parties and the wider community with respect to the WNP and activities in Area 4. This consultation has informed the various environmental assessments and will continue throughout the resource consent process and during the subsequent operation of the WNP.
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