B-6 – Area 6 – Assessment of Environmental Effects 78 7. STATUTORY ASSESSMENT 7.1 INTRODUCTION This section of the AEE provides an assessment of the activities occurring within Area 6 against the key relevant matters set out in sections 104(1), 105 and 107 of the RMA. This section includes: a brief overview of the actual and potential environmental effects associated with activities occurring within Area 6; an evaluation of activities within Area 6 against the most relevant national, regional and district planning documents. This includes: o Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) Regulations 2020 (“NES Freshwater”); o Resource Management (National Environmental Standard for Air Quality) Regulations 2004 (“NES Air”); o Resource Management (National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health) Regulations 2011 (“NES Soil”); o National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (“NPSFM”; o The Waikato Regional Policy Statement (“RPS”); o The WRP; o The HDP; o Other Matters – iwi management plans (“Whaia te Mahere Taiao a Hauraki”) an assessment of the activities within Area 6 against section 105 of the RMA; and, an assessment of the activities within Area 6 against section 107 of the RMA. The broader statutory context for the WNP is described in detail in Section 9 (Statutory Considerations) of the Overarching AEE. That information is not repeated here. All statutory considerations with respect to tangata whenua are also considered in the Overarching AEE. All relevant provisions described in section 104(1) (b) and (c) are identified in Part J. 7.2 ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL EFFECTS With respect to section 104(1)(a) of the RMA, an assessment of the actual and potential effects on the environment associated with the activities occurring within Area 6 is
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