Supporting Technical Assessments

Waihi North Project Preliminary Site Investigation (Ground Contamination) Williamson Water & Land Advisory Limited A.2 Gladstone Open Pit A.2.1 Aerial photographs Historical aerial imagery available via online databases were reviewed and are summarised, separately for each site, in Table A.2.1 below. Table A.2.1. Historical Aerial Photograph Review – 52 Moore Street. Photograph date (source) Activities Aerial image 1942 Retrolens (SN228 486/32) The site is pastoral land, with a residential building (with associated small buildings) located in the western part of the site. The Ohinemuri River flows along the southwestern boundary of the site. An access road (Clarke Street) ends just prior to the western boundary of the site. Surrounding land is predominantly farmland/ paddocks with scattered residential houses. 1963 Retrolens (SN1218 2291/44) The site largely remains largely unchanged, except for the addition of farm buildings observed to the east of the existing buildings. New accessways (unpaved) are also now visible within the site, running from the centre of the western boundary into the centre of the site. Trees are now observed in the southern part of the site. Surrounding land undergoes development with a couple of residential buildings now located within the pastoral land. 1975 Retrolens (SN3798 E/22) The site and surrounding land remain largely unchanged. However, the central accessway now extends along the entire centre line of the site. 1982 Retrolens (SN5944 C/6) The site and surrounding land remain largely unchanged.

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