Lighting Assessment WAI-985-000-REPLC-0019_Rev 0.Docx Waihi North Project Page 3 of 35 21/06/2022 Assessment of Environmental Effects: Lighting REVISION: 0 - Final 1. INTRODUCTION Pedersen Read have been asked to undertake an assessment of environmental effects (AEE) for the artificial lighting associated with the proposed Waihi North Project (WNP) at the Oceana Gold (New Zealand) Limited (OGNZL) Waihi Mine, in the Hauraki District of the North Island. The assessment is based upon the description of the project provided in the Mitchell Daysh Limited Sub-Assessments of Environmental Effects and various visual simulations and reports. Refer to Appendix A: “Bibliography” for the list of documents and activities that have informed the review. A day and night visit to the mine site was undertaken on Thursday the 18th of November 2021 in conjunction with a review of the surrounding environs on the night of Wednesday the 17th of November 2021. The night-time visit to the mine site occurred on Thursday 18th November between 21:00 and 21:30. (On that day Nautical dusk was at 21:13 and Astronomical Dusk at 21:53). Weather conditions were clear with a north-northwest wind of 17km/h. The moon was full, with moonrise at 19:00 and the moon at a low altitude (19 to 27°) during the site visit. The night-time visit of the surrounding environs occurred on Wednesday 17th November between 21:00 and 22:30. (On that day Nautical dusk was at 21:12 and Astronomical Dusk at 21:51). Weather conditions were high overcast with a westerly wind of 15km/h. The moon was full, albeit predominantly obscured by high cloud, with moonrise at 18:01 and the moon at between 29 to 39° altitude during the site visit.
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