Appendix 2: Wharekirauponga Survey Effort and Summary of Findings Boffa Miskell Ltd | Waihi North Project | Terrestrial Ecology Values and Effects of the WUG Date Survey activity October 2016 – May 2017 13 sites investigated for potential drill sites, camp sites and pump sites October 2017 – May 2018 50 sites investigated for potential drill sites, helipads, or pump sites October 2018 – May 2019 32 sites investigated for potential drill sites, helipads, or pump sites Jan – Feb 2019 baseline biodiversity surveys carried out over 4 weeks October 2019 – May 2020 Nil October 2020 – May 2021 11 sites investigated for potential drill sites, Oct-Nov 2020: biodiversity surveys carried out over 3 weeks 15 sites investigated for potential vent sites October 2021 – May 2022 4 sites investigated for potential vent sites 1 site finalised for drill site Summary by Year October 2016 – May 2017 activity Drill / Pump / Helipad site surveys 13 sites investigated for potential drill sites, helipads, or pump sites. 63 Archey’s frogs recorded. No lizards or bats detected. October 2017 – May 2018 activity Drill / Pump / Helipad site surveys 50 sites investigated for potential drill sites, helipads, or pump sites. 349 frogs found. No lizards observed. No bats detected. October 2018 – May 2019 activity Drill / Pump / Helipad site surveys 32 sites investigated for potential drill sites, helipads, or pump sites. 193 Archey’s frogs recorded. No lizards observed. No bats detected. Baseline biodiversity surveys 2019 Baseline biodiversity surveys conducted over 4 weeks in January and February 2019. Surveys included: • Freshwater ecological surveys at four different sites including 2 sites on the Wharekirauponga Stream and 2 sites on the Teawaotemutu Stream • Frog surveys – 7 Hochstetter’s frogs in 5 streams, 6 Archey’s frogs
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