32 Boffa Miskell Ltd | Waihi North Project| Landscape and Visual Effects | Contributing factors Implementation18 Operation19 Residual20 Level of Effect21 Nature of Effect22 Level of Effect Nature of Effect Level of Effect Nature of Effect • Roadside planting and planting in private properties tends to restrict views towards the site • Views that are obtained are distant and panoramic, containing the Coromandel foothills and Coromandel Ranges • Change observed form this distance primarily focused on the proposed WRS • WRS removed at project completion with the landform recontoured and returned to grazing W5: Heard Road • Views from distant rural properties • Views obtained are panoramic and contain surrounding rural landscape including the site and the Coromandel Ranges forming the distant backdrop • Change in view will be limited in respect of the wider outlook and includes the WRS which will feature as distant elements on the site’s rolling landforms • Removal of the WRS at the completion of the project will ensure potential longer term effects are remedied with the landform recontoured and returned to grazed land Very Low Adverse Very Low Adverse Very Low Neutral 6.5 Wharekirauponga Underground Mine: Coromandel Forest Park 6.5.1 Site Appraisal The Coromandel Forest Park reflects a landscape of high value and is particularly sensitive to change. This is reflected in the Coromandel Forest Park being formally recognised as part of an ONL at both regional and district statutory levels. The ONL contains steep and deeply incised landforms and peaks which form the backdrop of views from vast areas to the east. The
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