Boffa Miskell Ltd | Waihi North Project | Landscape and Visual Effects | 57 Contributing factors Implementation52 Operation53 Residual54 Level of Effect55 Nature of Effect56 Level of Effect Nature of Effect Level of Effect Nature of Effect N2: Northern Golden Valley (VS16) • Views from rural dwellings • Long-distance partial views of the gradual creation of NRS • Visible in association with existing elevated landforms • Movement of machinery and raw worked appearance may be visible Mitigation • Reinstated in pasture at completion to assimilate within surrounding rural land use at completion Low Adverse Low Adverse Very Low Neutral N3: NorthEast Waihi • Views from dwellings • Views typically obscured by intervening vegetation including shelter belts and established horticultural land use typical throughout this area Mitigation • Reinstated in pasture at completion to assimilate within surrounding rural land use at completion Low Adverse Low Adverse Very Low Neutral N4: SouthEast Waihi • Views from dwellings • Views obscured by the intervening vegetated forms of Union Hill and Winner Hill Very Low Neutral Very Low Neutral Very Low Neutral N5: Black Hill (VS17) • Views from recreation area • Views observed beyond existing mining activity associated with the Tailings Storage Facilities and Processing Plant Mitigation • Reinstated in pasture at completion to assimilate within surrounding rural land use at completion Low Adverse Low Adverse Low Neutral Despite its scale, the NRS will appear relatively enclosed by adjoining more elevated hills and remain associated with existing mining activity which ensures the potential for more significant visual effects will be limited. During operation, some visual effects will occur from within Golden Valley, however these will predominantly occur in association with temporary stockpiles near Golden Valley Road introducing a temporary disruption and subsequent grassed bunds in the context of this existing
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