58 Boffa Miskell Ltd | Waihi North Project| Landscape and Visual Effects | working rural area. The majority of such views will gradually be reduced by planting introduced along the immediate boundary of the Site consistent with adjoining areas. Some longer distance glimpse views may also occur from rural areas to the east of Golden Valley and north of Waihi, however these will result in limited change in the context of existing elevated landforms and existing mining activity generating low visual effects. Views of the gradual change in landform as proposed will remain consistent with this established working area and largely enclosed by adjoining hills. At completion, rehabilitation of the landform including changes associated with existing vegetation will further assist reinstating the proposed landform in this working rural context and mitigating the potential for any longer term adverse visual effects. 8.6 NRS Landscape Mitigation During operation, the following measures are proposed to provide project benefits and remedy or mitigate natural character, landscape and visual effects as described above (see Figure 20): • Establishment of fast-growing native planting along the periphery and margins of Golden Valley Road; • Maintaining temporary stockpiles in pasture to reduce views of the ongoing raw worked appearance of the NRS; • Reinstatement of riparian and terrestrial vegetation along the margins of diverted streams and reinforcing existing vegetation along the Ohinemuri River; and • Removing and rehabilitating areas accommodating temporary stockpiles and round off the final contour of the NRS and reinstate with pasture at project closure. 9.0 Processing and Water Treatment Plant Upgrades Proposed upgrades to the existing Processing and Water Treatment Plants will remain within the existing Processing Plant footprint between Union Hill and the Ohinemuri River (see Figure 14). In this location, ongoing operation within the Processing and Water Treatment Plants will typically remain concealed from external view with the exception of transient views from parts of Black Hill and glimpse views obtained along Golden Valley Road. 9.1.1 Zoning As illustrated on Figure 5, proposed upgrades to the Processing and Water Treatment Plants are located on land zoned Martha Mineral Zone. New WUG and MUG Portals are proposed within the adjoining Rural Zone, facilitating an underground connection with the Willows Road site. 9.2 Proposed Development Accommodating the new and replacement infrastructure associated with the Processing Plant Upgrade will require some localised reconfiguration within the existing Processing Plant footprint as illustrated on Figure 15. The main components of this proposed upgrade are:
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