3-AD006.00 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT WAIHI NORTH PROJECT Oceana Gold New Zealand Limited WSP June 2022 25 community services hub and in addition to a one stop shop for social services would also be able to provide mentoring and support for people getting back into the work force. Schools Population expansion would result in school role increases with challenges of staffing, and retaining culture, but the advantage of attracting increased funding. The school survey asked if their school capacity would be able to accommodate an increase in student numbers: 85.7 % of the respondents stated yes; and one stated they were unsure. No respondents stated their school would be unable to accommodate an increase in student numbers. Emergency and Medical Facilities In relation to having capacity to meet future increases in demands for their services, one respondent stated they had the resources to do so while the other indicated an increase in funding would be required. Regulatory authorities (district and regional councils) and Crown Hauraki District Council representatives (economic development, planning) Thames-Coromandel District Council Waikato Regional Council Work and Income Waikato Regional Council Regional Skills Development Group (business leaders in the region) are tasked with skills development and needs identification in the region including gaps and understanding immigration impacts. In a constrained market where there are skills shortages, labour will be taken from other industries or providing jobs for the unemployed. The Hauraki District has a very low unemployment rate, and a very high NEET rate. This indicates that to some extent labour will need to come from elsewhere. The age distribution is skewed towards older, except the Māori population which skews towards younger people. This indicates that the provision of at least some labour could come from that population. Training opportunities and apprenticeships could be focused on young Māori given the demographic profile of the community. 22% of Hauraki District’s economy is based on mining so closure will have a localised impact. Thames Coromandel District Council Thames Coromandel District has low unemployment rates, lower than the national average. Securing labour is a challenge There are significant housing developments in progress in collaboration with Kāinga Ora south of Thames with an initial 250 dwellings in a total development of 1000. Iwi are also proposing sizeable developments around Thames. Hauraki District Council Mining contributes 22.4% of GDP to the District. Shortage of accommodation. Challenges are predominately around affordable housing and rentals. Limited supply of residential land in the district.
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