3-AD006.00 ENGAGEMENT OUTCOMES PROPOSED WAIHI NORTH PROJECT OceanaGold New Zealand Limited WSP April 2022 16 4.1.3 GEOSPATIAL RESPONSES In part of the survey respondents were asked geolocate locations that were important, visited regularly, and they believed may be impacted by the proposed project. For each location identified the respondents were asked the following set of questions: • Main reason for visiting the location • Would they avoid this location in the future • If they were to avoid the location, why would this be. Most respondents (70.1%) stated that they would continue to visit the identified locations if the project was implemented. A breakdown of the location types that respondents were unsure they would continue to visit or would not visit due to the proposed project showed that locations where respondents would ‘enjoy the natural environment’ would be impacted the most. These locations were centred around the town of Waihi. A map of these locations and the respondents reported potential change in visiting behaviour can be seen in Figure 6 and Table 11. Figure 6: Locations that respondents visit as part of ‘day to day’ activities and respondents stated changes in visiting behaviour in relation to changes caused by the project.
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