Supporting Technical Assessments

3-AD006.00 ENGAGEMENT OUTCOMES PROPOSED WAIHI NORTH PROJECT OceanaGold New Zealand Limited WSP April 2022 34 Table 35: Impact of 2015 closure and potential impact of ceasing of mining in 2037 on respondents’ business IMPACT/EFFECT EFFECT OF 2015 CLOSURE POTENTIAL EFFECT OF CEASING OPERATIONS IN 2037 Major impact/effect 0 (0%) 03 (13.0%) Moderate impact/effect 3 (13.0%) 08 (34.8%) Minor impact/effect 4 (17.4%) 06 (26.1%) No impact/effect 16 (69.6%) 06 (26.1%) Table 36: Businesses’ resilience to potential ceasing of mining in 2037 RESILIENCE TO POTENTIAL CEASING OF MINING IN 2037 N. (%) It is entirely dependent on mining and our company would most likely close 0 (0%) It is somewhat dependent on mining but could diversify if needed 4 (17.4%) It is not dependent on mining and would continue largely unaffected 19 (82.6%) Table 37: Respondents’ level of agreement that their business is well prepared for the closure of mining in Waihi LEVEL OF AGREEMENT N. (%) Strongly disagree 0 (0%) Disagree 2 (8.7%) Neither disagree nor agree 7 (30.4%) Agree 9 (39.1%) Strongly Agree 5 (21.7%)

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