3-AD006.00 ENGAGEMENT OUTCOMES PROPOSED WAIHI NORTH PROJECT OceanaGold New Zealand Limited WSP April 2022 35 6.1.4 RESPONSE TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT When asked what their response would be to an increase in goods and services to support the proposed project, if it went ahead, a majority the of respondents (76.2%) stated they would either continue as is but shift more of their business to meet this demand or they would actively focus investment and increase staffing levels to specifically meet this demand. When asked if they were to increase their staff numbers, where did they believe said staff would come from, all the respondents (100%) stated that they would come from within the region. See Table 38 and Table 39 for a breakdown of responses. Table 38: Respondents’ stated response in relation to increases in goods and services due to the proposed project STATED RESPONSE TO INCREASED DEMAND IN GOODS AND SERVICES N. (%) We would not make any changes. 5 (23.8%) We would continue as is but shift more of the business towards meeting this demand. 9 (42.9%) We would focus investment and increase staffing levels towards meeting this demand. 7 (33.3%) Table 39: Respondents’ perceptions of where new employees would come from if they needed to increase staff numbers in response to the proposed project SOURCES OF NEW EMPLOYEES N. (%) Waihi Town 4 (40.0%) Local Area 0 (0%) Regional 6 (60.0%) National 0 (0%) International 0 (0%)
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