3-AD006.00 ENGAGEMENT OUTCOMES PROPOSED WAIHI NORTH PROJECT OceanaGold New Zealand Limited WSP April 2022 47 7.3 REGULATORY AUTHORITIES Table 46: Regulatory Authorities Interview Results GROUP SUMMARY OF ENGAGEMENT- POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS IDENTIFIED Regulatory Authorities (district and regional councils) and Crown 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 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 young indicating that the provision of 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. • The Hauraki andWaikato Districts have beenmuch more focused on mining, particularly in last 10 years. Mostly coal mining for Waikato, but this is now shrinking. • Wastewater and water reticulation is the responsibility of the district council and there could be challenges if there is an influx of new employees and families in Waihi. • Concerns if schools can take the influx, if new families are attracted by the project. 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 1,000. Iwi are also proposing sizeable developments around Thames.
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