Clough & Associates Ltd. Page 5 Union Hill Heritage Management Plan INTRODUCTION, CONTINUED Land Status and Scope of Plan, continued Related heritage features are located on adjacent land to the east managed by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) comprising Sect 3 SO 60574 (13.9ha) and on Crown land to the west, alongside Mill Stream, managed by the Department of Conservation (DOC), with a few features on the northeastern and southern blocks owned by WGCL. Union Hill is also part of the wider mining landscape in Waihi and the Ohinemuri district, which includes the world famous Martha mine and the Victoria Battery at Waikino. While related heritage features on adjacent land are identified in this plan (see the inventory of heritage remains in Table 2), the guidelines and procedures in this management plan apply only to WGCL’s land holdings. Land Use WGCL holds consents to mine the area beneath Union Hill as part of its Trio mining operation. It maintains access routes, drainage systems and surface plant including a vent shaft for the Trio mine. In the future further drilling/prospecting may be required. The adjacent land to the east owned by LINZ, like much of the WGCL land, is under regenerating native bush interspersed with pine and wattle trees. WGCL is granted access to the land for drainage and other maintenance purposes on an ‘as required’ basis. The adjacent land to the west, on either side of Mill Stream, is managed by DOC and contains a public walkway (Mill Stream Walkway). Until now public access to Union Hill has been restricted, but the local community wishes to see it developed into a public park for recreational, educational and tourism purposes, focussing on both its historic heritage and its ecological values. WGCL supports this initiative, and resource consent to develop walking tracks within its land on Union Hill has been granted. Stakeholders The following stakeholders are identified as having a particular interest in the management of Union Hill: Waihi Gold Company Ltd (WGCL): WGCL owns the main block of land at Union Hill which contains the scheduled Union Hill (Waihi Battery) Historic Area, among others (see above). Land Information New Zealand (LINZ): LINZ owns the land to the east of the WGCL block, which includes extensive mining remains. Continued on next page
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