Port Otago Limited Application - RM10.193

The Otago Regional Council has received applications from Port Otago Limited for resource consent to:

• Deepen, widen, and maintain the lower harbour channel;
• the swing area and Port Chalmers berths; and to allow the passage of larger ships to Port Chalmers;
• dispose of the dredge spoil to sea, and;
  extend the multi-purpose wharf and to construct a new fishing jetty at Port Chalmers

The applications were lodged on 26 May 2010 and were publicly notified on 19 June 2010. The submission period was extended to twice the usual period, and closed on 13 August 2010. The longer submission period recognised the scale and complexity of the activities for which consent is being sought. One hundred and ninety-eight submissions were received.

Decision Released

• Hearing Panel Decision Volume 1 - Narrative (8.42 MB)
• Hearing Panel Decision Volume 2 - Conditions (12.6 MB)

The hearing

The hearing for the applications began on 4 April 2011 at 9am ran for three weeks. The hearing location was:

Council Chambers
Otago Regional Council
70 Stafford Street
Dunedin

Port Otago Ltd's Project Next Generation Applications were heard by an independent panel of commissioners from 4 to 19 April 2011. The hearing was officially closed on 6 May 2011.

Port Otago evidence documents

4 April 2011

• Opening Submissions (115 KB)
• Environmental Management Plan - 1 April 2011 - Produced at Hearing (108 KB)
• Glossary of Terms (8.73 KB)
• Evidence of Lincoln Coe (1.76 MB)
• Evidence of David Faulkner (28.6 KB)
• Evidence of Geoff Plunket (73.9 KB)

5 April 2011

• Evidence of Stuart Jennings (21.1 KB)
• Evidence of Herbert Harris (22.6 KB)
• Evidence of Geoff Butcher (69.8 KB)
• Evidence of Maurice Davis (1.78 MB)
• Evidence of Keith Ballagh (831 KB)
• Keith Ballagh - Figures (6.77 MB)
• Evidence of Keith Probert (232 KB)
• New Era Plume Modelling Report - Produced at the hearing by Port Otago Limited (28.2 MB)

6 April 2011

• Evidence of Nigel Jones (33.1 KB)
• Evidence of Rob Bell (2.16 MB)
• Evidence of Martin Single (238 KB)
• Martin Single - Figures (1.38 MB)
• Evidence of Mark James (551 KB)
• Mark James - Figures (1.81 MB)

7 April 2011

• Affidavit of Paul Michael Sagar on behalf of Port Otago Limited (1.74 MB)
• Evidence of Christopher Wayne Hickey on behalf of Port Otago Limited (1.34 MB)
• Evidence of Martin William Cawthorn on behalf of Port Otago Limited (110 KB)
• Evidence of Philip Hunter Mitchell (881 KB)
• Richard Owen Boyd on behalf of Port Otago Limited (229 KB)

11 April 2011

• Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society (349 KB)
• Evidence of Derek James Onley - Ornithologist on behalf of Forest and Bird, Dunedin Branch (0.98 MB)
• Evidence of A J Middleditch (179 KB)
• Tania Fishing Company Limited and Karitane Charters (No written evidence provided)
• Evidence of Mr J P Cecchi (43.6 KB)
• G S Wilson - Marine Science Division - University of Otago (No written evidence provided)
• W Brown - President of Aramoana League (No written evidence provided)
• Evidence of P A Murphy & S D Clarkson (301 KB)
• Evidence of R Reeve & Friends of the Harbour
• Evidence of St Martin Island Community Incorporated (189 KB)
• Evidence of Allan F Mark (194 KB)

12 April 2011

On Tuesday 12 April Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki and Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou presented their submissions at the Ōtākou Marae.

• Download the Marae Hearing Agenda (234 KB)
• Evidence of Edward Ellison on behalf of Te Runanga O Otakou (1 MB)
• Evidence of Kati Huirapa Runaka Ki Puketeraiki - Tamatea Smith (65.8 KB)
• Evidence of Kati Huriapa Runaka Ki Puketeraki - Hinerangi Heath (49.6 KB)
• Evidence of Kati Huriapa Runaka Ki Puketeraki - Aroha Ellison (83.5 KB)
• Evidence of Kati Huriapa Runaka Ki Puketeraki - Matapura Ellison (306 KB)
• Evidence of Tahu Potiki (836 KB)
• Evidence of Te Runanga O Otakou - Hoani Langsbury (637 KB)
• Evidence of Te Runanga O Otakou - Moana Wesley (149 KB)
• Evidence of Te Runanga O Otakou - Paul Karaitiana (102 KB)
• Evidence of Te Runanga O Otakou - Riki Harris and Eleanor Russell (101 KB)
• Evidence of Te Runanga O Otakou - Tamati Langsbury (35.7 KB)
• Evidence of Te Runanga O Otakou - Tangi Russell (81.2 KB)
• Evidence of Te Runanga O Otakou - Toni Evans (1.3 MB)
• Evidence of Tim Vial on behalf of Kati Huirapa Runaka Ki Puketeraki and Te Runanga O Otakou (359 KB)
• Evidence provided - Aerial photo of harbour (952 KB)
• Evidence provided - Te Runanga Otakou (1.92 MB)

13 April 2011

• J L Grainger (No written evidence provided)
• Evidence of Monarch Wildlife Cruises Limited (136 KB)
• S Jackson (No written evidence provided)
• B Mullane (No written evidence provided)
• Evidence of D Humphrey (109 KB)
• Evidence of Katrina Varian (39.4 KB)
• M A Marsich (No written evidence provided)
• Evidence of L Blake
• Evidence of Associate Professor M F Barker (113 KB)
• J L Neilson (No written evidence provided)
• Evidence of New Zealand Marine Science Society Limited - Part 1 (839 KB)
• Evidence of New Zealand Marine Science Society Limited - Part 2 (3.25 MB)
• Evidence of L J Smith & E L Sherwood
• Evidence of Dunedin City Council (1.87 MB)

14 April 2011

• Evidence of Yellow-Eyed Penguin Trust - D McFarlane (131 KB)
• Economic Importance of Wildlife Conservation on Otago Peninsula - 20 Years on - Provided by Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust (1 MB)
• Evidence of T Mattern on behalf of the Yellow-Eyed Penguin Trust (1.23 MB)
• Save the Otago peninsula Inc Soc (No written evidence provided)
• B F Smith (No written evidence provided)
• Evidence of J M Fisher (153 KB)
• D Karena-Holmes (No written evidence provided)
• Evidence of G H Miller (313 KB)
• Evidence of G V & V M Kerr (74.5 KB)
• Evidence of P H Shanks (385 KB)
• Evidence of East Otago Taiapure Management Committee (1 MB)
• Brendan Flack (No written evidence provided)
• Surfbreak Protection Society Inc (No written evidence provided)
• R Rust (No written evidence provided)
• Dr G B Hall and M R Hall (No written evidence provided)

15 April 2011

• Evidence of Director General of Conservation - P D Williams (Counsel) (317 KB)
• Evidence of Director-General of Conservation - Bruce Hill (1.11 MB)
• Evidence of Harrington Point Community Society - Graeme Burns (53 KB)
• Evidence of C Adams & I Stephenson (1.69 MB)
• Evidence of Careys Bay Residents Assoication (915 KB)
• Evidence of T Taiaroa represented by S Valk (2.48 MB)
• Evidence of Joan Fishing Company Limited (176 KB)
• Evidence of Roger Belton on behalf of Southern Clams Limited (846 KB)
• Bryony Black on behalf of Southern Clams Limited (12.1 MB)
• Evidence of Brian Stewart on behalf of Southern Clams Limited (12.9 MB)

18 April 2011

• Evidence of presented by Nigel Bryce of Ryder Consulting on behalf of: (12.49 MB)
  • Port Chalmers Fisherman's Co-operative Society Limited
  • Paua and Kina Industry Councils
  • Pauamac 5
  • The New Zealand Federation of Commercial Fisherman Inc
  • The Otago Rock Lobster Industry Association
• Evidence of Steve Little (2.28 MB)
• Evidence of Peter Hayden (1.88 MB)
• Evidence of Robert Street (4.75 MB)
• Evidence of Simon Gilmour (62.7 MB)
• Evidence of Otago Conservation Board (77.6 KB)
• Evidence of L R Simon and P B Simon (467 KB)

19 April 2011

• Evidence of South Coast Board Riders Association Inc (236 KB)
• Evidence of Surfbreak Protection Society (5.47 MB)
• Evidence of N Wilson (1.25 MB)
• Evidence of K Nicolau (798 KB)
• K Nicolau - Appendix 1 (67.9 KB)
• K Nicolau - Appendix 2 (110 KB)
• K Nicolau - Appendix 3 (1 MB)
• Evidence of C Hilder (88.2 KB)
• Evidence of Otago Regional Council (2.14 MB)

Port Otago - Right of reply:

• Lincoln Murray Coe (10.5 MB)
• Len Anderson (467 KB)

Documents

There are a variety of documents relating to these applications and their processing which you may be interested in. These are provided below:

The general application

• Port Otago - Project Next Generation - Application for Resource consent for Channel Works (11.5 MB)

Supporting information for the Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE)

• 1 - Ecological Environment & Assessment (James et al 2009) (4.68 MB)
• 2 - Offshore Ecology (Willis et al 2008) (14.4 MB)
• 3 - Harbour Ecology (Paavo_Probert_James 2008) (24.9 MB)
• 4 - Harbour Rocky Shores (Paavo 2009) (1.92 MB)
• 5 - TeRauone Latham Bay Ecology (Paavo 2010) (7.20 MB)
• 6 - Bird Foraging (Sagar 2008)
• 7 - Fisheries Preliminary (Boyd 2008) (431 KB)
• 8 - Prelim Summary of Ecological (James et al 2007) (8.19 MB)
• 9 - Physical Costal Environment and Assesment (Single et al 2010) (2.29 MB)
• 10 - Hydrodynamic Modelling (Bell et al 2009) (22.7 MB)
• 11 - ADCP field report (Bell_Hart 2008) (3.17 MB)
• 12 - Prelim Physical Coastal Environment (Single_Benn 2007) (4.12 MB)
• 13 - Prelim Hydrodynamic Report (Bell et al 2008)
• 14 - Physical Coastal Environment Annotated Bibliography (Benn) (489 KB)
• 15 - Short History of Harbour Dredging (Davis 2009) (463 KB)
• 16 - Geotech Factual (Opus 2009) (19.2 MB)
• 17 - Geotechnical Interpretation (Opus 2008) (2.48 MB)
• 18a - Dredging Methodology (Pullar_Hughes 2009) (1.70 MB)
• 19 - Vessel Effects (Pullar_Single 2009) (8.75 MB)
• 20 - Economic Impacts (Butcher 2010) (155 KB)
• 21 - SH88 Transport Review (TDG 2009) (6.32 MB)
• 22 - Rail Infrastructure (KiwiRail 2009) (657 KB)
• 23 - Port Capacity Assessment (Port Otago 2009) (51.3 KB)
• 24 - Noise (Ballagh 2009) (8.62 MB)
• 25 - Cultural Impact Assessment (2010) (2.54 MB)
• 26 - Key species Ngai Tahu (James_Boyd_Probert 2010) (7 MB)
• Reports Summary Page from AEE May 2010 (20.9 KB)

Further information supplied by the applicant

• Current Measurements at A0 Disposal Ground - Field Data Report (2.46 MB)
• NIWA Summary Letter for ocean currents measured at A0 disposal site (187 KB)

Peer Review

• Review of Port Otago Dredging Project: Harbour and Offshore Modelling - Tonkin & Taylor (1.4 MB)
• Review of Port Otago Dredging Project: Harbour and Offshore Modelling - Ross Vennell, Department of Marine Science, University of Otago (44.2 KB)

Council staff recommending report

This includes a staff recommendation to the Hearing Panel as to whether the consent applications should be granted or declined, and if granted, which consent conditions should be imposed to ensure adverse effects of the proposed activities are minor.

Please note there are A3 sized pages within the A4 sized document and most of the A3 maps are in colour.

• Recommending Report (3.73 MB)
• Consent document (DRAFT) (12.2 MB)

If you have any questions about these applications please contact the Resource Management Administration Team for assistance on (03) 474 0827 or 0800 474 082.

Public Submissions

Summary of Submissions

This document summarises the 195 public submissions, including late submissions, received on the Port Otago Ltd resource consent application to dredge Otago Harbour.

• Download the summary of submissions (448 KB)

A hard copy or a CD of public submissions on the Port Otago application is avaliable on request.

Phone (03) 474 0827 or email info@orc.govt.nz.