SUBMISSION FORM
Proposed Ruakura Development Plan Change
Proposal Name:
Ruakura Development Plan Change
Applicant:
Tainui Group Holdings Limited and Chedworth Properties Limited
Notification Date:
20 November 2013
Submission Close:
5:00pm, 18 December 2013
Further Information:
www.epa.govt.nz/Resource-management/Ruakura
This is a submission form for the proposed Ruakura Development Plan Change requested by Tainui Group
Holdings Limited (TGH) and Chedworth Properties Limited (CPL) under the Resource Management Act 1991. The
proposed Ruakura Development Plan Change is a private plan change request to the operative Hamilton City
District Plan and will allow for the future development of the Ruakura area to include:
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a transport hub (inland port) and logistics area;
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an industrial park area;
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a knowledge area incorporating a suburban centre;
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a medium-density housing area;
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a general residential area; and
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an integrated network of green space.
Under the operative Hamilton City District Plan urban activities, including industrial development, subdivision and
roads, are currently prohibited activities. The proposed Ruakura Development Plan Change seeks to remove the
prohibited status and introduces a set of provisions to enable these activities and provide for associated
infrastructure and subdivision.
Privacy statement
Your personal information included in Part A of this form, will be held by the Environmental Protection Authority
(EPA), 215 Lambton Quay, Wellington. Other than your name, organisation (if applicable) and address for service,
your personal contact information in Part A of this form will not be published on the EPA website. All information
held by the EPA is subject to the Official Information Act 1982. It will be used by the EPA for the administration of
the Board of Inquiry process. Copies of your full submission, including all personal information included in Part A,
will be provided to the Board of Inquiry, the applicant, and submitters, and may also be provided to other parties in
the process. You have the right to access and correct personal information held by the EPA.
Your name, organisation (if applicable), address for service, the information in Parts B and C of this form and any
attached information will be published on the EPA website and made available to members of the Board of Inquiry,
the applicants, the submitters and the public for use in the processing and consideration of the proposed Ruakura
Development Plan Change.
Note: If the submitter is a company, full business contact details will be publicly available.
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Part A
This part provides the EPA with information about you as a submitter. Sections with an asterisk are
mandatory.
1. Submitter details*
Please provide your name (or company name) and as much contact information as possible. We may need to contact
you during or outside of normal business hours. Please advise us if any of your contact details change.
Name of organisation (if
relevant):
Title:
Mr
Mrs
Miss
Ms
Dr
Other:
First name of
submitter:*
Surname of
submitter:*
Home Phone:
Work Phone:
Mobile:
Fax:
(Please tick the appropriate title)
Physical Address:
Postcode:
Postal Address:*
Postcode:
Email:
2. Alternative contact person details (optional)
You may wish to choose a friend, relative, lawyer, professional advisor or any other person to be your point of contact.
They will receive all correspondence on your behalf. If you wish to nominate such a person, please provide their contact
details below.
Relationship of contact person to submitter:
(e.g. legal counsel, professional advisor, other)
Name of organisation (if
relevant):
Title:
Mr
Mrs
Miss
Ms
Dr
Other:
(Please tick the appropriate title)
First name of contact
person:
Surname of contact
person:
Home Phone:
Work Phone:
Mobile:
Fax:
Physical Address:
Postcode:
Postal Address:
Postcode:
Email:
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3. Address for service*
You must provide an ‘address for service’ to allow for submitters to serve you with a copy of any further submission made
on your original submission.
Email
Postal
4. Are you a trade competitor?*
If you are a person who could gain an advantage in trade competition through this submission and/or are a trade
competitor of the applicant then there may be restrictions on your ability to make a submission. You may only make a
submission if you are directly affected by an effect of the proposed plan change or directly affected by an adverse effect
on the environment from the proposed plan change and that adverse effect does not relate to trade competition or the
effects of trade competition. If you think these restrictions may apply to you, we recommend that you seek independent
legal advice.
Please select the appropriate box.
I am / we are not a person who could gain an advantage in trade competition through this submission.
I am / we are a person who could gain an advantage in trade competition through this submission and I
am / we are directly affected by an effect of the change that adversely affects the environment; and my
submission does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition.
5. Authority to act*
If this submission is made on behalf of a group, please tick to confirm you are authorised to represent all persons making
this submission, and sign and date below. If you are an individual making this submission, please sign and date below.
I / We confirm that I / we have authority to sign this submission on behalf of all persons named on this
form.
Signature
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Part B
This part asks for your position on the proposed plan change. Sections with an asterisk are
mandatory.
6. What is your position on the proposed Ruakura Development
Plan Change?*
Please state your position on the proposed Ruakura Development Plan Change either as a whole, or on any part of it. If
you have specific opinions on different aspects of the proposed Ruakura Development Plan Change then you can detail
these in the space provided below.
If you require more space, please attach additional pages as necessary. Please ensure you include your name and
‘Ruakura’ on each additional document.
Position
Support in
full
Reasons
including any
suggested
conditions
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Support in
part
Neutral
Oppose in
part
Oppose in
full
Range of
Views
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7. What decision would you like the Board to make?*
Please state what decision you would like the Board of Inquiry to make about the proposed Ruakura Development Plan
Change and provide reasons. If you would like to suggest changes to the proposed Ruakura Development Plan Change
and/or suggest conditions, if it were to be approved, then you can detail these below.
If you require more space, please attach additional pages as necessary. Please ensure you include your name and
‘Ruakura’ on each additional document.
Grant
Decline
Grant with conditions (please describe the changes or conditions you would like below)
No view
Other (please describe the decision you would like below)
Provide reasons
including any changes
sought and/or
suggested conditions.
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Part C
This part provides the EPA with information to assist with administration of the hearing. Sections
with an asterisk are mandatory.
8. How would you like to receive correspondence?
Formal provision of documents will be by way of the EPA website at www.epa.govt.nz.
For efficiency, as well as environmental and cost reasons, the EPA sends EPA and Board correspondence via email. We
usually provide links to documents on our website rather than emailing documents. This saves people the trouble of
downloading large files that they may not want.
We will send all information and correspondence including copies of the draft and final reports to the email address that is
provided in Part A of the Submission Form, unless you state an alternative preference below.
If you choose to receive paper copies and wish to speak at the hearing, we will need to provide you with a lot of
information such as evidence, hearing schedules, board directions and reports. It may not always be feasible for paper
copies to be posted to you in a timely manner (for example, the hearing schedule may change daily during the hearing).
In some instances, such as when there is a large volume of information, we may refer you to a location where this
documentation is publicly available for inspection, such as a library.
I / we wish to receive paper copies of documents where possible
I / we wish to receive paper copies of only the draft and final decisions (all other documents will be
electronically provided)
I / we do not wish to receive any documentation
Other than paper copies of the draft and final decisions
Other than electronic copies of the draft and final decisions
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9. Do you wish to speak at the hearing?
As a submitter you may speak about your submission (and any evidence you may provide) at the hearing. To assist us
with planning, please advise us below if you intend to speak at the hearing.
If you indicate you do wish to speak at the hearing we will contact you prior to the hearing to confirm you still wish to
speak, and if so, how long you will need for your presentation to the Board.
Many submitters speak on similar topics and issues. If this applies to one or more of your topics of interest then you may
consider presenting a joint case at the hearing. If you would consider doing this, please indicate this by ticking the box.
The independent ‘Friend of Submitter’ will be able to assist submitters who are prepared to make joint cases – please
refer to the website for details about the Friend of Submitter.
If you do not select an option, we will assume you wish to speak about your submission.
I / We do not wish to speak about my / our submission
OR
I / We do wish to speak about my / our submission
If others make a similar submission, I / we will consider presenting a joint case with them at the
hearing.
I / We wish to present in Maori / Te Reo.
I / We wish to present in New Zealand Sign Language.
I / We intend to have legal representation.
10. Do you intend to provide expert witnesses?
This section only relates to people who want to speak at the Board of Inquiry hearing.
An expert witness is a person who, through training or experience, is a skilled practitioner in a particular subject and is
able to give professional independent evidence on that particular subject. All experts are expected to comply with
Environment Court Practice Note 2011 (available at www.justice.govt.nz/courts/environment-court/legislation-andresources/practice-notes/expert-witness.html), and be prepared to be cross-examined.
If you consider yourself to be an expert or you intend to provide evidence from expert witnesses please tick the box
below.
No, I / we do not have expert witnesses
Yes, I / we do have expert witnesses (please fill out the table below).
No, I / we do not have expert witnesses, but I consider I have expertise to be considered an expert
(please fill in the table overleaf)
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If you know the areas of expertise of your expert witnesses and/or their names then please provide these. This information is
for provisional planning purposes only. Final confirmation of expert witnesses will not occur until the evidence of the
submitters is lodged with the Board.
Name of expert witness
Area(s) of expertise
Phone number
Email address
Where to send your submission
Your submission must be received by the EPA no later than 5.00pm on 18 December 2013. You also need to
send a copy of your submission to the applicants (Boffa Miskell Limited will receive all submissions on behalf of
both Tainui Group Holdings and Chedworth Properties Limited). A copy of your submission will automatically
be sent to the applicants’ when using the online form tool.
You can send your submission to the EPA either by:
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Completing it online at www.epa.govt.nz/Resource-management/Ruakura
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Email to ruakurapc@epa.govt.nz, (if smaller than 10MB). Please mark the subject line: Submission: (your
name), Ruakura Development Plan Change
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Fax (04) 914 0433. Please mark the subject line: Submission: (your name), Ruakura Development Plan
Change
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Post either in hard copy or on an electronic storage device (if larger than 10MB), to the Environmental
Protection Authority, Ruakura Development Plan Change, Private Bag 63002, Waterloo Quay, Wellington
6140
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Deliver in person to the EPA Head Office, Level 10, 215 Lambton Quay, Wellington; or the EPA Auckland
Office, Level 6, Tower Centre, 45 Queen Street, Auckland, marked for the attention of the EPA – Ruakura
Development Plan Change team
You can send a copy of your submission to Tainui Group Holdings Ltd and Chedworth Properties Ltd either by:
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Completing online – if you make an online submission a copy will be sent to the applicants’ automatically
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Email to ruakura@boffamiskell.co.nz, (if smaller than 10MB). Please mark the subject line: Submission:
(your name), Ruakura Development Plan Change
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Fax to 09 359 5300
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Post either in hard copy or on an electronic storage device (if larger than 10MB), to Tainui Group Holdings
Ltd and Chedworth Properties Ltd, c/- Boffa Miskell, PO Box 91250, Auckland 1142
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Delivered in person to Peter Hall, Boffa Miskell, Level 3, IBM Centre, 82 Wyndham Street, Auckland
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