This submission is for the Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway Proposal lodged by the NZ Transport Agency and
KiwiRail with the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). It includes two notices of requirement and 49 resource consents (the matters).
The proposal involves the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway.
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You can submit using the online submission form available at www.epa.govt.nz/Resource-management/pp2o or by using this form.
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You must fill in all parts of this form and clearly mark (X) in the boxes.
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Your submission, and any additional information, must be received by the EPA before 5.00 pm, Monday 17
June 2013.
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You must also send a copy to the NZ Transport Agency as representative for the applicants.
If you have any questions about making a submission, or you do not understand part of this form, please contact the EPA. You can contact us by phone on 0800 426 843 or by email at pekapeka@epa.govt.nz. For more information on the proposal, or for details of the Friend of Submitter who is available to help you with the board of inquiry process, please visit our website www.epa.govt.nz/Resource-management/pp2o.
The content of the submission, including personal details will be made available to:
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The EPA
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Members of the Board of Inquiry
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The NZ Transport Agency and KiwiRail
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All other submitters, and the Friend of Submitter (if required)
It may also be made available to other parties requesting information under the Official Information Act 1982.
This form relates to submissions to be made on matters where the Minister for the Environment has made a direction under s142(2) or 147(1)(a) or (b) of the Resource Management Act 1991.

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Your personal information included in section A of this form, will be held by the EPA, 215 Lambton Quay,
Wellington. It will be used by the EPA for the administration of the Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway Proposal
Board of Inquiry process. Copies of your full submission will be provided to the Board of Inquiry and the applicant, and may also be provided to other parties in the process. Other than your name, your personal information will not be published on the EPA website. You have the right to access and correct personal information held by the EPA.
Your name, the information in sections 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 applicant and the public for use in the processing and consideration of the Peka Peka to North Ōtaki proposal.
Note: If the submitter is a company then full business contact details will be publicly available.
Your submission must be received by the EPA before 5.00 pm, Monday 17 June 2013, and a copy must also be sent to the applicant (NZ Transport Agency is collecting submissions on behalf of KiwiRail).
You can send your submission to the EPA either by:
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The online form: Use the online submission form available at www.epa.govt.nz/Resource-management/pp2o
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Email: pekapeka@epa.govt.nz. Please mark in the subject line: ‘[Your name], Peka Peka to North Ōtaki:
Submission’
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Posting to: Peka Peka to North Ōtaki, Environmental Protection Authority, Private Bag 63002, Wellington 6140
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Delivering to: Environmental Protection Authority, Level 10, 215 Lambton Quay, Wellington
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Fax: (04) 914 0433. Please mark in the subject line: ‘[Your name], Peka Peka to North Ōtaki: Submission’
You must also send a copy to the NZ Transport Agency. You can send it either by:
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The online form: You can select to automatically send the applicant a copy of your submission from the online submission form
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Email: info@pp2o.co.nz
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Posting to: NZ Transport Agency, PO Box 5084, Lambton Quay, Wellington 6145. Attention Dean Ingoe
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Delivering to: Dean Ingoe, NZ Transport Agency, Level 9, PSIS House, 20 Ballance Street, Wellington
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Fax: (04) 894 3305
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Name of organisation (if
relevant):
Title:
First name of submitter:
First name of contact
person (if different to above):
Mr Mrs Miss Ms Dr Other: (Please tick the appropriate title)
Surname of submitter:
Surname of
contact person (if
different to above):
Home Ph:
Mobile:
Physical Address:
Work Ph:
Fax:
Postcode:
Postcode: Postal Address:
Email:
We may need to contact you during or outside of normal business hours. Please ensure that you provide sufficient alternative contact information, and advise the EPA of any changes to your contact information.
If you are a trade competitor of NZ Transport Agency or KiwiRail you may make a submission only if the application:
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does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition; and,
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the application adversely affects the environment.
If you think you may be a trade competitor, it is advisable to seek independent legal advice. The NZ Transport
Agency is the sole government agency for State highways in New Zealand, and KiwiRail is the sole provider of rail networks in New Zealand, therefore we do not anticipate any trade competitors on this proposal.
Please select the appropriate box:
I am / We are not a trade competitor of the applicant/s.
I am / We are a trade competitor of the applicant/s and:
I am / We are directly affected by an effect of the (or part of the) proposal and that effect –
(a) adversely affects the environment; and
(b) does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition
I am / We are not directly affected by an effect of the (or part of the) proposal and that effect –
(a) adversely affects the environment; and
(b) does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition.
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The EPA prefers to send out correspondence via email because it reaches you quicker, there may be a lot of information to send to you, and so we can easily provide links to documents on the website. It also enables us to reduce environmental impacts.
All proposal information, including all hearing details, records and documents, will also be publicly available on the website www.epa.govt.nz/Resource-management/pp2o.
If you do not select one of these options, the EPA will send correspondence to the email address that you provided in Section A of this form.
Please select an option:
I / We would like to receive all information including copies of the draft and final reports electronically (email,
CDs).
OR
I / We would like to receive a paper copy of the draft and final reports but all other information can be provided electronically.
OR
I / We would like to receive paper copies of all information where possible (including copies of the draft and final reports).
Please be aware that if you choose this option and wish to speak at the hearing, a lot of information such as evidence, hearing schedules, board directions and reports, will need to be sent to you. It may not be feasible for paper copies to be able to be made available to you in a timely manner (for example, the hearing schedule may change daily during the hearing).
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Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway Proposal Submission Form
EPA
Reference
NSP
13/01.001
Local Authority
K āpiti Coast District
Council
Type of
Matter
Notice of requirement
Description
Notice of requirement for a new designation for the construction, operation and maintenance of a state highway (Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki Expressway) from Te Kowhai Road Peka Peka, to Taylors
Road
Ōtaki.
NSP
13/01.002
K āpiti Coast District
Council
Notice of requirement
Notice of requirement for a new designation for the construction, operation and maintenance of a section of North Island Main Trunk through Ōtaki.
Group A: Bulk earthworks and construction erosion and sediment control
NSP
13/01.003
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Land use consent for bulk earthworks for the construction of roading and tracking for the Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki Expressway and the
NIMT realignment through North Ōtaki. (NZTA 1)
NSP
13/01.004
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Land use consent for vegetation clearance and disturbing of soil identified as being erosion prone for the Peka Peka to North Ōtaki
Expressway and the NIMT realignment. (NZTA 2)
NSP
13/01.005
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
NSP
13/01.006
NSP
13/01.007
NSP
13/01.008
NSP
13/01.009
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Resource consent
Resource consent
Resource consent
Land use consent for the construction of a bore in the form of earthworks that may encounter groundwater and for the holes for bridge piles, for the construction of the Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki
Expressway and the NIMT realignment. (NZTA 3(a))
Water permit to dam and divert surface water as a result of the embankments and containment bunds along the Peka Peka to
North Ōtaki Expressway. (NZTA 4)
Water permit to dam and divert groundwater as a result of earthworks and from de-watering during earthworks as part of the construction of the Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki Expressway and the
NIMT realignment. (NZTA 5)
Discharge permit to discharge sediment and chemical flocculant in treated stormwater from erosion and sediment control devices, and for the discharge of sediment from de-watering where earthworks may encounter groundwater, to water for the construction of the
Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway and the NIMT realignment.
(NZTA 6(a))
Discharge permit to discharge sediment and chemical flocculant in treated stormwater from erosion and sediment control devices, and for the discharge of sediment from de-watering where earthworks may encounter groundwater, to land where it may enter water for the construction of the Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway and the NIMT realignment. (NZTA 6(b))
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EPA
Reference
Local Authority Type of
Matter
Description
Group B: Crossing, occupation and realignment of streams
Ōtaki River
NSP
13/01.010
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Land use consent for the construction of bores for bridge piles for the foundations of the bridges over the
Ōtaki River for the Peka
Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway, where the earthworks may encounter groundwater. (NZTA 3(b))
NSP
13/01.011
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Land use consent, within the
Ōtaki River, to use, place and erect structures (bridges and stormwater outlets) and for the placement of rip rap, and the associated disturbance of, and deposition of material on, the bed of the watercourse in the vicinity of the Peka
Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway. (NZTA 7)
NSP
13/01.012
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Land use consent for the reclamation of a section of the bed of the
Ōtaki River for the construction of the Peka Peka to North Ōtaki
Expressway. (NZTA 8(a))
NSP
13/01.013
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
NSP
13/01.014
NSP
13/01.015
NSP
13/01.016
NSP
1301.017
NSP
13/01.018
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Resource consent
Resource consent
Resource consent
Resource consent
Land use consent for the removal of vegetation in the bed of watercourses, including associated disturbance of the bed. (NZTA
9(a))
Water permit to temporarily divert the flow of the
Ōtaki River during construction of the bridges and associated structures in the bed of the waterway in the vicinity of the Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki
Expressway. (NZTA 10(a))
Water permit for permanent diversion of the Ōtaki River associated with the area of the bed occupied by the bridge piles for the Peka
Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway. (NZTA 11(a))
Water permit for the damming and diversion of surface water by the
Expressway embankment and a new containment bund to the north of the
Ōtaki River in the event of flooding. (NZTA 12)
Discharge permit to discharge cement contaminated water from bridge pile construction to water in association with the construction of the Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki Expressway. (NZTA 13(a))
Discharge permit to discharge cement contaminated water from bridge pile construction to land in such a way that it may enter water, in association with the construction of the Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki Expressway. (NZTA 14(a))
Waitohu Stream
NSP
13/01.019
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
NSP
13/01.020
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Land use consent for the construction of bores for bridge piles for the foundations of the bridge over the Waitohu Stream for the Peka
Peka to North
Ōtaki Expressway, where the earthworks may encounter groundwater. (NZTA 3(c))
Land use consent, within the Waitohu Stream, to use, place and erect structures (bridge and stormwater outlets) and for the placement of rip rap, and the associated disturbance of, and deposition of material on, the bed of the watercourse in the vicinity of the Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki Expressway. (NZTA 15)
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EPA
Reference
NSP
13/01.021
Local Authority
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Type of
Matter
Resource consent
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Description
NSP
13/01.022
NSP
13/01.023
NSP
13/01.024
NSP
1301.025
NSP
13/01.026
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Land use consent for the reclamation of a section of the bed in the
Waitohu Stream for the construction of the Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki Expressway. (NZTA 8(b))
Land use consent for the removal of vegetation in the bed of watercourses, associated with the disturbance of the bed for the construction of the Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki Expressway. (NZTA
9(b))
Water permit to temporarily divert the flow of the Waitohu Stream during construction of the bridges and associated structures in the bed of the waterway in the vicinity of the Peka Peka to North Ōtaki
Expressway. (NZTA 10(b))
Water permit for permanent diversion of the Waitohu Stream associated with the area of the bed occupied by the bridge piles for the Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki Expressway. (NZTA 11(b))
Discharge permit to discharge cement contaminated water from bridge pile construction to water, in association with construction of the Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway. (NZTA 13(b))
Discharge permit to discharge cement contaminated water from bridge pile construction to land that may enter water, in association with the construction of the Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway.
(NZTA 14(b))
Mangapouri Stream
NSP
13/01.027
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
NSP
13/01.028
NSP
13/01.029
NSP
13/01.030
NSP
13/01.031
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Land use consent, within the Mangapouri Stream, to use, place and erect structures (culverts, inlet and outlet structures and stormwater outlets) and for the placement of rip rap, and the associated disturbance of, and deposition of material on, the bed of the watercourse in the vicinity of the Peka Peka to North Ōtaki
Expressway and the NIMT realignment. (NZTA 16)
Land use consent for the reclamation of a section of the bed in the
Mangapouri Stream for the construction of the Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki Expressway and the NIMT realignment. (NZTA 8(c))
Land use consent for the removal of vegetation in the bed of the stream, associated with the disturbance of the bed in the vicinity of the Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway and the NIMT realignment. (NZTA 9(c))
Water permit to temporarily divert the flow of the Mangapouri
Stream during construction of the culverts and associated structures in the bed of the waterway in the vicinity of the Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki Expressway and the NIMT realignment. (NZTA 10(c))
Water permit to permanently divert the full flow of the Mangapouri
Stream through a culvert in the vicinity of the Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki Expressway and the NIMT realignment. (NZTA 11(c))
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EPA
Reference
Local Authority
Mangaone Stream
NSP
13/01.032
NSP
13/01.033
NSP
13/01.034
NSP
13/01.035
NSP
13/01.036
NSP
13/01.037
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Type of
Matter
Resource consent
Resource consent
Resource consent
Resource consent
Resource consent
Resource consent
Description
Land use consent, within the Mangaone Stream, to use, place and erect structures (bridge, culverts, inlet and outlet structures and stormwater outlets), and for the placement of rip rap, and the associated disturbance of, and deposition of material on, the bed of the watercourse in the vicinity of the Peka Peka to North Ōtaki
Expressway. (NZTA 17)
Land use consent for the reclamation of a section of the bed in the
Mangaone Stream for the construction of the Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki Expressway. (NZTA 8(d))
Land use consent for the removal of vegetation in the bed of the stream, associated with the disturbance of the bed in the vicinity of the Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway. (NZTA 9(d))
Water permit to temporarily divert the flow of the Mangaone Stream during construction of the culverts and associated structures in the bed of the waterway in the vicinity of the Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki
Expressway. (NZTA 10(d))
Water permit to permanently divert the full flow of the Mangaone
Stream through a culvert in the vicinity of the Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki Expressway. (NZTA 11(d))
Water permit to dam and divert the Mangaone Stream during flood events in proximity to the Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki Expressway by way of a bund. (NZTA 18)
Greenwood, School, Gear, Settlement Heights, Avatar, Jewell, Cavallo, Awatea, Kumototo and Racecourse
Catchments
NSP
13/01.038
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Land use consent, within the watercourses in these catchments, to use, place and erect structures (culverts, inlet and outlet structures and stormwater outlets), and for the removal of an existing culvert, the placement of rip rap, and the associated disturbance of, and deposition of material on, the bed of the watercourse, in the vicinity of the Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki Expressway. (NZTA 19)
NSP
13/01.039
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
NSP
13/01.040
NSP
13/01.041
NSP
13/01.042
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Resource consent
Resource consent
Land use consent for the reclamation of a section of the bed in the streams within these catchments for the construction of the Peka
Peka to North
Ōtaki Expressway. (NZTA 8(e))
Land use consent for the removal of vegetation in the bed of watercourses, associated with the disturbance of the bed in the vicinity of the Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway. (NZTA 9(e))
Water permit to temporarily divert the flow of the watercourses within these catchments during construction of the culverts and associated structures in the bed of the waterway, in the vicinity of the Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki Expressway. (NZTA 10(e))
Water permit to permanently divert the full flow of the watercourses within these catchments through culverts in the vicinity of the Peka
Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway. (NZTA 11(e))
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EPA
Reference
NSP
13/01.043
Local Authority
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Type of
Matter
Resource consent
Description
Water permit to divert watercourses into newly formed channels in the Racecourse, School, Gear and Settlement Heights catchments, in the vicinity of the Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway. (NZTA
20)
NSP
13/01.044
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Water permit for the damming and diversion of Racecourse Stream through the installation of an undersized culvert that will dam and divert surface water in times of flood. (NZTA 21)
Group C: Borehole construction and the taking and diversion of groundwater
NSP
13/01.045
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Land use consent for the construction of bores for the construction of the Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki Expressway and the NIMT realignment. (NZTA 22)
NSP
13/01.046
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Water permit to divert, take and use groundwater for bore testing, dust suppression and construction purposes (including for site office purposes) for the Peka Peka to North Ōtaki Expressway and the
NIMT realignment. (NZTA 23)
Group D: Reclamation and diversion of wetlands
NSP
13/01.047
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Land use consent for the construction of a bore in the form of earthworks that may encounter groundwater for the creation of new wetland areas at Ōtaki and Mary Crest, in association with the Peka
Peka to North
Ōtaki Expressway and the NIMT realignment. (NZTA
3(d))
NSP
13/01.048
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
NSP
13/01.049
NSP
13/01.050
NSP
13/01.051
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Greater Wellington
Regional Council
Resource consent
Resource consent
Resource consent
Land use consent for the disturbance and reclamation of existing wetlands through the construction of the Peka Peka to North
Ōtaki
Expressway and the NIMT realignment, including the associated disturbance of the beds. (NZTA 24)
Land use consent for the removal of vegetation in the bed of a wetland, associated with the disturbance of the bed. (NZTA 25)
Water permit to dam groundwater and surface water via new wetlands in Ōtaki and Mary Crest adjacent to the Peka Peka to
North
Ōtaki Expressway. (NZTA 26)
Water permit to divert groundwater and surface water into and from wetlands in
Ōtaki and Mary Crest adjacent to the Peka Peka to
North
Ōtaki Expressway. (NZTA 27)
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You can either comment on the whole proposal (please use section 5.1), or on specific parts of the proposal
(please use section 5.2).
Indicate your position on the whole proposal (all matters) by ticking the appropriate boxes below:
I support the proposal
OR
I am neutral on the proposal
OR
I oppose the proposal
If you have a range of opinions on the proposal please use section 5.2 (next page)
Brief reason including any suggested conditions
If you require further space, please attach additional pages as appropriate.
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I have a range of opinions on the proposal (please fill out the table below):
Note: You do not have to complete this section if you filled in section 5.1.
Please make sure you identify your comments with the EPA reference number from section 4.
EPA reference number:
Position
Support Support in part Neutral Oppose in part Oppose
Brief reason including any suggested conditions
EPA reference number:
Position
Support Support in part Neutral Oppose in part Oppose
Brief reason including any suggested conditions
EPA reference number:
Position
Support Support in part Neutral Oppose in part Oppose
Brief reason including any suggested conditions
If you require further space for any of these matters, please attach additional pages as appropriate. Please ensure you indicate (using the EPA reference number) the matter to which the further information relates.
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Proposal decision sought
Please indicate what decision you would like the Board of Inquiry to make on the proposal.
Grant
Decline
Grant with conditions
No view
Other (please describe the decision you would like below)
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All submissions will be considered by the Board of Inquiry.
As a submitter you may also speak at the hearing. It is important that you advise us in your submission if you are intending to speak.
The hearing is open to the public, and anyone is welcome to attend to listen.
If you do not want to speak at the hearing, you will not receive further correspondence from the EPA until the draft decision report is sent to you. However, all information will be available on the EPA website.
Please indicate if you want to speak at the hearing.
I / We do not wish to speak about my / our submission (Please go to section 9).
OR
I / We 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.
This section only relates to people who want to speak at the Board of Inquiry hearing.
A witness is a person who through training or experience is a skilled practitioner in a particular subject and is able to give professional evidence on that particular subject. All witnesses are expected to comply with Environment
Court Practice Note 2011 (available at http://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/environment-court/legislation-andresources/practice-notes/practice-notes), and be prepared to be cross-examined. The Board will determine what weight is given to any material put before it.
No, I / we have no witnesses (please go to section 9).
Yes, I / we have witnesses (please fill out this section).
If you intend to provide evidence from witnesses please outline the areas of their expertise and if possible, their names, or state their name is to be confirmed (TBC).
Name of witness Area(s) of expertise Phone number Email address
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Please tick to confirm you are authorised to represent all persons making this submission.
I / We confirm that I / we have authority to sign this submission on behalf of all persons named on this form.
Signature
Signature of submitter, or person authorised to sign on their behalf is required.
Note: A signature is not required for electronic (email) submissions.
Date
Please ensure you have completed all questions on the form. Unanswered questions may require clarification.
Have you provided the following key information?

Contact details

Your position on the proposal

The decision you are seeking on the proposal

Whether you are a trade competitor
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How you would like to receive information
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