Contaminated Land and Hazardous Substances

Date of Hearing: 6 December 2023

Location: Via Zoom Only

This hearing will deal with the Contaminated Land and Hazardous Substances.

This chapter:

  • includes Objectives and Policies to consider when the subdivision, development and use of contaminated or potentially contaminated land occurs,
  • in relation to hazardous substances and contaminated land, controls matters that are not covered by other more specific legislation/regulation.

The documents for the hearing are listed below:

Planning report prepared under Section 42A of the Resource Management Act:

Expert evidence from the submitters:

Reporting officers right of reply:

If you have a request to:

  • present evidence in Te Reo Maori, or NZ Sign Language, this must be made before 16 October 2023,
  • if you wish or your witness wish to appear via video link, this must be made before 16 October 2023.

All hearings will be recorded and added to the website under ‘Hearing Videos’ tab.

Submitters wishing to be heard:

Original Submitter Full
Fuel Companies (S613)
Te Mana Ora (Community and Public Health) of the NPHS/ Te Whatu Ora (S190)
Koiterangi Lime Co LTD (S577)
Catherine Smart-Simpson (S564)
William McLaughlin (S567)
Chris & Jan Coll (S558)
Chris J Coll Surveying Limited (S566)
Laura Coll McLaughlin (S574)
Silver Fern Farms Limited by its authorised agents Mitchell Daysh Limited (S441)
Horticulture New Zealand (S486)
Fire and Emergency New Zealand (S573)
Westland District Council (S181)
Buller Conservation Group (S552)
Frida Inta (S553)
Margaret Montgomery (S446)
Transpower New Zealand Limited (S299)
Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc. (Forest & Bird) (S560)
Geoff Volckman (S563)
Buller District Council (S538)
Whyte Gold Limited (S607)
Birchfield Ross Mining Limited (S604)
Birchfield Coal Mines Ltd (S601)
Melissa McLuskie
Manawa Energy Limited (Manawa Energy) (S438)
David Ellerm (S581)
Peter Langford (S615)
Karamea Lime Company (S614)
Federated Farmers of New Zealand (S524)
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (S140)
Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, Te Runanga o Ngati Waewae, Te Runanga o Makaawhio (S620)
Toka Tū Ake EQC (S612)
WMS Group (HQ) Limited and WMS Land Co. Limited (S599)
TiGa Minerals and Metals Limited (S493)
Straterra (S536)
Ministry of Education Te Tāhuhu o Te Mātauranga (S456)
Rocky Mining Limited (S474)
Papahaua Resources Limited (S500)
Westpower Limited
Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of NZ Inc. (Forest & Bird)
Silver Fern Farms Limited
Department of Conservation
Frida Inta
Buller Conservation Group
Katherine Crick
Mike Spruce