General Hearing

The General Hearing includes Administration & Finance, Air, Natural Hazards, Infrastructure Energy & Waste (including Management of Production Soils), and Landscapes and Natural Character. The following documents are the evidence presented by submitters to the General Hearing.

Pre-circulated Submitter Supplementary Evidence - General Hearing 2009

Presentation of Evidence for Palmerston North City Council - General Hearing - Received 9 July 2009
Supplementary Evidence of David Murphy for Palmerston North City Council regarding Hazards Received 9 July 2009
Supplementary Evidence of Jonathan Fergusson-Pye for Palmerston North City Council regarding IEW Received 9 July 2009
Supplementary Evidence of Richard Matthews for Genesis Power Ltd regarding Infrastructure and Energy Received 13 July 2009
Supplementary Evidence of Robert Hunter for Mighty River Power regarding IEW Received 22 July 2009
Supplementary Evidence of Trevor Nash for Mighty River Power regarding IEW Received 24 July 2009

Submitters' Expert Evidence for Infrastructure, Energy and Waste (Including Management of Production Soils) Received in 2008

Evidence of Professor Vincent E Neall for Mrs Anne Judith Milne Received 30 July 2008
Evidence of Dr Alan Palmer for Mrs Anne Judith Milne Received 5 August 2008
Evidence of Robert J Schofield for TrustPower Ltd Received 5 August 2008
Evidence of David Le Marquand for Transpower Ltd Received 5 August 2008
Cover letter from NZ Windfarms Ltd Received 5 August 2008
Evidence of Chris Freear for NZ Windfarms Ltd Received 5 August 2008
Evidence of John McEwing for NZ Windfarms Ltd Received 5 August 2008
Evidence of Catherine M Clarke for Meridian Energy Ltd Received 5 August 2008 and;
Speaking Notes relating to Evidence of Catherine M Clarke for Meridian Energy Ltd Received 5 August 2008
Cover Letter from Mighty River Power Received 6 August 2008
Evidence of Rob Hunter for Mighty River Power Received 6 August 2008
Evidence of Trevor Nash for Mighty River Power Received 6 August 2008
Evidence of Richard Z Peterson for Mighty River Power Received 6 August 2008
Evidence of David Le Marquand for the Oil Companies Received 6 August 2008
Evidence of Rose Feary for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) Received 6 August 2008

Submitters' Tabled Evidence for Infrastructure, Energy and Waste (including Management of Production Soils) Received in 2008

Tabled evidence of Graeme Mathieson for AgResearch Ltd and Livestock Improvement Corporation Received 17 July 2008
Tabled evidence of Winstone Pulp International Ltd Received 1 August 2008

Submitter Expert Evidence for the General Hearing

Administration & Finance, Air, Natural Hazards, Infrastructure Energy & Waste (including Management of Production Soils) and Landscapes & Natural Character Received in April 2009.
Evidence of David le Marquand for Transpower NZ Ltd regarding all topics of the General Hearing Received 17 April 2009
Attachment A to evidence of David le Marquand for Transpower New Zealand Ltd Received 17 April 2009
Attachment B to evidence of David le Marquand for Transpower New Zealand Ltd Received 17 April 2009
Attachment C to evidence of David le Marquand for Transpower New Zealand Ltd Received 17 April 2009
Attachment D to evidence of David le Marquand for Transpower New Zealand Ltd Received 17 April 2009
Cover letter from Mighty River Power Ltd Received 17 April 2009
Evidence of Richard Peterson for Mighty River Power Ltd re Admin & Finance and Landscapes & Natural Character Rec 17 April 2009
Evidence of Brad Coombs for Mighty River Power Ltd re Admin & Finance and Landscapes & Natural Character Rec 17 April 2009
Evidence of Richard Matthews for Genesis Energy Ltd re IEW and Landscapes & Natural Character Received 17 April 2009
Evidence of David le Marquand for the Oil Companies regarding Air Received 17 April 2009
Revised evidence of David Murphy for Palmerston North City Council regarding IEW Received 17 April 2009
Attachment to evidence of David Murphy IEW Map 1 Palmerston North City Land Use Planning Areas
Attachment to evidence of David Murphy IEW Map 2 Land Resource Inventory Palmerston North and Surrounds
Revised evidence of Jonathan Ferguson-Pye for Palmerston North City Council regarding IEW Received 17 April 2009
Evidence of David Murphy for Palmerston North City Council regarding Natural Hazards Received 17 April 2009
Evidence of David Murphy for Palmerston North City Council regarding Landscapes & Natural Character Received 17 April 2009
Appendix B to evidence of David Murphy LNC Wind Farm Report
Evidence of Nathan Baker for Higgins Group regarding Air Received 17 April 2009
Evidence of Nathan Baker for Higgins Group regarding IEW Updated 2 April 2009
Evidence of Emily Grace for NZ Defence Force regarding Admin Finance Air and IEW Received 17 April 2009
Evidence of Dr Michael Shepherd re Landscapes Natural Character Received 17 April 2009
Evidence of Richard Turner for Meridian Energy Ltd regarding IEW Received 17 April 2009
Evidence of Robert Schofield for Trust Power Ltd re Admin Finance IEW and Landscapes Natural Character Received 17 April 2009
Evidence of Jullian Watts for Minister of Conservation regarding Landscapes Natural Character Received 17 April 2009
Evidence of John Philpott for Landlink Ltd regarding Natural Hazards Received 20 April 2009
Attachment Maps to Evidence of John Philpott Received 18 May 2009
Evidence of Catherine Clarke for Meridian Energy Limited regarding Landscapes, Natural Character and Administration Received 21 April 2009

Submitters' Tabled Evidence for the General Hearing

Administration & Finance, Air, Natural Hazards, Infrastructure Energy & Waste (including Management of Production Soils) and Landscapes & Natural Character Received in April 2009.
Evidence of Graeme Mathieson for AgResearch Ltd and Livestock Improvement Corporation Ltd regarding Air Received 15 April 2009
Evidence of Tomkins Wake for Winstone Pulp International regarding General Hearing and the IEW Officer Report Received 15 April 2009
Evidence of Lisa Hooker for Airways Corporation of NZ regarding Air Landscapes & Natural Character and Natural Hazards
Evidence of Lisa Hooker for Department of Corrections regarding Air Received 15 April 2009
Evidence of Lisa Hooker for Ministry of Education regarding Admin & Finance and Air Received 15 April 2009
Evidence of Lisa Hooker for NZ Police regarding Air Received 15 April 2009
Evidence of Gemma Moleta for Poultry Industry of NZ & Others regarding Air, Admin & Finance Received 8 May 2009
Evidence of Darryl McMillan for Vector Gas Ltd regarding Infrastructure, Energy and Waste Received 22 May 2009
Evidence of Mars Petcare Ltd regarding Air Received 10 June 2009
Evidence of Ravensdown Fertiliser Co-op Ltd regarding Air Administration and Finance Received 19 June 2009
Evidence of Corina Jordan for Fish & Game NZ - Wellington Region re Landscapes & Natural Character Received 9 July 2009
Evidence of Powerco Ltd regarding IEW Received 16 July 2009

Submitter Non-expert Evidence for the General Hearing

Administration & Finance, Air, Natural Hazards, Infrastructure Energy & Waste (including Management of Production Soils) and Landscapes & Natural Character Received in April 2009.
Evidence of Richard Kirby for the Territorial Authority Collective regarding Admin & Finance and IEW Received 17 April 2009
Evidence of Katy Newton for Minister of Conservation regarding Landscapes and Natural Character

Received 21 April 2009 - Please note that Appendices 1 through 7 referred to in this report are too large to be placed on the website, should you wish to obtain a copy of these Appendices then please contact us and these can be made available on CD)

Evidence of Braden Austin for the Territorial Authority Collective regarding IEW Received 17 April 2009
Evidence of Joan Leckie for Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of NZ regarding Admin Finance and Landscapes and Natural Character Received 17 April 2009
Legal Submissions of CM Ross and RM Devine for Powerco Ltd regarding Admin Finance IEW and Landscapes Natural Character received 17 April 2009
Attachment A to Legal Submissions of Powerco Ltd received 17April 2009
Attachment B to Legal Submissions of Powerco Ltd received 17 April 2009
Attachment C to Legal Submissions of Powerco Ltd received 17 April 2009
Evidence of Judy Milne regarding the Protection of Class 1 and 2 Soils from Urban Spread and Inappropriate Development Received 28 May 2009
TAG Witness Statement One Plan General Hearing Received 29 June 2009
Attachment to TAG Witness Statement - Dealing-with-cumulative-effect-under-the-RMA Rec 29 June 2009
Ruapehu District Council Verbal Submission Regarding IEW and Air Received 29 June 2009
Evidence of Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated Received 1 July 2009