Address for service:
181 Guyton Street, Whanganui

Applicant details:

Winstone Pulp International

Consultant details:

Viridis Limited

PO Box 301709, Albany, Auckland 0752
Grant Allen
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Further enquiries:

Enquiries regarding the application can be made to Fiona Morton , Senior Consents Planner - Consultant

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Introduction

Winstone Pulp International Limited (WPI) has lodged a resource consent application to enable the discharges from the Winstone Pulp site location at 1002, State Highway 49, Ohakune. 
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Figure 1: Location of WPI Pulp Mill  

General information

Application details

The Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Council has received resource consent application – APP-2006012018.02. 

This application has been received from Winstone Pulp International Limited (WPI) 

The application seeks consent to enable the existing discharge from the site to continue.  No change from the existing discharge locations, or quality limits is proposed.  The volume to be discharged is a decrease to that previously consented. The discharge includes:  

  • The discharge of up to 4,000 m³/day of treated wastewater and stormwater to the Whangaehu River. 

 

The site is located at 1002, State Highway 49, Ohakune. 

The Applicant is seeking a consent term of five-years. 

Application can be viewed

Online

01. Application, Form A - Administration Form - WPI WWTP Discharge
02. Application, Form B - Discharge to Water - WPI WWTP Discharge
03. Application, AEE Discharge Renewal - Assessment of Environmental Effects
04. Application, s92 Additional Information Response v01
05. Application, s92 Additional Information Response [Periphyton Biomass] v01
06. Application, s92 Additional Information Response [Periphyton Community] v01
07. Application, s92 Additional Information Response [Periphyton Cover] v01
08. Application, s92 Additional Information Response [Water Quality - Daily Data] v01
09. Application, s92 Additional Information Response [Water Quality - Monthly Data] v01
10. Application, s92 Additional Information Response [Water Quality] v01
11. Application, s92 Additional Information Response [Whangaehu Ecology - Habitat] v01
12. Application, Question of clarification, Response to s92(1) RFI
13. Other Correspondence, Clarification of application scope v01
14. Application, Clarification and Amendment [October 2025] v01
15. Updated Modelling for Reduced Discharge Volumes

In person

The application and accompanying information may be viewed during the hours 8.30 am - 4.30 pm at the Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Council (Horizons) - Whanganui Office, Guyton Street, Whanganui. Alternatively, the application can be viewed on our website www.horizons.govt.nz.

Email

You can also request a copy of the application from the Consents Department of the Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council via email consent.submissions@horizons.govt.nz

Other information

Submissions

Public submissions can be received up until December 04, 2025 4:45 pm

Public submissions can be received up until 4:45 pm Thursday 4 December, 2025. A copy of your submission must be served on both the Regulatory Authority and the Applicant.