Greater Wellington — Hearing Stream One - Overarching Matters and Region-Wide: Air Quality; Beds of Lakes and Rivers; Schedules and Threatened Species Objectives

Key Information

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Hearing Panels

Freshwater Hearing Panel (FHP) / Plan Change 1 (PC1) Hearings Panel

Minutes

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Link to Hearing Stream One Teams Call

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Hearing Stream One - Schedule

Please follow this link to download the Hearing Stream One schedule (31/10/2024) (PDF 75 KB)

Hearing Dates

Notice of Hearing	3rd of October 2024
Submitter Evidence	12pm, 17th of October 2024
Rebuttal Evidence	24th of October 2024
Hearing	From 4th November 2024 to 6th November 2024

Hearing Venue

Greater Wellington Regional Council - Council Chamber (G-12: Taumata Kōrero)

Report Topics

Scene Setting
Air
Beds of lakes and rivers

Overarching
Schedules A and F

Hearing Stream One - Key Documents

Notice of Hearing and S42A Reports

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Public Notification

Document Title	Date Published
Notice of Hearing – Hearing Stream 1 – Proposed Change 1 to the Natural Resources Plan (PDF 161 KB)	03/10/2024

S24A Report - Overarching Matters

Document Title	Date Published
Section 42A Hearing Report - Overarching Matters (PDF 4.1 MB)	03/10/2024
Overarching Matters - Appendix 1 - Description of issues (PDF 301 KB)	03/10/2024
Overarching Matters - Appendix 2 - Recommended amendments (PDF 113 KB)	03/10/2024
Overarching Matters - Appendix 3 - Summary recommendation table (PDF 3.6 MB)	03/10/2024

S42A Report - Region-Wide Changes

Region-wide Changes - Air Quality

Document Title	Date Published
Section 42A Hearing Report - Region-Wide: Air Quality (PDF 1.5 MB)	03/10/2024
Region-Wide: Air Quality - Appendix 1 - Table of provisions and supporting information (PDF 84 KB)	03/10/2024
Region-Wide: Air Quality - Appendix 2 - Description of issues (PDF 121 KB)	03/10/2024
Region-Wide: Air Quality - Appendix 3 - Assessment of FPI provisions (PDF 54 KB)	03/10/2024
Region-Wide: Air Quality - Appendix 4 - Recommended amendments to provisions (PDF 177 KB)	03/10/2024
Region-Wide: Air Quality - Appendix 5 - Recommended amendments and S32AA (PDF 206 KB)	03/10/2024
Region-Wide: Air Quality - Appendix 6 - Summary recommendation table (PDF 1.1 MB)	03/10/2024

Region-wide Changes - Beds of Lakes and Rivers

Document Title	Date Published
Section 42A Hearing Report - Region-Wide: Beds of Lakes and Rivers (PDF 1.4 MB)	03/10/2024
Region-Wide: Beds of Lakes and Rivers - Appendix 1 - Table of provisions and supporting information (PDF 65 KB)	03/10/2024
Region-Wide: Beds of Lakes and Rivers - Appendix 2 - Description of issues (PDF 103 KB)	03/10/2024
Region-Wide: Beds of Lakes and Rivers - Appendix 3 - Assessment of FPI provisions (PDF 57 KB)	03/10/2024
Region-Wide: Beds of Lakes and Rivers - Appendix 4 - Recommended amendments to provisions (PDF 354 KB)	03/10/2024
Region-Wide: Beds of Lakes and Rivers - Appendix 5 - Recommended amendments and S32AA (PDF 373 KB)	03/10/2024
Region-Wide: Beds of Lakes and Rivers - Appendix 6 - Summary recommendation table (PDF 429 KB)	03/10/2024

Region-wide Changes - Schedules and Threatened Species objectives

Document Title	Date Published
Section 42A Report - Region-wide: Schedules and Threatened Species objectives (PDF 1.6 MB)	03/10/2024
Region-wide: Schedules and Threatened Species objectives - Appendix 1 - Table of provisions and supporting information (PDF 64 KB)	03/10/2024
Region-wide: Schedules and Threatened Species objectives - Appendix 2 - Description of issues (PDF 109 KB)	03/10/2024
Region-wide: Schedules and Threatened Species objectives - Appendix 3 - Assessment of FPI provisions (PDF 64 KB)	03/10/2024
Region-wide: Schedules and Threatened Species objectives - Appendix 4 - Recommended amendments to provisions (PDF 264 KB)	03/10/2024
Region-wide: Schedules and Threatened Species objectives - Appendix 5 - Recommended amendments and S32AA (PDF 288 KB)	03/10/2024
Region-wide: Schedules and Threatened Species objectives - Appendix 6 - Summary recommendation table (PDF 793 KB)	03/10/2024

Supporting Documents

Document Title	Date Published
List of abbreviated terms and submitter names (PDF 91 KB)	03/10/2024

Greater Wellington Evidence and Legal Submission

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Greater Wellington Regional Council Evidence

Technical Evidence

Document Title	Date Published
Greater Wellington Regional Council as Proponent Nigel Corry (CEO) - Introduction to Plan Change 1 (PDF 53 KB)	03/10/2024
Technical Evidence (Ecology) - Statement of evidence of Philippa Noel Crisp (PDF 257 KB)	03/10/2024

Legal Submission

Document Title	Date Published
Legal Submissions on behalf of Greater Wellington Regional Council for Hearing Stream One (PDF 356 KB)	03/10/2

Submitter Evidence (Expert and Legal Submissions included)

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Document Title	Date Published
HS1 S177 - Transpower New Zealand Limited tabled evidence (PDF 438 KB)	17/10/2024
HS1 FS47 Meridian Energy Limited GWRC Natural Resources Plan PC1 Evidence of C Foster for Meridian for lodgement 17.10.24 (PDF 319 KB)	17/10/2024
HS1 FS47 Meridian Energy Limited C Foster Attachment 2 Extract of pages 15 and 16 of Meridian Further Submission (PDF 106 KB)	17/10/2024
HS1 S151 Wellington Water Ltd tabled evidence (PDF 265 KB)	17/10/2024
HS1 S206 Winstone Aggregates Legal Submission (PDF 185 KB)	17/10/2024
HS1 S206 Winstone Aggregates Statement (PDF 147 KB)	17/10/2024
HS1 S188 Wellington Fish and Game Regional Council Submission (PDF 95 KB)	17/10/2024
HS1 FS23 Forest & Bird Legal Submission (PDF 322 KB)	18/10/2024
HS1 S176 Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour Trust Submission (PDF 407 KB)	18/10/2024
HS1 S50 John Carrad Nitrogen leaching from gorse - Final Report (Magesan & Wang 2008) (PDF 482 KB)	18/10/2024

Rebuttal Evidence

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Hearing Presentations and Speaking Notes

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Document Title	Date Published
HS1 GWRC-GHD - Overarching Matters Presentation - Mary O'Callahan (PPTX 4.1 MB)	06/11/2024
HS1 GWRC - Region-Wide Issues - Sam O'Brien (PPTX 52 MB)	06/11/2024
HS1 Speaking Notes - S28 Johnny Osborne (PDF 1.2 MB)	07/11/2024
HS1 Speaking Notes - S59 Robert (Bob) Anker and John Hill (DOCX 34 KB)	07/11/2024
HS1 Speaking Notes - S193 Wairarapa Fed Farmers - Elizabeth McGruddy (DOCX 77 KB)	07/11/2024
HS1 Presentation - S228 CFG - Kit Richards (PPTX 3.4 MB)	07/11/2024
HS1 Presentation - S263 NZCF - Tayla Westman and Peter Casey (PPTX 11 MB)	07/11/2024
HS1 Submission Summary - S263 NZCF - Tayla Westman and Peter Casey (PDF 186 KB)	07/11/2024
HS1 Presentation - S282 Pat Van Berkle (PPTX 1.1 MB)	07/11/2024
HS1 Speaking notes - S188 Wellington Fish and Game - Ami Coughlan (DOCX 21 KB)	18/11/2024

Hearing Transcripts

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Right of Reply

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Submitter Responses

Document Title	Date Published
HS1 S222 Environmental Defence Society Response to Minute 3 (PDF 168 KB)	18/11/2024
HS1 Sam O'Brien Response to request for information in Minute 3, Paragraph 16 and 17 (PDF 1.3 MB)	27/11/2024
HS1 DLA-Piper Legal submissions in reply on behalf of Greater Wellington Regional Council – matters arising from Hearing Stream 1 (PDF 241 KB)	29/11/2024
HS1 Overaching Matters: GWRC Right of Reply - Mary O'Callahan (PDF 584 KB)	29/11/2024
HS1 Region-Wide Issues: Air Quality and Schedules/Threatened Species GWRC Right of Reply - Sam O'Brien (PDF 388 KB)	05/12/2024
HS1 Response from Wellington Fish and Game Council to HS1 Sam O'Brien Response to request for information in Minute 3, Paragraph 16 and 17 (PDF 164 KB)	12/12/2024
HS1 Forest & Bird to HS1 Sam O'Brien Response to request for information in Minute 3, Paragraph 16 and 17 (PDF 340 KB)	13/12/2024
HS1 Region-Wide Issues; Schedules GWRC Right of Reply - Sam O'Brien (PDF 1.4 MB)	20/12/2024

Updated December 13, 2024 at 12:23 PM

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Document Title	Date Published
HS1 Overarching Matters - GWRC Statement of Rebuttal - Mary O'Callahan (PDF 260 KB)	24/10/2024
HS1 Region-Wide Issues - GWRC Statement of Rebuttal - Sam O'Brien (PDF 384 KB)	24/10/2024

Document Title	Date Published
HS1 - Day 1 Transcript (PDF 576 KB)	07/11/2024
HS1 - Day 2 Transcript (PDF 414 KB)	12/11/2024
HS1 - Day 3 Transcript (PDF 388 KB)	12/11/2024