Hearing Stream Five - Freshwater/Te Mana o te Wai

Key Dates for Hearing Stream Five Freshwater/Te Mana o te Wai

• Notice of Hearing and S42A Reports – 20 October 2023  
• Greater Wellington Evidence and Legal Submission – 30 October 2023
• Submitters must notify Council if they wish to be heard – 5pm Friday 3 November 2023 
• Submitter Evidence (Expert and Legal Evidence included) – 5pm Friday 3 November 2023 
• HS5 Freshwater Te Mana o te Wai Hearing Transcriptions (PDF 1.6 MB) available online – Within two weeks of the end of the Hearing Stream

Key Documents for Hearing Stream Five Freshwater/Te Mana o te Wai

Notice of Hearing and S42A Reports: 

• Public notice RPS PC1 Notice of Hearing - Hearing Stream Five Freshwater and Te Mana o Te Wai (PDF 255 KB)
  • Link to Form: Hearing Stream Five – Freshwater/Te Mana o te Wai Confirmation of Speaking to Submissions and/or Providing Evidence
• S42A Report - HS5 Freshwater Te Mana o te Wai (PDF 1.7 MB) - Link fixed 20/10/23
• S42A Appendix 1 - HS5 Freshwater Te Mana o te Wai - Recommended Amendments (PDF 450 KB)
• S42A Appendix 1 - HS5 Freshwater Te Mana o te Wai - Recommended Amendments WORD VERSION (DOCX 109 KB)
• S42A Appendix 2 - HS5 Freshwater Te Mana o te Wai - Summary Recommendation Table (PDF 5.1 MB)
• S42A Appendix 3 - HS5 Freshwater Te Mana o te Wai - Assessment of Categorisation of Provisions to the FPI (PDF 193 KB)
• S42A Appendix 4 - HS5 Freshwater Te Mana o te Wai - Map of Whaitua Boundaries (PDF 110 KB)

Greater Wellington Evidence and Legal Submission: 

• HS5 GWRC Legal Submission 27102023 (PDF 225 KB)
• HS5 GWRC Technical Evidence Stu Farrant 271023 (PDF 261 KB)

Submitter Evidence (Expert and Legal Evidence included): 

• HS5 S32 Department of Conservation Legal Submission Director-General of Conservation 031123 (PDF 239 KB)
• HS5 S32 Department of Conservation Statement of Evidence Murray John Brass 031123 (PDF 323 KB)
• HS5 S32 Department of Conservation Statement of Evidence Nixie Boddy Technical Evidence 031123 (PDF 741 KB)
• HS5 S157 Fuel Companies Joint Hearing Statement 031123 (PDF 330 KB)
• HS5 S128 Horticulture NZ Statement of Evidence Emily Levenson 031123 (PDF 140 KB)
• HS5 S128 Horticulture NZ Statement of Evidence Jordyn Landers 031123 (PDF 418 KB)
• HS5 S158 Kāinga Ora Statement of Evidence Matt Heale 031123 (PDF 251 KB)
• HS5 S100 Meridian Energy Ltd Statement of Evidence Christine Foster 031123 (PDF 337 KB)
• HS5 S118 Peka Peka Farm Limited Statement of Evidence Maciej Lewandowski 031123 (PDF 326 KB)
• HS5 S30 Porirua City Council Statement of Evidence Torrey McDonnell 031123 (PDF 502 KB)
• HS5 S168 Rangitāne o Wairarapa Inc Statement of Evidence Amber Craig 031123 (PDF 287 KB)
• HS5 S168 Rangitāne o Wairarapa Inc Statement of Evidence Maggie Burns 031123 (PDF 276 KB)
• HS5 S165 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society Legal Submission 031123 (PDF 298 KB)
• HS5 S34 Upper Hutt City Council Statement of Evidence Gabriela Rojas 031123 (PDF 132 KB)
• HS5 S163 Wairarapa Federated Farmers Statement of evidence Natasha Berkett 031123 (PDF 238 KB)
• HS5 S129 FS3 Waka Kotahi NZ Statement of Evidence Catherine Heppelthwaite 031123 (PDF 148 KB)
• HS5 S147 Wellington Fish and Game Council Legal Submission 031123 (PDF 144 KB)
• HS5 S147 Wellington Fish and Game Statement of Evidence Ami Coughlan 031123 (PDF 244 KB)
• HS5 S147 Wellington Fish and Game Statement of Evidence Lily Campbell 031123 (PDF 242 KB)
• HS5 S140 Wellington City Council Statement of Evidence Joe Jefferies and Maggie Cook 031123 (PDF 234 KB)
• HS5 S113 Wellington Water Legal Submission 031123 (PDF 244 KB)
• HS5 S113 Wellington Water Statement of Evidence Caroline Horrox 031123 (PDF 250 KB)
• HS5 S113 Wellington Water Statement of Evidence Charlotte Lockyer 031123 (PDF 115 KB)
• HS5 S162 Winstone Aggregates Legal Submission 031123 (PDF 227 KB)
• HS5 S162 Winstone Aggregates Statement of Evidence Catherine Clarke 031123 (PDF 515 KB)
• HS5 S162 Winstone Aggregates Statement of Evidence Philip Heffernan 031123 (PDF 154 KB)
• HS5 S162 Winstone Aggregates Statement of Evidence Vaughan Keesing 031123 (PDF 1.5 MB)

Rebuttal Evidence: 

• HS5 GWRC Statement of Rebuttal Evidence Kate Pascall 101123 (PDF 607 KB)
• HS5 GWRC Statement of Rebuttal Evidence Kate Pascall Appendix One Consolidated amendments requested by submitters in evidence 101123 (PDF 728 KB)
• HS5 GWRC Statement of Rebuttal Evidence Kate Pascall Appendix Two Recommended Amendments 101123 (PDF 396 KB)
• HS5 GWRC Statement of Rebuttal Technical Evidence Stu Farrant 101123 (PDF 207 KB)

Hearing Presentations/Communications:

• HS5 GWRC Report Author Hearing Statement Kate Pascall 201123 (PDF 119 KB)
• HS5 GWRC Report Author Hearing Statement Stuart Farrant 201123 (PDF 121 KB)
• HS5 S136 DairyNZ Email Withdrawal from appearing at Hearing Stream Five 171123 (PDF 154 KB)
• HS5 S131 Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai Hearing Speaking Notes Claire Gibb 211123 (PDF 492 KB)
• HS5 S32 Department of Conservation Hearing Speaking Notes Murray John Brass 211123 (PDF 143 KB)
• HS5 S169 Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Hearing Speaking Notes Ra Smith 221123 (PDF 81 KB)
• HS5 FS29 Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki Hearing Speaking Notes Denise Hapeta 221123 (PDF 189 KB)
• HS5 FS29 Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki Hearing Speaking Notes Melanie McCormick 211123 (PDF 241 KB)
• HS5 S165 Royal Forest and Bird Society Hearing Speaking Notes 201123 (PDF 188 KB)
• HS5 S163 Wairarapa Federated Farmers Hearing Statement Elizabeth McGruddy 201123 (PDF 152 KB)
• HS5 S163 Wairarapa Federated Farmers Hearing Statement Natasha Berkett 211123 (PDF 81 KB)
• HS5 S140 Wellington City Council Joint Hearing Statement Joe Jefferies and Maggie Cook 211123 (PDF 146 KB)
• HS5 S147 Wellington Fish and Game Council Hearing Speaking Notes Lily Campbell 211123 (PDF 150 KB)
• HS5 S113 Wellington Water Hearing Speaking Notes 201123 (PDF 87 KB)
• HS5 S162 Winstone Aggregates Hearing Oral Evidence Philip Heffernan 221123 (PDF 154 KB)
• HS5 S162 Winstone Aggregates Hearing Speaking Notes Catherine Clarke 221123 (PDF 126 KB)
• HS5 S162 Winstone Aggregates Hearing Speaking Notes Phernne Tancock 221123 (PDF 185 KB)

Submitters Responses to Panel Minute 18 (PDF 279 KB) :

• HS5 S128 Horticulture NZ Memo responding to Minute 18 291123 (PDF 53 KB)
• HS5 S162 Winstone Aggregates Memorandum of Counsel 301123 (PDF 58 KB)

Hearing Transcriptions:

• HS5 Freshwater Te Mana o te Wai Hearing Transcriptions 20th to 22nd November 2023 (PDF 1.6 MB)

GW Report Author Right of Reply:

• HS5 Freshwater Te Mana o te Wai Right of Reply Kate Pascall 201223 (PDF 552 KB)
• HS5 Freshwater Te Mana o te Wai Right of Reply Stu Farrant 201223 (PDF 207 KB)
• HS5 Freshwater Te Mana o te Wai Right of Reply Appendix 1 - Diagram of Whaitua Processes 201223 (PDF 59 KB)
• HS5 Freshwater Te Mana o te Wai Right of Reply Appendix 2 - Recommended Amendments 201223 (PDF 522 KB)
• HS5 Freshwater Te Mana o te Wai Right of Reply Appendix 3 - Recommended Amendments to Nature-based solutions provisions 201223 (PDF 232 KB)
• HS5 Freshwater Te Mana o te Wai Right of Reply Appendix 4 - Definitions outside of HS5 201223 (PDF 130 KB)
• HS5 Freshwater Te Mana o te Wai Legal Submission in Reply 201223 (PDF 150 KB)

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