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Application to vary the Water Conservation (Kawarau) Order 1997 in respect of the Nevis River
Submissions
Submissions closed on Friday 3 October 2008. A total of 248 submissions were received. These submissions can be viewed online via the link below.
The Special Tribunal held a procedural meeting in November to commence the hearing process. The hearing will recommence at 9:00am on 20 May 2009. Further details on the hearing can be found below.
Expert evidence was filed for pre-circulation on Wednesday 6 May 2009. Pre-circulated evidence, along with evidence filed through the course of the hearing, can be found through the link below:
If you have not received notice of the hearing recommencement and feel that you should have, please contact Alex Miller at the Ministry for the Environment on (04) 439 7432 or alex.miller@mfe.govt.nz as soon as possible.
Background information
The Minister has received an application to amend the Water Conservation (Kawarau) Order 1997, in respect of the Nevis River. The applicant is the New Zealand and Otago Fish & Game Councils. The application seeks to impose a prohibition on damming the river, along with conditions on minimum flows.
The application was supplemented by further information provided to the Minister in May 2007.
Appointment of Special Tribunal
On 16 July 2008, the Associate Minister for the Environment appointed a special tribunal to hear and report on the application under section 202 of the Resource Management Act 1991.
Following their appointment, the Special tribunal were provided with the following information:
- Fish and Game application dated June 2006
- Further information provided to the Minister 4 May 2007
- Relevant provisions of the RMA
- Copy of the Water Conservation (Kawarau) Order 1997
Public Notification and Submission Period
The Special Tribunal publicly notified (PDF 233 KB) the application on Wednesday 3 September 2008. Submissions closed on Friday 3 October 2008. A total of 248 submissions were received. These submissions can be viewed online via the link below.
Submissions on the application to amend the Water Conservation (Kawarau) Order 1997
Hearing Commencement: Procedural Callover – 3 November 2008
The hearing officially commenced with a procedural meeting in Cromwell on 3 November 2008. This callover decided the date and the course of the remainder of the hearing process.
Hearing Re-commencement: 20 May 2009
The Special Tribunal have directed that the hearing recommence on Wednesday 20 May 2009 with the hearing off evidence from all parties. The hearing will primarily take place in Cromwell, though some evidence may be heard in Dunedin at the request of submitters.
Last updated: 11 May 2009
