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Evidence lodged by Transpower New Zealand Limited

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Last updated: 13 April 2010

On 25 March 2008 Transpower provided a glossary of the terms (PDF, 121 KB).

Legal submissions given

Closing legal submissions (right of reply to submitters) on behalf of Transpower New Zealand Limited were given on 29, 30 and 31 October 2008.

Legal Counsel Submissions
Mr J Stephen Kos QC
Mr Duncan Lang
Mr James Winchester
Ms Jo Mooar
Legal Counsel Submissions
Mr J Stephen Kos QC
Mr Duncan Lang Opening Submissions as above
Mr James Winchester Opening Submissions as above

Rebuttal Evidence lodged

Order of Rebuttal Evidence Lodged Witness Topic
1 John Nicholas Oliver Coad (PDF, 67 KB) Project description/overview
2 Timothy Andrew George (PDF, 77 KB) Process in selecting the 400kV capable line option
3 David Edward Boyle (PDF, 99 KB) System planning
4 Dougall James Campbell (PDF, 62 KB) ACRE model and approach to easement selection and tower move process
5 Steven Taylor (PDF, 3 MB) Environmental Constraints
6 Sylvia Jean Allan (1) (PDF, 76 KB) Route and Site Selection
7 Robert John Deller (PDF, 67 KB) Substations
8 Brett Leslie Stark (PDF, 731 KB) * Rebuttal Evidence only
Construction Processes: substations
9 Roy John Clement Noble (PDF, 1.2 MB) Overview: transmission line engineering
10 Milind Vishnu Khot (PDF, 1.5 MB) Line Rating, Conductor selection, EMF, insulation design, lightening performance, RFI/NZECP
11 Robert George Lake (PDF, 492 KB) Transmission line engineering, design, structures and foundations
12 Peter Rasul (PDF, 51 KB) Overview of construction processes: lines
13 Philip James Patrick (PDF, 1.6 MB) Construction processes and management: lines
14 Hugh Robert Kelsey Wildash (PDF, 182 KB) Underground cables
15 Richard Edward Joyce (PDF, 711 KB) Construction processes and management: cables
16 Ross Doyle Cooper (PDF, 63 KB) Magnetic field interference
17 David Russell Black (PDF, 75 KB) EMF and health standard issues
18 Andrew William Wood (PDF, 130 KB) EMF and human health (biophysics)
19 James Mark Elwood (PDF, 142 KB) EMF and human health issues (epidemiology)
20 Eric van Rongen (PDF, 112 KB) EMF and human health issues
21 Anthony Cyrus Mitton (PDF, 48 KB) EMF/EPR
22 Graham William Francis Warren (PDF, 916 KB) Noise evidence and Conditions
23 Buddy Mikaere (PDF, 85 KB) Tangata Whenua consultation and cultural issues
24 Brent Dale Druskovich (PDF  16 KB) Archaeological/Heritage Issues
25 David Alexander Campbell Bamford (PDF, 592 KB) Tourism & recreational issues
26 Simon Herbert Beale (PDF, 349) Terrestrial ecological impacts
27 Francis John Hall (PDF, 769 KB) Agricultural Issues
28 Kevin Michael Rooney (PDF, 19 KB) Animal health issues
29 Peter Howard Phillips (PDF, 87 KB)

Consultation/social impacts


Appendix A: GT Case Summary (PDF, 41 KB)

Appendix B: Record of Meeting (PDF, 91 KB)
30 Alan James Nichol (PDF, 4 MB) Aerial top-dressing
31 Julie Meade Rose (PDF, 16 KB) Social impact peer review
32 Rodney Ernest Sullivan (PDF, 144 KB)

Aviation risks relevant to Ardmore airport:
Appendix 1:Adaption from AS/NZS 4360 2004 (PDF, 21 KB)
Appendix 2: radar information (PDF, 6313 KB)
Appendix 3:Diagram – pilot view – Cessna 172R takeoff (PDF, 79 KB)
Appendix 4: Diagram – pilot view – landing options (PDF, 283 KB)
Appendix 5(a):Pilots view – options for landing (PDF, 181 KB)
Appendix 5 (b) Pilots view – options for landing (PDF, 74 KB)
Appendix 6: Diagram – twin engine aeroplane (PDF, 89 KB)
Appendix 7(a):Visibility and Cloudbase information (PDF, 207 KB)
Appendix 7(b): Re-establishment of meteorological observations & terminal aerodrome forecast (TAF) for Ardmore Aerodrome (NZAR) (PDF, 213 KB)

33 Maxwell Brooke Stevens (PDF, 91 KB) Aviation risks relative to Ardmore Airport
34 Glen Malcolm Prince (PDF, 76 KB) Transport/traffic issues
35 Gavin Craig Lister (PDF  209  KB) Landscape / Visual
36 Dr Michael Lawrence Steven (PDF, 115 KB) Landscape/Visual effects peer review
37 Paula Margaret Hunter (PDF, 171 KB) Notices of requirement for Otahuhu Substation and Otahuhu to Brownhill  cable route
38 Mr John Craig Miles (PDF, 2 MB)

Property acquisition and landowner liaison

Appendices - Hancock Forest Management (HFM) falling tree contour easements maps
39 Mr Michael George Colley (PDF, 142 KB) Forestry management issues/risks
40 Mr Robert George Lake (PDF, 3 MB) Transmission line engineering, design, tree clearances
41 Ms Annette Tyree McGovern (PDF, 1 MB) Planning: Notices of requirement for the Pukuranga substation and Pakuranga to Brownhill underground cable route, and resource consents
42 Mr Roy John Clement Noble (PDF, 3 MB) Overview: transmission line engineering
43 Ms Sylvia Jean Allan (PDF, 236 KB)

Planning: Resource Management Act analysis, overhead transmission Line, Brownhill Substation and Whakamaru and Whakamaru North Substation:
Appendix 1: Example of transmission lines (PDF, 30 KB)
Appendix 2: Consent order (PDF, 114 KB)
Appendix 3: Brownhill substation map (PDF, 1M)
Appendix 4: Policies P1 to P3 and associated explanations (PDF, 9 KB)

Evidence lodged

Order of Evidence Witness Topic
1 John Nicholas Oliver Coad (PDF, 874 KB) Project description/overview
2 Timothy Andrew George (PDF, 1.2 MB) Process in selecting the 400kV capable line option
3 David Edward Boyle (PDF, 8.8 MB) System planning
4 Dougall James Campbell (PDF, 4.0 MB) ACRE model and approach to easement selection and tower move process
5 Steven Taylor (PDF, 2.0 MB) Environmental constraints identification during transmission option analysis, Pakuranga and Brownhill road substations cable route options
6 Sylvia Jean Allan (1) (PDF, 6.5 MB) Route and Site Selection
7 Roy John Clement Noble (PDF, 12.4 MB) Overview: transmission line engineering
8 Milind Vishnu Khot (PDF, 10.5 MB) Line Rating, Conductor selection, EMF, insulation design, lightening performance, RFI/NZECP
9 Robert George Lake (PDF, 4.3 MB) Transmission line engineering, design, structures and foundations
10 Hugh Robert Kelsey Wildash (PDF, 4.6 MB) Underground cables
11 Robert John Deller (PDF, 4.5 MB) Substations
12 Ross Doyle Cooper (PDF, 3.9 MB) Magnetic field interference
13 Anthony Cyrus Mitton (PDF, 1.8 MB) EMI/EPR
14 David Andrew Burns (PDF, 9.3 MB) Geotechnical and civil works
15 Richard Edward Joyce (PDF, 1.7 MB) Construction processes and management: cables
16 Peter Rasul (PDF, 2.6 MB) Overview of construction processes: lines
17 Philip James Patrick (PDF, 8.6 MB) Construction processes and management: lines
18 Robert (Bob) Edward Bell (PDF, 4.1 MB) Construction processes: substations
19 Glen Malcolm Prince (PDF, 6.0 MB) Transport/traffic issues
20 Peter Howard Phillips (PDF, 12.0 MB) Consultation/social impacts
21 Julie Meade Rose (PDF, 1.0 MB) Social impact peer review
22 Buddy Mikaere (PDF, 6.2 MB) Tangata Whenua consultation and cultural issues
23 Tahi Francis Ngakete (PDF, 437 KB) Tangata Whenua consultation
24 Helen Glyndwr Hendren (PDF, 471 KB) Tangata Whenua consultation
25 John Craig Miles (PDF, 1.4 MB) Property Acquisition and landowner liaison
26 Gavin Craig Lister (PDF, 24 MB) Landscape/visual effects
27 Dr Michael Lawrence Steven (PDF, 5.6 MB) Landscape/visual effects peer review
28 Simon Herbert Beale (PDF, 3.4 MB) Terrestrial ecological impacts
29 David James Cameron (PDF, 783 KB) Water quality and aquatic ecology impacts
30 Brian Hugh Kouvelis (PDF, 418 KB) Groundwater issues
31 Brent Dale Druskovich (PDF, 1.4 MB) Archaeological/heritage issues
32 David Alexander Bamford (PDF, 4.1 MB) Tourism and Recreational issues
33 Rodney Ernest Sullivan (PDF, 8.9 MB) Aviation risks relative to Ardmore Airport
34 Francis John Hall (PDF, 2.4 MB) Agricultural issues
35 Allan James Nichol (PDF, 1.2 MB) Aerial Top-dressing
36 Graham William Francis Warren (PDF, 7.0 MB) Noise
37 Nigel Robert Lloyd (PDF, 539 KB) Noise review and conditions
38 Michael George Colley (PDF, 871 KB) Forestry management issues/risks
39 Dr David Russell Black (PDF, 1.3 MB) EMF and health standard issues
40 James Mark Elwood (PDF, 5.8 MB) EMF and human health issues (epidemiology)
41 Andrew William Wood (PDF, 1.1 MB) EMF and human health (biophysics)
42 Eric Van Rongen (PDF, 2.0 MB) EMP and human health issues
43 Kevin (Michael) Rooney (PDF, 2.2 MB) Animal health issues
44 James (Kenneth) Allen (PDF, 301 KB) Organic farming issues
45 Sylvia Jean Allan (2) (PDF, 20 MB) Planning: Resource Management Act Analysis, Overhead Transmission Line, Brownhill Substation and Whakamaru and Whakamaru North Substation
46 Paula Margaret Hunter (PDF, 3.0 MB) Planning: Notices of requirement for Otahuhu Substation and Otahuhu to Brownhill cable route
47 Annette Tyree McGovern (PDF, 9.8 MB) Planning: Notices of Requirement for the Pakuranga Substation and Pakuranga to Brownhill Underground Cable Route and resource consents
48 Milind Vishnu Khot (PDF, 3.2 MB) Line rating, conductor selection, EMF, insulations design, lightning performance, RFI/NZECP
49 Ms Sylvia Jean Allan (PDF, 4 MB) National policy statement on electricity transmission and the consented environment

Supporting documents to Evidence from Transpower

Common bundle of exhibits 

Volume One (including items 1 - 6) (PDF, 23.1 MB)
1 Glossary of terms (PDF, 121 KB)
2 Electricity Governance Rules 2003: Introduction, Part A and Part F Section III
3 Transpower's Generic ACRE Model
3a Transpower New Zealand Limited Consultation Guideline for Major Projects
3b Transpower New Zealand Limited Maori Relationship and Consultation Framework
4 Transpower Easement Terms in Memorandum under section 155 of Land Transfer Act 1952
5 Security of Supply into Auckland Assessment of Alternative Solutions, Transpower, October 2004
6 Security of Supply into the Upper North Island Comparison of High Voltage Direct Current and High Voltage Alternating Current Grid Upgrade Alternatives, Transpower, May 2005
Voume Two
7 Assessment of HVDC Transmission Options between Whakamaru and Auckland Transpower, May 2005 (PDF, 5.9 MB)
8 ELF Electromagnetic Fields and the Risk of Cancer – Report of an Advisory Group on Non-Ionising Radiation, National Radiological Protection Board, 2001 (PDF, 20.8 MB)
9 Environmental Health Criteria 238 – Extremely Low Frequency Fields, World Health Organisation, 2007, pages 1 – 20 (Summary and Recommendations for Further Study) (PDF, 2.7 MB) (the full report is at: http://www.who.int/peh-emf/publications/Complet_DEC_2007.pdf)
Volume Three
10 Guidelines for limiting exposure to time-varying electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields (up to 300 GHz), International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, 1998 (PDF, 6.2 MB)
11 IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields, 0-3 kHz, IEEE Standards Coordinating Committee 28, October 2002 (PDF, 6.2 MB)
12 Stakeholder Advisory Group on ELF EMFs (SAGE) – Precautionary approaches to ELF EMFs, R K Partnership Ltd, April 2007 and Supporting papers to the First Interim Assessment (PDF, 22 MB)