Draft Report and Decision of the
Board of Inquiry
into the Turitea Wind Farm Proposal
Mighty River Power Ltd has lodged resource consent applications to construct, maintain and operate a wind farm in the Turitea Reserve and adjoining farmland near Palmerston North. The Minister for the Environment, Hon Nick Smith, has called in the applications and referred them to an independent Board of Inquiry.
The Board of Inquiry has released its draft report and decision on the Turitea Wind Farm Proposal.
Availability:
Report by chapter:
Foreword and Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Introduction (PDF, 150 KB)
Chapter 2: Turitea's Wind Resource
(PDF, 111 KB)
Chapter 3: Climate Change and Variations in Weather Patterns (PDF, 116 KB)
Chapter 4: The New Zealand Electricity Market, Project Economics and Alternatives (PDF, 175 KB)
Chapter 5: Wind Farm Infrastructure (PDF, 128 KB)
Chapter 6: Rainfall (PDF, 124 KB)
Chapter 7: Palmerston North City Water Supply (PDF, 166 KB)
Chapter 8: Terrestrial Ecology Of The Reserve (PDF, 265 KB)
Chapter 9: Disposal of Surplus Soil (PDF, 135 KB)
Chapter 10: Avian Ecology (PDF, 196 KB)
Chapter 11: Public Opinion Surveys (PDF, 132 KB)
Chapter 12: Landscape and Natural Features (PDF, 219 KB)
Chapter 13: Landscape and Visual Amenity Effects (PDF, 578 KB)
Chapter 14: Traffic Issues (PDF, 172 KB)
Chapter 15: Noise (PDF, 214 KB)
Chapter 16: Health and Safety (PDF, 142 KB)
Chapter 17: Cultural (PDF, 165 KB)
Chapter 18: Planning Instruments (PDF, 361 KB)
Chapter 19: Part 2 Matters (PDF, 145 KB)
Chapter 20: Conditions of Consent (PDF, 124 KB)
Glossary
Appendix 1: Turitea Wind Farm: Appearances
Appendix 2: Location Plan
Appendix 3: Notified Proposal
Appendix 4: Redesign Site Layout – February 2010
Comments on the Draft Report and Decision
This draft report has been circulated to all parties, as required under Section 148 of the Resource Management Act. The Board invited persons to send their comments on any aspect of this draft report by 5pm on 12 May 2011.
The comments on the draft report and decision received by the Board are available.
Mighty River Power’s comments on the Draft Decision and Report (received 12 May 2011)
Submitter comments on the Draft Decision and Report (received 12 May 2011)
| Submitter Name |
Submitter Number |
| Adams, John (PDF, 1.29 MB) |
258 |
| Adams, Rosemary (PDF, 2.31 MB) |
536 |
| Adams, Timothy (PDF, 102 KB) |
92 |
| Director General of Conservation (PDF, 131 KB) |
492 |
| Friends of Turitea Reserve Inc (PDF, 429 KB) |
15 |
| Grassick, Mike and Angela (PDF, 36 KB) |
533 |
| Haack, Neville (PDF, 68 KB) |
311 |
| Harker, Helen (PDF, 930 KB) |
579 |
| Harker, Richard (PDF, 33 KB) |
581 |
Horizons Regional Council (PDF, 83 KB)
Horizons Regional Council - Appendix (PDF, 1.04 MB) |
231 |
| Huatau Marae (PDF, 3.20 MB) |
9 |
| Huffman, Lee and Devey, Graham (PDF, 1.48 MB) |
317 & 664 |
| Lang, Janet and Steve (PDF, 939KB) |
293 |
| Love, John and Kathy (PDF, 698 KB) |
683 |
| Malone, Kate and Mark (PDF, 147 KB) |
309 |
| McBride, Mark and Tania (PDF, 298 KB) |
168 & 169 |
| Mildon, Alison and Richard, Milne, Judy (PDF, 1.44 MB) |
686, 87, 537 |
| Monaghan, Diana (PDF, 43 KB) |
290 |
| New Zealand Wind Energy Association (PDF, 360 KB) |
538 |
| Ngawai Farm (PDF, 220 KB) |
592 |
| Palmerston North City Council (PDF, 753 KB) |
183 |
| Poff, Joseph (PDF, 1.40 MB)
|
449 |
| Pringle, Doug (PDF, 3.91 MB) |
623 |
| Pugmire, Sue (PDF, 36 KB) |
563 |
| Pugmire, Ralph (PDF, 35.1KB) |
717 |
| Robbie, Prudence; and Klein, Detlef (PDF, 737 KB) |
383 & 319 |
| Scott, Joanna (PDF, 99 KB) |
298 |
| Scott, Wayne (PDF, 70 KB) |
470 |
| Sharpe, Peter and Kim (PDF, 123 KB) |
220 |
| Shilton, Andrew (PDF, 224 KB) |
719 |
| Stewart, Robert & Margaret (PDF, 32 KB) |
283 |
| Stichbury, Paul (PDF, 981 KB) |
325 |
| Stichbury, Po King (PDF, 17 KB) |
236 |
| Stichbury, Simon and Sonia (PDF, 24 KB) |
106 |
| Tararua-Aokautere Guardians Inc (PDF, 199 KB) |
8 |
| Tyler, Malcolm (PDF, 196 KB) |
61 |
| Vanderpoel, Joy (PDF, 793 KB) |
403 |
| Voelkerling, Rex (PDF, 20 KB) |
216 |
| Wheeler, John (PDF, 69 KB) |
297 |
Mighty River Power's further comments on the Draft Decision and Report (received 20 June 2011)
Further submitter comments on the Draft Decision and Report (received 20 June 2011)
| Submitter Name |
Submitter Number |
Adams, John (PDF, 686 KB) |
258 |
Adams, Rosemary (PDF, 43 KB) |
536 |
Adams, Timothy (PDF, 56 KB) |
92 |
| Alley, Maurice and Dorothy (PDF, 18 KB) |
597 |
Bebb, Lynette (PDF, 81 KB) |
393 |
| Bent, John (PDF, 33 KB) |
671 |
Dixon, Jan (PDF, 48 KB) |
388 |
Dixon, Paul (PDF, 44 KB) |
179 |
Friends of Turitea Reserve Inc (PDF, 32 KB) |
15 |
Grassick, Mike and Angela (PDF, 36 KB) |
583 |
Harker, Helen (PDF, 35 KB) |
579 |
Horizons Regional Council (PDF, 21 KB) |
231 |
Huatau Marae (PDF, 45 KB) |
9 |
Huffman, Lee and Devey, Graham (PDF, 543 KB) |
317, 644 |
Kells, B Ashley & Tremain, Lorraine (PDF, 17 KB) |
682, 674 |
Levin, Matthew & Levin Farming Company (PDF, 127 KB) |
569, 570 |
Love, John and Kathy (PDF, 457 KB) |
683 |
Low, Kevin and Lyn (PDF, 26 KB) |
301, 369 |
McBride, Mark and Tania (PDF, 28 KB) |
168, 169 |
Mildon, Alison (PDF, 22 KB) |
686 |
Mildon, Richard (PDF, 147 KB) |
87 |
Milne, Judith (PDF, 20 KB) |
537 |
New Zealand Wind Energy Association (PDF, 120 KB) |
538 |
Ngawai Farm, Brian and Stuart Waters (PDF, 22 KB) |
592 |
Palmerston North City Council (PDF, 421 KB) |
183 |
Palmerston North City Environment Trust (PDF, 47 KB) |
668 |
Poff, Joseph (PDF, 92 KB) |
449 |
Stichbury, (Monica) Po King and Paul (PDF, 46 KB) |
236, 325 |
Tararua-Aokautere Guardians Inc (PDF, 163 KB) |
8 |
Wilson, Bruce (PDF, 25 KB) |
194 |
Last updated:11 July 2011
