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Hearing proceedings

 

Daily record

Transcript

Please note daily transcripts are provided here as they are provided to us.  The transcripts may contain errors or sections that were not recorded and may therefore have some omissions.

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List of documents

  Date submitted By whom Document
1 27 April 2009 Richard Hawke – MED Statement of Caroline Jane Ryder (PDF, 1.4 MB)
2 27 April 2009 Andrew Schollum – MfE Statement of Andrew Schollum (PDF, 206 KB)
3 Supplementary statement of Andrew Schollum (PDF, 101 KB)
4 Proposed NPS for Freshwater Management
5 Transmission to Enable Renewables Economic wind resource study, Electricity Commission, Connell Wagner Limited (available on the Electricity Commission website)
6 11 May 2009 Deborah Martin – Royal Forest & Bird Submissions by Deborah Martin (PDF, 72 KB)
6.1 PowerPoint presentation (PDF, 1.9 MB)
6.2 Beyond GDP: the need for new measures of progress (available on the Boston University Frederik S. Pardee Center website)
7 11 May 2009 Hugh Steadman Further submission in opposition to TrustPower’s submission (PDF, 214 KB)
7.1 12 May 2009 Supplementary Statement (email) (PDF, 54 KB)
8 12 May 2009 Geoff Henderson – Windflow Technology PowerPoint Presentation (PDF, 910 KB)
8.1 3 June 2009 Astrid Kirketerp - Windflow Technology NZWEA briefing note for the Honorable Gerry Brownlee on the contribution of wind energy to economic growth and the security of New Zealand’s electricity supply, January 2009 (PDF, 542 KB)
8.2 NZWEA submission to the Honorable Nick Smith on reform of the RMA 1991, December 2008 (PDF, 345 KB)
8.3 Denmark’s planning for wind turbines (PDF, 79 KB)
8.4 Danish agreement between the Government and KL on the development of wind turbines on land 2008-2011 (PDF, 82 KB)
9 12 May 2009 Ben Curry – Rangitata Diversion Race Management Statement of evidence by Benedict Rodney Curry (PDF, 916 KB)
10 12 May 2009 Todd Mead – MainPower Statement of evidence of Todd Stanley Mead (PDF, 85 KB)
10.1 15 May 2009 ‘Exploring wind-hydro correlation’, NZIR, September 2008 (available on the NZIER website)
11 12 May 2009 Tony Ward-Holmes – NZ Recreational Canoeing Association Statement of Tony Ward-Holmes (PDF, 420 KB)
11.1 Mokihinui video*
11.2 Kaituna Awesome Gorge video*
11.3 Overview of current dam decommissioning activities (PDF, 1.17 MB)
11.4 Socio-economic aspects of dam decommissioning (PDF, 725 KB)
12 12 May 2009 David King Statement of David King (PDF, 33 KB)
12.1 PowerPoint presentation (PDF, 1.5 MB)
12.2 Chasing The Dream by Mark Lupton, Engineers & Technology, 7 July 2008 (available on the Institution of Engineering and Technology website)
13 12 May 2009 Eugine Sage & Andrew Willis – Environment Canterbury Statement of Eugine Sage & Andrew Willis (PDF, 4.02 MB)
13.1 24 June 2009 Andrew Willis – Environment Canterbury Statement on further information requested from the Board (PDF, 5.28 MB)
14 18 May 2009 Kevin Oldham - SPX Consultants PowerPoint Presentation (PDF, 458 MB)
15 18 May 2009 Rebecca Blyth – Palmerston North City Council Letters re: wind farms (PDF, 1.62 MB)
16 18 May 2009 Elizabeth McRuddy - NZ Pork PowerPoint presentation (PDF, 1.4 MB)
17 2 June 2009 Richard Johnson – Nelson City Council The Feasibility Study for the Solar City Nelson initiative (available on Nelson City Council website)
17.1 The Solar City proposals in the LTCCP (PDF, 648 KB)
18 11 June 2009 Chris Henderson How to save the world… or at least take a step in the right direction (PDF, 217 KB)
18.1 Mrs Henderson’s letter to Bill English (PDF, 359 KB)
18.2 Basics of Economic Growth and Steady State Economy (available on Centre of the Advancement of the Steady State Economy website)

19

11 June 2009

John Douglas

Harnessing the power of the sea, Energy NZ  Vol.1 No.1  2007 (available on Contrafed Publishing website)

19.1

Tidal Energy – Cook Strait, Renewable Energy Development, April 2008 (PDF, 325 KB)

19.2

Nuclear New Zealand?, Andrew McEwan, New Zealand Geographic, 2005 (PDF, 1.0 MB)

19.3

‘Our future is nuclear: the rest is only wind’, Simon Jenkins, Times Online, 2004 (available on The Times website)

19.4

The rising price of power, NZCPR Weekly (available on NZ Centre for Political Research website)

19.5

‘Cheap power – but not for you; Bruce David, May 2009 (available on Otago Daily Times website)

19.6

$4 billion power ripoff alleged’ Southland Times, May 2009 (available on Southland Times website)

19.7

Electricity Market Overview, 3 June 2009 (PDF, 1.65 MB)

19.8

Wind farms uneconomic, Nevis hearing told, Lynda Van Kempen, June 2009 (available on Otago Daily Times website)

20

11 June 2009

Niall Watson - 0tago Fish & Game Council

Statement of Niall Watson on behalf of Otago Fish & Game Council (PDF, 48 KB)

20.1 Statement of evidence of David Parker on behalf of NZ & Otago Fish & Games for the Kawarau Water Conservation Order (PDF, 1.21 MB)

20.2

Addendum to evidence of David Park – Kawarau Water Conservation Order (PDF, 22 KB)

20.3 7 August Niall Watson - 0tago Supplementary statement in response to Board questions (PDF, 12 KB)

21

11 June 2009

Bridgette Malcon – Pioneer Generation

Statement of Evidence by Bridgette Maree Malcon (112 KB)

21.1 13 July 2009 Peter Mulvihill – Pioneer Generation Statement in response to requests for further information (PDF, 1.50 MB)

22

12 June 2009

John Hassan – Meridan Energy

Outline of legal submissions on behalf of Meridian Energy (PDF, 2.44 MB)
22.1 Bundle of Authorities*

22.2

12 June 2009

Raewyn Moss – Meridian Energy

Statement of Evidence of Raewyn Lesley Moss (11.2 MB)

22.3

12 June 2009

James Truesdale – Meridian Energy

Statement of Evidence of James Thomas Truesdale (PDF, 10.7 MB)

22.4

12 June 2009

Sarah Dawson – Meridian Energy

Statement of Evidence of Sarah Margaret Dawson (PDF, 17 MB)

22.5 2 July 2009 John Hassan -  Meridian Energy Memorandum of Counsel addressing various questions*
22.6 Resource Management (Energy and Climate Change) Amendment Bill (PDF, 1.79 MB)
22.7 Outline of closing legal submissions (PDF, 1.18 MB)
22.8 30 July 2009 James Truesdale - Meridian Energy Supplementary statement of evidence of James Truesdale (PDF, 96 KB)

23

15 June 2009

Jo-Anne Munro – Mighty River Power

Mighty River Power submission (PDF, 1.92 MB)

23.1

15 June 2009

Rob Hunter – Mighty River Power

Statement of Evidence of Robert Graham Hunter (PDF, 3.29 MB)

23.2

PowerPoint Presentation (PDF, 106 KB)

23.3

16 July 2009 Jo-Anne Munro – Mighty River Power

Bundle of Authorities*

23.4 17 July 2009 Jo-Anne Munro – Mighty River Power Supplementary legal submissions on behalf of Mighty River Power (PDF, 541 KB)
24 15 June 2009 Julian Williams – Waikato-Tainui Te Kauhanganui Incorporated Supplementary statement (PDF, 238 KB)
24.1 Submission for the proposed NPS on Freshwater Management (PDF, 983 KB)

25

15 June 2009

Blair Dickie – Environment Waikato

Entry for Energy Globe Awards 2007 (PDF, 8.49 MB)

25.1

Waikato Regional Energy Strategy (PDF, 3.06 MB)

25.2

Summary DRAFT Waikato regionally significant resource management issues for 2G RPS (PDF, 275 KB)

25.3

Pelamis sea trial video*

25.4

Planning for marine energy projects powerpoint (PDF, 3.0 MB)

25.5 19 June 2009   Statement on further information requested from the Board (PDF, 453 KB)
25.6 Operative RPS Geothermal Chapter (available on the Environment Waikato website)
25.7 Operative Geothermal Module to the Waikato Regional Plan (available on the Environment Waikato website)
25.8 Proposed Waikato Regional Plan Water Allocation Variation 6 (available on the Environment Waikato website)
26 16 June 2009 Ryan Piddington - TrustPower Evidence statement of Ryan Piddington (PDF, 144 KB)

26.1

2 July 2009

Ryan Piddington – Trustpower

Response to Board of Inquiry questions (PDF, 2.80 MB)

Appendix A – Rule 47 C of Bay of Plenty Water and Land Water Plan (PDF, 2.06 MB)

Appendix B – Submission on the NPS on Freshwater Management (PDF, 10.1 MB)

Appendix C – Submission on the NZ Coastal Policy Statement (PDF, 16.1 MB)

Appendix D – Future forecast sections of James Truesdales’ evidence (PDF, 2.9 MB)

27 16 June 2009 Linda Conning Supplementary Statement (PDF, 44 KB)
28 19 June 2009 Martin Williams – Resource Management Law Association National Policy Statement on Electricity Transmission (available on the Ministry for the Environment website)
28.1 Subdivision, Use and Development – NZCPS (PDF, 183 KB)
28.2 Proposed New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement (available on the Department of Conservation website)
29 19 June 2009 Tania Hopmans - Maungaharuru-Tangitu Incorporated & Ngati Hineuru Iwi Incorporated Supplementary statement (PDF, 2.97 MB)
Pictures of the Maunga (PDF, 2.69 MB)
29.1 Koreru about the Maunga - Bevan Taylor (PDF, 2.57 MB)
29.2 Koreru about the Maunga – Fred Reti (PDF, 6.78 MB)
30 22 June 2009 Auckland Regional Council Statement of evidence of Jonathan Richards (PDF, 115 KB)
30.1 PowerPoint presentation (PDF, 232 KB)
30.2 Proposed Change 6 to the Auckland Regional Planning Statement (PDF, 814 KB)
30.3 The Auckland Sustainability Framework (PDF, 2.20 MB)
31 22 June 2009 North Shore City Council Oral submission outline (PDF, 29 KB)
31.1 21 July 200922 June 2009 Supplementary statement in response to Board questions (PDF, 37 KB)
31.2 Submission on the proposed NZ Coastal Policy Statement (available on the Department of Conservation website)
32 22 June 2009 Waitakere City Council PowerPoint presentation (PDF, 2.0 MB)
32.1 Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Act 2008 (PDF, 973 KB)
33 22 June 2009 Dr Kenneth Palmer Supplementary statement (PDF, 124 KB)
33.1 New Zealand’s Resource Management Act 1991: Process with purpose?, Janet McLean (PDF, 2.28 MB)
34 23 June 2009 Bryan Leyland PowerPoint presentation (PDF, 5.59 MB)
34.1 ‘Nature, Not Human Activity, Rules the Climate’, S. Singer, Science & Environmental Policy Project, 2008 (available on the Heartland Institute website)
34.2

26 June 2009

Bryan Leyland

Statement on cost per KW hour for thermal and pump storage (PDF, 260 KB)

Attachment 1: PowerPoint Presentation (PDF, 5.44 MB)

Attachment 2: Options for future generation (PDF, 144 KB)

34.3 7 July 2009 Bryan Leyland Statement on the definition of ‘small hydro’ (PDF, 342 KB)
35 23 June 2009 Phil York – Federated Farmers of New Zealand Supplementary statement (PDF, 593 KB)
35.1 Federated Farmers’ submission on the Proposed NPS for Freshwater Management (PDF, 149 KB)
35.2 Federated Farmers’ submission on the Proposed New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement  (PDF, 89.4 KB)
35.3 27 July 2009 Phil York –Federated Farmers of NZ Further supplementary statement (PDF, 21 KB)
35.4 Report on the Costs of Small Scale Generation, 2008 (Available on the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority website)
36 23 June 2009 Chris Fincham – King Country Energy Limited Supplementary statement (PDF, 147 KB)

36.1

7 July 2009

Statement in response to request for further information (PDF, 7.15 MB)
37 24 June 2009 Paul Horgan - Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Supplementary statement (PDF, 179 KB)
37.1

Submission on the Proposed NPS for Freshwater Management (PDF, 247 KB)

Appendix 1 (PDF, 1.7 MB)

Appendix 2 (PDF, 138 KB)

Appendix 3 (PDF, 97 KB)

Appendix 4 (PDF, 374 KB)

37.2 Submission on the Proposed New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement (PDF, 1.62 MB)
37.3 Tunnel could mean $350m windfall, The Timaru Herald, Fleur Gogle, June 2009 (PDF, 331 KB)
37.4 Supplementary statement re: NPS on Electricity Transmission (PDF, 47 KB)

37.5

29 June 2009

Paul Horgan - Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu

Email regarding sites of significance/cultural mapping (PDF, 87 KB)

Cultural mapping summary (PDF, 571 KB)

Resource inventory overview (PDF, 571 KB)

37.6 23 July 2009 Paul Horgan - Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Supplementary statement re: Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu view on Proposed Policy 3 (PDF, 240 KB)
38 24 June 2009 Alister Gardiner- Sustainable Electricity Association of NZ

 

PowerPoint presentation (PDF, 38 KB)
38.1 15 July 2009 Supplementary statement in response to Board questions (PDF, 265 KB)
39 24 June 2009 Kate Barker – Local Government New Zealand Submission on the RMA Simplifying Streamlining Amendment Bill 2009 (available on LGNZ website)
39.1 Submission to the Board of Inquiry on the Proposed NPS for Freshwater Management (available on LGNZ website)
39.2 Submission on the Proposed New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement (available on LGNZ website)

39.3

10 September 2009

Eugene Bowen – Local Government New Zealand

Response to further information requested by the Board (PDF, 341 KB)

40

29 June 2009

Trevor Robinson- Contact Energy

Submissions on behalf of Contact Energy Limited (PDF, 62 KB)

40.1

29 June 2009

Andrew Robinson – Contact Energy

Statement of evidence of Andrew Sommerville (PDF, 1.02 MB)

40.2

29 June 2009

Peter MacIntyre – Contact Energy

PowerPoint presentation (PDF, 1.36 MB)

40.3

29 June 2009

Mark Chrisp – Contact Energy

Statement of evidence of Mark Chrisp (PDF, 125 KB)

40.4

30 June 2009

Rosemary Dixon – Contact Energy

Submission on the Proposed NPS for Freshwater Management (PDF, 163 KB)

40.5

Statement of evidence of Mark Chrisp on the Proposed NPS for Freshwater Management (PDF, 100 KB)

40.6

Submission on the Proposed NZ Coastal Policy Statement (PDF, 222 KB)

40.7

Statement of evidence of Gregory Pollock on the proposed NZ Coastal Policy Statement (PDF, 503 KB)

Attachment (PDF, 1.28 MB)

40.8 8 July 2009 Rosemary Dixon – Contact Energy PowerPoint presentation on hyrdo generation (PDF, 531 KB)
40.9 PowerPoint presentation on Clutha hyrdo scheme (PDF, 1.7 MB)
40.10 Otago Regional Plan – Proposed plan change 1B minimum flows (available on Otago Regional Council website)
40.11 Otago Regional Plan – Proposed Plan Change 1C water allocation (available on Otago Regional Council website)
40.12 Otago Regional Plan – Water (available on Otago Regional Council website)
40.13 Otago Regional Policy Statement – Energy (available on Otago Regional Council website)
40.14 Otago Regional Policy Statement – Water (available on Otago Regional Council website)
40.15 31 July 2009 Rosemary Dixon – Contact Energy

Further comments on the proposed NPS (PDF, 87 KB)

41 29 June 2009 Zach Rissel – Wellington City Council Wellington City Council Plan Change 32 (available on Wellington City Council website)
42 30 June 2009 David Allen – NZ Wind Energy Association Opening submission on behalf of NZWEA (PDF, 1.4 MB)
42.1 30 June 2009 Fraser Clark – NZ Wind Energy Association Statement of evidence of Fraser Clark (PDF 3.4 MB)
42.2 Status of New Zealand Wind Energy Projects as at 29 June 2009 (PDF, 345 KB)
42.3 30 June 2009 Robert Schofield – NZ Wind Energy Association Statement of evidence of Robert Schofield (PDF, 2.54 MB)
42.4 1 July 2009 David Allen – NZ Wind Energy Association Tracked changes on the Proposed One Plan (PDF, 3.33 MB)
42.5 Independent Review of the NZ Coastal Policy Statement (available on the Department of Conservation website)
42.6 7 August 2009 Fraser Clark – NZ Wind Energy Association Supplementary statement (PDF, 19 KB)
42.7 System impacts and costs of integrating wind power in NZ, Imperial College London (available on University of Auckland website)
42.8 Submission on the proposed NZ Coastal Policy Statement 2008 (available on the Department of Conservation website)
42.9 Further evidence to the Board of Inquiry on the Proposed NZ Coastal Policy Statement (available on the Department of Conservation website)
42.10 Revised status of NZ Wind Energy Projects (PDF, 41 KB)
43 30 June 2009 John Huckerby- Aotearoa Wave and Tidal Energy Association PowerPoint presentation*
43.1 Information on John Huckerby & AWATEA (PDF, 14.9 MB)
44 30 June 2009 Peter Matich - Porirua City Council Statement of evidence of Peter Matich (PDF, 109 KB)
44.1 PowerPoint presentation (PDF, 166 KB)
44.2 Opposition to wind farm development (PDF,132 KB)
44.3 1 July 2009 Peter Matich – Porirua City Council Supplementary statement (PDF, 93 KB)
45 1 July 2009 Siobhan Procter - Transpower NZ Limited Evidence statement of Siobhan Procter (PDF, 3.71 MB)
45.1 23 July 2009 Susannah Sharpe – Transpower NZ Limited Supplementary statement in response to further information requests (PDF, 3 MB)
45.2 GPAs build schedules 2008*
45.3 Graphs of new generation in the Lower South Island MDS 1-5*
45.4 2008 Statement of Opportunities 2008, Electricity Commission (available on Electricity Commission website)
45.5 National Policy Statement on Electricity Transmission – Implementation Guidance for Local Authorities (draft v3.1), July 2009 (PDF, 246 KB)
45.6 Technical Guidance on the NPS and NES on Electricity Transmission*
45.7 Implementing NPSET Policies 10 and 11: Risks of Developing near High Voltage Transmission Lines – Further information*
45.8

Annual Planning Report 2009, Transpower NZ Ltd section 14.9 (PDF, 231 KB)

46 1 July 2009 Brian Cox - Bioenergy Association Supplementary statement (PDF, 961 KB)
47 2 July 2009 Karen Frew - Powerco PowerPoint presentation (PDF, 2.2 MB)
47.1 16 July 2009 Catherine Ross – Powerco Supplementary statement in response to Board questions (PDF, 412 KB)
48 2 July 2009 Tikitu Tutua-Nathan Submission on the national policy statement (PDF, 2.06 MB)
49 3 July 2009 Paul Majurey – Genesis Energy Limited Legal submissions on behalf of Genesis Energy (PDF, 312 KB)

49.1

3 July 2009

Sally Baguley – Genesis Energy Limited

Submission on the proposed NZ Coastal Policy Statement (available on the Department of Conservation website)

49.2

Submission on the proposed NPS for Freshwater Management

49.3

23 July 2009

Paul Majurey – Genesis Energy Limited

Memorandum addressing questions raised during the hearing (PDF, 179 KB)

49.4

Submission on Horizons Proposed One Plan (PDF, 248 KB)

49.5

Awhitu statement of agreed facts (PDF, 127 KB)

49.6

Awitu decision extract (PDF, 1.73 MB)

49.7

GE submission on draft windfarm noise standard (a) (PDF, 36 KB)

GE submission on draft windfarm noise standard (b) (PDF, 80 KB)

50 3 August 2009 Richard Hawke – Ministry of Economic Development Supplementary statement of Richard Hawke (PDF, 130 KB)
51 3 August 2009 Andrew Schollum - Ministry for the Environment Further supplementary statement of Andrew Schollum (PDF, 248 KB)
52 18 August 2009 Fraser McRae – Otago Regional Council Supplementary statement in response to Board questions (PDF, 10 KB)

53

26 August 2009

Dr Geoff Bertram

Kicking the fossil-fuel habit: NZ’s ninety percent renewable target for electricity, Geoffrey Bertram & Doug Clover (PDF, 2.0 MB)

53.1

PowerPoint presentation (PDF, 96 KB)

54

26 August 2009

Dr Barry Barton

‘Reducing Carbon-Based Electricity Generation: Is the Answer Blowing in the Wind? Aileen McHarg and Anita Ronne*

55

26 August 2009

David Forrest

Statement of evidence by David Forrest for the Tararua District Council (PDF, 673 KB)

56 4 September 2009 Mary-Anne Macleod - Environment Bay of Plenty Response to Board’s geothermal question (PDF, 272 KB)

 

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Last updated: 7 June 2011