In this section you can find out more about the possible effects of the project on the environment and community. This includes a description about the project, assessment of the actual and potential effects, the alternatives considered, and assessment of the measures identified to avoid, remedy or mitigate the effects.

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Full report Assessment of Environmental Effects PDF [PDF, 16 MB]
0 Content page and Executive summary PDF [PDF, 2.6 MB]
Part A: Introduction and background to the Project  
1 Introduction PDF [PDF, 255 KB]
2 Background to the Project PDF [PDF, 665 KB]
Part B: Statutory context
3 Resource Management Act 1991 PDF [PDF, 154 KB]
4 Statutory considerations PDF [PDF, 142 KB]
5 Additional considerations PDF [PDF, 104 KB]
Part C: Description of the environment
6 Description of the environment PDF [PDF, 2.5 MB]
Part D: Description of the Project
7 Operation of the Project PDF [PDF, 1.8 MB]
8 Construction of the Project PDF [PDF, 568 KB]
Part E: Consideration of alternatives
9 Assessment of alternatives PDF [PDF, 203 KB]
Part F: Consultation and engagement
10 Consultation and engagement PDF [PDF, 117 KB]
Part G: Assessment of effects on the environment
11 Summary of environmental effects PDF [PDF, 112 KB]
12 Assessment methodology PDF [PDF, 79 KB]
13 Traffic and transport PDF [PDF, 526 KB]
14 Land use and property effects PDF [PDF, 54 KB]
15 Network utilities PDF [PDF, 95 KB]
16 Noise and vibration PDF [PDF, 104 KB]
17 Air quality PDF [PDF, 82 KB]
18 Contaminated land PDF [PDF, 116 KB]
19 Hydrology PDF [PDF, 1.5 MB]
20 Water quality PDF [PDF, 596 KB]
21 Terrestrial ecology PDF [PDF, 286 KB]
22 Freshwater ecology PDF [PDF, 1.8 MB]
23 Marine ecology PDF [PDF, 122 KB]
24 Tangata whenua PDF [PDF, 99 KB]
25 Landscape and visual PDF [PDF, 171 KB]
26 Archaeology and built heritage PDF [PDF, 73 KB]
27 Social effects PDF [PDF, 203 KB]
Part H: Management of environmental effects
28 Environmental management and monitoring PDF [PDF, 627 KB]
29 Proposed designation conditions PDF [PDF, 205 KB]
30 Proposed resource consents conditions PDF [PDF, 366 KB]
Part I: Statutory assessment
31 Approach to the assessment PDF [PDF, 85 KB]
32 Statutory assessment PDF [PDF, 550 KB]
Appendices
Appendix A Resource Management (Approval of Transit New Zealand as Requiring Authority) Notice 1994 PDF [PDF, 250 KB]
Appendix B Proposed conditions agreed between Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and Transpower NZ Limited PDF [PDF, 14 KB]