2. Mangatawa catchment consents for earthworks, storm water ...

NZ Transport Agency and Tauranga City Council
Mangatawa Drain Flood Bypass and TEM Stormwater AEE
10. Statutory Assessment
10.1 RMA 1991
Part II Section 5 Purpose
1. The purpose of this Act is to promote the sustainable management of natural and physical resources.
2. In this Act, “sustainable management” means managing the use, development, and protection of natural
and physical resources in a way, or at a rate, which enables people and communities to provide for their
social, economic, and cultural wellbeing and for their health and safety while –
• Sustaining the potential of natural and physical resources (excluding minerals) to meet the reasonably
foreseeable needs of future generations; and
• Safeguarding the life-supporting capacity of air, water, soil and ecosystems; and
• Avoiding, remedying, or mitigating any adverse effects of activities on the environment.
Comment
The sustainable management of the State highway physical resource has been considered alongside the
potential environmental effects of the construction an operation of the highway. The proposed motorway
enables the community to provide for its current and future social and economic well being, improves the
health and safety of the current users of the existing SH 2 while avoiding remedying and mitigating the
potential harmful effects on the life supporting capacity of air, water, soil and ecosystems.
The effect of this proposed activity will also reduce the incidences of spills across the motorway providing
greater route security for the State highway. It will also reduce the incidences of water entering and flooding
the Maranui and Wairakei Catchments reducing the effects of surface water from the Papamoa Hills. The
mitigation measures proposed reduce any potential effects to a less than minor level thereby achieving the
objectives of the RMA listed above.
The proposed works are in accordance with those matters listed in Section 5 of the RMA and will enhance the
ability for communities to provide for their social and economic wellbeing through providing a safer and more
efficient strategic transport route.
Section 6 Matters of National Importance
The following matters of national importance are considered relevant to the applications:
Status: Final Page 95 April 2009
Project Number: 3932036
NZ1-1552092-Mangatawa Drain Flood Bypass and TEM Stormwater AEE