Part 1 - Palmerston North City Council

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by PMB Landco Ltd are addressed in separate resource consent applications that have been prepared by
Kevin O'Connor and Associates Ltd.
As described, the activities of the three organisations are interrelated and dependent on each other for the
project to proceed. The PNCC, having initiated and approved Plan Change 2, is relying on the MWRC and
PMB Landco Ltd to carry out the physical works to stabilise the cliff. PMB Landco Ltd has agreed to help
fund the realignment of the river but in doing so needs the certainty that the land will be able to be
developed so that it can expect some return on its investment. PMB Landco Ltd is also reliant on the
MWRC to carry out the river realignment so that it can then batter the cliff from the new river channel with
assurance that it will not be eroded away. The MWRC is, to some extent, reliant on PMB Landco Ltd to
carry out its proposed works to batter the cliff so that the erosion control and safety benefits of the river
realignment can be fully realised.
Once the project is completed, the Palmerston North community can expect a comprehensive and longterm
solution to the erosion issues at the ANZAC Park Cliff which will result in an environment where the
river water quality is improved through reduced sediment discharge, the river can be safely enjoyed and
where the threat to homes and flood protection infrastructure has been significantly reduced.
2 THE SITE
The ANZAC Park cliff is located on the true left bank of the Manawatu River opposite the Manawatu Golf
Course and just east of the Manawatu Observatory on Cliff Road. Views of the ANZAC Park cliff and the
river are most accessible from the Esplanade Walkway between the Fitzherbert Bridge and Albert Street. A
locality plan is shown in Figure 2.1 below and detailed plans of the site and its surrounds are attached to
this report as Appendix A.
Figure 2.1
Site Location
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