Part 1 - Palmerston North City Council

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4. The Principles of Active Protection – the Crown’s obligation to actively protect the interests of Maori in
their land and resources.
The principles of the Treaty of Waitangi have been considered and addressed through the consultation and
the acceptance by the applicant to adhere to the Protocol for Accidental Discovery as prepared by TMI. The
applicant and iwi have acted reasonably and in good faith towards each other. The project will disturb the
river bed in the locality of a site that is important to Maori but will also prevent erosion that will eventually
threaten that same site.
8.1 Part 2 Conclusion
The purpose of the Act is to promote the sustainable management of natural and physical resources. This
proposal will see the use and development of natural and physical resources in a way that will allow for
people and the Palmerston North community to provide for their social, economic and cultural wellbeing
and for their health and safety. It will achieve this while sustaining the potential of natural and physical
resources for future generations, safeguarding the life supporting capacity of water and avoiding or
mitigating adverse effects on the environment.
In Section 6.3 of this report it is concluded that the effects on the immediate environment caused by the
construction phase of the project will be more than minor due to the destruction of habitat, unavoidable
sediment release and the effects on public amenity being significant. It is also concluded that the
permanent (long‐term) effects of the proposal on the environment will be minor.
Essentially, the construction site and immediate environment will be affected during the construction
period but once the works are completed the level of effect is considered to be minor and will
predominately relate to visual effects.
Overall, in weighing up the matters under Part 2 of the Act it is considered that the it is considered that the
purpose of the RMA will be achieved by granting of the consent applications.
9 CONSULTATION
The City Reach project is publicly well known and the local community has been kept informed over recent
years with updates provided in the various newsletters that accompany rates demands. Information in
relation to the project, including specific mention of the ANZAC Park cliff realignment was released by the
MWRC in March 2007 through a document entitled "Keeping Palmerston North Dry". This document
invited submissions on the project through the Council's Draft Annual Plan consultation processes at that
time.
Plan Change 2 was recently heard by the PNCC and included details of the proposed works by the MWRC
and PMB Landco Ltd. The Plan change was subject to the statutory consultation and notification processes
of the RMA and provided further information in respect of the project to the wider community.
The applicant has consulted with the following persons and organisations in relation to its proposed works
as part of this project.
Tanenuiarangi Manawatu Incorporated (TMI) ‐ Discussions have been held between TMI and the
MWRC in respect of the ANZAC Cliffs river realignment. In August 2010 an informal agreement was
reached between the two parties where they would take a collaborative approach to the initial
establishment and ongoing management of vegetation on the re‐contoured cliff face. Decisions around
the species selection will be undertaken by a group comprising representatives from TMI and the
MWRC. Agreement was reached that signage would be erected to explain the importance of Te Motu
o Poutoa to local iwi and the involvement of iwi in the ongoing management of the adjoining area.
A further meeting was held on 14 December 2011 between representatives of PNCC, MWRC, PMB
Landco Ltd and TMI. The discussions were general in nature and outlined the proposal and landscaping
for the PMB Landco Ltd works. TMI indicated their wish to be involved in the process and reinforced
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