Opua Marina Extension
NORTHLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL & FAR NORTH DISTRICT COUNCIL Report and Decisions of the Councils, through the Joint Hearings Committee meeting held in the Copthorne Hotel, Paihia on 11, 12 and 13 August 2014, commencing at 10.00 a.m. The Joint Hearings Committee (“the Committee” or “the Commissioners”) of the Northland Regional Council and the Far North District Council was convened to hear resource consent applications lodged by Far North Holdings Limited, C/O Bay of Islands Planning Limited, PO Box 795, Kerikeri relating to dredging, reclamation and construction activities associated with a proposed extension to the Ōpua marina. The applications, made in accordance with the Resource Management Act 1991 (“the Act” or “the RMA”), were lodged with the Northland Regional Council (“NRC”) and Far North District Council (“FNDC”) and referenced as NRC Application No’s.: APP.008385.31.01 APP.008385.32.01 APP.008385.33.01 APP.008385.34.01 APP.008385.35.01 APP.008385.36.01 APP.008385.37.01 APP.008385.38.01 APP.008385.39.01 APP.008385.40.01 APP.008385.41.01 APP.008385.42.01 APP.008385.43.01 APP.008385.44.01 APP.008385.45.01 APP.008385.46.01 APP.005544.12.02 APP.005544.16.01 APP.008320.06.01 and referenced by the FNDC as RC 2140222-RMALUC PRESENT: Joint Hearings Committee, being independent hearings commissioners, appointed pursuant to section 34A of the Act by the respective Councils to hear and decide the applications, Miria Pomare, Greg Shaw and Alan Watson (Chair). APPLICANT: Far North Holdings Limited (“FNHL”) Richard Brabant, Legal Counsel Andrew Nock, Chief Executive Officer, FNHL Gregory Akehurst, Consultant Economist Ian Butt, Architectural Designer Simon Cocker, Consultant Landscape Architect Leigh Johnson, Consultant Archaeologist Grant Stevens, Consultant Civil Engineer (Coastal) Jon Styles, Acoustics and Vibration Consultant Steve Gibson, Consultant Civil Engineer (Traffic) Brett Beamsley, Consultant Oceanographer Mark Poynter, Consultant Marine Ecologist Chris Galbraith, General Manager, FNHL Jeff Kemp, Consultant Resource Management Planner.
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