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Transpower New Zealand Limited Tauranga City Council Bay of Plenty Regional Council Statement of Evidence of Douglas Mcneill On Under the Resource Management Act 1991 In the matter of an application for resource consents to realign the Hairini – Mt Maunganui A (HAI-MTM A) 110kV transmission line and construct additional poles Between Transpower New Zealand Limited Applicant And Tauranga City Council Territorial Authority And Bay of Plenty Regional Council Regional Council Statement of Evidence of Douglas McNeill on behalf of Transpower New Zealand Limited dated 4 July 2018 BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS A J L BEATSON AUCKLAND LEVEL 22, VERO CENTRE, 48 SHORTLAND STREET PO BOX 4199, AUCKLAND 1140, DX CP20509, NEW ZEALAND TEL 64 9 916 8800 FAX 64 9 916 8801 Executive Summary 1. My evidence focuses on how Transpower has engaged with iwi/hapū potentially affected by the Project. 2. Transpower understands that Ngāti Hē hapū, Ngāti Tapu hapū and Ngāti Tapu hapū have mana whenua over the Project area. Ngāti Hē, Ngāi Tūkairangi and Māori trustee land owners have been raising concerns in regard to the A-Line crossing their land since the line was installed in the 1950s. 3. The Project seeks to remove an existing constraint in the form of the A- Line from an important cultural and social facility for the Maungatapu community and from horticultural activities for the Matapihi community, and honour a longstanding commitment to the community/iwi to remove Tower 118 from the harbour. 4. Transpower has engaged with affected iwi/hapū extensively through multiple hui and commissioning Cultural Impact Assessments (CIA). 5. Transpower has proposed resource consent conditions for some matters raised. Other matters will be addressed in the context of Access and Construction Agreements and in ongoing relationship agreements with iwi/hapū. 6. Iwi/hapū have expressed support for the Project, providing matters raised in their CIAs are addressed. Introduction 7. My full name is Douglas Ateremu McNeill. I am an Investigations Project Manager, contracting for Transpower. I have worked for 8 years at Transpower in a variety of roles, initially as a business analyst in process change within the Integrated Works Planning team that managed the transition of the business from an annual capital planning period to the current 5 year reset period. 8. In the past 4 years I have worked in the Investment Investigation Team which develops the business cases for projects. The Hairini-Mount Maunganui A-Line Alteration project is one of these. Others include the 1 11kV Switchboard replacement at Kawerau substation and the reconductoring of the Judgeford-Wilton section of the Bunnythorpe- Wilton A-Line. 9. Prior to working at Transpower, I worked in a number of consultancy roles that focussed on information technology projects that were primarily internet based and some of these were for Māori/iwi clients or focussed on Māori interests. This work followed a 28-year career in secondary school teaching - mainly in mathematics, economics and information technology, and for the final eight years, in Kura Kaupapa Māori and Wharekura. 10. In addition to my role as a Project Manager at Transpower, I am an iwi relationship advisor to Carey Baptist College and an advisor on Te Manatū Iriiri Māori (Māori Strategic team for Baptist churches). I whakapapa to Te Arawa (Tapuika, Tūhourangi, Ngāti Whakaue), am a trustee for the Tapuika Iwi Authority and am chairman of Tapuika Holdings Limited. 11. I have managed the Hairini to Mt Maunganui A 110kV transmission line (HAI-MTM A line or A-Line) realignment, and associated changes to the Hairini to Mt Maunganui B 110kV transmission line (HAI-MTM B line or B-Line) (the Project) from the inception of the Project’s formal investigation stage in March 2015. 12. The focus of my evidence is on how Transpower has engaged with iwi/hapū potentially affected by the Project. Evidence provided by Gavin Murray (Transpower Programme Delivery Manager) sets out the background to the Project’s inception. Some of my evidence will also overlap with that of Ms Selina Corboy, the Communications Advisor for the Project. 13. My experience and familiarity with iwi/hapū relationships in the wider Bay of Plenty area meant that I was well-placed to lead TranspoweThroughout my evidence I draw on my knowledge of the Project through my role as Project Manager. However, my evidence is also based on my broader experience in engaging with iwi/hapū and my specific interactions with iwi/hapū affected by the Project. The scope of my evidence is further detailed below. 2 14. I have declared a conflict of interest with the Project in that I am also of Tauranga Moana descent (Ngā Pōtiki / Ngāi Te Rangi). Scope of Evidence 15. My evidence will cover the following matters: (a) History of Transpower’s interactions with iwi/hapū on the HAI- MTM A and B lines; (b) How affected iwi/hapū were identified; (c) Transpower’s approach to engaging with affected iwi/hapū; (d) Summary of engagement with affected iwi/hapū; (e) Summary of key concerns expressed by affected iwi/hapū; (f) Proposed mitigation measures to address cultural impacts; (g) Response to Submissions; and (h) Conclusions. 16. I can confirm that my evidence is within the scope of my expertise. Where I rely on the evidence of other Transpower witnesses, I clearly state this. Iwi/hapū 17. Tauranga Moana has three major iwi interests living within the environs of Tauranga harbour: Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui and Ngāti Pūkenga. 18. My understanding is only Ngāi Te Rangi has hapū with mana whenua over the Project area. These are Ngāti Hē situated primarily on Maungatapu peninsula south of Rangataua estuary and Ngāi Tūkairangi and Ngāti Tapu situated on Matapihi peninsula, north of Rangataua estuary. 3 Iwi Hapū Marae Ngāti Ranginui Maungatapu: property directly Ngāti Hē above the marae is Ngāi Te directly affected by Rangi A0116 and A0117 Affected Hungahungatoroa: by the Ngā iwi o Hold Ngāi property is outside project Tauranga mana Tūkairangi the project area Moana whenua Waikari: property is for the Ngāti outside the project project Tapu area area Ngā Pōtiki Ngāti Pūkenga 19. Set out below is a brief description of each hapū affected by the Project. Ngāti Hē hapū 20. Ngāti Hē is a hapū of the iwi Ngāi Te Rangi with interests primarily on the south of Rangataua estuary, but also on the north side. The marae is situated on Maungatapu peninsula and often referred to as Maungatapu marae (but its original name is Opopoti). Historically and with regard to this Project, Ngāti Hē’s major concern has been the use of the Public Works Act in the alienation of land for the construction of the A-Line and Kaitimako (initially named Hairini) substation. One of the Project objectives seeks to address the long-standing commitment to hapū to remove the line from Te Ariki Reserve Park which sits above and to the west of the marae. Ngāti Hē produced a CIA report in response to the Project. Ngāi Tūkairangi hapū (and the Matapihi-Ōhuki Trust) 4 21. Ngāi Tūkairangi is also a hapū of the iwi Ngāi Te Rangi with interests on Matapihi peninsula situated to the north of Rangataua estuary. Ngāi Tūkairangi’s major concern has been the use of the Public Works Act in the alienation of land for the construction of the A-line. The Project seeks to remove nearly all of the poles (A0120-A0126) and associated conductor from off the large horticulture orchard block owned by Ngāi Tūkairangi Trust (all of whom are members of Ngāi Tūkairangi hapū). Ngāi Tūkairangi hapū also produced a CIA report in response to the Project. 22. Matapihi-Ōhuki Trust is a land management organisation with ownership by members of Ngāi Tūkairangi hapū.1 More particularly, Pole B0033D (on Pt Te Ngaio 1 block) and Pole A0128 (on Pt Ohuki 2D) are on Matapihi-Ōhuki Trust lands. Matapihi-Ōhuki Trust produced a CIA report in response to the Project development. Ngāti Tapu hapū 23. Ngāti Tapu hapū is also a hapū of Ngāi Te Rangi with interests on Matapihi peninsula. Transpower met with the chairman of the hapū trust, Puhirake Ihaka, to provide information on the Project and its objectives. At this time Transpower offered the trust an opportunity to develop a CIA report. The offer was declined by the trust, on account of the close connection that Ngāti Tapu has with Matapihi-Ōhuki Trust and Ngāi Tūkairangi Hapū. Mr Ihaka’s view was that the CIA reports from both of these entities would cover the interests of Ngāti Tapu. How iwi/hapū affected by the Project were identified 24. Given the history of the HAI-MTM A and B lines, Ngāti Hē and Ngāi Tūkairangi interests in the areas affected by the Project were already known. Transpower recognises that mana whenua is most directly applied at a hapū level. However, we were also aware of the wider iwi interests of Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui and Ngāti Pūkenga in the harbour. These interests are identified in the Tauranga Moana Iwi 1 The Trust chairman, Tio Faulkner, explained that the Matapihi-Ōhuki Trust manages a disparate collection of 17 land plots which are best characterised as marginal or less- productive units of land, or with special classifications that make the land non-productive reserves 5 Management Plan.2 In addition, I was aware of them through my own iwi connections. 25. To ensure that Transpower had identified all iwi/hapū with mana whenua over the Project area a meeting was held with the Tauranga Moana Tangata Whenua Collective. The collective comprises all 17 of the hapū and iwi from within the Tauranga City Council area.3 This meeting was arranged by Ms Corboy. It was held on 26 November 2016 and was attended by Ms Corboy and I on behalf of Transpower.
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