Hananui Aquaculture Project

This project has been referred to an expert consenting panel for fast-track consenting under the Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting Act 2020).

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Project ID

2021-048

Applicant

 Ngāi Tahu Seafood Resources Limited

Project summary

To construct and operate open ocean marine farming (salmon) within a 2,500-hectare area of the coastal marine area.

  • The project will include 4 separate marine farms each comprising 2 blocks of 10 circular net pens and associated mooring and anchoring systems; and 5 anchored barges that will function as operational bases.
  • The project will be developed in 4 stages over 10 years.

Location

Approximately 2 to 6 kilometres off the north-eastern coast of Stewart Island/Rakiura (in Foveaux Strait).

Referred projects order

Schedule 45 to the Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Referred Projects Order 2020 [New Zealand Legislation website]

Reasons for decision

The project will:

  • help to achieve the purpose of the Act
  • have positive effects on social well-being by providing opportunities for year-round employment that will assist in sustaining the Stewart Island/Rakiura and Bluff communities
  • in years 1 to 5, generate approximately 50 to 180 direct full-time equivalent jobs associated with farm construction, monitoring, farm management, harvesting and processing
  • when the farm reaches full production, the project will generate approximately 500 full-time equivalent jobs associated with marine farming and processing
  • provide opportunities to build an economic base and provide for food security, economic development, and employment for local Māori people
  • likely progress faster than would otherwise be the case under the Resource Management Act 1991 standard processes.

Any actual and potential effects on the environment, and proposed measures to avoid, remedy, mitigate, offset or compensate for any adverse effects, can be appropriately tested by an expert consenting panel against Part 2 of the Resource Management Act 1991 and the purpose of the Act.

Section 17 report

Section 17 report [PDF, 531 KB]

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