Te Araroa Barge Facility
The Minister for the Environment and the Minister of Conservation have declined to refer this project to an expert consenting panel for fast-track consenting under the Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting Act 2020).
Project ID
2022-103
Applicant
Te Rimu Trust
Project summary
To construct and operate a barge facility at Te Araroa Road, Te Araroa, Gisborne near the mouth of the Karakatuwhero River for the primary purpose of facilitating transport of logs from the local forestry industry. The facility includes an excavated mooring basin, facilities for public recreation including water sports, a dredged access channel, two breakwaters (sea walls), boat ramp, boat moorings, rescue centre building, harbour control building, public toilet, parking and hardstand areas and ecological enhancement and restoration of wetlands.
Location
Te Araroa Road, Te Araroa, Gisborne.
The Minister for the Environment and the Minister of Conservation considered although the project meets part of the referral criteria in section 18 including some aspects of the FTCA’s purpose because it will help to urgently promote employment, it may not promote sustainable management of natural and physical resources and therefore help to achieve the purpose of the FTCA. The Ministers also considered it is more appropriate for the project to go through standard consenting processes under the Resource Management Act 1991.
Section 17 report
Section 17 report [PDF, 801 KB]