Te Ariki Tahi/Sugarloaf Wharf Upgrade
This project has been referred to an expert consenting panel for fast-track consenting under the Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting Act 2020).
Project ID
2021-071
Applicant
Ariki Tahi Sugarloaf Wharf Limited
Project summary
To upgrade existing facilities at Te Ariki Tahi/Sugarloaf Wharf, by:
- excavating and dredging approximately 29,000 cubic metres of the seabed to construct a new access channel
- draining and reclaiming approximately 6,000 square metres from parts of the coastal marine area
- constructing a seawall and depositing fill (including dredged material) in the coastal marine area
- constructing and operating a wharf facility for commercial users providing up to 5 berths, storage areas for vehicles and other equipment, a boat ramp, and parking areas for vehicles and boat trailers
- constructing and operating a separate wharf facility for recreational users that will include a rock groyne approximately 25 metres long, a dual boat ramp, and parking for vehicles and boat trailers
- relocating the existing boat maintenance grid facility from its current location to the eastern side of the new recreational wharf, and providing a single-lane boat ramp for access to this facility
- upgrading access to the project site from Te Kouma Road
- constructing and installing ancillary infrastructure, including for three-waters services, security, lighting, signage and facilities such as a kiosk and toilets.
Location
Within parts of the coastal marine area at Waipapa Bay Coromandel Harbour, and on reclaimed land at 260 Te Kouma Road, Coromandel that is vested in the Crown under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011.
Referred projects order
Schedule 47 to the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Referred Projects Order 2020 [New Zealand Legislation website]
The project will:
- help to achieve the purpose of the Act
- generate employment by providing approximately 95 direct full-time equivalent jobs over the 18-month construction period and enable approximately 367 indirect full-time equivalent jobs once the project is complete
- provide infrastructure to improve employment and economic outcomes in the aquaculture industry, and support ongoing investment in, and development of, commercial aquaculture in the Waikato-East region
- enhance social well-being in the region by –
- improving access to the coastal marine area for recreational use
- providing infrastructure that is safe to use, caters for the needs of users, and is resilient to natural hazards and the effects of climate change
- 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 mitigation measures, 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, 614 KB]