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Te Runanga o Ngati Ruanui Trust Opening Statements Haimona Maruera Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Haimona Maruera Opening Statements

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer MANA, MANAAKITANGA, KAITIAKITANGA • This application and our People  MANA – Whakapapa,  MANAKITANGA - whanaungatanga  KAITIAKITANGA - Statutory Acknowledgement, borders, EEZ, MACCA

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer • Oil and Mineral  Largest permits most experienced  Recognised experts, OMG, ICF, Industry  Ngati Ruanui Best Practice *Disclosure of Information *Relationship and Trust  National recognition – Best Practice Guide

E EZ Engagement with OMV 2013-2015 (Pg 15, diagram 4) Jan-June July-Dec 2013 - Jan-Feb March Ongoing 2013 2012 2014 2016 2015 • INITIAL HUI • Relationship • RELATIONSHIP • CIA • EPA Draft • OMV advise of HUI • EPA notification application • Quarterly info – intentions in received • Runanga receive EEZ inc all enviro info, ongoing info safety mitigation, • OMV • technician reports staff changes technicians discuss and take to hapu share all base • Hapu respond with line info with questions put to Iwi technicians OMV • Iwi technicians • Next stage CIA invited to technical hui assess make report for Runanga • Runanga do site visit • Next stage hui

EEZ Engagement with TTR 2014-2016 March Jan-Mar May-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Feb May-Aug 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 • RELATIONSHIP • RELATIONSHIP • STAKEHOLDERS • DISCUSSIONS • DISCUSSIONS • EPA Hearing BUILDING BUILDING ENGAGEMENT CONTINUE • Discussion with Alan PACKAGE Eggers 27/01/16 DP • South Africa • Relationship • Letter from Mike • Discussion with EPA building and hui Holm 28/04/16 fact finding trip • Stakeholders staff (Waitangi sought • In response to draft engagement & Ngati Ruanui weekend) regarding • Note explicit conditions, package arrives request to see engagement and request for 16/05/16 Ngati 23/10/15 GY application possible means to application details Ruanui responds • Additional scientific find a way forward DP 26/05/16 information with information summarizes • Attempted meeting requested 04/11/15 and confidentiality position of Ngati with Alan Eggers in GY restrictions, further Ruanui DP Gold Coast • Ngati Ruanui email exchange 08/07/15 DP • Application lodged confirms unable to 16/02/16 & 23 August 2016 • Relationship sign confidentiality 19/02/16 DP meeting 03/09/15 • Ngati Ruanui agreement to request to review enable release of application lodged information with EPA 25/08/16 16/11/15 GY • Formal process EEZ • Discussions with Act commences TTR legal Team 15/12/15 DP

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer • Cultural Impact Assessment Failure  Information was not adequate  Refusal to disclose and confidentiality agreement  Uri unable to be engaged • Key Cultural Impacts Not Tested  Whakapapa and values  Significant sites  Kaimona protection and reefs  Our tikanga, taonga mauri and kaitiakitanga

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer • TTR Engagement Our Approach  Values based engagement Tika and Pono  Recognition of conflicts – Toka Walden  Multiple points of contact with TTR  Application of a consistent approach – Best Practice Appendix of Key Engagement

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer • Our Key Concerns  Environmental uncertainty and unknown impacts  Unproven company and track record in environmental management  Lack of Trust and Relationship with TTR  Keeping our Uri safe and the affects on food gathering sites  Preserving “Mana Moana” and “Tangaroa”  Small gains versus potential long term harm “He Tangata, He Whenua Tomuri ”

Te Runanga o Ngati Ruanui Trust Evidence Graham Young

Evidence • Evidence presented covers  Background and context to the application  Summary of the position by Ngati Ruanui  Statutory considerations  Consultation and engagement by TTR  Adaptive management  Condition setting  Economic impact

Evidence • EEZ Statutory Considerations  The need to apply a precautionary approach • Ultimate environmental issue relates to the sediment plume during extraction and re-depositing • Multiple level of cumulative impact • Problematic to reconcile with condition setting • Section 10 of the EEZ Act is central to achieving protection for the environment Caution is a lens through which any proposal under the EEZ Act must be viewed to meet the Acts purpose

Evidence • EEZ Statutory Considerations  Protection of the environment • Effects are clearly go beyond the immediate project area • Need to achieve a high degree of certainty to ensure protection of habitats • Potential risks to food gathering sites • Significant marine sites in the 12 nautical mile area and their security must remain paramount

Evidence • EEZ Statutory Considerations – Efficient use and development of natural resources • A challenging and difficult environment • Cutting edge methodologies • Not applied anywhere else in our territory waters • Best practice of extraction cannot be measured Precaution Must be Central to this Consideration

Evidence • Information Principles – Decisions must be made on best available information – Uncertainty = Caution – Caution and environmental protection = Adaptive Management consideration I doubt under any circumstances that Adaptive Management consideration can be avoided with this application

Evidence • Adaptive Management = Reducing the Risk  The Principles • Good baseline information • Effective monitoring • Triggers for remedial action • Effects can be remedied Critical issue reduced scope and size does not automatically mean certainty

Evidence • Engagement – Stakeholder package  The stakeholder package was of limited use  Information was critical to assess the changes and therefore the impact  The focus of how to obtain information and lack of detail become undermining to the relationship and building of trust  The information approach by TTR was unprecedented in respect of all other major oil and mineral developments

Evidence • Economic Impact  Off shore development are unique in how they interact with a local employment market  Existing business limited in their interaction  Job numbers proposed are confusing  Economic modelling uses the areas of south Taranaki and Whanganui to show employment opportunities The Community of Patea likely to see little or no benefit

Evidence Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui Trust Evidence by Maria Cashmore

Summary of Uncertainties  State of the existing  Sediment settling rate marine environment  Long-fin eels  Resuspension of sediments  Sediment sampling  Effects of accumulated trace/heavy metals  Laboratory Tests  Instability of the seabed  Flocculation  Reinstatement

State of the Existing Marine Environment The adjoining Coastal Marine Area has regional marine importance, distinctive habitat. (TRC, 2012; LINZ , 2007; Freeman et al., 2010; Haggitt et al., 2004; McComb et al., 2005) There is more potentially sensitive habitat to investigate. ( Cawthron Institute, 2016; Jones et al., 2016) Source: The New Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Report No. 174 (2016)

Long-fin eels in the South Taranaki Bight The commercial catch-data from 2005 to 2016 shows they exist. Refer to Appendix 1 of my written evidence

Sediment Sampling & Laboratory Tests The credibility of sediment sampling & laboratory tests is uncertain:  The samples were collected and chosen by the applicant.  Information on collection points are inconsistent.  The location of collection points are in close proximity from each other & does not cover most of the site.  NIWA was instructed by the applicant to test raw tailings with iron.  Accuracy and reliability of the sediment model & predicted optical effects; Absence of replicate samples (Clapcott et al., 2011).

Flocculation, Sediment Settling Rate & Resuspension  Flocculation vs Fragmentation - Flocs are broken into Fragments which could be resuspended back to the water column. - Spicer et al., (1996)  Sediment Settling Rate of one particle size vs the Particle Size Distribution (PSD) – Testing the PSD i.e. primary particles, flocculi, microflocs, and macroflocs accurately estimate the sediment settling rate . - Lee et al., (2012); Winterwerp, (1998)  Resuspension of Sediments Internal Tides Cacchione and Southard (1974); Nittrouer and Wright (1994) Internal Solitary Wave Murray, Levine and Boyd (1997); Ostrovsky & Stepanyants (1989); Trask and Briscoe (1983); Egbert & Ray, (2000); Gerkema & Zimmerman, (1995) Bed Load & Suspended Load Roos et al. (2001) Turbulence Fettweis et. al (2009) Seasonal Variations Fettweis et al. (2014); Maggi (2009); Lee et al. (2012) Cavity Vortex Hypothesis Dade, (1993)