These documents report on possible effects of the project on the environment and community. They include a description about the project, assessment of the actual and potential effects, the alternatives considered, and assessment of the measures identified to avoid, remedy or mitigate the effects.
Documents can be downloaded as a full report or in separate sections.
| Section | Title | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Full report | Assessment of environmental effects | PDF [PDF, 23 MB] |
| 0 | Content page and Executive summary | PDF [PDF, 3.5 MB] |
| Part A: Introduction and background to the Project | ||
| 1 | Introduction | PDF [PDF, 278 KB] |
| 2 | Background to the Project | PDF [PDF, 199 KB] |
| Part B: Statutory context | ||
| 3 | Authorities sought under the Resource Management Act 1991 | PDF [PDF, 296 KB] |
| 4 | Statutory considerations | PDF [PDF, 227 KB] |
| 5 | Additional considerations | PDF [PDF, 163 KB] |
| Part C: Description of the environment | ||
| 6 | Description of the environment | PDF [PDF, 7.1 MB] |
| Part D: Description of the Project | ||
| 7 | Operation of the Project | PDF [PDF, 2.2 MB] |
| 8 | Construction of the Project | PDF [PDF, 2.5 MB] |
| Part E: Consideration of alternatives | ||
| 9 | Consideration of alternatives | PDF [PDF, 1 MB] |
| Part F: Consultation and engagement | ||
| 10 | Consultation and engagement | PDF [PDF, 1.2 MB] |
| Part G: Assessment of effects on the environment | ||
| 11 | Assessment methodology | PDF [PDF, 121 KB] |
| 12 | Traffic and transport | PDF [PDF, 888 KB] |
| 13 | Archaeology and built heritage | PDF [PDF, 138 KB] |
| 14 | Tangata Whenua cultural heritage | PDF [PDF, 899 KB] |
| 15 | Network utilities | PDF [PDF, 129 KB] |
| 16 | Urban form and function | PDF [PDF, 400 KB] |
| 17 | Landscape and visual | PDF [PDF, 204 KB] |
| 18 | Lighting | PDF [PDF, 138 KB] |
| 19 | Noise and vibration | PDF [PDF, 234 KB] |
| 20 | Air quality | PDF [PDF, 130 KB] |
| 21 | Terrestrial ecology | PDF [PDF, 345 KB] |
| 22 | Freshwater ecology | PDF [PDF, 412 KB] |
| 23 | Marine ecology | PDF [PDF, 151 KB] |
| 24 | Stormwater and hydrology | PDF [PDF, 169 KB] |
| 25 | Groundwater | PDF [PDF, 156 KB] |
| 26 | Ground settlement | PDF [PDF, 193 KB] |
| 27 | Land and groundwater contamination | PDF [PDF, 105 KB] |
| 28 | Water quality | PDF [PDF, 149 KB] |
| 29 | Economic effects | PDF [PDF, 102 KB] |
| 30 | Social effects | PDF [PDF, 343 KB] |
| Part H: Management of environmental effects | ||
| 31 | Environmental management and monitoring | PDF [PDF, 1.2 MB] |
| 32 | Proposed designation conditions | PDF [PDF, 290 KB] |
| 33 | Proposed resource consent conditions | PDF [PDF, 275 KB] |
| Part I: Statutory assessment | ||
| 34 | Approach to the assessment | PDF [PDF, 120 KB] |
| 35 | Statutory assessment | PDF [PDF, 927 KB] |
| Appendices | ||
| Appendix A | Guiding Objectives for Project Alliance Board | PDF [PDF, 85 KB] |
| Appendix B | Resource Management (Approval of Transit New Zealand as Requiring Authority) Notice 1994 | PDF [PDF, 197 KB] |
