Proposed Plan Change 6: Extension of Martha Mineral Zone
Oceana Gold (New Zealand) Ltd has applied to the Hauraki District Council for a private plan change to rezone 47 properties (owned by, or under the control of Oceana Gold) to Martha Mineral Zone in the Hauraki District Plan. All 47 properties are in the vicinity of the existing Martha Pit and the change of zone would still require resource consent to expand the Martha Pit across all, or part of, those properties (as a discretionary activity).
At its meeting on 25 October 2023 the Hauraki District Council resolved to ‘accept’ Proposed Plan Change 6: Extension of Martha Mineral Zone for processing.
Public Notification and Submissions
Public notification of Proposed Plan Change 6 occurred on 15 February with the submission period running until 28 March 2024. In total 77 submissions were received. The chart below shows where we are currently at with processing the Proposed Plan Change 6 application.