REPORT ON THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT - MARTHA GOLD MINE EXTENDED PROJECT
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Table of Contents  
Executive summary  
1.0 Introduction 1

PDF Section A
1.1 Purpose 2
1.2 Condition 3.6 2
1.3 Overall Methodology 3
   1.3.1   Timeframes 3
   1.3.2   Social Impact Assessment Team 4
   1.3.3   Matters to be Addressed in the Assessment 4
   1.3.4   Assessment is to Compare Previous Studies 5
   1.3.5   Assessment is to be Applicable to the Mine Extension 5
2.0 Methodology 6

PDF Section B
  2.1 April 2002 Study Area 6
  2.2 Community Profile 7
  2.3 Community Attitudes 8
3.0 Community Profile 9
  3.1 Population 9
   3.1.1   June 2002 Report 9
   3.1.2   April 2002 Report 9 Sect C Sect D Sect E
   3.1.3   Summary of Trends & Future Monitoring 16

PDF Section F
  3.2 Employment 16
   3.2.1   Employment Status 16
   3.2.2   Waihi Gold Company 17
   3.2.3   Future Trends 18

PDF Section G
  3.3 Housing 18
   3.3.1   Dwelling Tenure 18
   3.3.2   Waihi Gold Company Ownership 19
   3.3.3   Interviews 20

PDF Section H
  3.4 Subdivisions 20
  3.5 Building Consents 21
  3.6 Education 21
   3.6.1   School Rolls 21
   3.6.2   Interviews 22

PDF Section I
   3.6.3   Future Trends 23
  3.7 Health 23
   3.7.1   Interviews 23
   3.7.2   Future Trends 23
  3.8 Business and Tourism 24
   3.8.1   Interviews 24
   3.8.2   Future Trends 25
  3.9 Employment & Social Welfare Services 25
   3.9.1 Interviews 25
   3.9.2 Future Trends 26
  3.10 Community & Sports Groups 27

PDF Section J
   3.10.1   Interviews 27
   3.10.2   Future Trends 27
  3.11 Tangata Whenua 28
   3.11.1   Interviews 28
   3.11.2   Future Trends 28
  3.12 Neighbours 28
   3.12.1   Interviews 28
   3.12.2   Future Trends 29
  3.13 Waihi Gold Company 30
   3.13.1   Interview 30
   3.13.2   Trends 31

PDF Section K
4.0 Community Attitudes 31
  4.1 Community Attitude Survey 31
  4.2 Respondent Profile 31
   4.2.1   Household Composition 31
   4.2.2   Number of years in Waihi 32
   4.2.3   Ownership / Rental Accommodation 33
   4.2.4   Number of Respondents Employed by WGC 34

PDF Section L
  4.3 Information 34
  4.4 Environment and Health 34
  4.5 Housing 36
  4.6 Commercial / Professional Services 37

PDF Section M
  4.7 Community Services 40
  4.8 Promotion of Waihi 40
5.0 Summary 41

PDF Section N
  5.1 Quantitative Data 41
  5.2 Qualitative Data 41
APPENDICES    
A   Condition 3.6   PDF Section O
B   Map of Study Area  

PDF Section P
C   December 2001 Interview  

PDF Section Q
D   Community Survey  
E   Geographical Spread of Respondents  

PDF Section R