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Kaipara Mayor Dr Jason Smith will represent Kaipara District Council at the upcoming hearing of two resource consent applications by McCallum Bros for sand mining along the Mangawhai-Pakiri embayment.
Council has opposed both consents. McCallum has applied for resource consent to continue extracting sand from the seabed using a trailer suction dredge within the Coastal Marine Area, offshore from Pakiri Beach, along 10.8km of the shoreline.
The proposed annual extraction volume is up to 76,000m3 over any consecutive 12-month period, limited to a maximum of 15,000m3 over any consecutive 30-day period. McCallum has also applied for resource consent to extract sand from between the 15m and 25m isobaths, along 10.4km of the Pakiri Beach shoreline.
The proposed extraction volumes include an annual average of up to 125,000m3 over any consecutive five-year period, and a maximum rate of 150,000m3 over any 12-month period. The company is seeking a 35-year consent for these activities.
KDC’s submission opposing both applications, pertains to actual or perceived adverse effects on the Mangawhai Sandspit’s form, wildlife habitat of nationally critical or vulnerable bird species, and on the local Mangawhai community.
A date for the resource consent hearing has not been confirmed.
