Dear University of Canterbury (UC)

I would like to be informed whether helicopter activity that took place on Friday 6 or Sat 7 August in the Bendigo and Upper Clutha (Albert Town/Hawea Flat) areas was undertaken by UC, any UC agent or UC (sub)contractor, or any party in collaboration with UC, or party that may collect data that UC has requested or commissioned.

Was this activity undertaken as (part of) a research program by the University of Canterbury that was fully or in part funded by Christchurch International Airport Ltd (cial), or include data that may or will be provided to cial?

I would like to be informed of the purpose and objective of this activity and what the information obtained will be used for.

Observed helicopter activity (ZK-HTV) took place for prolonged periods at low altitude over a schedule 9 regionally significant wetland which provides habitat for threatened species.

I would like to be informed if DOC permission was sought and granted for this activity prior to its commencement.

I would like to be informed if ORC, QLDC and /or CODC were informed of this activity prior to its commencement.

Yours faithfully,

Rob van der Mark
Bendigo

Dear Claire

Thank you for your receipt acknowledgement.

To help speed things up for you you may in the first instance like to direct the enquiry to the SAIL group, or more broadly any department that uses Lidar technology.

Yours sincerely,

rob van der mark