Determining Alignment of MHWS
Brian Warburton made this Official Information request to Porirua City Council
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From: Brian Warburton
Dear Porirua City Council,
The Council has previously undertaken, or been a primary party to, several proposals in recent years to undertake physical construction work on land either within, straddling or close to the landward limit of, the Coastal Marine Area (which is the Mean High Water Springs (or MHWS).
Three examples I seek information about are:
1. ‘beach restoration’ work (now failed) around a stream outlet near South Beach Access Road at Titahi Bay in 2012 [File Ref. RC6129)]
2. extensions to the seawall at the Titahi Bay Surf Club constructed in September 2019
3. earthworks undertaken seaward of the Plimmerton Fire Station in an attempt (now failed) at establishing sandy dunes on a rocky platform in late 2012
In each of these three cases please provide me with this information:
- in approving the works (either as a consenting authority or as a 'landowner' or as the proponent of the proposal) did PCC undertake, or require to be undertaken, a site-specific survey to determine the location of MHWS.
- if PCC undertook, or required to be undertaken, such a survey what was the outcome of that.
- if PCC undertook, or required to be undertaken, such a survey what was method used to determine the alignment of the MHWS.
- if no such survey was undertaken, was that a deliberate decision or was it an oversight.
- if PCC didn't undertake, or required to be undertaken, an up-to-date site-specific survey, and relied upon other information about the location of the MHWS what was that other information it relied upon.
- if the omission of such a survey was a deliberate decision the corresponding reasons.
Yours faithfully,
Brian Warburton
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From: [2][FOI #16947 email]
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2021 11:59 AM
To: [3][Porirua City Council request email]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Determining Alignment
of MHWS
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Dear Porirua City Council,
The Council has previously undertaken, or been a primary party to, several
proposals in recent years to undertake physical construction work on land
either within, straddling or close to the landward limit of, the Coastal
Marine Area (which is the Mean High Water Springs (or MHWS).
Three examples I seek information about are:
1. ‘beach restoration’ work (now failed) around a stream outlet near South
Beach Access Road at Titahi Bay in 2012 [File Ref. RC6129)]
2. extensions to the seawall at the Titahi Bay Surf Club constructed in
September 2019
3. earthworks undertaken seaward of the Plimmerton Fire Station in an
attempt (now failed) at establishing sandy dunes on a rocky platform in
late 2012
In each of these three cases please provide me with this information:
- in approving the works (either as a consenting authority or as a
'landowner' or as the proponent of the proposal) did PCC undertake, or
require to be undertaken, a site-specific survey to determine the location
of MHWS.
- if PCC undertook, or required to be undertaken, such a survey what was
the outcome of that.
- if PCC undertook, or required to be undertaken, such a survey what was
method used to determine the alignment of the MHWS.
- if no such survey was undertaken, was that a deliberate decision or was
it an oversight.
- if PCC didn't undertake, or required to be undertaken, an up-to-date
site-specific survey, and relied upon other information about the location
of the MHWS what was that other information it relied upon.
- if the omission of such a survey was a deliberate decision the
corresponding reasons.
Yours faithfully,
Brian Warburton
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From: Moana Wyatt
Porirua City Council
Kia ora Brian
Please find attached a reply to your recent Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act request for determining the location of the
Mean High Water Springs when undertaking construction work on land near
the coastal marine area.
Ngā mihi,
Moana Wyatt
Principal Advisor (Information)
Kaitohutohu Matua (Pārongo)
Tel: 04 237 1411 I [mobile number]
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From: Moana Wyatt
Porirua City Council
Kia ora Brian
Please find attached a reply to your recent Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act request for determining the location of the
Mean High Water Springs when undertaking construction work on land near
the coastal marine area.
Please note – this time with attachments.
Ngā mihi,
Moana Wyatt
Principal Advisor (Information)
Kaitohutohu Matua (Pārongo)
Tel: 04 237 1411 I [mobile number]
[1]poriruacity.govt.nz
Please note: I work Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and may not respond on
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From: Brian Warburton
Hello Moana Wyatt,
Thanks for the reply to my request.
However, I can't seem to access two of the attachments:
1. This seems to be an email between Hopkins and Dawe
2. This seems to be a map of some sorts - perhaps an attachment to the email, but I cant be sure.
Please send all the documentation I've requested as legible .pdfs.
Thanks
Brian Warburton
From: Moana Wyatt
Porirua City Council
Kia ora Brian
Please find the two attachments you mention below as PDFs. Feel free to
contact me again if you require anything further.
Ngā mihi,
Moana Wyatt (she/her)
Principal Advisor (Information)
Kaitohutohu Matua (Pārongo)
Tel: 04 237 1411 I [mobile number]
[1]poriruacity.govt.nz
Please note: I work Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and may not respond on
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From: Brian Warburton <[FYI request #16947 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 14 October 2021 4:46 PM
To: Moana Wyatt <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: LGOIMA Ref # 21-139
Hello Moana Wyatt,
Thanks for the reply to my request.
However, I can't seem to access two of the attachments:
1. This seems to be an email between Hopkins and Dawe
2. This seems to be a map of some sorts - perhaps an attachment to the
email, but I cant be sure.
Please send all the documentation I've requested as legible .pdfs.
Thanks
Brian Warburton
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