This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Official Information request 'ECan's exercise of review of consent conditions for Manawa Energy Coleridge/Rakaia'.


 
 
22 March 2023 
 
 
 
David Haynes 
By email: [FYI request #21899 email] 
 
 
Dear David 
 
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA): 
Request for Information 
I refer to your email of 23 February 2023 requesting information on the review of 
issued and active consents granted to Manawa Energy Limited relating to the 
Coleridge HEP and Rakaia River catchment operations Your request has been 
referred to me to reply. 
For each of these issued and active consents, please provide the number of 
times you have exercised this consent condition and the outcome of that 
review. 
 
We have not initiated a consent review on any Manawa Energy Limited (previously 
Trustpower). 
 
If this consent condition has not been initiated by ECan, why not, given the 

loss of outstanding characteristics and features of the river as defined in s3 of 
the National Water Conservation (Rakaia River) Order 1988? 
 
Environment Canterbury has full discretion to initiate a consent review. We have 
chosen not to initiate any consent reviews on any of the consents held by Manawa 
Energy because none of the triggers have been met. 
 
If you have information on the issues you’ve raised relating to section 3 of the 
National Water Conservation (Rakaia River) Order 1988, Environment Canterbury is 
happy to receive and consider that information. 
 
You wil  be aware that if you are not satisfied with this response, you are able to refer 
this matter to the Of ice of the Ombudsman under s27(3) of the LGOIMA. 
 
Please be advised that we now put LGOIMA responses that are in the public interest 
onto our website. No personal details of the requester are given, but we do summarise 
the essence of the request alongside the response. 
 
Should you require any further information or clarification, please do not hesitate to 
contact [ECAN request email]. 
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
David Perenara-O’Connell 
Acting Director Operations 
 
 
 
 
 
File Number: GOVE/INQU/OMBU/2486C