The Minister of Conservation gives notice under section 17SC of the Conservation Act 1987 of an application by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency for gravel extraction for

flood protection at Whitestone River Bridge (SH94).

Further details of the proposed concession are available at www.doc.govt.nz/consultations.

Any person or organisation may make comment in writing to the Director-General for or against the proposal or make any other written submissions on the proposal. Comment

submission forms may be downloaded from (https://www.doc.govt.nz/get-involved/haveyour-say/).

Submissions should be sent to:

Director-General

Department of Conservation

Dunedin Service Centre

PO Box 5244

Dunedin 9054

Attention: Sanjay Thakur, Senior Permissions Advisor

Email: [email protected]

Submissions will be accepted up to and including Monday 11th April, 2022. Once submitted, submitters’ information is subject to the Official Information Act 1982 and

may be released under that Act. If you wish to keep any part of your submission confidential, you need to state this in writing when making your submission.

Any person or organisation wishing to be heard in support of his/her submission, must request (within that submission) an opportunity to appear before the Director-General.

If a hearing is required, it is likely to occur in the week beginning 2 May 2022.