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Whitianga Marina – Landscape Review 1988

1. Identification information

Status
Complete
Data Collection Date
Summary
Brown Woodhouse Landscape Architects review the landscape impacts described the report from Boffa Miskell Partners (part of the EIA report for the proposed Whitianga marina). Purpose: The Department of Conservation commissioned the report as part of its assessment of the proposed marina application.
Content
This report reviews the methods and findings of the Boffa Miskell landscape assessment, pointing out what is expected from such an assessment and what is missing.
Study Types
  • Literature Review
Categories
  • Coastal Development and Public Spaces
  • Habitat mapping
  • Consents and Structures
  • Consents and Structures
  • Landscape

2. Contact information

Commissioning Agencies
  • Department of Conservation
Contact Organisations
  • Department of Conservation

3. Spatial information

Geographic Coverage
Whitianga Harbour and Buffalo Beach
Grid Coordinates
Whitianga Harbour in vicinity of marina – E2752078 N6481712, NZMG, 1:20000, AREA
Locations
  • Name
    Whitianga harbour in vicinity of marina
    NZMG Easting
    2752075
    NZMG Northing
    6481715
    Location
    Whitianga Harbour
    East Coast

4. Data acquisition information

Collection Date
April 1988
Methodology
professional advice and subjective interpretation. Process follows: site survey and description; analysis of where, what and who will be affected by the proposal; followed by an evaluation, conclusion and recommendations. Frequency of collection: One off

5. Data quality information

Known Limitations
subjective interpretation Gaps in collection: Not reported Data quality: Not reported Attribute accuracy: Not reported Completeness: Not reported

6. Distribution information

Format
report Digital Format: N/A
Applications
Availability
Freely available Sensitivity/Confidentiality: None

7. Status information

Data Status
Finished

8. Metadata information

General Notes
Related Links
Publications
  • DoC, 1988: Whitianga Marina Review: A compilation of specialist reports commissioned by the Department of Conservation, Hamilton.
  • Brown Woodhouse - Landscape Architects, 1988: Review of Whitianga Marina E.I.A.: Landscape Assessment. Report for Department of Conservation, Hamilton.
Related Publications
  • Baker, a. 1986: The Whitianga dolphins and the proposed marina development. Report for Wilkins & Davies marina division.
  • Bioresearchers Ltd (1986) report in Wilkins & Davies Marina Division documents Volumes I and II.
  • Campbell, C. 1990: Whitianga Marina – Environmental Impact Assessment. Report for the Whitianga Marine Society Inc. Works Consultancy Services, Hamilton.
  • Coffey, B. T. 1993: Whitianga Marina. A baseline ecological report and proposed monitoring programme. Brian T. Coffey and Associates Ltd, Hamilton.
  • Dell, P., & Higgs, P. 1983: Whitianga Wharf Study. Hauraki Catchment Board and Thames-Coromandel District Council.
  • DoC, 1988: Whitianga Marina Review: A compilation of specialist reports commissioned by the Department of Conservation. Hamilton.
  • Gibb. J.G. Coromandel Coastal Investigation. Report? Ministry of Works.
  • Gibb. J.G. 1973: Report on Second Coromandel Coastal Investigation. Ministry of Works.
  • Maxwell, G.S. 1987: The Whitianga Marina Proposal: An exercise in Ecotoxicology. Report for Mercury Bay Environmental Society.
  • Morris, R.L. 1991: Whitianga marina Society Inc – Application for Reclamation. Works Consultancy Services Ltd., Hamilton
  • Penny, S. 1986: Ecological Overview of Whitianga Marina Proposal. Wilkins & Davies Environmental Reports Vol II.
  • Raudkiwi, A.J. 1981: Preliminanry report on coastal stability and sediment movement in the vicinity of Whitianga wharf.
  • Simpson, R. 1972: Erosion at Buffalo Beach, Whitianga. Report? Ministry of Works.
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