KiwiRail Application for Awatoto Bridge (217) Recovery Works (Stage 3)

Applicant’s details:

Applicant: KiwiRail Holdings Limited

HBRC resource consent application number: APP-131615

Details of resource consent proposed activities:

The proposed works for this stage (stage 3) will occur within and adjacent to the bed of a river within the Coastal Margin as defined by the Regional Coastal Environment Plan.

• Discharge of dewatering water into the Waitangi Estuary.
• Temporary dewatering (taking of groundwater) associated with the rock rip-rap installation that may exceed 20m3/d at a rate of greater than 10 L/s.
• Installation of a structure (rock revetment) within the bed of a river and associated disturbance and excavation of ben materials.
• Extraction of bed material (gravel extraction) exceeding the permitted activity volume.
• Vegetation clearance within 5m of any permanently flowing river and wetlands and within 20m of the Coastal Marine Area.
• Works within 100m of a wetland that will result in the complete drainage of natural inland wetlands.
• Retrospective consent (pursuant to s330AA) for construction of temporary laydown area (crane pads)

The works are a Controlled Activity under Section 12 of the OIC-KR.

Property location:

Rail Corridor Palmerston North to Gisborne Line Bridge 217 (Tutaekuri) Awatoto.

Supporting documents

• APPENDIX-A-Summary-of-Recovery-Legislation-and-Consents-Sought.pdf
• APPENDIX-B-Ecological-Impact-Assessment-Ecological-Mgmt-Plans-and-Wildlife-Permit.pdf
• APPENDIX-C-Design-Drawings-and-Management-Plans.pdf
• APPENDIX E Contaminated Land Memorandum
• APPENDIX F Archaeological Memorandum
• APPENDIX G TREC Discovery Protocol
• APPENDIX H Hydraulic Memorandum
• APPENDIX I Hydrogeological Memorandum
• APPENDIX J Proposed Condition Amendments and Additions
• APPENDIX K Record of Engagement
• APPENDIX L Written Approvals Part1
• APPENDIX-L-Written-Approvals-Part2.pdf
• APPENDIX-L-Written-Approvals-Part3.pdf
• Assessment-of-Effects-on-the-Environment-Bridge-217-PNGL.pdf
• Forms A and B Bridge 217 PNGL Application

Comments on application:

Comments have closed. 

The decision for the application was made on 15 December 2025

The summary of comments is included in the s42A Report provided below along with the consent document.

• S42A Report (including summary of comments) – APP-131615
• Consent Document AUTH-132941-01, AUTH-132942-01, AUTH-132943-01, AUTH-132944-01, AUTH-132945-01 & AUTH-133193-01