With the price of gold going up and the new tier 3 permit coming out I just have a few questions.
For a small hobby claim say on Doc land . How much does it cost and how hard is it to get an access agreement?
With resource consent for running say a 4 inch dredge how hard is this to obtain and the cost involved? I know different councils will have different rules. For argument sake let’s use Otago and the West Coast. Anyone have any information on this . Just something to also consider when applying for a claim.
its not to bad infact its got cheaper i believe $2783 to NZPAM and if you use a consultant there probably a couple ks on top of that , claims on Doc if you can pull it off are the best land lords to have the property wont change hands and acsess is generally good long term, we dont pay for acsess ground on doc land
Don’t forget for Westland there is a permitted activity rule for dredging so you can easily operate within those rules. Then for Otago much of the region is permitted too under Rule 13.5.1.7, so its really only rivers with likely galaxiid populations that need consent.
So if you apply for permit under these rules does it make the application more easily acceptable? My thinking being that if you’re looking at a potential claim on DOC land it’s going to be more favourable regarding access and consents? Less hassles perhaps?
