Impact Assessments & Resource Consent

eCoast provides expert guidance for environmental impact assessments and resource consents, ensuring projects comply with regulations while protecting coastal and marine environments. We combine scientific expertise with practical experience to deliver clear, robust, and defensible assessments.

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Expertise:

• Preparation of Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE) reports
• Coastal‑process and hazard impact assessments (erosion, flooding, shoreline change)
• Ecological and habitat impact studies (marine, estuarine, coastal)
• Sediment, hydrodynamics, and water-quality analysis
• Consent support for coastal structures, reclamation, dredging, and seabed disturbance
• Integrated assessment of physical, ecological, and social effects
• Mitigation planning to avoid or offset environmental impacts
• Expert witness and technical review for consent hearings
• Post-consent monitoring and compliance support
• Stakeholder engagement and collaboration with councils, developers, and NGOs
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Why eCoast

With decades of combined experience, 1000+ technical reports, and 150+ publications, eCoast bridges science and regulatory expertise to guide projects from assessment through approval while safeguarding coastal and marine environments.

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Recent Projects:

Seabed Mining Review – South Taranaki Bight — environmental impact assessment, regulatory review, consent‑support for seabed mining.

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