POT Annual Meeting 2022: Chair & Chief Executive’s Address

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PORT OF TAURANGA ANNUAL MEETING 2022
Friday 28 October 2022, at 1.00pm
Chair – Julia Hoare
It is now my pleasure to present a summary of the Group’s performance for the year to June
2022.
Port of Tauranga continues to play a critical role in New Zealand’s economic recovery from
the Covid-19 pandemic. Widespread disruption still affects the international supply chain and
delays continue at other ports, resulting in ongoing congestion at our container terminal.
Vessels are still arriving off window. Only six out of 16 weekly services are showing up on time
at the moment – the ones that call first at Tauranga.
There has been a silver lining to the disruption, with increased storage revenues, but it has
put an enormous strain on our team and our service providers.
We are hopeful a return to schedule reliability early in 2023 will allow us to return to pro forma
windows, enabling better resource planning and smoother cargo flows around the country.
In the meantime, our team members, our service providers and our customers deserve our
appreciation for their diligence, patience and support as we strive to return to peak efficiency.
I am pleased to report that our company has performed well under these trying circumstances,
achieving another year of our excellent results.
Group Net Profit After Tax increased 8.7 per cent to $111.3 million, driven by solid bulk trade
and container volumes, and increased storage revenue.
Costs also rose substantially, with operating expenses increasing approximately 13 per cent
to $192 million, mostly due to higher rail, fuel and labour costs.
The Board declared a final interim dividend of 8.2 cents per share, to bring the total dividend
to 14.7 cents per share, up from 13.5 cents per share the previous year.
We continue to pursue capacity-building developments that will also improve the resilience of
the Upper North Island supply chain.
Since 2020, we have been trying to obtain a resource consent to extend our Sulphur Point
container wharves to create another berth. We are also engaged with potential vendors for an
automation solution that will increase container storage capacity and efficiency in the terminal.
Our frustration with the delayed resource consent process is well documented.

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Detailed planning and consultation began in early 2019. You can see the proposed
construction zones shaded in blue on the satellite picture on screen.
In May 2020, the Port applied unsuccessfully for consideration under the Government’s Shovel
Ready scheme to expedite the consent process. No Government funding was sought for the
project.
The Port was also unsuccessful in a subsequent application for Fast Track consenting in 2021.
Government Ministers instead recommended direct referral to the Environment Court.
The Environment Court hearing to consider the resource consent application was scheduled
for July this year, but it was postponed after some parties contracted Covid-19. The application
is now due to be heard in the first few weeks of March 2023, some nine months later.
While we have been navigating this seemingly endless maze, the cost of construction
continues to rise, with an estimated $20 million already added to the $68.5 million construction
cost for the Sulphur Point extension. Had we been successful with our application under the
shovel ready scheme, we would be finishing construction now.
The development is critical to New Zealand Inc. Without it, the Port and the country will face
capacity constraints within a few years. Leaders of some of the country’s biggest exporters
say they are concerned, including Zespri, Kotahi, Oji Fibre Solutions, the New Zealand Cargo
Owners Council and Export NZ.
Concurrently, we are pursuing our plans to automate new container storage areas at the
terminal to increase our capacity within the current footprint.
Our automation project will utilise well-proven technology that has been in use for many years
at some of the world’s most efficient ports.
The future freight handling capacity of inland freight hubs will also help us increase our
capacity.
The Ruakura Inland Port near central Hamilton is under development, with opening scheduled
for early 2023. You can see the paved inland port in the forefront of the aerial photo on screen.
This rail-connected hub is being developed in a 50/50 joint venture with Tainui Group Holdings
and is part of Tainui’s Ruakura Superhub development.
Inland ports play a crucial role in our vision for a more integrated and efficient Upper North
Island supply chain.
There have been numerous reports and reviews of aspects of the freight network – some 26
at last count – and the Ministry of Transport is currently drafting a national supply chain
strategy.

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Our preference has always been for commercial pragmatism and fact-based analysis to lead
solutions, rather than any politically-motivated or interest-driven proposals.
Our vision involves enhancing existing assets, while investing in supporting infrastructure such
as new rail connections and coastal shipping.
Progress has already been made on increasing coastal shipping, with Pacifica introducing a
second vessel on its New Zealand coastal service, offering additional capacity out of Timaru
and Northport. Maersk has also modified its former trans-Tasman and Fiji service to create a
dedicated New Zealand service with two vessels.
An integrated, efficient, resilient, and cost-effective supply chain can be achieved with the help
of Government. We are looking for the removal of regulatory and legislative barriers, and
investment in transport networks.
It is our belief that current legislation and policy does not encourage nor facilitate investment,
even when it is environmentally sound and nationally significant. The consenting process is
complex, time-consuming, and costly. It hinders the adoption of new technology, with its
economic and environmental benefits, ensures we are always playing catch up with capacity,
and stops existing assets from being used to their full potential.
We will continue to press government to address these issues.
We have been working on a Board refresh, ensuring we have the right individuals with the
right skills to take your company into the future. We had some big boots to fill with the
departure of David Pilkington, who retired in July after 17 years on the Board and nine as
Chair. Our thanks to David.
To prepare for David’s departure, Dean Bracewell joined the Board in December. Dean is the
former Managing Director of Freightways, one of New Zealand’s largest transport and logistics
companies.
Today we are also saying farewell to Kim Ellis, who retires from the Board after nine years.
Thank you, Kim, for your outstanding contribution and service.
In preparation for Kim’s departure, Brodie Stevens joined the Board in August. Brodie has
extensive shipping sector experience and is the former Swire Shipping/China Navigation
Company Country Manager.
Both Brodie and Dean will introduce themselves later in the meeting.
To allow for a smooth transition through the refresh, we temporarily increased the Board to
eight members, instead of the usual seven.
NZX listing rules allowed us to temporarily increase the Directors’ fees pool, to accommodate
for this increase in the number of Directors.

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We are not seeking any increase in the pool this year. However, in 2023, we intend to do a
benchmarking exercise and come back to you with our recommendations on the
appropriateness of the director fee levels.
As this is my first Annual Meeting as Chair, I’d just like to take the opportunity to thank my
fellow Directors and the management team for their support over the past few months. It is an
absolute privilege to have this role. It’s a great company and I’m really looking forward to
where we take it next.
I will now hand over to Leonard to take us through the operational highlights and challenges
of the past year.
Ngā mihi nui

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PORT OF TAURANGA ANNUAL MEETING 2022
Friday 28 October 2022, at 1.00pm
Chief Executive – Leonard Sampson
Thank you, Julia, and kia ora koutou.
As Julia described, it was a challenging year but one in which our people and partners
once again stepped up to keep essential cargo moving for New Zealand.
We have done our best to incentivise smooth cargo flows over the year, and our results
reflect an increase in storage revenues. The container terminal is still operating with
around 50% more containers in the yard – than prior to the impacts of Covid and
subsequent shipping congestion.
Our ability to increase throughput is constrained by vessels continuing to arrive off
schedule, labour shortages, and berth capacity at the container terminal. We could
take more container ships if we had the additional berth that we have been trying to
consent for the past three and a half years.
Our automation project will unlock additional capacity within our current footprint. It will
also help us improve safety, reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
Our existing container terminal has the annual capacity to accommodate up to 1.4
million twenty-foot equivalent units or TEU. With automation and the new berth, we
will have the ability to grow to nearly double that volume.
We have already completed an $11-million-dollar electricity upgrade in anticipation of
the development.
The concept involves fully-electric, rail-mounted gantry cranes, with manned, hybrid
straddles running between the container yard and ship-side.
Similar models are already in use in container terminals around the world including
Brisbane, Melbourne, London, Antwerp, Shanghai, and Singapore along with many
more.
It is great to be here in person today. Since our virtual annual meeting last year, our
team has been on a Covid rollercoaster ride, dealing with cases on board visiting
vessels, the Delta variant outbreak and extended lockdowns, as well as the
introduction and subsequent removal of the Government-mandated vaccinations and
testing for border workers.

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Throughout the Omicron outbreak, illness and isolation requirements exacerbated
labour shortages in many work groups, including straddle drivers and stevedores on
the port.
Our workforce’s very high vaccination rates, face mask use, testing and work group
separation has helped avoid serious illness and widespread disruption to date.
We will never put productivity ahead of safety. Port workers can, and do, halt
operations if they feel conditions are unsafe for any reason. I have reiterated this
message to both our team members and our service providers we work with.
Nationally, we are supporting an industry-wide collaboration on improving safety
practices. Our General Manager of Health and Safety, Pat Kirk, has been instrumental
in the development of an industry-wide fatigue risk management system being
launched in the next month.
Following the tragic fatalities at Ports of Auckland and Lyttelton earlier this year,
Maritime NZ and WorkSafe undertook a joint audit of all New Zealand ports in May of
this year. Whilst the specific report for our company did not raise any concerns, we
welcome a sector wide approach to improving health and safety outcomes and
managing critical risk across all ports in New Zealand.
Looking at cargo trends over the past year, total trade remained steady at 25.6 million
tonnes for the year, compared with 25.7 million tonnes the previous year.
Imports increased 3.0% to 9.7 million tonnes, while exports decreased 2.5% to 15.9
million tonnes.
Container volumes increased 3.4% to 1.24 million TEU.
Log export volumes dropped by 4.4% to 6.1 million tonnes due to international pricing,
and the extended China lockdowns.
Dairy exports decreased 5.5% in volume, with Kiwifruit exports continuing to grow, up
8.8% for the year.
For the first time since 2018, total ship visits increased by 4.7%, to 1,369.
However, despite increased container volumes for the year, 26 fewer container
vessels called at the Tauranga Container Terminal, with the average container
exchange per vessel increasing by 10.7%.
It is interesting to note, that whilst container volumes have remained steady over the
past 3 years – we still have 22% less or 172 fewer container vessels calling at
Tauranga than in 2019.

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Cruise ships have returned to the Bay of Plenty for the first time since March 2020.
TheMajestic Princess arrived on 15 October as the first of 103 passenger vessels
expected this season. By way of comparison, we welcomed 116 cruise ships in the
2018/2019 season, and 106 in the shortened 2019/2020 season.
In a few months’ time we will take delivery of our new pilot launch, which will be named
after our late pilot and tug masterTroy Evans. The launch design was one of the last
projects that Troy worked on before he passed away at the end of December following
a long battle with Parkinson’s.
Troy was a much-loved husband, father, workmate and friend, and was part of the
Port of Tauranga team for over 10 years. He worked on many special projects,
including the design and purchase of our two tug boats in 2015, and was also
internationally recognised for his safer piloting initiatives.
Our wellbeing programme, ShipShape, has been helpful in supporting our people
throughout the challenges of the past few years. Pleasingly in 2022 the employee-led
programme has been able to reinstate events to boost both mental and physical, as
well as financial wellbeing.
At Port of Tauranga, we take our social licence and environmental performance very
seriously. Air and water quality, in particular, is a constant focus.
Over the past 12 months we have installed an additional 640 metres of wind fencing -
bringing the total to 1.4 kilometres.
We have also continued to increase wharf sweeping and improve bulk cargo handling
procedures.
Dust monitor indicators have shown a 5.6% reduction in the past year, and a 16.1%
reduction since 2020.
Whilst we are currently complying with national standards, we will continue to seek
ways to decrease dust generation. In this regard we are pleased to be working closely
with the Bay of Plenty Regional Council over the next 12 months to increase the
number of air quality monitors across both the port operations, but also the
surrounding Mount Maunganui area.
With regard to the marine area, we currently have an extensive water quality
monitoring programme, with regular testing for suspended solids, heavy metal
toxicants and other contaminants.

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Although the testing meets the conditions of our stormwater resource consents on
both sides of the harbour, we are not content.
We consider there is an opportunity to further improve water quality and we’re looking
at ways we can utilise new technology, particularly on the older Mount Maunganui
wharves.
Through the Ngā Mātarae Trust, we support several projects to improve the health
and wellbeing of the harbour. The Trust has representation from the Port, the three
local iwi, the Mauao Trust and the Tauranga Moana Iwi Customary Fisheries Trust. It
is funded through an annual grant from the Port.
Projects to date include a pipi research project and the purchase of a research and
monitoring vessel for Manaaki Te Awanui Trust (pictured here), along with a wetland
restoration project.
An issue that has long been of concern to local residents is fumigation, specifically the
use of the ozone-depleting fumigant methyl bromide. From 1 January this year, Port
of Tauranga has required all methyl bromide fumigations to utilise recapture
technology. In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency has also introduced
stricter rules around fumigation activity.
Debarking logs off-site greatly reduces the amount of pre-shipment fumigation
required, with the added bonus of avoiding log debris on the wharves. We are pleased
to see a second de-barker is currently being commissioned by log exporters in the
Waikato.
Turning to our decarbonisation strategy – total greenhouse gas emissions reduced by
2.1% for the year, with carbon emission intensity, which is a measure of emissions per
tonne of cargo, decreased by 0.6%.
Further gains were impeded by congestion in the container terminal for the second
year in a row, resulting in increased straddle movements and diesel usage.
Our opportunity to significantly reduce our emissions in future lies in electrification. For
example, the automated stacking cranes that we will install in the container terminal
are 100% electric and will produce 75% fewer emissions than a comparable diesel
straddle carrier operation.
There are also substantial benefits for New Zealand’s overall emissions profile from
the use of larger vessels calling at the Port of Tauranga. By far the largest proportion
of carbon emissions in the container supply chain, relates to the “blue water” or ocean-
going part of the cargo journey.

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Coastal shipping also supports connecting smaller regional ports to larger, more fuel-
efficient vessels in Tauranga, resulting in overall fewer emissions per container.
Together with the use of rail, Port of Tauranga offers a lower carbon alternative for
New Zealand shippers seeking to reduce emissions.
Currently around a third of all of our container volumes are transhipped from one
vessel to another, meaning they never leave the port gate. Of the remaining port
volume, just under half or 9 million tonnes of this cargo comes in or out of the port via
rail.
As a result, since 2014 we have managed to absorb a 35% increase in total tonnage,
including a 55% or 430,000 TEU increase in container volumes – without adding to
road traffic.
Our total vehicle movement data, in and out of the port, shows a 1.7% decrease in
total port traffic since 2014.
It is interesting to note, however, that over the same period the population in
Tauranga/Western Bay region has increased by around 30%.
I’m pleased to share that over the past year, we have added a significant community
partnership to our sponsorship portfolio. The new Port of Tauranga Rescue Centre in
Mount Maunganui serves as a hub for the 19 surf life saving clubs in the eastern region
and will act as a rescue coordination point for any major beach and surf rescues.
We have also just renewed our naming rights sponsorship of the Port of Tauranga
National Jazz Festival, returning for its 60
th
year next Easter.
I will now provide a quick update on trade in the first quarter and our outlook.
In the first quarter, total trade was down 7 % on the previous year to 6.4 million tonnes,
reflecting a weaker log market, and a challenging end to the kiwifruit season.
Container volumes for the period were up slightly, with a 1.8 % increase, helped with
dairy volumes in the first quarter that were up 7%.
Based on the first quarter’s results, and notwithstanding any significant changes to
market conditions, we expect full-year earnings to be in the range of 115 to 120 million
dollars.

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The results over the last year reflect our strong diversity of cargoes and resilient
operational performance. We expect these factors, along with our long-term freight
agreements with key partners, to continue to provide stability.
In the short-term, we remain hopeful of a return to fixed container vessel schedules in
New Zealand. However, we will not be able to achieve this alone, and will require all
New Zealand ports to return to normal container operations and productivity. We are
eager to see this happen in early 2023.
Global economic conditions and commodity prices continue to be of concern. There is
uncertainty around the impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine along with the global
recovery from the Covid pandemic, and current high inflation environment.
That being said, we believe Port of Tauranga remains well-positioned to face these
challenges.
It now just remains for me to thank our dedicated team, supportive business partners
and understanding customers for their contributions to Port of Tauranga’s ongoing
success.
Thank you - to our committed shareholders for your continued support as we navigate
the uncertain waters ahead.
Together we will ensure that we continue to connect New Zealand and the world.
Ngā mihi nui kia koutou katoa.
Thank you.

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Port of Tauranga Ltd Annual Meeting
28 October 2022

Julia Hoare
Chair

Senior Management Team
Leonard Sampson
Chief Executive
Simon Kebbell
Chief Financial Officer
Melanie Dyer
GM Corporate Services
Rochelle Lockley
GM Communications
Pat Kirk
GM Health and Safety
Dan Kneebone
GM Property and Infrastructure
Blair Hamill
GM Commercial

Group Net Profit After Tax up 8.7%
For the year ended 30 June 2022
$94,273
$100,577
$88,679
$102,375
$111,317
$0
$10,000
$20,000
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
$60,000
$70,000
$80,000
$90,000
$100,000
$110,000
$120,000
20182019202020212022
$’000s

Ordinary Dividends
For the year ended 30 June 2022
13.3
12.4
13.5
14.7
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
2019202020212022
Ordinary
Special
Cents per share

Critical New Zealand Infrastructure
• July 2022 - Environment Court hearing date delayed to March 2023
• Current container capacity 1.4M TEU, current volume 1.25M TEU
• 2-year construction period & 2.5 years capacity left:
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE

Artist’s impresssion of automation
buildout with new berth

Ruakura Superhub, October 2022

Dean Bracewell
Director

Kim Ellis
Retiring Director

Brodie Stevens
Director

Leonard Sampson
Chief Executive

International port utilising ASCs

Safety slide

Total Trade down 0.5%
For the year ended 30 June 2022
24,458
26,946
24,808
25,738
25,615
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
20182019202020212022
Tonnes 000s

Container Volumes up 3.4%
For the year ended 30 June 2022
1,182,147
1,233,177
1,251,741
1,200,831
1,241,061
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
800,000
900,000
1,000,000
1,100,000
1,200,000
1,300,000
1,400,000
20182019202020212022
TEUs

Log Exports down 4.4%
For the year ended 30 June 2022
6,276
7,063
5,544
6,339
6,058
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
20182019202020212022
JAS 000s

Direct Kiwifruit Exports up 8.8%
For the year ended 30 June 2022
1,303
1,473
1,465
1,629
1,772
0
250
500
750
1,000
1,250
1,500
1,750
2,000
20182019202020212022
M3 000s

S
W
Harbour Water and Sediment Quality
All mean values meets high conservation
value guideline for heavy metal toxicants.
All mean values meets slightly-
moderately disturbed systems guideline
for heavy metal toxicants.
All mean values meets highly disturbed
system guideline for heavy metal
toxicants.
All mean values meets very highly
disturbed system guideline for heavy
metal toxicants.
Sediment quality sample site.
Water quality sampling site.
S
W
W
W
W
*Guidelines relate to ANZECC 2000 trigger values for toxicants table 3.4.1
Technical data available, all water quality samples taken during rainfall events

Greenhouse Gas Emissions
44,691
47,661
40,430
43,464
42,534
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
FY 18FY19FY20FY21FY22
Tonnes of CO2e
Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions

Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Kilograms of CO2e per tonne of cargo
1.80
1.75
1.63
1.63
1.62
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
1.00
1.20
1.40
1.60
1.80
2.00
FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22
Kilograms CO2e per tonne of cargo

597,225
570,340
580,941
656,024
684,876
693,201
595,242
586,765
-
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
800,000
20142015201620172018201920202021
Vehicles MountVehicles SPTVehicles TotalLinear (Vehicles Total )
Total Vehicle Movements
Port of Tauranga 2014-2021 (calendar year)

Tauranga / Western Bay Population
Growth

First quarter performance
• Trade down 7% compared with
first quarter FY2022
• Weaker log market, kiwifruit
challenges
• Container volumes up 1.8%
• Full year earnings forecast: $115
million to $120 million.

THANK YOU

Port of Tauranga Ltd Annual Meeting
28 October 2022

Resolution 1 (a):
Re-election of Mr Alastair Roderick Lawrence

Resolution 1 (b):
Election of Mr Dean John Bracewell

Resolution 1 (c):
Election of Mr John Brodie Stevens

Resolution 2:
Remuneration of Auditor

Port of Tauranga Ltd Annual Meeting
28 October 2022

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28 October 2022
Port of Tauranga Shares First Quarter Update at Annual
Meeting
Port of Tauranga, New Zealand’s largest port, today reported steady container volumes for the first
quarter of the 2023 financial year.
Total trade was down 7% compared with the previous year, to 6.4 million tonnes, reflecting a weaker
log export market and a challenging end to the kiwifruit season.
Container volumes increased 1.8% compared with the previous corresponding period, helped by a 7%
increase in dairy volumes.
This month, cruise ships have returned to the Bay of Plenty for the first time since March 2020, with
103 expected this season.
Port of Tauranga Chief Executive, Leonard Sampson, told the Company’s Annual Meeting of
Shareholders today that the Port is hopeful of a return to fixed container vessel schedules to ease
ongoing congestion. Only six out of 16 weekly services are currently arriving on time to Tauranga.
“We will not be able to achieve schedule reliability alone and require all New Zealand ports to return to
normal container operations and productivity. We are eager to see this happen in early 2023.”
Based on the first quarter’s results, and notwithstanding any significant changes to market conditions,
Port of Tauranga expects full-year earnings to be in the range of $115 million to $120 million.
“The results over the last year reflected our strong diversity of cargoes and resilient operational
performance. We expect these factors, along with our long-term freight agreements with key partners,
to continue to provide stability,” said Mr Sampson.
He said global economic conditions and commodity prices continued to be of concern. The impacts of
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, along with the global recovery from the Covid pandemic and current high
inflation environment, created some uncertainty.
“That being said, we believe Port of Tauranga remains well-positioned to face these challenges” he
said.
For more information, please contact:
Rochelle Lockley
GM Communications, Port of Tauranga Limited
Ph: 021 865 884