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Workshop - Council

Notes

 

 

Date:                                    Tuesday 19 August 2025

Time:                                   9.30 am - 1. 15 pm

Venue:                                 HR Training Room, Level 1, Civic Offices,
53 Hereford Street, Christchurch
Open session will be recorded and published online

 

 

Present

Chairperson

Deputy Chairperson

Members

Mayor Phil Mauger

Deputy Mayor Pauline Cotter

Councillor Kelly Barber

Councillor Melanie Coker

Councillor Celeste Donovan

Councillor Tyrone Fields

Councillor James Gough

Councillor Tyla Harrison-Hunt

Councillor Victoria Henstock

Councillor Yani Johanson

Councillor Aaron Keown

Councillor Sam MacDonald

Councillor Jake McLellan

Councillor Andrei Moore

Councillor Mark Peters

Councillor Tim Scandrett

Councillor Sara Templeton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal Advisor

Mary Richardson

Chief Executive

Tel: 941 8999

mary.richardson@ccc.govt.nz

 

 

 

There will be no public admittance into the meeting room. The open session will be recorded and published online. Note: This forum has no decision-making powers and is purely for information sharing. To find upcoming meetings, watch a recording after the meeting date, or view copies of meeting Agendas and Notes, go to: https://www.ccc.govt.nz/the-council/meetings-agendas-and-minutes/

 

 The agenda was dealt with in the following order.

1.   Apologies Ngā Whakapāha  

There were no apologies received.

 

 

2.   Dangerous and Derelict Buildings

 

Presented by: John Higgins & Steve Tunley

·         Staff presented on dangerous and derelict buildings. Provided information on what constitutes a dangerous and derelict building, and the powers territorial authorities have to act. Provided the summary of complaints within the last financial year, and examples.

·         Requested for stats on complaints/assessments/resourcing. Staff confirmed this could be included in quarterly update. ACTION: staff confirmed if not in next presentation, this will be provided back.

·         Discussion of arson, ways in which we can protect for the community. FENZ provided information regarding requirements for them to act. ACTION: request for information from staff and FENZ regarding recommended legislative changes.

·         Discussion of rubbish dumping on vacant sites. Confirmation that staff can clear a site but can’t recover costs. Insanitary provisions. ACTION: staff to check what options are, and what other councils do.

 

3.   Regulatory Compliance Unit Update

 

Presented by: John Higgins and Lionel Bridger

·         Staff went through the key achievements of the unit and continuous improvement initiatives. Covered major campaigns and works achieved.  

·         Discussion of freedom camping, issues that relate to it, how we can monitor this and get this feedback. ACTION: Staff to provide information on monitoring. CD. Discussion of New Brighton examples. ACTION: staff to look at what other Council’s do, holistic approaches.

·         Confirmation that numbers related to freedom camping is complaints. Note only 23 infringements. ACTION: Request for numbers of proactive enforcement of freedom camping. ACTION: staff to provide number of complaints from Diamond Harbour and Akaroa.

·         Request for proactive increased animal management presence in Halswell Quarry. Staff confirm is a priority area, and have a presence as much as possible. Staff confirm will increase presence.

·         Discussion regarding signage campaigns, and repetitive events and companies. ACTION: Confirmation regarding what we do regarding repeat offenders, what is requires to prosecute. Staff note issue with resources.  

 

Break: 10:46 – 11:00 – Move to Public excluded – return to public at 12:18pm

 

8.   PC14 opt out proposal and decision making

 

Presented by Ike Klenybos

·         Staff went through changes since the previous workshop and provided a recap regarding the required decisions.

·         Discussion whether views could be considered from the public. Staff confirmed that they can, and how the public can engage with these changes.

·         Discussion of choice of options versus decision on a map, and alteration of other areas due to inclusion of changes.

·         Discussion of MRT consideration.

·         Discussion of whether Hornby green areas can be a separate decision. Staff confirm that this is the baseline, so those areas will need to be found elsewhere. Will be required in primary vote, blue voted on separately. 

·         Discussion of blue close to Teachers College. Confirmed additional, voted separately. Discussion regarding this area being in excess of minimum requirements. Confirm pulled out, no decision.

·         Discussion of the qualifying matter. Staff confirm those were provided in 5 August.

·         Discussion of Arthurs Street. Traffic issues due to intensification. Staff discussed legislative and RMA. ACTION: Staff to provide advice regarding what can be done to ensure traffic safety in areas of intensification.  

·         Confirmation that two remaining blue areas will be voted on separately. Green is the base, and blue is in excess.

·         Discussion of streamline processes. Note streamline processes are exempt from the current restriction on plan changes until 2027.

·         Discussion of MRT route and immediate jump to high density once decided.

 

 

Meeting concluded at 1:04pm.