Agenda of Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board Information Session/Workshop

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Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board Information Session/Workshop

Agenda

Notice of Information Session/Workshop Te Pānui o te Hui:

A Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board Information Session/Workshop will be held on:

Date: Thursday 27 November 2025

Time: 3 pm

Venue: Horoeka Room, Rārākau: Riccarton Centre,
199 Clarence Street, Christchurch

Membership Ngā Mema

Chairperson

Deputy Chairperson

Members

Marie Pollisco

Sarah Brunton

Helen Broughton

Cody Cooper

Joseph Fullerton

Tyla Harrison-Hunt

Andrei Moore

Debbie Mora

Mark Peters

21 November 2025

Principal Advisor

Emma Pavey

Acting Manager Community Governance

Tel: 941 5107

emma.pavey@ccc.govt.nz

Meeting Advisor

Faye Collins

Community Board Advisor

Tel: 941 5108

faye.collins@ccc.govt.nz

Website: www.ccc.govt.nz

2. Whakatā Christchurch Cemetery draft development plan consultation results
Reference Te Tohutoro:	25/1530932
Presenter(s) Te Kaipāhō :	Eric Banks, Senior Network Planner Parks Hannah Ballantyne, Senior Engagement Advisor

1. Detail Te Whakamahuki

Timing	This information session is expected to last for 30 minutes.
Purpose / Origin of the Information Session	The Community Board chair has requested an information session to discuss the consultation results of the draft Whakatā Christchurch Cemetery development plan prior to considering the decision report.
Background	· Following Council resolution CNCL/2019/0023, staff prepared a draft development plan which underwent consultation June / July 2025. The draft plan, consultation results, and the proposed amendments to the draft plan are to be discussed at this information session. · The draft development plan for Whakatā Cemetery was prepared following extensive engagement with faith and cultural communities, funeral-based stakeholder groups, and the Templeton community over 2019/2020, Attachment B. Amended plan following consultation at Attachment C. · Consultation on the draft plan opened on 5 June and ran until 7 July 2025. · Feedback was received by five recognised organisations and 46 individuals. · Overall, 38% of submitters supported the plan, 22% somewhat supported, 30% did not support and 13% ‘didn’t know’. · A full report on the consultation and a summary of submissions is available in Attachment A.
Key Issues	· The majority of submitters either supported or somewhat supported the plan. Templeton-based residents and organisations were less likely to be supportive of the plans than those living elsewhere. · Submissions relating to the proximity of residential property to some proposed cemetery facilities resulted in modifications to the draft plan including removal of proposed pathways adjacent to mutual boundaries, removal of one of the two toilet blocks, placing greater distance between residents and the children’s area and the sexton’s facility. Greater distance between specimen trees near the boundaries was made to emphasise the preservation of views while also providing the additional screening.
Next Steps	· Part A decision report to be considered by the Community Board · Council decision. · Detailed design and consenting, including further engagement with adjacent residents.
Useful Links	·

Attachments Ngā Tāpirihanga

No.	Title	Reference	Page
a ⇩	Consultation and summary of submissions report - Whakatā Templeton Cemetery	25/2279717	7
b ⇩	Whakatā Christchurch Cemetery Development Plan Stage 1 consultation plan	25/1504652	10
c ⇩	Whakatā Christchurch Cemetery amended stage 1 development plan	25/1503098	11
d ⇩	Whakatā Christchurch Cemetery at Templeton location diagram	25/1503099	12

Signatories Ngā Kaiwaitohu

Authors

Eric Banks - Senior Parks & Policy Planner

Hannah Ballantyne - Senior Engagement Advisor

Approved By

Kelly Hansen - Manager Parks Planning & Asset Management

Al Hardy - Manager Community Parks

Rupert Bool - Head of Parks

3. City Planning - Update on plan change programme and other priority projects
Reference Te Tohutoro:	25/2346488
Presenter(s) Te Kaipāhō :	Sarah Oliver, City Planning Team Leader and Darren Bridgett, City Planning Team Leader

1. Detail Te Whakamahuki

Timing	This information session is expected to last 30 minutes (includes question time).
Purpose / Origin of the Information Session	The purpose of this session is to provide an update on the Plan Change programme with a specific focus on what plan changes are most relevant to the Halswell, Hornby and Riccarton wards. This will include an update on the Council led plan changes for which approval is sought from the Minister as exemptions to the “plan stop” direction. It will also cover the Private Plan Change rezoning requests (and Fast Track applications) within the Community Board’s area.
Background	This information session follows on from other information sessions provided to the previous Council (links to those presentations can be provided upon request).
Key Issues	· Implications of land use changes sought through Council-led and Private Plan Changes.
Next Steps	· Not applicable
Useful Links	· Information on specific plan changes are available here Christchurch District Plan : Christchurch City Council.

Attachments Ngā Tāpirihanga

There are no attachments to this coversheet.

Signatories Ngā Kaiwaitohu

Author	Sarah Oliver - Team Leader City Planning
Approved By	Mark Stevenson - Head of Planning & Consents

4. Hornby Local Area Plan and associated transport programmes
Reference Te Tohutoro:	25/2352360
Presenter(s) Te Kaipāhō :	Sarah Oliver, City Planning Team Leader; Jane Cameron, Strategic Transport Team Leader; Salina Li, NZTA Principal Planning Advisor, System Planning

1. Detail Te Whakamahuki

Timing	This information session is expected to last for 40 minutes (includes 10 mins questions).
Purpose / Origin of the Information Session	The purpose of this information session is to update the Community Board on progress in developing the Hornby Local Area Plan (LAP) and interrelated major transport projects and programmes. The first part of the session will cover the first phase of the Hornby LAP project and approach to engagement, including the input, support and direction sought from the Community Board. The second part of the session will focus on three transport programmes: Mass Rapid Transit Route Protection, Public Transport Futures, and NZTA’s SH1 Hornby Access and Development Strategic Transport Plan.
Background	The Community Board have been briefed on the Ōtautahi Christchurch Planning Programme (endorsed by Council in November 2024) and the Greater Christchurch Spatial Plan. Both these documents identify Hornby as a priority area of focus for Council’s future planning and investment. The proposed ‘turn up and go’ rapid transit service will run along a city spine from Hornby to Belfast, via the central city. The MRT project builds on the goal of increasing patronage from the Public Transport Futures programme. NZ Transport Agency is developing a programme of improvements to the state highway network through Hornby and the airport surrounds to manage growth and increased freight movements.
Key Issues	· Achieving a well-functioning urban environment. · Supporting investment. · Managing growth impacts and demands. · Improving the quality of urban environments, specifically neighbourhoods facing the greatest change in terms of density.
Next Steps	· Endorsement of the approach to engagement for the Hornby LAP
Useful Links	· WEB-INF7906-Otautahi-Christchurch-Future-Transport-Plan-2024-54.pdf · Ōtautahi Christchurch Planning Programme : Christchurch City Council · Greater Christchurch Spatial Plan : Greater Christchurch.

Attachments Ngā Tāpirihanga

There are no attachments to this coversheet.

Signatories Ngā Kaiwaitohu

Author	Sarah Oliver - Team Leader City Planning
Approved By	Mark Stevenson - Head of Planning & Consents