The agenda was dealt with in the following order. Where no
voting record is shown, the item was carried unanimously by those present.
Karakia Tīmatanga
1. Apologies Ngā Whakapāha
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Council Decision
There were no apologies received for
Tuesday, 31 March 2026.
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2. Declarations of Interest Ngā
Whakapuaki Aronga
Councillor Coker
declared an interest in submission 1169 - Summit Road Society Incorporated.
Councillors Cartwright
and Coker declared an interest in submission 1214 - Canterbury
Museum Trust Board.
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3. Draft Annual Plan 2026/27 - Hearing of verbal
submissions
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Councillors Cotter and Donovan were not
present when the hearing started and joined at 10.05 am.
Deputy Mayor Henstock left the hearing at
10.06 am and rejoined at 10.28 am.
Councillor MacDonald left the hearing at
10.28 am.
The hearing adjourned at 11.38 am and
reconvened at 11.03 am with the Mayor absent and Deputy Mayor Henstock
chairing.
Councillor Cotter was not present when the
meeting reconvened, rejoining at 11.05 am.
The Mayor rejoined the hearing at 11.09 am
and resumed the Chair from 11.10 am.
Councillor MacDonald rejoined the hearing
at 11.23 am.
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3.1 Hearing of
verbal submissions - Tuesday, 31 March 2026
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The following
submitters spoke to the Council about the Draft Annual Plan 2026/27:
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· Ross Boswell (submission number 29)
· John Pickering by audiovisual link
(submission number 733)
· Nathan Ngatai (submission number 1027)
· Mark Darbyshire (submission number 1689)
· Michael Sheppard (submission number
643)
· David HiltonBright (submission number
447)
· Drucilla Kingi Patterson (submission
number 911)
· James Ensor and Eden Husband for Naval Point Boat Safety Group
(submission number 1405)
· Suky Thompson and Jan Cook for Friends of Banks Peninsula (submission
number 1006)
· Tim Preston (submission number 1087)
· Peter Paterson (submission number
1079)
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Attachments
a John
Pickering - Presentation ⇨ 
b Nathan
Ngatai - Notes ⇨
c David
HiltonBright - Notes ⇨ 
d Drucilla
Kingi Patterson - Notes ⇨
e Naval
Point Boat Safety Group - Presentation ⇨ 
f Friends
of Banks Peninsula - Presentation ⇨
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3.2 Hearing of
verbal submissions - community boards
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Secretarial note: The Community Boards were heard at the Council meeting on 1
April 2026.
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The hearing adjourned at 11.43 am on
Tuesday, 31 March 2026 and reconvened at 10 am on Thursday, 2 April 2026.
Deputy Mayor Henstock assumed the Chair.
Councillors Donovan and McLellan joined the
hearing at 10.02 am.
Councillor MacDonald left the hearing at
10.22 am and returned at 10.26 am.
Councillor MacDonald left the hearing at
10.39 am and returned at 10.43 am.
The hearing adjourned at 10.50 am and
reconvened at 11.05 am. Councillors Peters, Harrison-Hunt and Fields were not
present at this time.
Councillors Peters and Fields returned to
the hearing at 11.08 am.
Councillor Harrison-Hunt returned to the
hearing at 11.10 am.
Councillor Moore left the hearing at 11.59
am and returned at 12.02 pm.
Councillor Keown left the hearing at 12 pm
and returned at 12.12 pm
Councillor MacDonald left the hearing at
12.26 pm and returned at 12.54 pm.
Councillors Cotter and McLellan left the
hearing at 12.25 pm and returned at 12.36 pm.
The hearing adjourned at 12.38 pm and
reconvened at 1.16 pm. Councillors Coker, Harrison-Hunt, Barber, McLellan and
Coker were not present at this time.
Councillor Barber returned to the hearing
at 1.17 pm.
Councillor Coker returned to the hearing at
1.24 pm.
Councillors McLellan and Coker returned to
the hearing at 1.25 pm.
Councillor Harrison-Hunt returned to the
hearing at 1.28 pm.
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3.3 Hearing of
verbal submissions - Thursday, 2 April 2026
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The following
submitters spoke to the Council about the Draft Annual Plan 2026/27:
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· Shelley Washington and Francesca Brown for Rod Donald Banks
Peninsula Trust (submission number 1439)
· Dorenda Britten (submission number
1310)
· Chrissie Williams and Malcolm Long for Ōpāwaho
Heathcote River Network (submission 1484)
· Philip Aldridge and Stella Ward for Te Matatiki Toi Ora The
Arts Centre (submission 673)
· Murray James, Rachel Crawford and David Duffy for We Are
Richmond (submission 1567)
· Rex Williams, Bill Swallows and Geoff Bradey (submission 1065)
· Tom Thomlinson, Shayne Te Aika, Sarah Murray, Nigel Tecofsky and
Andrea Webley for Canterbury Museum Trust Board (submission 1214)
· Evan Price (submission 557)
· Peter Beck (723)
· Anna Canton for Annakey Productions, Amanda Jenkins for Te
Puna Matarau, Canterbury Screen Network + AJ Films and Mike Percasky
(submissions 1248, 1440, 1728)
· Elisha Blogg and Rachel Shiels for Life in Vacant Spaces
(submission 322)
· Hans van der Voorn (submission 632)
· Ruth Woodley (submission 1203)
· Paula Jameson and Amanda Roxburgh for Summit Road Society Inc.
and Predator Free Port Hills (submission 1169)
· Dino Kudrass via audio/visual link for
Skellerup Industries Limited (submission 835)
· Trevor George (submission 66)
· David Hawke and John Bennett for Halswell Residents Association
Incorporated (submission 1543)
· John Walsh (submission 1127)
· Leah Jenkins (submission 834)
· Peter Tuffley for Beckenham Neighbourhood Association
Incorporated (submission 1752)
· Peter Tuffley (submission 1710)
· Diane Owen (submission 1379)
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Attachments
a Rod
Donald Banks Peninsula Trust - Presentation ⇨
b Ōpāwaho
Heathcote River Network - Presentation ⇨
c We
Are Richmond - Submission ⇨
d Canterbury
Museum Trust Board - Presentation ⇨
e Annakey
Productions, Te Puna Matarau, Canterbury Screen Network + AJ Films and Mike
Percasky - Presentation ⇨
f Life
in Vacant Spaces - Presentation ⇨
g Ruth
Woodley - Presentation ⇨
h Leah
Jenkins - Supporting Document ⇨
i Diane
Owen - Supporting Document ⇨
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The hearing adjourned at 11.55 pm on
Thursday, 2 April 2026 and reconvened at 11.30 am on Tuesday, 7 April 2026.
The hearing adjourned at 12.02 pm and
reconvened at 12.07 pm.
Councillor McLellan left the hearing at
11.31 am and returned at 11.42 am.
Councillor MacDonald left the hearing at
11.31 am and returned at 11.41 am.
Councillor Keown left the hearing at 11.39
am and returned at 11.43 am.
Councillor Cotter left the hearing at 11.59
am and returned at 12.01 pm.
Councillor Harrison-Hunt left the hearing
at 12.31 pm.
The hearing adjourned at 12.39 pm and
reconvened at 1 pm. Councillors Coker, Harrison-Hunt, Herz Jardine and
MacDonald were not present when the hearing reconvened.
Councillor Harrison-Hunt rejoined the
hearing at 1.02 pm.
Councillors Coker and Herz-Jardine rejoined
the hearing at 1.03 pm.
Councillor McLellan left the hearing at
1.20 pm and rejoined at 1.21 pm.
Deputy Mayor Henstock left the hearing at
1.20 pm and rejoined at 1.22 pm.
Deputy Mayor Henstock left the hearing at
1.42 pm and rejoined at 1.52 pm.
Councillor Barber left the hearing at 2.05
pm and rejoined at 2.08pm.
Deputy Mayor Henstock and Councillor Fields
left the hearing at 2.24 pm and rejoined at 2.32 pm.
Deputy Mayor Henstock left the hearing at
2.33 pm and rejoined at 2.34 pm.
Councillor Keown left the hearing at 2.39
pm and rejoined at 2.40 pm.
Councillor Peters left the hearing at 2.46
pm and rejoined at 2.50 pm.
Councillor Cotter left the hearing on 7
April at 2.46 pm
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3.4 Hearing of
verbal submissions - Tuesday, 7 April 2026
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The following
submitters spoke to the Council about the Draft Annual Plan 2026/27:
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·
Bex Green and Pam Richardson by audio visual
link and Hemi Bedggood for Federated Farmers New Zealand (submission
1589)
· Brett O’Riley by audiovisual link and Sir David Carter and
Ethan Hill for Rewi Alley Museum Charitable Trust (submission 1751)
· Ruth Dyson (submission 1219)
· Tilly Flood (submission 1548)
· John Thacker (submission 1762)
· Matiu Prebble for Wairewa Rūnanga Incorporated Society
(submission 1682) and Arpo Deer and Henare Teaika-Puanaki via audiovisual
link for Te Rūnanga o Koukourarata (submission 1635)
· Brie Liberty with Theo and Oakley
(submission 843)
· Robyn Nuthall and Shane Tonkin for the Christchurch School of
Music Te Kura Puoro (submission 1278)
· Margaret and Ian Noble for Ferrymead Heritage Trust (submission
1449)
· Geoff Brodie (submission number 832)
· Ruby Love-Smith (submission 1442)
· Timothy Seay for the Save the McDougall Campaign
(submission 1604)
· Joanna Gould (submission 1496)
· Deb Donnell (submission 981)
· Victoria Andrews via audiovisual link
(submission 1600)
· Tim Lindley and Hanno Sander for Christchurch Coastal Pathway
Group Inc (submission 1541)
· Rata and Peter Durham for Okains Bay Enhancement Society
(submission 1522)
· Anne Scott for Spokes Canterbury (submission 1697)
· Helen Broughton (submission 1730)
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Attachments
a Ferrymead
Heritage Trust - Presentation ⇨ 
b Geoff
Brodie - Supporting Document ⇨
c Save
the McDougall Campaign - Presentation ⇨
d Joanna
Gould - Presentation ⇨
e Deb
Donnell - Presentation ⇨
f Victoria
Andrews - Supporting Document ⇨
g Christchurch
Coastal Pathway Group - Presentation ⇨
h Spokes
- Presentation ⇨
i Helen
Broughton - Submission ⇨
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The hearing adjourned at 2.57 pm on
Tuesday, 7 April 2026 and reconvened at 2.01 pm on Thursday, 9 April 2026.
Councillor Cartwright joined the hearing at
2.05 pm.
Councillor Harrison-Hunt joined the hearing
at 2.10 pm.
Deputy Mayor Henstock left the hearing at
2.16 pm and returned at 2.19 pm.
The hearing adjourned at 3.17 pm and
reconvened at 3.31 pm. Deputy Mayor Henstock and Councillors Harrison-Hunt and
Donovan were not present when the hearing reconvened.
Deputy Mayor Henstock returned to the
hearing at 3.32 pm.
Councillor Cotter left the hearing at 3.34
pm and returned at 3.39 pm.
Councillor Harrison-Hunt returned to
hearing at 3.34 pm.
Councillor Donovan returned to the hearing
at 3.35 pm.
The hearing adjourned at 4.45 pm and
reconvened at 5.46 pm.
Deputy Mayor Henstock was not present when
the hearing reconvened and rejoined at 5.49 pm.
Councillor Harrison-Hunt left the hearing
on 9 April 2026 at 6.25pm
Councillor Cotter left the hearing at 6.37
pm and returned at 6.39 pm.
Councillor Barber left the hearing at 6.52
pm and returned at 6.55 pm.
Councillor Donovan left the hearing at 7.04
pm and returned at 7.05 pm.
Councillor Barber left the hearing at 7.43
pm and returned 7.45 pm
Councillor Keown left the hearing on 9
April 2026 at 8.16 pm.
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3.5 Hearing of
verbal submissions - Thursday, 9 April 2026
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The following
submitters spoke to the Council about the Draft Annual Plan 2026/27:
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·
George Laxton
via audio/visual link (submission 1713)
· Stephen McConnachie and Bronwyn Scott for the Waitaha Digital
Equity Network (submission 1554)
· Peter Carrell, Lindsay Crossen, Mark Steward and Stephen Wakefield
for the Christ Church Reinstatement Cathedral Ltd (submission 1757)
· Christine van Uden (submission 1110)
· Rachel Jefferies for the SCAPE Public Art (submission 1658)
· Carolyn Grant (submission 241)
· Claudia Reid (submission 1657)
· Catherine Boyer (submission 1044)
· Dianne Downward (submission 1477)
· Martin Ward (submission 940)
· Matthew Clayton (submission 489)
· Peter Carrell, Lindsay Crossen, Mark Steward and Stephen Wakefield
for the Christ Church Reinstatement Cathedral Ltd (submission 1757)
· Emma Hack, Kayleigh Patterson, and Hannah Dougherty for Next
Generation (submission 1634)
· Jan Buckland (submission 1631)
· Richard Barnacle (submission 1570)
· Fox Bennetts (submission 1629)
· Kevin Lamb (submission 1438)
· Peter Marshall (submission 1150)
· Marney Ainsworth, David Guthrey and Graham Townsend for Sustainable
Ōtautahi Christchurch (submission 1732)
· Matt Shaw via audiovisual link (submission
1747)
· Marc Duff for Greater Hornby Residents’ Association
(submission 1760)
· Marc Duff (submission 71)
· Julie Young and Nicki Sullivan for Grange Street Working Group
(submission 893)
· Andrew Eadon-Jones (submission 1235)
· Rachel Barker (submission 1624)
· Mark Belton and Tim Preston via audiovisual link for Restore
Christ Church Cathedral (submission 1030)
· Shaun Stockman for Stockman Group/KPI Rothschild Group
(submission 1112)
· Rachel Puentener (submission 1356)
· Humphrey Rolleston and Deborah
Rolleston (submission 884)
· Mary O’Connor (submission 1724)
· Ester Vallero,
Dale Deavoll, and Jon Fahlander (submission 1359)
· Mark Richrdson, Zhuhui Lam and Chris Hanen for Aidanfield
Christian School Board (submission 1540)
· Annabel Turley for Central City Business Association
(submission 1594)
· Samantha Yee via audiovisual link and Tom Chatterton for Property
Council New Zealand (submission 1536)
· Ngaio Bell, Simon Manson and Robert McCarthy for Lake Settler
Association (submission 1613)
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Attachments
a Christ
Church Reinstatement Cathedral Ltd - Presentation ⇨
b Scape
Public Art - Presentation ⇨
c Carolyne
Grant - Presentation ⇨
d Matthew
Clayton - Supporting Document ⇨
e Richard
Barnacle - Presentation ⇨
f Kevin
Lamb - Presentation ⇨
g Greater
Hornby Residents' Association - Presentation ⇨
h Grange
Street Working Group - Presentation ⇨
i Restore
Christ Church Cathedral - submission ⇨
j Stockman
Group - KPI Rothschild - Supporting Document ⇨
k Mary
O'Connor - Presentation ⇨
l Central
City Business Association - Presentation ⇨
m Lake
Settler Association - Presentation ⇨
n Lake
Settler Association - Submission ⇨
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The hearing adjourned at 8.19 pm on
Thursday, 9 April 2026 and reconvened at 12.30 pm on Saturday, 11 April 2026.
Councillor Keown joined the hearing at
12.36 pm.
Councillor Cotter left the hearing at 1.17
pm and returned at 1.19 pm.
Councillor Fields left the hearing at 1.24
pm and returned at 1.27 pm.
Councillor Barber left the hearing at 1.27
pm and returned at 1.31 pm.
Councillor McLellan left the hearing at
2.01 pm and returned at 2.02 pm.
The hearing adjourned at 2.08 pm and
reconvened at 2.25 pm.
Councillor Johanson and the Mayor left the
hearing during the adjournment.
Upon reconvening, Deputy Mayor Henstock
assumed the Chair.
Councillors Keown and Harrison-Hunt were
not present at the time the hearing reconvened.
Councillor Harrison-Hunt returned to
hearing at 2.27 pm.
Councillor Keown returned to hearing at
2.27 pm.
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Apologies
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Council Resolved CAPL/2026/00002
That the apologies from Councillor Herz
Jardine for absence, from the Mayor and Councillor Johanson for early
departure and from Councillor Keown for lateness be accepted for Saturday, 11
April 2026.
Councillor MacDonald/Deputy Mayor Carried
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3.6 Hearing of
verbal submissions - Saturday, 11 Aprill 2026
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The following
submitters spoke to the Council about the Draft Annual Plan 2026/27:
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· Philippa Rutledge (submission 732)
· Thomas Healey (submission 1395)
· Ian Healey (submission 1619)
· Renan Cataliotti via audio/visual link
(submission 129)
· Josephine Cataliotti and Ave Parthonnaud via auido/visual link (submission 139 and verbal submission)
· Steph Walker and Vicki Blyth for WORD Christchurch
(submission 1411)
· Dan van Asch (submission 1444)
· Kari Hunter (submission 1725)
· Denis McMurtrie (submission 1768)
· John Miller (submission 1475)
· Darel Hall (submission 1100)
· Scott Thelning for Cathedral Grammar School (submission
1608)
· Liz Hawes and Sarah McKay for Social Equity and Wellbeing
Network (submission 1396)
· David Close and Tim Baker for Christchurch East Labour
Electorate Commitee (submission 1729)
· John Hare for Holmes Group Ltd (submission 1372)
· Fiona Matheson-Grant, Brooke Winter and Sabrina Robertson for School
Strike 4 Climate (submission 1224)
· EJ Coffin, Ruby Love-Smith, Chloe Dilley, Ashwini Raazesh, Thomas
Richards and Lewis Devine-Smith for the Christchurch Youth Council
(submission 1719)
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Attachments
a Philippa
Rutledge - Written Submission ⇨
b Thomas
Healey - Presentation ⇨
c Thomas
Healey - Petition ⇨
d Word
Christchurch - Presentation ⇨
e Denis
McMurtie - Supporting Document ⇨
f Social
Equity and Wellbeing Network - Presentation ⇨
g Christchurch
East Labour Electorate Committee - Supporting Document ⇨
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The hearing adjourned at 3.19 pm on
Saturday, 11 April 20206 and reconvened at 11.17 am on Tuesday, 14 April 2026.
Deputy Mayor Henstock and Councillors Barber, Cotter, MacDonald and Moore were
not present at this time. Councillor Harrison-Hunt joined via audiovisual link.
Deputy Mayor Henstock and Councillors
Barber and MacDonald joined the hearing at 11.18 am.
Councillor Cotter joined the hearing at
11.47 am.
Councillor Keown left the hearing at 11.57
am and rejoined at 11.58 am.
Councillor Cotter left the hearing at 12.27
pm and rejointed at 12.29 pm.
The hearing adjourned at 12.40 pm and
reconvened at 1.26 pm. Councillors Cotter, McLellan, Moore and Cartwright were
not present at this time.
Councillor Cotter returned to the hearing
at 1.30 pm.
Councillor MacDonald left the hearing at
1.40 pm and returned at 1.46 pm.
Councillor Barber left the hearing at 2.30
pm and returned at 2.33 pm.
Councillor McLellan returned to the hearing
at 2.32 pm.
Councillor Cotter left the hearing at 2.34
pm and returned at 2.39 pm.
Councillor Cotter left the hearing at 2.45
pm and did not return.
Councillor McLellan left the hearing at
3.13 pm and returned at 3.14 pm.
Councillor Herz Jardine left the hearing at
3.19 pm and returned at 3.20 pm.
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Apologies
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Council Resolved CAPL/2026/00003
That the
apologies from Councillor Donovan for absence, from the Councillor Cartwright
for early departure and from Councillor Cotter for lateness be accepted for
Tuesday 14 April 2026.
Secretarial
note: Councillor Moore did not attend the
hearing on Tuesday, 14 April 2026.
Mayor/Councillor McLellan Carried
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3.7 Hearing of
verbal submissions - Tuesday, 14 April 2026
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The following
submitters spoke to the Council about the Draft Annual Plan 2026/27:
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·
Jenny Bond for Te Tuna Tāone / Urban
Eel Action Learning Programme (submission 1726)
· Peter Carrell for the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch
(submission 1369), Gavin Holley for the Church Property Trustees (submission
1408) and Ben Truman for the Christ Church Cathedral Governance
Board (submission 1515)
· Colin Meurk
· Pip Griffin, Peter Townsend and Cameron Montague-Ebbs for Te
Papa Hauora Health Precinct (submission 912)
· Mark Gerrard for Historic Places Canterbury (submission
1580)
· Lily Shields via audio/visual link
(submission 1772)
· Dr David Miller for Pest Free Banks Peninsula (submission
1583), Simon Shelton and Maree Burnett for Banks Peninsula Conservation
Trust (submission 1632) and Craig Pauling and Penny Carnaby for Te
Kākahu Kahukura (submission 1731)
· Henare Edwards for Te Rūnanga o Ngā Maata Waka
(submissions 1194)
· Dr David Miller and John Curry for Friends of Akaroa Museum (submission
1451)
· Chair Deon Swiggs and Deputy Chair Iaean Cranwell for Environment
Canterbury (submission 1585)
· Stephen Wood (submission 1643)
· Steve Wakefield (submission 215)
· Garry Moore for The Tuesday Club (submission 1727)
· Kit Doudney for the Avon Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust (submission
1602)
· Neville Queen (submission 1711)
· Leeann Watson and Tait Dench for Business Canterbury (submission
1579)
· Phillip Roth (submission 1409)
· Joseph Tyro and Mana Parata (Deputy Chair) for Te Hapu o Ngati
Wheke Incorporated (submission 1668)
· Derek Wallace and Marjorie Manthei for Inner City West
Neighbourhood Association (submission 1655)
· Sam Carroll (submission 1578)
· Brent Rawstron (submission 1774)
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Attachments
a Christ
Church Cathedral - Presentation ⇨
b Colin
Meurk - Presentation ⇨
c Te
Papa Hauora - Presentation ⇨
d Banks
Peninsula Conservation Trust, Pest Free Banks Peninsual and Te Kākahu
Kahukura - Presentation ⇨
e Stephen
Wood - Presentation ⇨
f Steve
Wakefield - Presentation ⇨
g Neville
Queen - submission ⇨
h Philip
Roth - Submission ⇨ 
i Brent
Rawstron - submission ⇨
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4. Draft
Annual Plan 2026/27 - Next Steps
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Council Officer Peter Ryan
provided an update on the next steps for the draft 2026/27 Annual Plan
process (refer to Minutes Attachment 4a).
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Attachments
a Council
Officer Presentation ⇨
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Karakia Whakamutunga
Meeting
concluded at 3.33 pm.
CONFIRMED THIS 6TH DAY
OF MAY 2026
Mayor Phil Mauger
Chairperson
