Christchurch West Melton Water Management
Zone Committee
Open Minutes
Date: Thursday 28 November 2024
Time: 6.08pm
Venue: Wharekotuia Room at Environment Canterbury,
200 Tuam Street
Present
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Chairperson
Deputy Chairperson
Members
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Oscar Bloom - Youth Representative
Mike Patchett - Community Representative
Brynlea Stocks - Community Representative
Councillor Greg Byrnes - Councillor
Environment Canterbury
Councillor Phil Dean - Councillor Selwyn
District Council
Arapata Reuben
- Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga
Vacant - Te Taumutu Rūnanga
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Website: www.ccc.govt.nz
Karakia Tīmatanga
The agenda was dealt with in the following
order.
1. Apologies Ngā Whakapāha
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Committee Resolved CWZC/2024/00016
That the apologies from Helen Rutter and
Councillor Peters for absence be accepted.
Oscar Bloom/Mike Patchett Carried
Secretarial
Note: The Committee noted that the
representative from Te Hapū o Ngāti
Wheke/Rapaki, Amber Moke, has resigned from the Committee.
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2. Declarations of Interest Ngā Whakapuaki Aronga
Arapata Reuben
and Councillor Byrnes declared an interest in Item 8.
Brynlea Stocks
requested that the interest register be updated to show that she no longer
works at Environment Canterbury.
Oscar Bloom
requested that the interest register be updated to show that he is employed at
Environment Canterbury.
3. Deputations by Appointment Ngā Huinga
Whakaritenga
There were no deputations by appointment.
4. Presentations by the Community Ngā Whakaaturanga
a te Hapori
There were no presentations from the community.
5. Confirmation of Previous Minutes Te Whakaāe o te
hui o mua
6. Identification of Urgent Items by Committee Members Te
Tautohu i ngā Take Nonoi nā ngā Mema Komiti
There were no
urgent items.
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7. CWMS Action Plan Budget – project reporting
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Committee Resolved CWZC/2024/00018
Officer Recommendations accepted without
change
That the Christchurch
West Melton Water Management Zone Committee:
1. Receives the information in the CWMS Action Plan Budget – project
reporting Report.
Brynlea Stocks/Mike Patchett Carried
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8. CWMS Action Plan Budget 2024/25 –
recommendations
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Committee Comment
ECan staff provided
an update to the Committee on the joint erosion and sediment control support
being provided in the Port Hills through the Soil Conservation and
Revegetation (SCAR) Programme.
The Committee
inquired whether any of the projects had received additional funding from
external sources.
ECan staff provided
an update on the joint support received by ECan and Christchurch City Council
for the Stormwater Superhero Trailer.
The Committee noted
that in 2023 the Committee had provided $6,000 to the Stormwater Superhero
Trailer.
The Committee noted
the if the Te Tuna Tāone / Urban Eel - action learning programme did not
recevie more funding the project would have to be scaled back significantly.
The Committee
requested that the funding for (b.) Christchurch Envirohub Trust for the
Stormwater Superhero Trailer be reduced from $10,000 to $7,500.
The Committee
requested that funding for (c.) Christchurch Envirohub Trust for Te Tuna
Tāone / Urban Eel - action learning programme be increased from $10,000
to $12,500.
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Officer Recommendations
That the Christchurch
West Melton Water Management Zone Committee:
1. Receives the information in the CWMS Action Plan Budget 2024/25 –
recommendations Report.
2. Recommends that Environment Canterbury approves
the expenditure for the following projects to the following organisations:
a. $15,000 to the Avon Ōtākaro
Network for the In River Clean.
b. $10,000 to the Christchurch Envirohub
Trust for the Stormwater Superhero Trailer.
c. $10,000 to the Christchurch Envirohub
Trust for Te Tuna Tāone / Urban Eel - action learning programme.
d. $10,000 to the EOS Ecology Limited for
the Nature Agents education project.
e. $5,000 to the Summit Road Society for the
Horotane Valley project, restoring native bush to the valley catchment.
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Committee Resolved CWZC/2024/00019
That the Christchurch
West Melton Water Management Zone Committee:
1. Receives the information in the CWMS Action Plan Budget 2024/25 –
recommendations Report.
2. Recommends that Environment Canterbury
approves the expenditure for the following projects to the following
organisations:
a. $15,000 to the Avon Ōtākaro
Network for the In River Clean.
b. $7,500 to the Christchurch Envirohub
Trust for the Stormwater Superhero Trailer.
c. $12,500 to the Christchurch Envirohub
Trust for Te Tuna Tāone / Urban Eel - action learning programme.
d. $10,000 to the EOS Ecology Limited for
the Nature Agents education project.
e. $5,000 to the Summit Road Society for the
Horotane Valley project, restoring native bush to the valley catchment.
Mike Patchett/Brynlea Stocks Carried
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9. Committee Updates
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Committee Comment
1. The
Committee noted the poor water quality outlined in the Water Quality for
Contact Recreation Report 2023/24 (the WQCR Report).
2.
The Committee requested a presentation from the authors of the WQCR Report at
the CWMZC meeting on the 24 April 2025.
3.
The Committee noted the importance of identifying sources of contamination
and raising awareness among the rest of the Zone Committees.
4.
The Committee requested staff invite the other Zone Committees to a hui at
the CWMZ meeting on the 24 April 2025 to discuss the increasingly poor water
quality outlined the WQCR Report with the objective of coming up with advice
for priority actions for Councils.
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Officer Recommendations
That the Christchurch
West Melton Water Management Zone Committee:
1. Receives the information in the Committee Updates Report.
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Committee Resolved CWZC/2024/00020
That the Christchurch West
Melton Water Management Zone Committee:
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Receives the information in the Committee Updates Report.
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Requests staff invite the other Zone Committees to a hui at
the CWMZ meeting on the 24 April 2025 to
discuss the increasingly poor water quality outlined the WQCR Report with the
objective of coming up with advice for priority actions for Councils.
Mike Patchett/Brynlea Stocks Carried
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Karakia Whakamutunga
Meeting
concluded at 7.53pm.
CONFIRMED THIS 27th DAY
OF FEBRUARY 2025
Oscar Bloom
Chairperson