VoteWatchNZ

VoteWatchNZ independently monitors local government voting on key issues in Aotearoa New Zealand.

  • Council concerned about Lyttelton Port Company employee relations, requests meeting with board chairs and unions

    The Council’s Finance and Performance Committee today passed a series of resolutions relating to 100% Council-owned Lyttelton Port Company. The context was an agenda item recommending the Council: receives Christchurch City Holdings Ltd’s final Statement of Intent for 2025/26; notes and advises any comments on EcoCentral Ltd’s Statement of Intent for 2024/25; and notes that…

  • Council rejects bid for community representation on Avon Corridor governance committee

    The Council today rejected an amendment to a proposed governance model for the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor. The recommended initial model is an interim Committee of Council, consisting of up to three representatives appointed by Ngāi Tūāhuriri, and up to three Council representatives, including the Mayor and Deputy Mayor and “one of the councillors who…

  • Council votes to resign LGNZ membership

    The Council voted today to resign its membership of Local Government New Zealand Inc (LGNZ). An additional resolution (#3 below) was added to the motion, allocating the LGNZ membership budget to professional development and support for elected members and to a ‘parliamentary engagement’ budget line. The full resolution passed by Council is: That the Council:…

  • Council votes to pause work on Safer Speed Plan

    Councillors voted today to pause the Hearings Panel process on the Council’s Full Speed Management Plan (draft Safer Speed Plan). This followed consultation for the Speed Management Plan and also recent direction from Government that there will be a revised rule for setting speed limits in place by the end of 2024. The full text…

  • Council says no to CCHL “active portfolio management”

    In today’s Finance and Performance Committee meeting, Councillors voted down a motion to request advice on “Developing the business case for Active Portfolio Management” by Christchurch City Holdings Limited (CCHL). Active Portfolio Management was recommended by the CCHL Board. The meeting agenda identified a key feature of Active Portfolio Management as giving CCHL “a mandate…