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- 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 forecast dividends from Christchurch City Holdings Ltd are consistent with the Annual Plan 2025/26.
By way of further context, in the Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) Statement of Intent 2024, a staff engagement score target of ≥68 was set for 2026 and ≥70 for 2027. In the 2025 LPC Statement of Intent, referenced in today’s Committee agenda, the targets are ≥66 for 2026 and ≥67 for 2027, increasing to ≥68 in 2028.
Four additional resolutions, all relating to Lyttelton Port Company (LPC), were moved by Councillor Johanson and seconded by Deputy Mayor Cotter, in addition to the staff recommendations in the agenda.
The LPC resolutions and voting record are detailed below:
Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00134
5. That the Committee notes, with concern, the decline in industrial relations at LPC and the ongoing legal disputes over employment matters.
The division was declared carried by 12 votes to 2 votes the voting being as follows:
For: Deputy Mayor Cotter, Councillor Barber, Councillor Donovan, Councillor Fields, Councillor Gough, Councillor Harrison-Hunt, Councillor Henstock, Councillor Johanson, Councillor McLellan, Councillor Moore, Councillor Peters and Councillor Templeton
Against: Mayor Mauger and Councillor Keown
Carried
Councillor MacDonald and Councillor Coker, having declared an interest, took no part in the debate or vote on this item.Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00135
6. That the Committee notes, with concern, the proposed reduction in engagement targets within the new Lyttleton Port Company Statement of Corporate Intent.
The division was declared carried by 9 votes to 5 votes the voting being as follows:
For: Deputy Mayor Cotter, Councillor Donovan, Councillor Fields, Councillor Harrison-Hunt, Councillor Johanson, Councillor McLellan, Councillor Moore, Councillor Peters and Councillor Templeton
Against: Mayor Mauger, Councillor Barber, Councillor Gough, Councillor Henstock and Councillor Keown
Carried
Councillor MacDonald and Councillor Coker, having declared an interest, took no part in the debate or vote on this item.Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00136
7. That the Committee requests a meeting when appropriate between:
- the chairpersons of CCHL and LPC,
- the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and the local Banks Peninsula Councillor
- the Branch Secretaries of the RTMU and MUNZ
The division was declared carried by 9 votes to 5 votes the voting being as follows:
For: Deputy Mayor Cotter, Councillor Donovan, Councillor Fields, Councillor Harrison-Hunt, Councillor Johanson, Councillor McLellan, Councillor Moore, Councillor Peters and Councillor Templeton
Against: Mayor Mauger, Councillor Barber, Councillor Gough, Councillor Henstock and Councillor Keown
Carried
Councillor MacDonald and Councillor Coker, having declared an interest, took no part in the debate or vote on this item.Committee Resolved FPCO/2025/00137
8. That the Committee reconfirms it desire for LPC to work collaboratively to improve employment relations in accordance with the Statements of Corporate Intent 2024 and 2025.
Carried
Councillor Keown requested that his vote against the resolution be recorded
Councillor MacDonald and Councillor Coker, having declared an interest, took no part in the debate or vote on this itemLink to meeting minutes:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2025/07/FPCO_20250723_MIN_8614_AT_WEB.htm - 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 represents the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor local communities”.
Councillor Donovan moved an Amendment to have up to three Council/Community representatives, including the Mayor and Deputy Mayor, and one community member appointed by the Council.
The amendment was voted on and declared lost.
The division was declared lost by 8 votes to 9 votes the voting being as follows:
For: Deputy Mayor Cotter, Councillor Coker, Councillor Donovan, Councillor Fields, Councillor Harrison-Hunt, Councillor Johanson, Councillor Moore and Councillor Templeton
Against: Mayor Mauger, Councillor Barber, Councillor Gough, Councillor Henstock, Councillor Keown, Councillor MacDonald, Councillor McLellan, Councillor Peters and Councillor Scandrett
The original officer recommendations were then voted on and carried, with Councillor Johanson requesting that his vote against Resolution 4 (relating to the make-up of the interim Committee) be recorded.
Link to meeting minutes:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2025/02/CNCL_20250219_MIN_8571_AT_WEB.htm - 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:
1. Receives the information in the New Zealand Local Government Association Inc: payment of annual membership subscription report.
2. Declines to renew its membership of Local Government New Zealand Inc and:
a. Resolves to resign its membership of Local Government New Zealand Inc; and
b. Authorises the Mayor to give notice of the resignation in writing to Local Government New Zealand Inc.
3. Allocates the unspent portion of the budget for Financial Year 2025 and future years for membership levies to Local Government New Zealand to the following budgets in the following priorities:
a. Additional Community Board Member Professional Development Training and Workplace Support services of $60,000, (the training component is split equally between the Community Boards);
b. Additional Councillor Professional Training and Workplace Support services of $30,000 (the training component is split equally between the Councillors and excludes the Mayor)
c. A new budget line for Parliamentary Engagement of $30,000 which will accommodate:
i. promotion of the Council’s interests;
ii. advocacy on matters affecting the interests of the Council and its communities; and
iii. facilitation of effective engagement
with Government, Parliamentarians and other agencies of the Government.
d. Return the balance of any budget to the operating surplus/deficit in Financial Year 2025.
4. Notes that the decision in this report is assessed as low significance based on the Christchurch City Council’s Significance and Engagement Policy, as it is a decision regarding membership of an organisation and does not affect strategic assets or levels of services.
The division was declared carried by 9 votes to 8 votes the voting being as follows:
For: Mayor Mauger, Councillor Barber, Councillor Gough, Councillor Henstock, Councillor Keown, Councillor MacDonald, Councillor McLellan, Councillor Peters and Councillor Scandrett
Against: Deputy Mayor Cotter, Councillor Coker, Councillor Donovan, Councillor Fields, Councillor Harrison-Hunt, Councillor Johanson, Councillor Moore and Councillor Templeton
Link to meeting minutes:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2024/06/CNCL_20240619_MIN_8516_AT_WEB.htm - 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 of the resolution is “That the Council:
- Proceed with Option 3 to pause the Hearings Panel process until the Government provides further guidance on any new Land Transport Rule relating to the setting of speed limits and commit to a Hearings Panel proceeding before the end of the year.
- Note that a report will come back to Council for its consideration of next steps once staff have assessed the scope and impacts of any such new Land Transport Rule.
- Note that the decision in this report is of high significance in relation to the Christchurch City Council’s Significance and Engagement Policy.”
The division was declared carried by 9 votes to 8 votes the voting being as follows:
For: Mayor Mauger, Councillor Barber, Councillor Gough, Councillor Henstock, Councillor Keown, Councillor MacDonald, Councillor Moore, Councillor Peters and Councillor Scandrett
Against: Deputy Mayor Cotter, Councillor Coker, Councillor Donovan, Councillor Fields, Councillor Harrison-Hunt, Councillor Johanson, Councillor McLellan and Councillor Templeton
Link to meeting minutes:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2024/04/CNCL_20240416_MIN_10209_AT_WEB.htm - 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 for greater investment flexibility”.
Councillors then passed a motion requesting advice on ceasing further development of the business case for Active Portfolio Management.
Voting record: requesting advice on developing the business case for Active Portfolio Management:
For: Mayor Mauger, Councillor Barber, Councillor Gough, Councillor Henstock, Councillor Keown, Councillor Peters and Councillor Scandrett
Against: Councillor Coker, Deputy Mayor Cotter, Councillor Donovan, Councillor Fields, Councillor Harrison-Hunt, Councillor Johanson, Councillor McLellan and Councillor Moore
Voting record: requesting advice on ceasing further development of the business case for Active Portfolio Management:
For: Councillor Coker, Deputy Mayor Cotter, Councillor Donovan, Councillor Fields, Councillor Harrison-Hunt, Councillor Johanson, Councillor McLellan, Councillor Moore and Councillor Scandrett
Against: Mayor Mauger, Councillor Barber, Councillor Gough, Councillor Henstock, Councillor Keown and Councillor Peters
Link to meeting minutes:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2023/12/FPCO_20231213_MIN_8472_AT_WEB.htmCoverage of the issue in The Star:
https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-christchurch/tight-vote-christchurch-assets-debate