Christchurch City Council regularly publishes responses to Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA) requests that are considered to be of wider public interest or relate to a subject that has been widely requested.

The Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier reviewed the Council’s Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA) compliance and practices between October 2018 and July 2019.

His investigation included consideration of the Council’s supporting administrative structures, leadership and culture, process and practice – including information management, public participation, and proactive release of information.

The Chief Ombudsman found that while there are areas of good practices, some do not support openness and transparency.

For a summary of the report visit Newsline.(external link)

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Public excluded reports from 2016 onwards [PDF, 183 KB]

A list of reports that are currently publicly excluded and have been reviewed at least once for potential release. All reports approved for release in part or in full will be removed from this list.

Released public excluded reports

Released public excluded reports from 2016 onwards

A list of originally public excluded reports that have been released in part or in full. The agendas and minutes(external link) page contains all released documents.

Previous responses

To protect the privacy of individuals, we will not generally publish personal information about individuals, or information that identifies individual requesters.

We will publish the LGOIMA response along with a summary of the request.

  •  16 January 2024: Tsunami siren locations [PDF, 2 MB]
    Request for the location of all tsunami sirens.
  • 20 March 2024: Top 5% crash sites [PDF, 181 KB]
    Request for a list of the top 5% of crash sites (including how many crashes) in Christchurch 
  • 23 August 2024: Pages Road Bridge Renewal Traffic Modelling [PDF, 2.1 MB]
    Report on the traffic impacts in an emergency evacuation situation. This report does not address emergency evacuation requirements. 
  • 24 April 2024: Parking revenue [PDF, 147 KB]
    Request for the net value of the revenue generated from parking during the last year (last available year).
  • 19 May 2024: Akaroa Wastewater Project [PDF, 85 KB]
    Request for the original business case or project proposal, including the total budget allocated, current expenditure, project progress, risks and details of any public consultation undertaken. 
  • 9 October 2024: Waste and recycling bin information [PDF, 150 KB]
    Request for information around the spending on bins, including collection services. How many bins were seized over the last three years? 
  • 22 October 2024: Recycling statistics [PDF, 119 KB] 
    Request for information regarding recycling, including the amount collected, the amount rejected due to contamination and the causes of contamination. 
  • 7 July 2025: Rubbish Trucks [PDF, 70 MB]
    Request for information regarding when trucks were first used to collect rubbish and when were the oneman trucks first used. 

  • 24 November 2023: KPMG Review [PDF, 2.6 MB]; KPMG Review - LGOIMA Response [PDF, 2.4 MB]; Improvement Action Report [PDF, 37 KB]
    KPMG independent review into staff numbers in the Three Waters Unit and associated action plan.
  • 15 July 2024: Erebus National Memorial [PDF, 9.8 MB]
    All correspondence between Council staff and Council staff and the Ministry of Culture and Heritage with regards to the Erebus National Memorial. 
  • 30 July 2024: Emergency Management Capability [PDF, 27 KB]
    Council budgeting and staffing regarding Emergency Management. 
  • 14 August 2024: CCC Arts Centre Report [PDF, 604 KB]
    Deloitte report on the Christchurch Arts Centre commissioned by Christchurch City Council as part of the LTP24-34. 
  • 15 August 2024: Council International Travel [PDF, 66 KB]
    All international flights taken by Council staff and Elected Members between June 2019 and August 2024
  • 24 September 2024: Speed limit breaches [PDF, 121 KB]
    Request for information around speed limit breaches with regard to Council staff and elected members.
  • 21 May 2025: Civic Building Reports [PDF, 2.6 MB]
    Engineering briefing to the Chief Executive, correspondence relating to the seismic condition of the Civic Building and the last Engineering report.
  • 7 July 2025: S17A Report  [PDF, 1.1 MB]
    A copy of the independent section 17A review into Christchurch City Council's economic development activity including those services being provided by the Council and by entities such as ChristchurchNZ and Venues Ōtautahi. 

  • 10 January 2024: Kōtui library services [PDF, 111 KB]
    Query regarding why council libraries do not use Kōtui library services, and whether they intend to use them in the future.
  • 10 July 2025: Blocked websites in libraries [PDF, 108 KB]
    Query around which websites are blocked at the libraries and if it include gambling websites and websites where you can purchase alcohol. 

  • 1 September 2016: Hazard mitigation data [PDF, 45 KB]
    A number of questions relating to coastal suburbs, including requests for information on hazard mitigation.
  • 26 September 2016: Estimated cost of Waimairi Stream flow improvements [PDF, 99 KB]
    Request for a breakdown of the estimated cost of augmenting the flow of the Waimairi Stream.
  • 20 April 2017: Infrastructure affected by climate change [PDF, 445 KB]
    Request for a list of infrastructure that could be affected by climate change in the future, as well as any reports from the past five years on this.
  • 19 September 2017: Port Hills Fires [PDF, 18 MB] 
    Combined responses to requests for correspondence between 13 and 17 February, regarding the Port Hills Fires, to and from the Mayor, the CEO, the Civil Defence Controller, and the Head Ranger Port Hills and Banks Peninsula.
  • 26 February 2018: Statistics on water-related illnesses from the Christchurch water supply [PDF, 106 KB]
    Request for information on illnesses which are directly attributable to Christchurch drinking water since the September earthquake in 2010.
  • 18 April 2018: Proposed water bottling plant consents [PDF, 12 MB]
    Request for information on consents and Interested Party notifications for a proposed water bottling plant in Belfast, Christchurch.
  • 23 April 2018: Foreign substances placed in Council fountains [PDF, 157 KB]
    Request for information about what happens when a foreign substance is placed in a Council fountain.
  • 18 October 2019: Weed spraying [PDF, 122 KB]
    Request for information on the Council's roadside spraying.
  • 3 August 2021: Recycling contamination [PDF, 297 KB] 
    Request for information regarding recycling contamination. 
  • 16 September 2021: Adaption Preparedness 2020/21 Baseline [PDF, 648 KB]
    All information provided by the Council to the Ministry for the Environment as part of its adaption preparedness 2020/21 baseline report.
  • 23 September 2021: Glyphosate use at Council [PDF, 672 KB]
    Request for information regarding the usage of glyphosate. 
  • 17 January 2024: Future Red Zone plans [PDF, 153 KB]
    Request for information regarding the future plans for the Red Zone between Stanmore Road and Linwood Avenue.
  • 16 October 2024: Penguin protection [PDF, 165 KB]
    Request for information regarding penguin protection. 
  • 13 May 2025: Penguin Protection Programme [PDF, 125 KB]
    Request for information around the historical data pertaining to penguin populations in Christchurch. This includes reporting systems for people finding dead/injured penguins, bylaws pertaining to nesting sites, dog control on beaches and any signage near colonies. 

 The Council publishes a monthly report detailing staff credit card (P Card) purchases.

  • 1 March 2016: Legal costs associated with insurance settlement [PDF, 20 KB]
    Request for all legal costs associated with the Council's global insurance settlement for outstanding earthquake damage to Council assets.
  • 22 July 2016: Average residential cost of rates [PDF, 22 KB]
    Request for the average residential cost of rates for 2014/15 and 2015/16, and what levies comprise this figure.
  • 26 July 2016: Outstanding rates [PDF, 13 KB]
    Request for information relating to outstanding rates as at 30 June 2016.
  • 28 October 2016: Advertising spend [PDF, 20 KB]
    Request for the total cost spent on advertising for the last financial year, and how much of this was spent on advertising on YouTube, Google and Facebook.
  • 19 December 2016: Council's spending on gifts [PDF, 17 KB]
    Request for the Council's spending on gifts (including staff gifts and corporate gifts) for the financial years 2010 - 2016.
  • 18 April 2017: Communications spend [PDF, 21 KB]
    Request for the total communications cost for 2015/16 and 2010/11 and associated information.
  • 1 June 2017: Various questions [PDF, 603 KB] 
    A number of questions, including ones on Council spending, rates and Elected Member remuneration. 
  • 29 June 2017: Costs of engagement and consultation [PDF, 18 KB]
    Costs of consultation and engagement relating to Long-Term Plans and Annual Plans, 2011/12-2015/16 (and budget for 2018-28 Long-Term Plan).
  • 6 October 2017: State housing [PDF, 8.5 MB]  
    Various information regarding the government's proposed sale of state housing.
  • 5 February 2018: Average residential rates [PDF, 301 KB]
    Information on the average residential costs of rates.
  • 5 February 2018: Council spending and controls [PDF, 203 KB]
    Information on the Council's Chamber of Commerce subscription, Council-owned housing, and audit and risk oversight. 
  • 28 March 2018: Parking facilities and parking lots [PDF, 197 KB]
    Information requested on parking on land owned or administered by the Christchurch City Council.
  • 25 May 2018: Ilex cafe [PDF, 29 MB]
    Information on the leasing process of the Ilex cafe.  
  • 13 July 2021: Diesel leak at Christchurch Arena [PDF, 71 KB] 
    Financial breakdown of the money spent on the diesel leak at Christchurch Arena. 
  • 9 May 2024: Council Debt [PDF, 60 KB]
    When Council started getting into debt.
  • 17 July 2025: Surplus properties [PDF, 64 KB]
    List of the 45 properties deemed to be surplus to Council requirement. 
  • 25 July 2025: Ratepayers Report [PDF, 103 KB] 
    Request for Council and Council controlled organisation information on staffing, payments and oversight. 

  • 28 April 2016: Fit for Future restructure [PDF, 23 KB]
    Questions around redundancy payments, number of new/disestablished positions, cost of consultants and budget savings.
  • 4 May 2016: Sustainability Energy Policy [PDF, 15 KB]
    Questions relating to the Sustainable Energy Strategy 2008 - 2018.
  • 5 April 2017: Somerfield Intensification [PDF, 6.3 MB]
    Request for information regarding the intensification of Somerfield following the District Plan Review.
  • 11 September 2024: Public and private car parking [PDF, 217 KB]
    Request for information around the percentage of land in the city dedicated to car parking (both public and private).

  • 16 January 2024: Noise limits in category two areas [PDF, 125 KB]
    Request for the official noise limit levels in category two areas in Christchurch as stipulated by the district plan.
  • 19 January 2024: Total noise complaints 2023 [PDF, 93 KB]
    Request for how many complaints were made and how many were upheld, including what part of the city they were made in and if any, how many pertained to the inner city. 
  • 5 June 2024: Fire Hydrants [PDF, 91 KB]
    Request for information around Fire Hydrants across Christchurch.
  • 10 June 2025: Code compliance certificates [PDF, 112 KB]
    Statistics of the number of code compliance certificates issued for residential buildings over the last five years.