- 6 April 2016: Grants for uninsured buildings [PDF, 22 KB]
Request for the number of heritage or other grants made to buildings bought in "as is, where is" condition, or buildings with no insurance funding available for repairs. - 8 April 2016: Christchurch reconstruction costs [PDF, 22 KB]
Questions regarding reconstruction costs borne by local government following the earthquake sequence. - 29 April 2016: New Central Library correspondence [PDF, 1.4 MB]
Request for correspondence relating to the funding of the New Central Library since 1 October 2015. - 10 November 2016: Consent Operations Working Group Agenda and Minutes [PDF, 1.1 MB]
Request for agenda and meeting minutes from 4 September 2010 to 9 September 2016. - 23 January 2017: Crossing Carpark [PDF, 6.4 MB]
Request for information regarding the Council contribution toward the Crossing Carpark and associated Council reports. - 11 April 2017: Christchurch Earthquake Mayoral Relief Fund [PDF, 81 KB]
Request for recipients and donors of the Fund. - 13 April 2017: Mayor's Welfare Charitable Trust Fund spending [PDF, 17 KB]
Request for how funds donated by the Auckland Council and the Christchurch Earthquake Appeals Trust were spent. - 8 May 2017: Health Precinct Carparking [PDF, 1.1 MB]
Request for report by Development Christchurch Limited on Health Precinct Carparking. - 22 June 2017: Land Development Strategy [PDF, 479 KB]
Request for Development Christchurch Limited report on Land Development Strategy. - 5 July 2017: Canterbury Earthquake Learn, Prepare, Act Symposium [PDF, 6.9 MB]
Information about the Council's involvement in the cancelled Canterbury Earthquake Learn, Prepare, Act Symposium. - 31 July 2017: Community Resilience Partnership Fund [PDF, 889 KB]
Questions regarding this fund, including criteria for eligibility and whether the fund is contestable. - 28 February 2018: Correspondence between the Mayor, Minister Woods, and staff [PDF, 14 MB]
A request for all correspondence between the Mayor and Minister Woods in relation to Regenerate Christchurch, and the Accessible City programme - 29 March 2018: All progress update on the restoration of the Christchurch Town Hall [PDF, 7.9 MB]
RNZ Project Directors Reports for the Christchurch Town Hall including information on repairs and conservation.
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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.
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The Rebuild and Anchor Projects
City Services and Transport
- 13 April 2017: St Asaph Street Post Construction Road Safety Audit [PDF, 1.4 MB]
- 9 June 2016: Loss of services through roadworks [PDF, 15 KB]
Request for statistics on the loss of services due to complications from roadworks. - 22 September 2016: Nitrate concentrations in drinking water [PDF, 3.3 MB]
Request for data on the concentration of nitrates in Christchurch drinking water for the last 5 years. - 23 December 2016: Carparking in the Christchurch CBD [PDF, 30 KB]
Questions regarding potential loss of carparks within the four avenues. - 19 May 2017: Information on street lights [PDF, 23 KB]
Questions regarding cost and maintenance of street lights. - 30 May 2017: Cycle lanes [PDF, 472 KB]
Questions regarding width of cycle lanes, specifically on Grove Street. - 14 July 2017: Traffic signals [PDF, 17 KB]
Information on traffic signal failures. - 12 March 2018: Well heads inspections and drinking water status [PDF, 25 MB]
Information on the Beca well heads inspections and Christchurch's drinking water status - 7 December 2018: E cigarettes and vaping [PDF, 248 KB]
Information on the regulations surrounding the usage of E cigarettes and vaping on public transport and places. - 6 March 2019: Lime Scooters [PDF, 27 MB]
All correspondence between Lime Scooters and Christchurch City Council
Finance and Commercial
The Council publishes a monthly report detailing staff credit card (P Card) purchases. These reports can be found here.
- 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
The Council
- 10 March 2016: Various financial and governance questions [PDF, 69 KB]
Questions regarding Councillors, Council meetings, level of debt and rates. - 17 May 2016: Organisation structure [PDF, 81 KB]
Request for the Council's current organisation structure. - 18 May 2016: Longest serving Councillor [PDF, 14 KB]
Question regarding which current Councillor has provided the longest overall tenure of service for the Council. - 19 July 2016: Council staff salary bands [PDF, 14 KB]
Request for the number of staff within specified salary bands. - 16 November 2016: Cost of "Get out and vote" campaign [PDF, 14 KB]
Request for the amount spent on vote engagement campaigns run by the Council for the most recent local body elections. - 17 February 2017: Council and Board Member induction costs [PDF, 16 KB]
Request for the amount spent on materials provided to newly elected members. - 6 March 2017: Gift registers for the Mayor and CE [PDF, 136 KB]
Request for the gift register for elected members and the Chief Executive. - 15 March 2017: LGNZ training courses [PDF, 28 KB]
Request for the amount spent on training and professional development courses facilitated by Local Government New Zealand, and a list of the specific courses, attendees and dates. - 27 March 2017: Conflicts of interest [PDF, 15 KB]
Question regarding the number of engineers and planners who have declared conflicts of interest. - 24 July 2017: Council employees [PDF, 17 KB]
Information about numbers and remuneration of full-time Council employees, by gender (also see related story(external link)) - 12 February 2018: Staff numbers and remuneration [PDF, 319 KB]
Request for information on current staff numbers and salaries at the Christchurch City Council. - 7 May 2018: Council spending on functions [PDF, 203 KB]
Request for information on Council spending in relation to functions for staff, delegates and guests. - 31 May 2018: The Mayor's External Advisory Group (EAG) [PDF, 148 KB]
Request for information on the Mayor's External Advisory Group including remuneration and travel expenses. - 6 June 2018: Costs associated with cultural advice and Taiora QEII Recreation and Sport Centre [PDF, 1.7 MB]
Request for information on the costs of Matapopore Charitable Trust providing cultural advice to the Christchurch City Council. - 24 September 2018: Costs related to Mayor's vehicle [PDF, 182 KB]
Request for information on the vehicle usage of the Mayor of Christchurch. - 20 February 2019: Staff and Elected Member travel costs [PDF, 366 KB]
Request for information on staff and Elected Member travel costs over the past year.
Planning, Policy and Strategy
- 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.
Culture, Community and Events
- 18 May 2016: Economic Impact Assessment [PDF, 631 KB]
Request for the Council's Economic Impact Survey of the 2015 Christchurch Marathon. - 3 June 2016: Social housing statistics [PDF, 13 KB]
Request forinformation about the age of the Council's pensioner housing portfolio in Christchurch, including:
how many units of pensioner housing the Council has, how many are older than 10 years; and how many are younger than 10 years. - 18 August 2016: Costs of the Great Britten! exhibition [PDF, 17 KB]
Request for figures relating to the Great Britten! exhibition. - 5 October 2016: Translation and interpretation services [PDF, 26 KB]
Request for the ways the Council manages its translation and interpretation services, and amount spent on these services. - 13 October 2016: Social housing units [PDF, 28 KB]
Questions regarding residential units owned by the Council. - 1 November 2016: Show Week funding breakdown [PDF, 28 KB]
Request for information on grants and Council communication spend relating to Show Week 2015. - 25 November 2016: Cost of 2016 Guy Fawkes fireworks display [PDF, 18 KB]
Request for cost of organising the 5 November 2016 fireworks display. - 25 November 2016: Cost of Christmas decorations [PDF, 20 KB]
Request for details relating to money spent on Christmas decorations from 2012 onward. - 17 February 2017: Information on community centres [PDF, 19 KB]
Request for number of users of community centres, and the cost of rebuilt centres. - 22 March 2017: Information on library books [PDF, 23 KB]
Request for the 10 most/least popular library books, missing and overdue books, as well as the number of books issued and the amount collected in penalties. - 11 April 2017: Most requested and banned library books [PDF, 23 KB]
Request for the top 10 most requested books, waiting times for these and a list of banned books in 2016. - 2 June 2017: Information on library security guards [PDF, 18 KB]
Information about the employment of security guards at various libraries.
Environment, Parks and Gardens
- 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 breakdown of 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 & 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 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.
Consenting and Compliance
- 5 February 2016: Parking infringements [PDF, 15 KB]
Questions around Council parking enforcement practices and methodology. - 6 April 2016: Council events noise complaints [PDF, 14 KB]
Request for the number of noise complaints surrounding Council-organised events. [PDF, 14 KB] - 13 April 2016: Residential building consents figures [PDF, 16 KB] and attachment [XLSX, 230 KB]
Request for the number of new build residential consents by month, from January 2014 to February 2016. - 13 September 2016: "Bizarre", noise and animal complaint details [PDF, 22 KB]
Request for details regarding bizarre complaints, noise complaints and animal control complaints. - 25 November 2016: Littering fines [PDF, 16 KB]
Request for littering fines imposed from 2011 - 2016. - 1 December 2016: Parking meter revenue [PDF, 16 KB]
Request for information on revenue collected from Council parking machines in the last financial year and the number of machines in operation. - 8 December 2016: Council trespasses [PDF, 20 KB]
Request for details of Council trespass notices issued in 2016. - 27 April 2017: Parking revenue [PDF, 14 KB]
Request for amount of revenue generated through parking fees and infringements in the last three financial years. - 14 July 2017: CTV building [PDF, 277 KB]
Information about the CTV building and building code compliance.
Animal Management
- 29 February 2016: Impounded dogs [PDF, 17 KB]
Request for the number of dogs currently impounded in Council facilities, dog capacity at the Council animal shelter and the number of dogs destroyed in 2015. - 13 May 2016: Dog attacks [PDF, 17 KB]
Request for details of dog attacks, breakdown of dog registration revenue and rostering of animal management officers. - 11 August 2016: Dog information [PDF, 34 KB]
Request for information on the dog pound, budget for dog control and dog facilities, and income from dog registrations. - 25 November 2016: Dog pounds [PDF, 19 KB]
Number of dogs which died in pound care in the last 3 years, and shelter occupancy rates for dogs. - 24 January 2018: Christchurch dog data [PDF, 194 KB]
Request for information including numbers of dogs registered, the cost of housing a dog at the Council shelter, the number of dogs euthanised at the Council shelter and the Council's policy on euthanising a dog.