Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee meeting

The Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee will meet on Tuesday, 1 November at the Selwyn District Council Offices in Rolleston.

At the meeting the committee will discuss the process for appointing two new committee members following two resignations for personal reasons. People with a passion for water management in the zone and a particular interest in conservation / biodiversity, and recreation should visit Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee by 25 November to express their interest.

The committee will then be updated on the Coastal Policy Statement and what is required to define the coastal environment and assess its natural character to give effect to the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement 2010.

The committee will also receive a presentation on the programme for setting water quality and quantity limits in the catchment for next year to feed in to the Land and Water Regional Plan.

Following this, the committee will talk with a number of stakeholder groups to get their feedback on its draft Zone Implementation Programme (ZIP). Committee members have been working for months to understand water issues in the zone with the goal of developing a ZIP that will enable present and future generations the greatest social and economic benefits from the region’s water.

A series of community feedback meetings are currently being held before a final ZIP is presented to councils later in the year. The final meeting is from 2pm to 4pm on 16 November at Lincoln University as part of an all day seminar on Te Waihora / Lake Ellesmere. Registration is required for this two-hour session (visit www.wet.org.nz). ZIP feedback forms can also be submitted prior to 18 November.

The Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee is a joint committee of the Christchurch City and Selwyn Councils, and Environment Canterbury. The Selwyn-Waihora Zone takes in Lakes Ellesmere (Te Waihora) and Coleridge and the townships of Leeston, Lincoln, Hororata, Darfield, Rolleston and Springfield.

Meeting information

Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee meeting

Tuesday, 1 November 2011 at 1pm
Selwyn District Council Offices, Norman Kirk Drive, Rolleston

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