The Mayoral Forum met at the Commodore Hotel on 30 August.
Significant agenda items are summarised on this page.
View the full agenda (PDF 5MB)
Guest speakers
Nick Leggett, Infrastructure NZ and Wayne Scott, Aggregate & Quarry Association
Nick Leggett and Wayne Scott provided a brief overview of the purpose and role of their respective organisations and discussed key focus areas with forum members, including:
Infrastructure
Significant infrastructure challenges in transport, water, telecommunications and energy, tight economic conditions and constricted work programmes, and the importance of building a case to central government to unlock GDP growth and productivity in the region.
Aggregate and quarrying
National supply issues and the need for long-term planning across the country to meet demand.
Other agenda items included
- An update on progress on the Canterbury Water Management Strategy review
- A discussion on the Local Water Done Well legislation and the opportunities and options this presents for local authorities
- Approval of the Canterbury Climate Partnership Plan 2024-2027 (4MB PDF)
- A discussion developing economic development priorities for Canterbury
- Confirming the Canterbury Mayoral Forum mid-term achievements 2022-2024 (249KB PDF)
- An update from the Regional Public Service Commissioner
- A report from the Chief Executives Forum on the activities of the regional forums.
Regional Forum meetings
- The Corporate and Operations Forums met on 16 September
- The Communications and Engagement Forum met on 20 September
- The Policy and Economic Development Forums meets on 30 September.
Coming up
- The Chief Executives Forum meets on 21 October
- The Mayoral Forum meets on 29 November.
