Community Board plans are developed every three years and outline the Board’s key priorities for their elected term. They also indicate how the Board will work in partnership with the local community to achieve the Council’s community outcomes. A key part of the development of the plan is engagement with the local community and key stakeholders to ensure that the Board’s priorities reflect the needs and desires of local residents, community groups and businesses in our Board area.
Honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the partnership it represents between the Crown and Tangata Whenua Māori and its inherent commitment to loyally and cooperatively act in the utmost good faith with one another.
Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote Community Board's key vision is that our people are actively engaged and contribute to thriving communities and environments, where they feel they belong and are safe and connected with each other.
Why this matters: This is a significant local hub in South Christchurch, which was badly damaged in the earthquakes and needs to be replaced. With the rebuild, there is an opportunity to respond to the changing demographics and community needs of the area.
Why this matters: We are experiencing housing intensification, which reduces private greenspace and increases congestion on local roads. Ensuring access to fit-for-purpose greenspace and canopy cover provides space for social connection, recreation & adventures.
Changes to urban density planning rules are out of the Council’s hands, a holistic, coherent response which genuinely engages with affected people is not.
Why this matters: It is important to the Board that there is a holistic, whole catchment approach to our environment. This will mitigate unforeseen consequences from interventions (upstream or downstream) into the wider environment, which is a single ecosystem.
Why this matters: Climate change and increasing urban intensification drive the need for safe, active transport options in urban areas, including for children getting to/from school.
Links into main cycle routes are a key part of a well-connected transport network.
Why this matters: As the shape and composition of local neighbourhoods change, so too does the approach to connect people with each other.
This project aims to encourage community-led approaches to neighbourhood building in Addington and Waltham as a priority, and other neighbourhoods over time.
Why this matters: Extreme rain, drought and wildfire risk are expected to increase in many places around Aotearoa New Zealand, and rising sea levels will make coastal communities and infrastructure vulnerable to floods, tsunamis and other natural disasters.
The geography of the Board area places risk on our local communities for some or all of the above, and we are keen to encourage neighbourhoods to be prepared.
Why this matters: Local facilities are important for the wellbeing of our neighbourhoods and communities. They grow social cohesion by providing opportunities for people to meet deliberately and also simply bump into each other.
Why this matters: The Board is keen to see the facilities on our city parks be fit for purpose because neighbourhoods facing urban intensification are increasingly dependent on this greenspace for recreational purposes.
As the range of people using parks changes, it is also important that the facilities are updated to be relevant to modern life.
Why this matters: Local government is being delivered in an environment of increasingly complex social issues, a decreased trust in government, both locally and centrally, increased disengagement and polarisation.
We are keen to explore ways of connecting and engaging with a wider range of people through the projects they support and the approaches used for these.
Have questions or want to learn more about a project? Contact us below:
| Phone | 03 941 8999 (0800 800 169) |
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| letstalk@ccc.govt.nz | |
| Website | ccc.govt.nz/ |
