We received a total of 321 submissions from three organisations and 318 individuals.

Submitters were asked to select their preference out of three options:

• Option one – Full compliance with the Act, which includes removing long-time sites over summer (hereinafter referred to as ‘full compliance’)
• Option two – Allow annual sites as is, and seek consent from the minister (hereinafter referred to as ‘status quo’)
• Option three – Allow annual sites to remain but with operational changes, and seek consent from the minister (hereinafter referred to as ‘operational changes’

Pigeon Bay campground:

176 submitters provided feedback for Pigeon Bay campground, including three organisations (Pigeon Bay Reserve Committee, Pigeon Bay Boating Club, Penny) and 173 individuals.

Overall, 64% (113) supported maintaining the status quo, 20% (36) supported making operational changes, and 15% (27) supported enforcing full compliance.

Of those in support of maintaining the status quo, 31% (34) were annual site holders or knew someone with a site, 31% (33) were casual campers, and the remainder were residents near Pigeon Bay, bach holders, or others.

There were varying levels of support for maintaining the status quo across submitter groups. Most (76%) annual site holders or those who knew someone with a site supported the status quo with the remainder supporting operational changes. There were comparably lower levels of support for the status quo across bach holders in or near Pigeon Bay (59%), casual campers (60%) and residents in or near Pigeon Bay (46%).

Duvauchelle Holiday Park:

188 submitters provided feedback for Duvauchelle Holiday Park, including one organisation (Duvauchelle Reserve Committee) and 187 individuals.

Overall, 87% (164) supported maintaining the status quo, 5% (10) supported making operational changes, and 7% (14) supported enforcing full compliance.

Of those in support of maintaining the status quo, 58% were annual site holders or knew someone with an annual site, 25% were casual campers and the remainder were bach holders, residents and others.

There were varying levels of support for maintaining the status quo across submitter groups. Most (98%) annual site holders or those who knew someone with a site supported maintaining the status quo, as well as all Duvauchelle bach holders who responded (14). There were comparably lower levels of support for maintaining the status quo across casual campers (82%) and residents in or near Duvauchelle (47%).

You can read more about what we heard from page 22 in the meeting agenda below, which includes the staff report. To read all feedback we received, download the submissions table below.

A staff report recommending option three - operational changes for both sites will be presented to the Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula Community Board. You can view the rationale for the staff recomendation on page 7 and 8 of the agenda.

The board will then make a recommendation to the Chief Executive.

Date: 20 April 2026

Time: 10am

Venue: Lyttelton Ōhinehou Community Boardroom, 25 Canterbury Street

This is a public meeting and everyone is welcome. Those who have requested to speak will have been notified by email. If you have any questions about speaking at the meeting, please contact the Community Board Advisor, Liz Beaven by emailing liz.beaven@ccc.govt.nz or phoning 03 941 6601.

The final recommendation is recorded in the meeting minutes, available online three working days after the meeting.