Agenda available
5 March 2025
Thanks to everyone who submitted feedback on this project
We received a total of 1,560 submissions about the Draft Dog Control Bylaw and Policy 2024, from 1,534 individuals and the following organisations:
| Four dog businesses or services |
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| Two veterinary or dog training associations |
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| Two national animal NGOs |
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| One national environmental NGO |
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| Six community Boards |
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| Four residents, neighbourhood or body corporate groups |
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| One sports club |
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| Four Land Management Trusts |
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| Two community organisations |
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What you told us
We received feedback across a range of proposals and topics. You can read all feedback and how this has shaped the advice and potential changes recommended to the Hearings Panel in the agenda below (includes staff reports).
We asked questions about six key proposals, the results are shown in the table below.
| Key questions | Yes | No | Don’t know |
| Do you support the proposal to require dogs to be on a short leash on footpaths, shared paths and formed tracks in greenspace areas where dogs are allowed? | 656 submitters 43% | 824 submitters 54% | 61 submitters 4% |
| Do you support the proposal to require dogs to be on a short leash on shared paths and pedestrian areas on or near roads? | 1,070 submitters 70% | 401 submitters 26% | 67 submitters 4% |
| Do you support the proposal for the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor? | 833 submitters 56% | 480 submitters 31% | 168 submitters 11% |
| Do you support the proposal for Te Ihutai Avon Heathcote Estuary? | 1,042 submitters 70% | 265 submitters 18% | 185 submitters 12% |
| Do you support the proposal to regulate stormwater basins? | 907 submitters 61% | 374 submitters 25% | 195 submitters 13% |
| Do you support the proposal to limit the number of dogs one person can be in control of in a public place? | 1,051 submitters 69% | 329 submitters 22% | 150 submitters 10% |
You can read more about what we heard in the Hearings Panel agenda which includes staff reports. To read all the feedback we received, download the submission table.
Based on feedback, staff have put forward advice and potential changes for the Hearings Panel to consider before they make recommendations to Council. You can read more about these in the 'Staff advice to support the deliberations' section of the agenda below.
Submissions
Hearings Panel documents
Meeting details and decision making process
A Hearings Panel has been formed to read the staff report, consider all feedback and hear from those who wish to speak to them about their submission. The Hearings Panel will then make recommendations to the full Council.
Dates: 12, 13, 14 March 2025
Time: from 9.30am
Venue: Council Chambers, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street, Christchurch
You’re welcome to attend the Hearing in person. It will also be recorded. If you asked to speak you should already have a time booked. If you asked to speak but have not received a speaking time, please contact Hearings@ccc.govt.nz as soon as possible.
You can read the meeting agenda, including the staff report and any additional information by following the link above.
The Hearings Panel recommendation to Council is recorded in the meeting minutes, available on this webpage three working days after the last day of Hearings.
