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Agenda available

8 April 2026

Thanks to everyone who submitted feedback on this project

We received a total of 69 submissions from individuals.

Submitters expressed strong support for the community garden. Overall, 80% of submitters supported the proposal for a community garden, 9% opposed the proposal and 12% did not comment. However, 44% of the submitters who supported the community garden proposal opposed the removal of the gum tree. Overall, 51% of submitters supported removing the gum tree and 49% of submitters opposed removing the gum tree.

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

Meeting details and decision making process

A staff report recommending approval of the Te Ra Community Gardens lease will be presented to the Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula Community Board.

Date: 13 April 2026

Time: 10am

Venue: Lyttelton Mt Herbert 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 decision is recorded in the meeting minutes, available online three working days after the meeting.