MEDIA ADVISORY
June 24, 2013

Have your say on Canterbury’s regional water management
The Canterbury Regional Water Management Committee is asking for local feedback on the additions to its Regional Implementation Programme (RIP) for water management.

The RIP now includes recommendations on regionally significant features in the six zones not covered in Annex 1 of the original version.

Three community feedback meetings are being held around Canterbury, including one in Christchurch tomorrow (25 June). Written feedback can also be submitted prior to 8 July.

The RIP focusses on a number of priority issues which cover more than one zone, or are best tackled at a regional level, to meet the multiple targets in the Canterbury Water Management Strategy (CWMS).

It was finalised in May 2012 following an extensive period of community and stakeholder engagement and identifies four priority areas of equal importance:
• Kaitiakitanga
• Ecosystem health and biodiversity
• Land use and water quality
• Regional infrastructure.

The first edition of the RIP focussed on the four zones which had completed a Zone Implementation Programme (ZIP) for water management.

Six zone committees have since completed their ZIPs and these are the focus of the updated Annex 1. The six zones are Banks Peninsula, Christchurch - West Melton, Kaikoura, Lower Waitaki - South Coastal Canterbury, Orari-Opihi-Pareora, and Upper Waitaki.

Everyone with an interest in water management is invited to attend the meeting where there will be an opportunity to discuss the recommendations and provide feedback before a final version is prepared.

Written feedback can be submitted prior to July 8 by visiting the Regional Committee page at www.ecan.govt.nz/canterburywater .

Meeting details

Regional Implementation Programme feedback meetings
Christchurch
Christchurch: 6.30-8pm, Tuesday, 25 June
Ibis Hotel, 107 Hereford St, Christchurch

Other meetings
Kaikoura: 4.30-6pm, Wednesday, 26 June
Kaikoura Memorial Hall, 32 The Esplanade, Kaikoura

Fairlie*: 1.30 to 3pm, Monday 1 July
Council Chamber, Mackenzie District Council, 53 Main St Fairlie

*This meeting replaces the meeting scheduled for 21 June in Geraldine which was cancelled due to weather conditions

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