The Mayoral Forum met at the Commodore Hotel on 14 February.
Agenda items included
- A discussion with Hon James Meager, Minister for the South Island
- A discussion on future regional and local government for Canterbury
- Next steps for the development of regional economic priorities for all of Canterbury
- A discussion on the draft Canterbury Aerospace Strategy presented by Christchurch NZ
- An update on the implementation of the Canterbury Climate Partnership Plan
- An update on the Canterbury Water Management Strategy and Zone Committee review
- A discussion about the possibility of a regional deal for Canterbury and the Canterbury Mayoral Forum’s decision to write to the Minister of Local Government to advise of the foundational work underway for a future regional deal submission
- An update from the Regional Public Service Commissioner
- A report from the Chief Executives Forum on the activities of the regional forums
- A request from members to advocate for the international visitor levy to return to being made available for its original purpose, and that a portion is distributed to local government to support tourism infrastructure and services.
Coming up
- The Corporate and Operations Forums meet on 17 March
- The Communications and Engagement Forum meets on 21 March
- The Economic Development and Policy Forums meet on 28 March
- The Chief Executives Forum meets on 5 May.
