March update: Policy Forum

The Policy Forum met at Selwyn District Council on 28 March.

Key agenda items

  • Canterbury Climate Partnership Plan – a quarterly implementation progress report, and a discussion on the approach to implementing the key actions in the Plan
  • Canterbury Climate Change Working Group – minor changes to the Terms of Reference and work programme now that the primary focus has now shifted to implementation of the Canterbury Climate Partnership Plan
  • Resource Management Reform – noting the wide ranging reform, and the importance of the Canterbury Mayoral Forum engagement in the Resource Management reform progress
  • Waitaha Canterbury Regional Housing Strategic Plan – an update on the development of the plan
  • Canterbury Water Management Strategy Zone Committee Review 2024 – an update on the review process, including engagement with member councils and Rūnanga
  • Canterbury Regional Spatial Planning – an update on the regional stocktake of existing Waitaha
  • Building blocks for better policy – policy development workshop and opportunities for effective networking
  • Regional forums update

Regional Forum meetings

  • The Chief Executive Forum met on 27 January and 5 May
  • The Mayoral Forum met on 14 February
  • The Corporate and Operations Forums met on 17 March
  • The Communications and Engagement Forum met on 21 March
  • The Economic Development Forum met on 28 March

Coming up

  • The Mayoral Forum meets on 30 May.

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