NZ Local Elections 2025

Environment Canterbury

Christchurch North East/Ōrei Constituency
Environment Canterbury is the regional council for Canterbury. It makes decisions about managing resources in the region, such as air, water, soil and the coastline. It also carries out plant and pest control, helps prepare for natural disasters, and is involved in regional transport. The council is made up of up to 16 councillors. are elected to represent constituencies (areas in the region), including two councillors from the Christchurch North East/Ōrei  constituency. Up to two councillors can be appointed by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. This is a first past the post (FPP) election, so you vote by ticking the name of your preferred candidate on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Environment Canterbury election.

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Climate change and resilience

Climate change and resilience

Environment and biodiversity

Environment and biodiversity

Freshwater

Freshwater

Jobs and economy

Jobs and economy

Local democracy

Local democracy

Rates and revenue

Rates and revenue

Transport

Transport

Utilities and services

Utilities and services

Local democracy

Local government is a foundational part of our democracy. But local democracy isn’t just about holding elections every three years – it’s about the day-to-day ways people have their say in the decisions that affect us all.

Local democracy

Local government is a foundational part of our democracy. But local democracy isn’t just about holding elections every three years – it’s about the day-to-day ways people have their say in the decisions that affect us all.

  • Focus on organisational optimisation.

    Increase public participation and willingness to get sunlight into the building, which will increase workloads for some areas of the council.

    Support transparency. I installed cameras into the building at ECan.

  • Investigate online vote transparency tools and adopt one to make councillors' voting records easily accessible to the public.

  • Align science and management with respect to management of natural resources and long term resource sustainability.

    Limit growth of agricultural growth to make sure that long term land sustainability is maintained.

    Provide daily updates on the website about council meeting agendas and notification of all council reports working towards robust digital democracy.

  • Focus on organisational optimisation.

    Increase public participation and willingness to get sunlight into the building, which will increase workloads for some areas of the council.

    Support transparency. I installed cameras into the building at ECan.

  • Investigate online vote transparency tools and adopt one to make councillors' voting records easily accessible to the public.

  • Align science and management with respect to management of natural resources and long term resource sustainability.

    Limit growth of agricultural growth to make sure that long term land sustainability is maintained.

    Provide daily updates on the website about council meeting agendas and notification of all council reports working towards robust digital democracy.

Climate change and resilience

Climate change and resilience

Environment and biodiversity

Environment and biodiversity

Freshwater

Freshwater

Jobs and economy

Jobs and economy

Local democracy

Local democracy

Rates and revenue

Rates and revenue

Transport

Transport

Utilities and services

Utilities and services

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