Public notices
Here you can find a list of official notifications for plan change notifications, consent hearings, open notified consents, meetings, work notices, water restrictions and submissions.
View current river works, regional park notices, consent applications open for submission, and boating events, reservations, and notices.
Notice of council meetings - March 2026
The below meetings will be held in the Council Chamber, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch, unless otherwise stated.
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Regulation Hearing Committee at 8.00am
Audit and Risk Committee at 10.30am
Wednesday, 11 March 2026
Regulation Hearing Committee (if required) at 8.30am
Strategy and Policy Committee at 10.30am
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Regulation Hearing Committee (if required) at 8.30am
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
Regulation Hearing Committee (if required) at 8.30am
Council at 10.30am
You can view the agendas online at the council and committee meetings page at least two days before each meeting.
For any queries, please call our Advisory team on 0800 324 636.
Notice of wallaby search: Harper Range and Moorhouse Range – Ashburton Lakes/Hakatere Conservation area
WHAT: Contractors will be carrying out search with dog and rifle teams following a recent wallaby sighting in the area.
WHERE: Haper Range and Moorhouse Range in the Hakatere Conservation area and on Mt Possession/Hakatere Station.
WHEN: Monday 16 February – Friday 13 March - daytime hours on weekdays only.
Preferably stick to formed tracks. Warning signage will be placed at all normal points of entry.
Wallaby search area in red
Notice of wallaby control work: Mary Range – Irishman Creek and The Wolds Conservation area
WHAT: As part of the Tipu Mātoro National Wallaby Eradication Programme we intend to carry out a ground search and destroy operation for wallabies with dog and rifle teams.
WHERE: Mary Range, including the Irishman Creek CA and The Wolds CA Area adjacent to the Tekapo Canal. Shown in red on the attached map.
WHEN: Monday 16 February – Friday 20 March - daytime hours, weekdays only.
Preferably avoid the area during this period or stick to formed tracks. Warning signage will be placed at all normal points of entry.
Wallaby search area in red
Notice of wallaby control work: Ben Ohau Range – Ruataniwha Conservation Area and Glentanner Station
WHAT: As part of the Tipu Mātoro National Wallaby Eradication Programme we intend to carry out a ground control operation for wallabies with dog and rifle teams.
WHERE: Glentanner Station and the adjacent DOC land from Whale Stream and Freds Stream. As shown in red on the map.
WHEN: Monday 2 February to Friday 13 February 2026 (daytime hours excluding weekends and Waitangi Day)
Warning signage will be placed at all normal points of entry.
Wallaby search area in red
Notice of wallaby control work: Waitaki River (north bank), Hakataramea to Stone Wall
WHAT: As part of the Tipu Mātoro National Wallaby Eradication Programme we intend to carry out a ground control operation for wallabies with dog and rifle teams.
WHERE: Waitaki River (north bank). As shown in red on the map.
WHEN: Monday 2 February to Friday 13 February 2026 (daytime hours excluding weekends and Waitangi Day)
Warning signage will be placed at main access points as well as fishing access points for public safety.
Wallaby search area in red
Notice of wallaby search work: Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Area and Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
WHAT: As part of the Tipu Mātoro National Wallaby Eradication Programme, contractors will be carrying out daytime ground search and destroy with dog/rifle teams in the Godley River area on private and public land.
WHERE: Godley River area – both sides. On Godley Peaks Station and PCL. Head of lake Tekapo.
WHEN: Daytime operations from 12 January to 27 February 2026.
Warning signage will be installed at all normal points of entry. Please stick to formed tracks.
Wallaby search area in red