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 wallaby Control: Macaulay River Area, head of Lake Tekapo
WHAT: Contractors will be carrying out wallaby control with dog and rifle teams in the Macaulay River area on Department of Conservation (DOC) land.
WHERE: Lower parts of the Macaulay River at the head of Lake Tekapo on DOC land.
WHEN: Monday 23 March – approximately Friday 30 March
Public are advised to keep to formed tracks during this period.
Wallaby control work area
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: Macaulay River Area, head of Lake Tekapo
WHAT: Contractors will be carrying out wallaby control with dog and rifle teams in the Macaulay River area and potentially on adjacent public conservation land (PCL). Some thermal night shooting may also take place.
WHERE: Lower parts of the Macaulay River at the head of Lake Tekapo on Private and potentially some adjacent PCL.
WHEN: Monday 16 March – approximately Friday 3 April
Please stick to formed tracks. Warning signage will be placed at all normal points of entry.
Wallaby contro work area in red