
Council report adversely affects a trillion dollars in CHC property- citizens lose out yet again...
We were given 10 minutes to speak. The speech Mark Munro, Chairman of Christchurch Coastal Residents United (CCRU) presented today at the CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. DEPUTATION CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL Audit & Risk Management Subcommittee Meeting Thursday 10 December 2015 Presented by Mark Munro - Chairman, Christchurch Coastal Residents United (CCRU) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introduction It is history no

Expert panel to review Christchurch coastal hazards report
The Christchurch City Council will get a controversial report into coastal hazards peer reviewed. A panel of scientific experts will review a controversial report identifying thousands of Christchurch properties at risk of coastal erosion. Christchurch City councillors unanimously agreed on Thursday to subject the Coastal Hazard Assessment report by Tonkin and Taylor to a second peer review. The science behind the report has been widely questioned. The experts will be appoint

Council agrees to sea-level rise response
The Council has today agreed to a further peer review of its Coastal Hazard Assessment Report (Tonkin & Taylor 2015) and a subsequent review of the wording on LIMs for properties potentially affected by coastal hazards. The Council was presented with a staff report of recommendations in response to the recent sea-level rise report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) Dr Jan Wright. The Council agreed that a peer review will be undertaken as soon as prac

Christchurch City Council considers changing coastal hazard LIM listings
The Christchurch City Council is considering subjecting a controversial report on coastal hazards to a second peer review. The Christchurch City Council is considering changing the wording on property records regarding coastal hazards. Council staff have also recommended the controversial Coastal Hazard Assessment report by Tonkin and Taylor – which found 18,000 properties could face coastal inundation – be subjected to a second peer review. The move followed a report from Pa