Environment Canterbury Reveiw
During the 2007/08 financial year, Environment Canterbury processed 29 per cent of resource consents with the statutory time frames. The Minister for the Environment made the decision to investigate under section 24A of the Resource Management Act. In addition to this investigation Minister Hide made the decision to carry out a non statutory assessment under the Local Government Act to look at ECan’s governance and policy functions. This Performance Review of Environment Canterbury was carried out by Wyatt Creech, MartinJenkins, Greg Hill and Morrison Low. The final report presenting the findings of the review can be viewed at Investigation of the Performance of Environment Canterbury under the Resource Management Act and Local Government Act.
The Government has considered the report and consulted with stakeholders in Canterbury on its recommendations. On 30 March 2010, Ministers Smith and Hide announced the Government’s decision to appoint Commissioners to temporarily govern Environment Canterbury.
Last updated: 31 May 2010
