Council Owned Land used for Forestry
Harwood Wilson made this Official Information request to Christchurch City Council
The request was successful.
From: Harwood Wilson
Dear Christchurch City Council,
Please can you provide information on council owned land/property that is used for production forestry.
Specifically include:
* Location of property (Road name or Co-ordinates)
* Size of property (ha)
* If the property is leased
* Total Annual income received by the council for land leased for production forestry
Yours faithfully,
Harwood Wilson
From: Official Information
Christchurch City Council
Tēnā koe Harwood,
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Te Ratonga Ture me te Manapori - Legal & Democratic Services
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From: Official Information
Christchurch City Council
Tçnâ koe Harwood,
On 21 February 2025, you requested the following information, under the
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA):
Please can you provide information on council owned land/property that is
used for production forestry.
Specifically include:
* Location of property (Road name or Co-ordinates)
* Size of property (ha)
* If the property is leased
* Total Annual income received by the council for land leased for
production forestry
Please find below the information requested:
1. Location of property (Road name or Co-ordinates)
Christchurch City Council can conform that both Bottle Lake Forest and
Chaneys Forest are currently used for production forestry
2. Size of property (ha)
The size (in HA) of property used for the purposed of production forestry
is 12,940,780(ha).
3. If the property is leased
Yes, this property is leased.
4. Total Annual income received by the council for land leased for
production forestry
Please see the below table for the income received:
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Jess Griffin
Official Information Advisor
Te Ratonga Ture me te Manapori - Legal & Democratic Services
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