Tçnâ koe Peter,

 

On 15 April 2026 you requested the following information under the Local
Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA).

 

1. The location or name of all property owned by the Council for the
purposes of forestry for commercial benefit be that production or carbon
credits.
2. Do the council have any involvement in the planting of these forests?
if so please provide the name of any species planted during 2025, or
planned for 2026 and 2027.
3. Does the council lease any forestry areas' to any companies or
organisations, if so please name the current parties for each location.
4. Do the council plan changing the purpose of any land they own for
forestry to another purpose? i.e to housing or non forestry use? or is the
council planning on selling or disposing of any land currently used for
forestry?

 

Release of information

The location or name of all property owned by the Council for the purposes
of forestry for commercial benefit be that production or carbon credits.

Bottle Lake and Chaney’s Forests are two council owned forests which are
leased for production forestry.

 

Do the council have any involvement in the planting of these forests? if
so, please provide the name of any species planted during 2025, or planned
for 2026 and 2027.

Council oversees the lease of these forests.

 

Does the council lease any forestry areas to any companies or
organisations, if so please name the current parties for each location.

There is a current lease with Matariki Forest for land at Bottle Lake and
Chaney’s Forests.

 

Does the council plan changing the purpose of any land they own for
forestry to another purpose? i.e to housing or non-forestry use? or is the
council planning on selling or disposing of any land currently used for
forestry?

In relation to the Bottle Lake and Chaney’s Forests there are no changes
planned and they will continue to serve as both working forests and spaces
for public recreation. There is no forestry land in the property disposal
process.

 

You have the right to request the Ombudsman to review this decision.
Complaints can be sent by email to [1][email address], by fax
to (04) 471 2254, or by post to The Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington
6143.

 

Publication of responses to LGOIMA requests

Please note: our LGOIMA responses may be published on the Christchurch
City Council website a week after they have been responded to, with
requesters’ personal details withheld. If you have any concerns about
this, please contact the Official Information team on
[2][Christchurch City Council request email].

 

Nâku noa, nâ,

 

Keely Shaw
Information Advisor
Te Ratonga Ture me te Manapori - Legal & Democratic Services

 

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