Tēnā koe G A Findlay,

 

Thank you for your request for information.

 

We are handling your request under the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA). We have forwarded it to the
appropriate Christchurch City Council staff, and we will provide a
response or update within 20 working days of the date we received your
request. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

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relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact me so that
these can be taken into account.

 

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Nāku noa iti, nā

 

Jess Griffin
Official Information Advisor
Te Ratonga Ture me te Manapori - Legal & Democratic Services

 

 

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Tçnâ koe G A Findlay,

 

On 17 August 2025, you requested the following information, under the
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA):

 

In December 2023 a revised Waste Management bylaw was adopted. Section
21(1) of that bylaw prohibits the deposit of circulars, pamphlets etc in
letterboxes which have 'No Circulars' signs. (there are other provisions
and exceptions, but they are not of interest right now).

Real Estate agents seem to completely ignore this provision. Otherwise, it
has been, as far as I am aware, quite successful in eliminating unwanted
trash.

I would like to know:

1: Have any actions been taken in respect of a breach of this section?

2: What efforts have been made to publicise this provision of the bylaw?

 

Have any actions been taken in respect of a breach of section 21(1)?

Christchurch City Council are aware of one complaint since the bylaw was
introduced regarding real estate advertising. In this instance, the
advertising was sent by mail to the household. Due to this, it was not
considered junk mail. Christchurch City Council would consider launching
an awareness campaign if we received a concerning number of complaints.

 

What efforts have been made to publicise this provision of the bylaw?

There was an engagement process prior to a bylaw being adopted. There has
been no further promotion of this bylaw, beyond the information being
publicly available on the website.

 

You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review our
decision. Complaints can be sent by email to
[1][email address].

 

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this, please contact the Official Information team on
[2][Christchurch City Council request email].

 

Nâku noa iti, nâ

 

Jess Griffin
Official Information Advisor
Te Ratonga Ture me te Manapori - Legal & Democratic Services

 

 

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