Cabinet papers
Establishing CERA - March and April 2011
- Cabinet Paper 1: Proposed governance arrangements (March 2011) [PDF 600KB]
- Cabinet Paper 1: Proposed governance arrangements - Annex 1 (March 2011) [PDF 225KB]
- Cabinet Paper 2: Proposed powers (March 2011) [PDF 815KB]
- Cabinet Paper 2: Proposed powers - Annex 1 (March 2011) [PDF 410KB]
- Cabinet Paper 2: Proposed powers - Annex 2 - Regulatory Impact Statement (March 2011) [PDF 483KB]
- Cabinet Minute (11) 13/9 (28 March 2011) [PDF 2MB]
- Cabinet Minute (11) 13/10 (28 March 2011) [PDF 4.6MB]
Land damage decisions - June 2011
In late June 2011, Cabinet considered papers from the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery detailing the extensive geotechnical work that has been undertaken to assess the state of affected land.
Click on the links below to view the relevant Cabinet papers and the decisions taken.
- Cabinet Minute (11)23/19 setting up adhoc group of Ministers to make land assessment decisions - June 2011 [PDF 45KB]
- Cabinet Paper: Land Decisions - June 2011 [PDF 1.4MB]
- Cabinet Minute of Decision: Land Decisions - June 2011 [PDF 474KB]
- Map showing affected areas - as at 23 June 2011 [PDF 4MB]
Cabinet decisions made in July 2011
In July 2011, Cabinet considered papers from the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery relating to the contents of the Governments offer to residential red zone home owners and also authorised certain Ministers to have power to act on green zoning areas in greater Christchurch.
Click on the links below to view the relevant Cabinet papers and the decisions taken.
- CAB Min (11) 26/16 - Additional Item: Authority for Decisions on Canterbury Land: Green Zones [PDF 504KB]
- CAB Min (11) 27/12 - Crown Offer to Residential Property Owners in the Canterbury Earthquake Affected Red Zones: Paper 1 and associated paper [PDF 5.8MB]
- CAB Min (11) 27/13 - Crown Offer to Residential Property Owners in the Canterbury Earthquake Affected Red Zones: Paper 2 and associated paper [PDF 3.3MB]
Land damage decisions - August 2011
In August 2011, Cabinet considered papers from the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery detailing the extensive geotechnical work that has been undertaken to assess the state of affected land.
Click on the links below to view the relevant Cabinet papers and the decisions taken.
- Cabinet Paper: Kaiapoi Orange Zones - August 2011 [PDF 1.2MB]
- Cabinet Paper: Kaiapoi Orange Zones - Appendices A to E - August 2011 [PDF 2.4MB]
- Cabinet Paper: Kaiapoi Orange Zones - Appendix F - August 2011 [PDF 4.6MB]
- Cabinet Minute of Decision: Kaiapoi Orange Zones - August 2011 [PDF 325KB]
Further Cabinet decisions made in September 2011
In September 2011, Cabinet considered further papers from the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery relating to the contents of the Governments offer to residential red zone home owners.
Click on the links below to view the relevant Cabinet papers and the decisions taken.
- CAB Min (11) 32/16 - Canterbury Earthquake: Voluntarily Acquired Insured Residential Red Zone Properties: procurement Process and Costs and associated paper [PDF 2.1MB]
- CAB Min (11) 34/17 - Additional Item: Canterbury Earthquake: Purchase Price Review Process for Residential Insured Property Owners in the Red Zones and associated paper [PDF 242KB]
- CAB Min (11) 34/18 - Additional Item: Authority for Decisions on Issues Relating to the Crown's Offer to Insured Residential Property Owners in the Christchurch Red Zones [PDF 512KB]
Transaction design issues
- M/11/0041 - Transaction design issues relating to the Crown's offer to insured, residential property owners [PDF 542KB]
- M/11/0041 - Transaction design issues relating to the Crown's offer to insured residential property owners [PDF 455KB]
- M/11/09/089 - Transaction design issues relating to the Crown's offer to insured residential property owners [PDF 1MB]
Land announcement - 14 October 2011
Land announcement - 28 October 2011
Cabinet minutes
- Cabinet Minute (11)37/22 - Decisions of joint ministers with power to act [PDF 276KB]
- Cabinet Minute (11)39/4 - Decisions on Canterbury orange zones [PDF 158KB]
Cabinet papers
- Cabinet Paper - Decisions of joint ministers with power to act in relation to the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery 2011 [PDF 1.1MB]
- Cabinet Paper - Decisions on Canterbury orange zones [PDF 598KB]
Briefings to joint ministers with power to act in relation to the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery 2011
- Decisions on Canterbury land green zones in Selwyn and Waimakariri districts [PDF 313KB]
- Interim process for progressing rebuilding in some white zones [PDF 315KB]
- Kaiapoi town centre white zones [PDF 336KB]
Related announcements
- 6430 orange zone properties turned green 28 October 2011
Land zoning decisions made in November 2011
In November 2011, Cabinet considered papers from the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery that rezoned white (unzoned) non-residential land, some orange zones and provided certain Ministers with the power to act on outstanding orange zones.
Click on the links below to view the relevant Cabinet papers and the decisions taken.
- Cabinet Minute (11) 41/10 and Cabinet Paper - Canterbury Earthquake Recovery: Rezoning of White (unzoned) non-residential land and associated paper [PDF 1.3MB]
- CAB Min (11) 41/24 - Canterbury Earthquake Recovery: Decisions on Remaining Canterbury Orange Zones and associated paper, and CAB Min (11) 42/9 - Additional Item: Canterbury Earthquake: Orange Zone: Decisions by Ministers with Power to Act [PDF 3.8MB]
Land zoning decisions made in December 2011
In December 2011, Cabinet considered papers from the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery that rezoned some of the Port Hills and expanded the Government's red zone offer to owners of retirement villages and rest homes in greater Christchurch red zones.
Click on the links below to view the relevant Cabinet papers and the decisions taken.
- Cabinet Minute (11) 44/14 and Cabinet Paper - Additional Item: Port Hills White Zone: Some further Green Zoning and associated paper [PDF 1.3MB]
- CAB Min (11) 44/5 - Retirement Villages and Rest Homes in Christchurch Red Zones [PDF 1.8MB]
Land zoning decisions made in February 2012
In February 2012, joint Ministers with power to act made decisions relating to the Rezoning Orange Zones in Wainoni, Avonside, Burwood and Dallington areas.
Click on the links below to view the relevant Ministerial Report and the decisions taken.
- Ministerial Report: Rezoning Orange Zones in Wainoni, Avonside, Burwood and Dallington dated 31 January 2012 [PDF 4.1MB]
Land zoning decisions made in March 2012
In March 2012, joint Ministers with power to act made zoning decisions relating to the Rezoning Orange Zones in Central City South, Richmond South and Linwood.
Click on the links below to view the relevant Ministerial Report and the decisions taken.
Land zoning decisions made in May 2012
In May 2012, joint Ministers with power to act made zoning decisions relating to the rezoning of Orange Zones in Southshore West.
Click on the link below to view the relevant Ministerial Report and the decisions taken.
Zoning Review Framework
In May 2012, the Cabinet Committee on Canterbury Earthquake Recovery agreed that an advisory group be established to complete a review of zoning decisions.
Click on the links below to view the relevant Cabinet minute and paper.
- Cabinet Minute and Paper – Zoning Review Framework [PDF 2.5MB]
- Cabinet Minute and Paper – Findings of the Canterbury Zoning Review Advisory Group [PDF 234KB]
- Zoning Review Advisory Group minutes [PDF 535KB]
Christchurch CBD Recovery - 2 April 2012
This cabinet paper proposes mandating CERA to lead and promote the recovery of the Christchurch Central Business District (CBD), and outlines the approach intended to amend and approve of the draft Recovery Plan for the CBD.
Christchurch Central City Commercial Property Market Study - May 2012
The Ernst & Young “CERA Christchurch Central City Commercial Property Market Study” report represented demand for commercial property in the CBD at a moment in time, before the existence of the CCDU and Christchurch Central Recovery Plan were known to the respondents. Data was collected up to 9 February 2012. While all care was taken to ensure accuracy, the results have been overtaken by events and may no longer be a fair representation of demand for commercial property in the CBD. There are encouraging signs of significantly stronger demand for commercial property in the CBD
- Christchurch Central City Commercial Property Market Study Part 1 [PDF 7.7MB]
- Christchurch Central City Commercial Property Market Study Part 2 [PDF 9.5MB]
- Christchurch Central City Commercial Property Market Study Part 3 [PDF 7.4MB]
Redevelopment of Christchurch Central - work programme and outputs to 100 days - 13 June 2012
This Cabinet Paper and Minute discusses the work programme for the redevelopment of Christchurch's Central Business District.
Christchurch Central Recovery Plan and its implementation - 30 July 2012
This Cabinet Paper and Minute outlines decisions made by the group of Ministers, authorised to make decisions, in relation to the Government's approach to the recovery and redevelopment of central Christchurch.
- Christchurch Central recovery plan and its implementation - Cabinet Paper and Minute of Decision [PDF 1.4MB]
Request for direction to develop a Land Use Recovery Plan - 15 October 2012
Final Settlement Date for Flat Land Residential Red Zone Property Owners - December 2012
Port Hills Zoning Information
Briefings to the Minister and Zoning Papers
- M/11/0040 - Process for Decisions on Port Hills [PDF 512KB]
- M/11/0073 - 2 September 2011 - Initial green Zones for the Port Hills [PDF 685KB]
- M/11/0133 - 28 October 2011- Port Hills White Zone Update and Decision Process [PDF 1.2MB]
- M/11/0149 - 10 November 2011 - Initial red zoning of white residential land in the Port Hills [PDF 583KB]
- Cabinet Minute (11) 41/10 and Cabinet Paper - Canterbury Earthquake Recovery: Rezoning of White (unzoned) non-residential land and associated paper [PDF 1.3MB]
- Cabinet Minute (11) 44/14 and Cabinet Paper - Additional Item: Port Hills White Zone: Some further Green Zoning and associated paper [PDF 1.3MB]
- M/12/0195 - 20 January 2012 - Port Hills White Zone Update [PDF 697KB]
- M/12/0213 - 31 January 2012 - Port Hills White Zone – Indicative Timeline [PDF 455KB]
- M/12/0292 - 21 March 2012 - Aide-memoire Port Hills Meeting [PDF 204KB]
- M/12/0371 - 08 May 2012 - Initial Procurement of Rockfall Protection System for the Port Hills [PDF 158KB]
- M/12/0373 - 10 May 2012 - Initial Considerations Following Receipt of Geotechnical Reports in the Port Hills [PDF 552KB]
- M/12/0370 - 15 May 2012 - Rezoning Some White Zone Properties in the Port Hills Green [PDF 184KB]
- M/12/0408 - 1 June 2012 - Approaches to Managing the Port Hills – Decisions Making [PDF 424KB]
- M/12/0409 - 1 June 2012 - Cliff Collapse in the Port Hills [PDF 644KB]
- M/12/0410 - 1 June 2012 - Rock Roll in the Port Hills [PDF 834KB]
- M/12/0440 - 28 June 2012 - Rezoning in the Port Hills [PDF 336KB]
- M/12-13/005 - 06 July 2012 - Process and Timeline Going forwards on the Port Hills [PDF 270KB]
- M/12-13/041 - 3 August 2012 - White Zone Rock Roll Properties – Zoning Considerations [PDF 168KB]
- M/12-13/060 - 15 August 2012 - Rezoning White Zone Rock Roll Properties in the Port Hills [PDF 456KB]
- M/12-13/062 - 20 August 2012 - Considerations for the Crown Offer to Eligible Property Owners in the Port Hills Red Zone [PDF 369KB]
- M/12-13/076 - 24 August 2012 - Mitigation Measures for Horotane Valley and Bridle Path Road [PDF 2.9MB]
- M/12-13/095 - 7 September 2012 - Rezoning Properties in Horotane Valley and Bridle Path Road [PDF 241KB]
- M/12-13/096 - 7 September 2012 - Mitigation Framework for Port Hills Properties [PDF 172KB]
- M/12-13/103 - 14 September 2012 - Public Release of Port Hills Information [PDF 102KB]
- Port Hills land zoning decisions - complete file [PDF 10MB]
(This file contains all the above Port Hills land zoning papers in chronological order)
Documents used for discussion on Port Hills zoning
These documents were used in discussions between the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery and Officials regarding the zoning of Port Hills.
- 9 March 2012 - Port Hills Policy Decision Framework [PDF 2.1MB]
- 8 June 2012 - Port Hills White Zone – Cliff Collapse/Debris Inundation and Landslips [PDF 2.1MB]
- 13 June 2012 - Cliff collapse, debris inundation and landslips [PDF 1.7MB]
- 13 June 2012 - Port Hills White Zone - Rock Roll [PDF 1.7MB]
- 14 June 2012 - Rock Roll Scenarios [PDF 600KB]
- 15 June 2012 - Rock Roll Scenarios [PDF 251KB]
- 18 June 2012 - Presentation: Rock Roll, Cliff Collapse and Landslips [PDF 3.9MB]
- 10 August 2012 - Mitigation for the Rock Roll White Zone [PDF 313KB]
- Port Hills land zoning decisions - discussion papers [PDF 8MB]
(This file contains all the above Port Hills land zoning discussion papers in chronological order)
