Council Committees

These committees are made up of community representatives from a particular rating area.

Their purpose is to:

• represent and act as an advocate for the interests of the community;
• consider and report on any matter referred to it by Council, and any issues of interest to the committee;
• make an annual submission to Council on expenditure; maintain an overview of services provided by Council within the community;
• communicate with community organisations and special interest groups in the community, and undertake any other responsibilities delegated by Council.

Want to join a Committee?

• Public notices for the Triennial General meeting of each of the four community committees have been published.
• All residents and ratepayers of each community area are eligible to attend the meeting of their relevant committee.
• At the first meeting, the attendees of that meeting will elect the membership based on the membership criteria in each committees delegations from Council.
• To stand you do not need to be a resident or ratepayer of the area however it is beneficial to have a tie to the community you wish to serve.
• Committees are voluntary positions.
• If you want to know more about the committee you are interested in, please read the agenda for the meeting which will include the membership and the terms of reference for each committee.

Amuri Community Committee

Chairperson: David Croft

Governance Advisor: Nathan Chicken

Members: Mayor Marie Black, Cr Dave Hislop, Cr Chris Scarlet, Lisette Burrows, Paul Butler, Michelle Forbes, Hamish Galletly, Ronnie Harland, Billy Lott, Louise Pickering, Tony Watson, Andrew Wright, Youth Representative

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Cheviot Community Committee

Chairperson: Catherine Maxwell

Governance Advisor: Natasha Tasker

Members: Mayor Marie Black, Cr Vince Daly, Cr Fiona Harris, Geoff Maxwell, Peter Montgomery, James Paterson, Anthea Prentice, Peter Somerville, Doug Taylor, Youth Representative, 2 x Vacancies.

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Glenmark Community Committee

Chairperson: Jo Loe

Governance Advisor: Natasha Tasker

Members: Mayor Marie Black, Cr Fiona Harris, Cr Vince Daly, Mark Archbold, Steven Ellis, Rob Flynn, Mike Godinet,Dave Inkson, Elizabeth Kelsey, Alistair Malcolm, Kalvyn Schenkel, Youth Representative.

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Hurunui Community Committee

Chairperson: Brona Youngman

Governance Advisor: Michelle Stanley

Members: Mayor Marie Black, Cr Chris Carthy, Peter Black, Simone Bonny, Ben Cassidy, Rod McKay, Alan McKnight, Dave Sanford, Rhondda Sullivan, Youth Representative

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Audit and Risk Committee

The Audit and Risk Committee is responsible for assisting the Council in exercising due care and diligence in the governance of audit and risk activities.

Chairperson: Cr Fiona Harris

Members: Mayor Marie Black, Cr Fiona Harris, Cr Robbie Bruerton, Cr Vince Daly, Cr Tom Davies, Cr Steve Hutt and Graeme McGlinn (Independent)

Governance Advisor: Michelle Stanley

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Operations Committee

The Operations Committee is responsible for assisting the Council in exercising due care and diligence in the governance of operations activities. This is a committee of the whole Council.

Chairperson: Cr Robbie Bruerton

Members: Mayor Marie Black, Cr Fiona Harris, Cr Robbie Bruerton, Cr Chris Carthy, Cr Vince Daly, Cr Tom Davies, Cr Dave Hislop, Cr Steve Hutt, Cr Brett Jones, Cr Chris Scarlet and Cr Pauline White,

Governance Advisor: Nathan Chicken

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Strategy and Policy Committee

The Strategy and Policy Committee is responsible for assisting the Council in exercising due care and diligence in the governance of strategic direction and community activities.

Chairperson: Cr Pauline White

Members: Mayor Marie Black, Cr Chris Carthy, Cr Dave Hislop, Cr Brett Jones, Cr Chris Scarlet and Cr Pauline White.

Governance Advisor: Graham Sutherland

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Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa Management Committee

Chairperson: Grant Lily

Governance Advisor: Nathan Chicken

Members: Mayor Marie Black, Cr Tom Davies, Cr Vince Daly, Cr Brett Jones, Grant Lily, Alice Stielow, Tony Sewell.

Managers/Advisors: Sarah Wiblin (General Manager - Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa) and Jason Beck (Hurunui District Council - Chief Financial Officer)

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Water Liaison Committee

Chairperson: Mayor Marie Black (interim)

Governance Advisor: Michelle Stanley

Notes: The membership for this committee has been altered with the removal of the water advisory group representatives however this is a public meeting and can be attended by any person who is interested.

Members:

CEO Performance Review Committee

The role of this committee is to review the Chief Executive Officer's performance and make recommendations to the Council on remuneration and setting of performance objectives for the coming year.

Chairperson: Mayor Marie Black

Members: Deputy Mayor Fiona Harris, Cr Vince Daly

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District Licensing Committee

The Hurunui District Licensing Committee has been appointed to deal with licensing matters for our district.

Chairperson: Michael Ward

Members: Mayor Marie Black, Cr Pauline White and Mr David Kidd

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Hurunui Tourism Board

Chairperson: Cr Tom Davies

Governance Advisor: Michelle Stanley

Members: Mayor Marie Black, Cr Tom Davies, Penelope Naish (Waipara Valley North Canterbury Winegrowers Inc.) Emma Browning (Hanmer Springs Business Association), Grant Lilly (Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa Management Committee) Vicki Foster (AmberleyNZ), Three independent positions (TBC)

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Hurunui Youth Council

Chairperson: Aliannah Thompson

Governance Advisor: Michelle Stanley

Youth Development Officer: Kimberley Spencer

Members: Mayor Marie Black, Cr Pauline White, Cr Chris Scarlet, Aliannah Thompson, Madison Wayne (Deputy Chair), Taylor Upritchard, Hayley Fisher, Gypsy Thornton, Dylan Mirk, Jack Crump, Kathrynne Taduran, Lexi Thomson-Hall, Shea Kelly, Sylvia Jongerius, Zinnea Cohen.

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Temporary Road Closures Subcommittee

The Council delegates to this subcommittee authority to approve temporary road closures, subject to the required notification and objection process.

Chairperson: Mayor Marie Black

Members: Two councillors appointed at the chairperson's discretion.

Canterbury Regional Landfill Committee

Christchurch City Council and Ashburton, Selwyn, Waimakariri and Hurunui District Councils are local authority shareholders in Kate Valley Landfill which is situated in the Hurunui district. The joint interests of these councils on the board of Transwaste Canterbury Ltd (TCL) which owns Kate Valley Landfill are managed through this committee. The remaining shareholders in TCL are companies involved in commercial waste management.

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Canterbury Regional Transport Committee

The Regional Transport Committee (RTC) is established under the auspices of the Land Transport Act 2003 (as amended). It is responsible for preparing the Regional Land Transport Strategy, the Regional Land Transport Programme, and for advising the Regional Council on strategic land transport planning and funding matters.

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Canterbury Waste Joint Committee

The Canterbury Waste Committee was established in 1996 to develop a management framework for solid waste, including waste minimisation and options for regional disposal. In 2006 the subcommittee was replaced by the Canterbury Waste Joint Committee which comprises all territorial authorities located in Canterbury (except Waitaki) plus Environment Canterbury.

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Civil Defence Emergency Management Group

The Canterbury CDEM Group is a partnership of local authorities, emergency services and other organisations tasked with providing effective and comprehensive management of major hazards and their consequences anywhere in Canterbury. Civil defence is a major function of this Council and the availability of resources from outside the District in the case of a major incident is important. In addition, the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Act 2002 intensified the relationships within the region on these issues.

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Enterprise North Canterbury

The Waimakariri and Hurunui District Councils established the North Canterbury Economic Development Trust as the economic development agency for North Canterbury. This not for profit charitable trust is a council controlled organisation and trades as 'Enterprise North Canterbury' (ENC).

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Regional Water Management Committee

The Regional Water Management Committee is a committee of the Canterbury Regional Council and includes representatives from Environment Canterbury, the territorial authorities, rūnanga and Ngai Tahu, as well as one member from each of the zone committees.

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Road Safety Coordinating Committee

The Hurunui Road Safety Coordinating Committee is a community committee, administered by the Hurunui District Council. Its role includes the integration of road safety education, enforcement and engineering programmes and initiatives in the Hurunui District. The Committee is the overarching body that coordinates the implementation of the District’s Road Safety Action Plan.