Andrew Turner, Lyttelton Mt Herbert Community Board Member, reports on the first of the street scale meetings held in Lyttelton last week:

At a recent public meeting held by CERA, it was decided that an effective way of providing information to local residents was by holding street-scale meetings, where residents could find out information and ask questions on issues relating specifically to their immediate neighbourhood.

The first of these meetings took place last week, with around 40 residents of Gilmour Terrace and Foster Terrace attending a one-hour outdoor meeting to discuss geotechnical hazards, land zoning issues, placement of red placards or Section 124 notices, retaining wall issues, and communications improvements.

The meeting was addressed by Ethan Stetston of Christchurch City Council; Mark Easton, the geotechnical consultant with responsibility for this area; and Dr Jan Kupec of the Port Hills Geotech group. This allowed for information to be provided specific to local hazards and   problems, and a lively and useful question and answer session followed.

Residents I spoke to after the meeting felt that the session had been helpful, and a number of action points were taken from the meeting to be addressed by the representatives of the various agencies present.

This was the first of a number of meetings proposed for affected streets in Lyttelton and around the Harbour. Two further meetings will be held this week:

Tuesday 1 November, 5:30pm Outside 25 Buxtons Road - For residents of Buxtons Road and eastern Corsair Bay,

Thursday 3 November, 5:30pm Junction of Selwyn Road and Ross Terrace - For residents of Selwyn Road, Shackleton Terrace, and Ross Terrace.

These meetings are restricted to residents of these streets only – further meetings are planned for other affected areas, with dates and venues being advised in due course.

For further information please contact Andrew Turner, Lyttelton/Mt Herbert Community Board on 021 159 3100 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .