Lianne Dalziel’s time as Mayor of Christchurch is coming to an end. As she was beginning to pack up her office, we slipped in for a final, quick-fire chat about her nine years in the city’s top job and her plans for the future. What are you going to miss about the role? One of…
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Mayor Lianne Dalziel urges Christchurch to show its support for Tonga
Mayor Lianne Dalziel is encouraging people to pay back the kindness Tonga showed Christchurch after the earthquakes by donating funds to help the country recover from the weekend’s tsunami. “After the Christchurch earthquakes Tonga, one of the Pacific’s poorest nations, raised a massive $705,000 for the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Fund through a radio-thon,’’ says Mayor…
Mayor Lianne Dalziel releases statement on Canterbury Multi-Use Arena
I have been advised that a notice of motion has been received by the Chief Executive which seeks a revision of the Council decision on 22 July to proceed with a 25,000 seat arena. The petition which has been circulating will also be presented at next week’s 12 August Council meeting. This brings the issue…
Mayor Lianne Dalziel to stand down at next election
Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel has decided she will not seek re-election at the October 2022 local body elections. Today she talks about that decision. Just over 30 years after first being selected to run for public office, I am announcing that I won’t be running again for the office I now hold, Mayor of Christchurch….
Mayor Lianne Dalziel: Too early to make call on water reforms
The Government has released details on how it plans to reform the provision of three water services in New Zealand by establishing four new water entities. As part of this release, the Government has produced dashboards which contain some Council specific information about the water reforms to help support local decision-making. (See below) “Looking at…