

Many councils help support local business and economic development. Some promote tourism in their area, or provide business support services and grants.

Many councils help support local business and economic development. Some promote tourism in their area, or provide business support services and grants.
Streamline resource consents with clear timeframes, online tracking and risk-based audits to cut costs and delays for compliant projects.
Partner with industry and tertiary providers to deliver skills pipelines in transport, water and climate jobs, prioritising local youth.
Invest in flood protection upgrades for industrial precincts to safeguard jobs, lower insurance risk and prevent costly business downtime.
Acknowledge that farming is a vital part of the Canterbury economy as it is about the environment, not ideology.
Maintain effective flood protection infrastructure.
Have fair and transparent management of the environment so people can invest in confidence.
Safeguard strategic assets, such as ports, Christchurch bus interchange and airports, from being sold off or leased to foreign companies.
Protect natural resources for quality of life and sustainable economic well-being for all present and future Cantabrians.
Collaborate with central government to assist farming, forestry and fishery sectors to restore ecosystems with jobs in regenerative practices.
Streamline resource consents with clear timeframes, online tracking and risk-based audits to cut costs and delays for compliant projects.
Partner with industry and tertiary providers to deliver skills pipelines in transport, water and climate jobs, prioritising local youth.
Invest in flood protection upgrades for industrial precincts to safeguard jobs, lower insurance risk and prevent costly business downtime.
Acknowledge that farming is a vital part of the Canterbury economy as it is about the environment, not ideology.
Maintain effective flood protection infrastructure.
Have fair and transparent management of the environment so people can invest in confidence.
Safeguard strategic assets, such as ports, Christchurch bus interchange and airports, from being sold off or leased to foreign companies.
Protect natural resources for quality of life and sustainable economic well-being for all present and future Cantabrians.
Collaborate with central government to assist farming, forestry and fishery sectors to restore ecosystems with jobs in regenerative practices.
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