4 Sep 2018

Christchurch council fights over restrictions in flood zone

From Morning Report, 7:43 am on 4 September 2018

A war of words has erupted at the Christchurch City Council over flood-prone properties. Christchurch City Councillor David East has accused council staff of deliberately removing a policy, intended for the district plan, that would have allowed homeowners living in a coastal restricted zone to do renovations and extensions and even build new houses. The city council denies it removed anything. But the proposed policy does not appear in the new district plan. Christchurch City Councillor David East talks to Guyon Espiner.