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The Chathams Islands is a remote, awe-inspiring place
Information on the 2025 local elections
Sets out our work and priorities for the next financial year
Our work and priorities for the next decade
A report on the Chatham Islands economy
An overview of the Council’s activity
Resource management framework summary
Transport priorities for 2021 – 2031
Dog Control Bylaw overview
Waitangi Beach vehicle bylaw
Managing boating and other activities on water
Understanding hazards and risks to build capability
The Essential Freshwater package is a new set of standards and regulations designed to achieve genuine freshwater improvements for our lakes, rivers, wetlands and other freshwater waterways within a generation. Find out more about what the Essential Freshwater package is and how this may affect your farm.
Find out about the new set of standards and regulations.
Find out about the new requirement for a Freshwater Farm Plan for your farm.
Find out how the new rules might affect wetland management on your farm.
Find out how the new rules might affect stock exclusion on your farm.
Find out how the new rules affect fish passage on your property.