The Council is temporarily treating Christchurch's drinking water with chlorine while it upgrades the below ground well heads.
Christchurch will continually enhance the quality of life of its citizens and understanding of diverse cultures from around the world through proactive citizen Sister City relationships.
The following objectives for Sister Cities will assist committees meet this vision:
Each Sister City Committee will include in its membership a minimum of one and a maximum of two elected members.
The consideration of new Sister City relationships should be made on the basis of near equal distribution of resource, personal interest and economic development opportunity into the areas of:
Existing relationships will be assessed against criteria for new relationships but, given the inconsistency in rationale for their selection, they must also be assessed in relation to the objectives for Sister Cities agreed by the Council.
Sister City relationships can develop from, or be re-classified to become:
Future location of Sister Cities and alternative types of relationships should be considered in line with Central Government and regional initiatives in relation to international trade, immigration and education exchange. Consideration to ease of access to any future Sister City, and the volunteer support base in the community must also be given.
All future relationships must contain short and long-term review clauses and a mutually agreeable sunset clause.
Council
28 September 2000