Christchurch City Holdings Ltd (CCHL) is a wholly owned investment arm of the

Christchurch City Council The Christchurch City Council (CCC) is the local government authority for Christchurch in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority elected to represent the people of Christchurch. Since October 2022, the Mayor of Christchurch is Phil Ma ...

. The council controlled trading organisations (CCTO) own and run some of the important infrastructure in

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, such as the public transport and electricity delivery in the city.

Organisations owned by CCHL

CCHL owns or part-owns the following eight companies.

Lyttelton Port Company

The Lyttelton Port Company is the management of the main port in the South Island at

Lyttelton, New Zealand Lyttelton ( or ''Riritana'') is a port town on the north shore of Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō, at the northwestern end of Banks Peninsula and close to Christchurch, on the eastern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. As a landing point ...

. It services the city's businesses as the seaport. By June 2012, CCHL ownership had increased to 79.3%.

Christchurch International Airport

Christchurch International Airport. 75% owned by CCHL.

City Care

City Care is the City Council's infrastructure management company. They have branches throughout New Zealand and service many councils and businesses. 100% owned by CCHL. After the collapse of construction company Mainzeal, City Care hired their management team. A decision whether City Care will venture into 'vertical construction' has not yet been made. In November 2015, Christchurch City Council decided to sell City Care. After a sales process left only one offer on the table that was considered insufficient, the city council decided in August 2016 that it would keep City Care. Asset sales is one of the top issues in the 2016 Christchurch mayoral election.

Orion

Orion is an electricity distribution company, that owns and operates the network in the central

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area. It covers the area between the Waimakariri and

Rakaia Rakaia is a town sited on the southern banks of the Rakaia River on the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island, approximately 57 km south of Christchurch on State Highway 1 and the Main South Line. Immediately north of the townsh ...

rivers and from the Canterbury Coast to

Arthur's Pass Arthur's Pass, previously called Camping Flat then Bealey Flats, and for some time officially Arthurs Pass, is a township in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand, located in the Selwyn district. It is a popular base for explori ...

. 89.3% owned by CCHL.

Selwyn Plantation Board

Selwyn Plantation Board operates in forestry and farming. 39.32% owned by CCHL, but the company is in the process of being wound up (it is selling its assets and the proceeds will be distributed to the two shareholding council holding companies). A final payment to CCHL is expected in 2013.

Enable Networks

Enable Networks builds and runs a new fibre optic network in Christchurch. Enable Networks was first launched in 2007 with funding from CCHL and a grant from the Ministry of Economic Development. Initially launched as Christchurch City Networks Limited (CCNL), in 2009 the company re-branded as Enable Networks. The company is the Crown's partner for its

Ultra-Fast Broadband The Ultra-Fast Broadband initiative is a New Zealand Government programme of building fibre-to-the-home networks covering 87% of the population by the end of 2022. It is a public–private partnership of the government with four companies with ...

initiative. 100% owned by CCHL.

Red Bus

Red Bus is one of the public passenger transport operators in Christchurch. 100% owned by CCHL. On 4 November 2020 it was announced that Red Bus's operations and assets had been sold to Ritchies Transport Holdings Ltd for an undisclosed sum with completion expected in early December.

Ecocentral Ltd

The newest company is Ecocentral Ltd, which operates council's recycling. It is 100% owned by CCHL.

References

External links

Christchurch City Council websiteCCHL websiteOrion websiteCity Care websiteChristchurch International Airport websiteLyttelton Port Company websiteRed Bus website
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