Business Canterbury Chief Executive Leeann Watson: Election focus on business

Canterbury is the place to be right now.

After more than a decade of rebuild activity, we’re stepping into a new chapter, one that cements our place as Aotearoa’s second city and a key driver of New Zealand’s economic future.

With local government elections taking place in October, now is the time to turn our current success into long-term ambition and action, securing commitments that will drive Canterbury forward.

Focus areas should include enabling infrastructure, how we manage and own our assets as a city, and the council’s financial sustainability (sustainable rates rises). Business Canterbury will feed private sector views into these conversations throughout the year.

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