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Memorandum to Regenerate Christchurch, Canterbury Cricket Memorandum Date: 24 July 2019 To: Regenerate Christchurch CANTERBURY CRICKET TRUST STATEMENT ON S 71 PROPOSAL UNDER GREATER CHRISTCHURCH REGENERATION ACT 2016 INTRODUCTION 1 This memorandum has been prepared for the purposes of assisting Regenerate Christchurch (Regenerate) in its evaluation and preparation of a proposal under section 65 of the Greater Christchurch Regeneration Act 2016 (GCRA) to exercise power under section 71 of the GCRA. 2 The proposal being evaluated by Regenerate proposes to amend the Christchurch District Plan (the District Plan) rules to enable the Canterbury Cricket Trust (CCT) the opportunity to host all international cricket fixtures at Hagley Oval (the proposed amendments). The amendments sought are intended to allow the Hagley Oval to operate consistently with the Christchurch Central Recovery Plan (CCRP). 3 I am the Executive Manager of the CCT and have been employed by CCT for four years. I also worked closely with CCT in my role as Host City Manager for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2015 (MCWC 2015) for two years prior to that. 4 My role has been to: 4.1 work with the trustees to fund and build the pavilion; 4.2 to set up and run a membership programme; 4.3 to work with city and cricket stakeholders to ensure Christchurch is awarded high quality international matches and tournaments; 4.4 to development further facilities at Hagley Oval; and 4.5 to fundraise for the betterment of cricket in Christchurch and the regions. 5 This memorandum is set out as follows: CANTERBURY CRICKET TRUST STATEMENT ON S 71 PROPOSAL UNDER GREATER CHRISTCHURCH REGENERATION ACT 2016 1 INTRODUCTION 1 BACKGROUND 4 Resource consent approval 4 The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2015 (the MCWC 2015) 5 Variation of Resource Consent 6 The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2021 (the WCWC 2021) 7 How does it all work? – Summary of the Christchurch Cricket model 8 Summary 9 THE HAGLEY OVAL AND THE GCRA 9 The purposes of the GCRA are met 10 Economic benefits to greater Christchurch 11 The GCRA process is necessary and preferable to any alternatives 11 SPECIFIC ISSUES WITH THE CURRENT RESOURCE CONSENT AND SUMMARY OF RELEVANT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 13 Lighting poles 14 Issues with the current consented lights 15 Experiences of other cricket grounds with retractable lights 16 Advice received from lighting suppliers 17 Number of match days 20 Match times 23 Pack in and out timeframes and public access 24 Number of people in Hagley Park 27 Size of event area 28 Car parking 28 Signage 28 MISSED OPPORTUNITIES AS A RESULT OF THE CURRENT RESOURCE CONSENT RESTRICTIONS – PAST AND FUTURE 29 Past seasons 29 The MCWC 2015 29 Post the MCWC 2015 29 The 2015-2016 Season 29 The 2016-2017 Season 30 The 2017-2018 Season 30 The 2018-2019 Season 31 The 2019-2020 Season 32 Future seasons 32 The 2020/2021 Season 33 The 2021/2022 Season 33 The 2022/2023 Season 34 CONCLUSION 34 100341236/1349919.11 2 APPENDIX 1 36 APPENDIX 2 37 APPENDIX 3 38 APPENDIX 4 39 APPENDIX 5 40 APPENDIX 6 41 APPENDIX 7 42 100341236/1349919.11 3 BACKGROUND Resource consent approval 6 The resource consent granted to the Canterbury Cricket Association (CCA) on 29 November 2013 allowed for the development of facilities at Hagley Oval such that it was of a suitable standard for hosting domestic and international cricket matches including Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 (T20) matches.1 The consent allowed for the construction of an embankment, pavilion and lights, and provided rules for running domestic and international cricket matches held at Hagley Oval. 7 I was not involved directly with the consenting process, however, I understand that this was done as a matter of urgency. The loss of Lancaster Park following the 2011 earthquakes meant that there were no venues fit to hold international cricket matches in Christchurch. Partly for this reason, delivery of Hagley Oval as an international cricket venue by late 2013 was set out in the CCRP and the Blueprint Plan in July 2012. 8 International sporting tournaments such as the Rugby World Cup and Cricket World Cup operate a bidding process whereby cities or regions lodge a bid to the organising committee or company running the event to determine the allocation of matches around the country. 9 The CCA wished for Christchurch to host the MCWC 2015 to assist in the recovery and bring tourists back to Christchurch. Following the Canterbury Earthquake sequence, bids for the MCWC 2015 matches were fast approaching and there was a great deal of time pressure on the CAA to enable the Hagley Oval to host matches for the MCWC 2015. 10 The CCA therefore prepared a resource consent application to enable Hagley Oval to (among other things): 10.1 construct an embankment; 10.2 construct and operate a cricket Pavilion; 10.3 install and operate four retractable lighting towers; 10.4 install temporary grandstands, scaffolding, and other facilities; 10.5 install temporary fencing around the outside of the Oval site for the purposes of excluding public access during major fixtures; and 10.6 to use the venue for a maximum of up to 20 match days for major fixtures (of 2,000 or more spectators) each cricket season, with a maximum ground capacity of 20,000 spectators. 11 The consent sought authorisation for up to four games per season where spectator numbers may exceed 12,000. 12 It was inevitable that the consenting process would be complex, uncertain, protracted and contentious. The CCA therefore applied under section 87D of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the RMA) requesting that the application be 1 For reference, a test match is a long form cricket match played over 5 days, while both ODI and T20 matches are short form cricket lasting no longer than 1 day. Generally, T20 matches are played in the afternoons and into the evenings as they are shorter than ODI matches. 100341236/1349919.11 4 directly referred to the Environment Court for determination, rather than the relevant consent authority. 13 Due to the nature of urgency of the application, the application was based on the information that was available to CCA at the time, and a number of assumptions had to be made. For example: 13.1 there was limited time to consult and engage with stakeholders (such as New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and VBase); 13.2 there was limited to no engagement with broadcasters as to what requirements would be needed to enable the hosting of international matches; 13.3 it was assumed that the lighting solution would be adequate (as the Lords Cricket Ground had recently pursued similar lighting – see further at paragraphs 90 and 91 below). CCA did not have time to consider what had been used elsewhere and/or alternatives; and 13.4 assumptions were made on game types, numbers, spectators, and times based on cricket trends of the time. 14 The resource consent was ultimately granted by the Environment Court on 29 November 2013 (Appendix 1) and generally did achieve all objectives sought by CCA. However, it was subject to significant conditions and constraints that were, in many cases, the result of limited consultation, assumptions made at the time of the application, and compromises resulting from the consenting process. 15 This resource consent enabled the Hagley Oval and pavilion to be established in a timely manner. Construction work under this consent commenced in January 2014 and the pavilion and embankment was completed and officially opened in September 2014. The four retractable lights, as consented, were not fit for purpose and were not constructed. 16 Hagley Oval was a brand new venue, consented and constructed in a short space of time so as to host the MCWC 2015 and to provide Christchurch with a first class cricket venue. The development of Hagley Oval into an international cricket ground enabled international and test cricket to return to Christchurch. Test cricket had not been played in the city for over a decade. 17 However, the resource consent over time proved to not be fit for purpose, as evident from its application to the MCWC 2015 and thereafter with respect to pack in and pack out timeframes and lighting. This is described in further detail below. The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2015 (the MCWC 2015) 18 One of the immediate objectives of the existing resource consent was to enable Christchurch to host the four warm up matches, the opening match and two other tournament matches for the MCWC 2015. An interim decision on the resource consent was granted in August 2013 at which time the Cricket World Cup organising company, Cricket World Cup 2015 Limited (CWCL), became aware the conditions attached to the consent would not allow for the matches to be held at Hagley Oval. 19 A legal opinion was obtained by the CWCL in early September 2013, which confirmed the Environment Court’s interim decision contained conditions that would prevent or hinder World Cup fixtures at Hagley Oval. In particular, the pack in and out timeframes for temporary infrastructure were unworkable and the consent did not allow for the public to be excluded from Hagley Oval during fixtures. 100341236/1349919.11 5 20 CWCL then received advice on how to obtain authorisations under the RMA that would enable the MCWC 2015 to be hosted at Hagley Oval. This advice considered that the authorisations required under the RMA could be achieved in one of five ways: (a) apply for a certificate of compliance if all of the activities associated with the MCWC 2015 are permitted activities; or (b) apply to change the conditions of the consent to provide for the MCWC 2015; or (c) apply for a new consent specifically for the MCWC 2015; or (d) request that the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister suspend those parts of the consent which were problematic for the MCWC 2015; or (e) request that the Government enact enabling legislation to provide for the MCWC 2015.
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