This memorandum is filed on behalf of the Waimakariri District Council (Council) in response to the 5 September 2025 Minute of the Environment Court (Minute), as amended by the Court’s further directions, which directed the Council to file an initial case management memorandum in respect of the 21 appeals on the Waimakariri Partially Operative District Plan (PODP) by 10 October 2025.