The council controlled trading organisations (CCTO) own and run some of the important infrastructure in Christchurch, such as the public transport and electricity delivery in the city.
[3] After the collapse of construction company Mainzeal, City Care hired their management team.
[6] Orion is an electricity distribution company, that owns and operates the network in the central Canterbury area.
It covers the area between the Waimakariri and Rakaia rivers and from the Canterbury Coast to Arthur's Pass.
Enable Networks was first launched in 2007 with funding from CCHL and a grant from the Ministry of Economic Development.
[3] 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.