Public pushback against the potential sale of a historic Māori burial ground on red-zoned land in Christchurch looks to have paid off. Christchurch city councillors are set to vote to remove the property from a council list of red-zone sites across the city earmarked for sale. The urupā, known as the Sumner Burial Ground, is on McCormacks Bay Rd near the intersection with Main and Beachville Rds in Redcliffs. City council staff had been due to present a recommendation on the future of the burial site to councillors at a workshop on Tuesday. However, councillors decided further consultation was unnecessary as they were already in a position to make a decision. That decision – not to sell the land – will be formally voted on at a council meeting on May 26. City councillor Sam MacDonald agreed not selling the property was a victory for common sense. “It shouldn’t be on the list to start with. We’ve heard very clearly that it shouldn't be so there’s no point wasting time or money,” he said.…