Christchurch City Council

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Christchurch City Council
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Christchurch City Council
Type
Type
History
Founded1862
Leadership
Phil Mauger
Interim Chief Executive
Mary Richardson
Structure
Seats17 [lower-alpha 1]
Political groups
  •   Independent (11)
  •   The People's Choice /   Labour (6)
Elections
First-past-the-post (FPP)
Motto
Fide condita, fructu beata, spe fortis
Meeting place
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Christchurch Civic Offices, Worcester Street frontage
Website
https://www.ccc.govt.nz/
Footnotes
  1. Mayor plus 16 city councillors
A view of part of Christchurch's central business district, showing former civic offices (building on lower right corner) and the former New Zealand Post office, which was updated in 2009-10 by the architectural firm Ian Athfield and Associates to become the new civic offices (large white building in centre right rear). The Avon River flows through the city centre. OxfordTerraceChristchurch13June2008.jpg
A view of part of Christchurch's central business district, showing former civic offices (building on lower right corner) and the former New Zealand Post office, which was updated in 2009–10 by the architectural firm Ian Athfield and Associates to become the new civic offices (large white building in centre right rear). The Avon River flows through the city centre.

The Christchurch City Council is the local government authority for Christchurch in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority elected to represent the 396,200 people of Christchurch. [1] Since October 2022, the Mayor of Christchurch is Phil Mauger, who succeeded after the retirement of Lianne Dalziel. [2] The council currently consists of 16 councillors elected from sixteen wards, and is presided over by the mayor, who is elected at large. The number of elected members and ward boundaries changed prior to the 2016 election.

Contents

History

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The coat of arms of the City of Christchurch, New Zealand.

As a result of the 1989 local government reforms, on 1 November 1989 Christchurch City Council took over the functions of the former Christchurch City Council, Heathcote County Council, Riccarton Borough Council, Waimairi District Council, part of Paparua County Council, and the Christchurch Drainage Board. On 6 March 2006, Banks Peninsula District Council merged with Christchurch City Council. [3]

Councillor Yani Johanson campaigned since 2010 to live-stream council meetings for more transparency. Whilst the technology had been installed well before the 2013 local body election, it has only been used since the change in mayor. [4]

Elections

The council is elected every three years using the first-past-the-post voting system. The vote is conducted by postal ballot. The 2016 elections had a turnout of 38.3% down from 42.9% and 52.2% in 2013 and 2010 respectively. [5]

Prior to the 2004 local elections, there were 24 councillors in Christchurch. At that election, the number of councillors halved to 12. [6] For electoral purposes, Christchurch was divided into six wards from 2004, and seven wards after the amalgamation with Banks Peninsula in 2006. The six metropolitan wards each elected two councillors, with the remaining councillor elected for the sparsely populated Banks Peninsula ward. The 2016 representation review by the Local Government Commission has resulted in 16 wards, with each ward electing one councillor, i.e. an increase in three councillors. [7]

Political groupings represented on the council are the centre-right Independent Citizens [8] and the centre-left The People's Choice (formerly Christchurch 2021). [9] Party politics are less influential in elections to the council than is the case for the House of Representatives, with 10 councillors elected on tickets and 7 elected as independents in 2019, including the mayor.

Council members

2022–current

The composition of the council for the 2022 term is:

PositionName Ticket Ward
Mayor Phil MaugerLet's Get Stuff Done At-large
Deputy Mayor Pauline CotterThe People's ChoiceInnes
CouncillorTyrone Fields The People's Choice Banks Peninsula
CouncillorKelly BarberIndependent for BurwoodBurwood
CouncillorTim ScandrettTruly IndependentCashmere
CouncillorJake McLellan Labour Central
CouncillorCeleste DonovanIndependent – Let's Make WavesCoastal
CouncillorJames GoughIndependent CitizensFendalton
CouncillorAndrei MooreIndependentHalswell
CouncillorAaron KeownIndependent Voice of HarewoodHarewood
Councillor Sara Templeton Strong Community: Sustainable FutureHeathcote
CouncillorMark PetersIndependent for HornbyHornby
CouncillorYani JohansonThe People's Choice – LabourLinwood
CouncillorVictoria HenstockYour Local Independent Community VoicePapanui
CouncillorTyla Harrison-HuntThe People's ChoiceRiccarton
CouncillorMelanie CokerThe People's Choice – LabourSpreydon
CouncillorSam MacDonaldIndependent CitizensWaimairi

2019–2022

The composition of the council for the 2019–2022 term was:

PositionNameTicketWard
Mayor Lianne Dalziel Best for ChristchurchAt-large
Deputy MayorAndrew TurnerThe People's ChoiceBanks Peninsula
CouncillorPhil MaugerIndependentBurwood
CouncillorTim ScandrettIndependentCashmere
CouncillorJake McLellanLabourCentral
CouncillorJames Daniels
(until June 2021)
Your Vote – Your Voice IndependentCoastal
CouncillorCeleste Donovan
(from October 2021)
Independent
CouncillorJames GoughICitz – Independent CitizensFendalton
CouncillorAnne GallowayThe People's ChoiceHalswell
CouncillorAaron KeownIndependentHarewood
CouncillorSara TempletonStrong Community: Healthy EnvironmentHeathcote
CouncillorJimmy ChenThe People's Choice – LabourHornby
CouncillorPauline CotterThe People's ChoiceInnes
CouncillorYani JohansonThe People's Choice – LabourLinwood
CouncillorMike DavidsonIndependentPapanui
CouncillorCatherine ChuICitz – Independent CitizensRiccarton
CouncillorMelanie CokerThe People's Choice – LabourSpreydon
CouncillorSam MacDonaldICitz – Independent CitizensWaimairi

2016–2019

The election held via postal vote on 8 October 2016, was the first to use the new wards as a result of the representation review.

Key features of the Local Government Commission's final decision included:

16 councillors, plus the mayor, with one councillor elected from each of the 16 wards (a change from the current 13 councillors elected from six wards, each with two members, apart from Banks Peninsula, which currently has a single member) Banks Peninsula Ward stays as it is Six urban community boards One Banks Peninsula community board Overall, the number of elected members stays the same as present, at 54.

PositionNameTicketWard
Mayor Lianne Dalziel Best for ChristchurchAt-large
Deputy MayorAndrew TurnerThe People's ChoiceBanks Peninsula
CouncillorGlenn LivingstoneThe People's Choice – LabourBurwood
CouncillorTim ScandrettIndependentCashmere
Councillor Deon Swiggs Independent – Let's Get It DoneCentral
CouncillorDavid EastIndependentCoastal
CouncillorJamie GoughICitz – Independent CitizensFendalton
CouncillorAnne GallowayThe People's ChoiceHalswell
CouncillorAaron KeownTrue IndependentHarewood
CouncillorSara TempletonStrong Communities for a Stronger ChristchurchHeathcote
CouncillorJimmy ChenThe People's Choice – LabourHornby
CouncillorPauline CotterThe People's ChoiceInnes
CouncillorYani JohnsonThe People's Choice – LabourLinwood
CouncillorMike DavidsonThe Right Choice for Papanui & ChristchurchPapanui
Councillor Vicki Buck Riccarton
CouncillorPhil ClearwaterThe People's Choice – LabourSpreydon
Councillor Raf Manji IndependentWaimairi

2013–2016

Five of the thirteen councillors did not stand for re-election in 2013. [10] Another four councillors failed to get re-elected (deputy-mayor Ngaire Button, Helen Broughton, Claudia Reid, and Aaron Keown). Hence, only four councillor were returned for another term (Yani Johanson, Jimmy Chen, Glenn Livingstone, and Jamie Gough), to be joined by nine new members plus a new mayor. [11] For the 2013–2016 term, the composition of the council is as follows: [12]

PositionNameTicketWard
Mayor Lianne Dalziel One City TogetherAt-large
Deputy Mayor Vicki Buck [13] A Vote for me is a Vote for YouRiccarton-Wigram
CouncillorJimmy ChenThe People's Choice – Labour
CouncillorAndrew TurnerThe People's ChoiceBanks Peninsula
CouncillorDavid EastIndependentBurwood-Pegasus
CouncillorGlenn LivingstoneThe People's Choice – Labour
CouncillorJamie GoughiCitz – Independent CitizensFendalton-Waimairi
CouncillorRaf ManjiIndependent
Councillor Yani Johanson The People's Choice – LabourHagley-Ferrymead
Councillor Paul Lonsdale Independent
CouncillorAli JonesIndependentShirley-Papanui
CouncillorPauline CotterThe People's Choice – Labour
CouncillorPhil ClearwaterThe People's Choice – LabourSpreydon-Heathcote
CouncillorTim ScandrettIndependent

2010–2013

During the 2010–2013 term, the composition of the council was as shown in the table below. The Press in an editorial described the situation during the three years as often "tumultuous" and there were many calls for a cleanout of elected members at the 2013 local body elections. [14] During the term, the government appointed an overseer to council (Kerry Marshall) and "came within an ace of sacking the council completely." [14] Five city councillors (Sue Wells, Barry Corbett, Sally Buck, Tim Carter, and Peter Beck) and the mayor (Bob Parker) did not stand for re-election. [10]

PositionNameTicketWard
Mayor Bob Parker IndependentAt-large
Deputy MayorNgaire ButtonICShirley-Papanui
CouncillorAaron KeownChristchurch City Vision
CouncillorClaudia ReidIndependentBanks Peninsula
CouncillorGlenn LivingstoneThe People's ChoiceBurwood-Pegasus
CouncillorChrissie Williams (resigned)Independent
Councillor Peter Beck (succeeded Williams)Independent
CouncillorSally BuckIndependentFendalton-Waimairi
CouncillorJamie GoughIC
CouncillorTim CarterIndependentHagley-Ferrymead
Councillor Yani Johanson The People's Choice
CouncillorHelen BroughtonICRiccarton-Wigram
CouncillorJimmy ChenThe People's Choice
CouncillorBarry CorbettIndependentSpreydon-Heathcote
Councillor Sue Wells Independent

Wards

The 16 councillors were each individually elected from one of 16 electoral wards: [15] [16]

Banks Peninsula ward

Covers the whole of Banks Peninsula, including the subdivisions of Akaroa, Lyttelton, Wairewa, and Mount Herbert. [17]

Burwood ward

Covers the suburbs of Aranui, Wainoni, Bexley, Burwood, Avondale, Dallington, Shirley East, Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor, Prestons, Waitikiri, Marshlands and Travis Wetlands. [18]

Cashmere ward

Covers the suburbs of Westmorland, Cracroft, Somerfield, Cashmere, Beckenham, Huntsbury, and St Martins. [19]

Central ward

Apart from the central city, it covers the suburbs of Richmond, Linwood Village, Avon Loop, Phillipstown and Charleston. [20]

Coastal ward

Covers the suburbs of the suburbs of Brooklands, Spencerville, Kāinga, Ouruhia, Queenspark, Parklands, Waimairi Beach, North New Brighton, New Brighton, South New Brighton, and Southshore. [21]

Fendalton ward

Covers the suburbs of Fendalton, Merivale, Strowan and Bryndwr as well as parts of Ilam, Burnside and St Albans. [22]

Halswell ward

Covers the suburbs of Halswell, Wigram, Aidanfield and Kennedys Bush. [23]

Harewood ward

Covers the suburbs of Bishopdale, Harewood, Northwood and Belfast and parts of Casebrook and Yaldhurst. [24]

Heathcote ward

Covers the suburbs of Sydenham, Waltham, Opawa, Murray Aynsley, Heathcote Valley, Ferrymead, Saint Andrews Hill, Mt Pleasant, Moncks Spur, Redcliffs, Sumner, Scarborough and Onepoto Taylors Mistake. [25]

Hornby ward

Covers the suburbs of Hornby, Hei Hei, Islington and Yaldhurst, as well as parts of Wigram and Sockburn. [26]

Innes ward

Covers the suburbs of Edgeware, Mairehau, Shirley, and St Albans. [27]

Linwood ward

Covers the suburbs of Linwood, Woolston, and Bromley. [28]

Papanui ward

Covers the suburbs of Papanui, Redwood, Northcote and Sawyers Arms. [29]

Riccarton ward

Covers the suburbs of Riccarton, Ilam, Sockburn and Upper Riccarton. [30]

Spreydon ward

Covers the suburbs of Addington, Hillmorton, Hoon Hay and Spreydon. [31]

Waimairi ward

Covers the suburbs of Russley, Avonhead and Burnside as well as parts of Ilam. [32]

Organisation

Mayor, council and committees

Under most circumstances, the council is presided over by the mayor. At its first meeting after a local election, the council elects from among its members a Deputy Mayor, who acts as mayor in the absence and with the consent, or in the incapacity, of the mayor. The Deputy Mayor also presides at meetings if the mayor is not present. The Deputy Mayor is recommended by the mayor and is either confirmed or replaced in a vote of the first council meeting.

Councillors also serve on a number of committees. As of 2008, there is one Standing Committee, eight Standing Subcommittees, seven Joint Standing Committees and Working Parties (so called because they involve members of other local authorities), and 14 ad hoc subcommittees and working parties. The council can delegate certain powers to these committees, or alternatively they can consider matters in more detail and make recommendations to the full council.

Community boards

The council has established six community boards. [33] [16] These community boards deal with matters delegated to them by the council, act as representatives and advocates for their communities, and interact with community organisations and interest groups. General tasks typically delegated to local community boards are the locations of council rubbish bins, traffic lights, stop signs and pedestrian crossings; Also rubbish collection, local disturbance review and relaying information to the main council from their Ward area through the Councillor who has a right to sit on the board within their ward.

Some community boards, like the council, have created committees for specific purposes.

As of the 2022 local elections, the members of the community boards are: [34]

Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula Community Board

MemberSubdivisionAffiliation (if any)
Jillian FraterLyttelton The People's Choice
Cathy Lum-WebbLytteltonThe People's Choice
Howard NeedhamMount Herbert Independent
Luana SwindellsMount HerbertThe People's Choice
Lyn Leslie (Chair)WairewaIndependent
Nigel HarrisonAkaroaIndependent
Asif HussainAkaroaIndependent

Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood Community Board

MemberWardAffiliation (if any)
Greg MitchellBurwoodIndependent
Tim BakerBurwood Labour
Jo ZervosCoastalIndependent
Alex HewisonCoastalThe People's Choice – Labour
Paul McMahon (Chair)LinwoodThe People's Choice – Labour
Jackie SimonsLinwoodThe People's Choice – Labour

Waimāero Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board

MemberWardAffiliation (if any)
Jason MiddlemissHarewoodIndependent Citizens
Linda ChenHarewoodIndependent Citizens
Nicola McCormickWaimairiAvonhead Community Group
Shirish ParanjapeWaimairiIndependent Citizens
David CartwrightFendaltonIndependent Citizens
Bridget Williams (Chair)FendaltonIndependent Citizens

Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board

MemberWardAffiliation (if any)
Sarah BruntonHornbyIndependent
Henk BuunkHornbyThe People's Choice – Labour
Debbie MoraHalswellIndependent
Marie PolliscoHalswellThe People's Choice
Helen Broughton (Chair)RiccartonIndependent Citizens
Gamal FoudaRiccartonThe People's Choice

Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board

MemberWardAffiliation (if any)
Emma TwaddellInnesIndependent
Shreejana ChhetriInnesThe People's Choice
Sunita GautamCentralLabour
John MillerCentralLabour
Simon BrittenPapanuiThink Papanui
Emma Norrish (Chair)PapanuiIndependent

Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote Community Board

MemberWardAffiliation (if any)
Callum Ward (Chair)SpreydonThe People's Choice – Labour
Roy KenneallySpreydonThe People's Choice – Labour
Keir LeslieCashmereThe People's Choice – Labour
Lee SampsonCashmereThe People's Choice – Labour
Simon BrittenHeathcoteIndependent Voice For Heathcote
Tim LindleyHeathcoteFor Communities You'll Love To Live In

Organisational support

The day-to-day administration of the City of Christchurch is carried out by a large team of Council staff. Indeed, in everyday usage, the term the council is extended to include not just the Mayor and Councillors, but the entire local civil service. The professional head of the civil service is the Chief Executive, who is appointed by the council under contract for up to five years. The Chief Executive is assisted by four General Managers, who have an individualized portfolio. [35]

In early July 2013, CEO Tony Marryatt was put on indefinite leave on full pay over the council losing its accreditation with International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) to issue building consents, one of council's core functions. [36] General manager Jane Parfitt was appointed acting CEO. [37] Karleen Edwards was chief executive from June 2014 to June 2019. In July 2019, she was succeeded by Dawn Baxendale. [38]

Mayor and executive team

OfficeIncumbent
Mayor Phil Mauger
Deputy MayorPauline Cotter
Chief ExecutiveDawn Baxendale
General Manager of Citizens and CommunitiesMary Richardson
General Manager Infrastructure, Consenting and ComplianceJane Davis (mysteriously absent since Feb 2023 [39] ) Mary Richardson (acting)
General Manager ResourcesLeah Scales
General Manager Strategic Policy and PerformanceLynn McClelland

Christchurch had surprisingly few town clerks, later called general manager and today chief executive, since the establishment of the role in 1862.

List of town clerks, now Chief Executives

YearsName
1862–1875G. Gordon [40]
1875–1901F. T. Haskins [40]
1901–1924H. R. Smith [40]
1924–1940J. S. Neville OBE [40]
1940–1961H. S. Feast OBE [40]
1961–1967Colin Bowie [40]
1967–1973M. B. Hayes [40]
1973–1993John H. Gray CBE [40] [41]
1993–2003Mike Richardson [42]
2003–2007Lesley McTurk [42] [43]
2007–2013 Tony Marryatt [36] [43]
2013–2014Jane Parfitt (acting) [37]
2014–2019Dr Karleen Edwards [44]
2019Mary Richardson (acting)
2019–2023Dawn Baxendale
2023–present Mary Richards (acting)

Responsibilities and services

The council is vested with a power of "general competence" for the social, economic and cultural well-being of Christchurch. In particular, the Council has responsibility for a range of local services, including roads (except State Highways), water, sewerage, waste collection, parks and reserves, and libraries. Urban development is managed through the maintenance of a city plan and associated zoning regulations, together with building and resource consents. The council has been given extra powers to regulate certain types of business operations, notably suppliers of alcohol and brothels.

Building consents

One of the core functions of the council is to check and approve building consents. In July 2013, Christchurch City Council lost its accreditation for issuing building consents, in the middle of a rebuild period following the devastating February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. [45] A Crown manager, Doug Martin, was installed to reform the council's building consent department. [46] The Council successfully obtained reaccreditation in December 2014. [47]

Kerbside waste collection

Christchurch has a wheelie bin kerbside collection system, which replaced their previous system. The previous system required the resident to put a black rubbish bag out every week to the kerbside, along with a green recycling crate. With the current system, residents are given three wheelie bins: One 240 litre bin (recycling), One 140 litre bin (rubbish), and one 80 litre bin (organics). Each week, residents can put two of the three bins out. The 80 litre organics bin goes out every week and the 240 litre recycling and the 140 litre rubbish alternate.

Christchurch City Libraries

The Shuttle

Whilst public transport is the responsibility of regional councils, the Christchurch City Council provided a free central city service. The Shuttle operated from December 1998 to February 2011 and came to an end with the main earthquake. [48]

Offices

Christchurch civic offices
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Our City in 2019, Christchurch, New Zealand.jpg
The old Civic Chambers.jpg
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Civic Offices, Tuam Street 92.JPG
Christchurch's civic offices through the years (clockwise from top left): Christchurch Land Office (1862–1887), Our City (1887–1924), the Civic (1924–1980), civic offices in Tuam (1980–2010) and Hereford (2010–present) streets
1862–1887

The Christchurch Municipal Council, as it was originally called, was using the Christchurch Land Office, the first public building erected in Christchurch in 1851. [49]

1887–1924

On the same site, the council had the so far only purpose-built council chambers constructed, designed by Samuel Hurst Seager in a Queen Anne style. The building became known as Our City and is registered as a Category I heritage building with Heritage New Zealand (NZHPT). [49] [50]

1924–1980

Council purchased the burned out shell of the former Canterbury Hall and built new civic offices in Manchester Street. Later known as the Civic, the building was registered as a Category II heritage building with the NZHPT, [49] [51] and was demolished after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

1980–2010

Council bought the former Miller's Department Store and moved to 163 Tuam Street in 1980. [49] This gave rise to the occasional metonymic use of Tuam Street to refer to the municipal government. The building was registered as a Category II heritage building with the NZHPT, [49] [52] and was demolished after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

2010 to present

In August 2010, [49] the Council's new offices were officially opened in a refurbishment of the former Christchurch Mail Sorting Centre, designed by the Ministry of Works in 1974. The redevelopment was supervised by Wellington-based architect Ian Athfield.

The council also maintains service centres in the suburbs of Fendalton, Linwood, Papanui, Riccarton, Shirley, Sockburn and Sydenham, and in the towns of Lyttelton, Little River and Akaroa.

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