Christchurch City Council

Innes Ward
The Christchurch City Council provides local services and facilities, such as public transport, rubbish and recycling, libraries, parks, and recreation facilities. It also makes decisions about building and planning, local regulations, and infrastructure, such as water supply and sewerage. The council is made up of 16 councillors and the mayor. Councillors are elected to represent wards (areas in the city). One councillor will be elected from the Innes ward. This is a first past the post (FPP) election, so you vote by ticking the name of your preferred candidate on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Christchurch City Council election.

Jobs and economy

Many councils help support local business and economic development. Some promote tourism in their area, or provide business support services and grants.

Jobs and economy

Many councils help support local business and economic development. Some promote tourism in their area, or provide business support services and grants.

  • Review ChristchurchNZ in order to be confident all promotional opportunities are being maximised in the most cost effective ways possible.

    Work with community boards to encourage weekend farmers' markets or something similar in suburban spaces. Support communities to set these up.

    Reassess the traffic corridors and traffic flow in the inner city to ensure cars, cycles, pedestrians and buses can all move around easily.

  • Ensure council invests in the central city and key suburban commercial areas to ensure they are user friendly and attractive.

    Empower young people to get involved in decision making so they feel connected and therefore more inclined to seek employment in their city.

    Commit to continued funding for ChristchurchNZ to deliver major events and attract both local and international investment in Christchurch.

  • Supporting local businesses through investment and collaboration to make shopping areas community hubs safe to access through active travel.

    Fund community activation projects/people with resident groups liaising with businesses tailoring commercial development to community needs.

    Make community market days central features, streamlining road closure requirements to create central event spaces.

  • Consult business owners through face-to-face public meetings to assess needs, and issues impacting business growth, and ACT OF the needs.

    Free inner-city council public parking on weekends to boost inner-city business.

    Introduce a 'no loitering', 'no soliciting' policy outside of businesses. We need to support business owners as well as the homeless.

  • Review ChristchurchNZ in order to be confident all promotional opportunities are being maximised in the most cost effective ways possible.

    Work with community boards to encourage weekend farmers' markets or something similar in suburban spaces. Support communities to set these up.

    Reassess the traffic corridors and traffic flow in the inner city to ensure cars, cycles, pedestrians and buses can all move around easily.

  • Ensure council invests in the central city and key suburban commercial areas to ensure they are user friendly and attractive.

    Empower young people to get involved in decision making so they feel connected and therefore more inclined to seek employment in their city.

    Commit to continued funding for ChristchurchNZ to deliver major events and attract both local and international investment in Christchurch.

  • Supporting local businesses through investment and collaboration to make shopping areas community hubs safe to access through active travel.

    Fund community activation projects/people with resident groups liaising with businesses tailoring commercial development to community needs.

    Make community market days central features, streamlining road closure requirements to create central event spaces.

  • Consult business owners through face-to-face public meetings to assess needs, and issues impacting business growth, and ACT OF the needs.

    Free inner-city council public parking on weekends to boost inner-city business.

    Introduce a 'no loitering', 'no soliciting' policy outside of businesses. We need to support business owners as well as the homeless.