Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board

Innes Subdivision
The Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board represents your local community and advocates to Christchurch City Council about local issues, including public transport and facilities such as libraries and parks. The board is made up of nine members: six members elected by voters, including two members from your area, and three councillors from the Christchurch City council. 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 Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board election.

Local democracy

Local government is a foundational part of our democracy. But local democracy isn’t just about holding elections every three years – it’s about the day-to-day ways people have their say in the decisions that affect us all.

Local democracy

Local government is a foundational part of our democracy. But local democracy isn’t just about holding elections every three years – it’s about the day-to-day ways people have their say in the decisions that affect us all.

  • Te Tiriti needs to be honoured throughout our communities, our policies. Collegial relations to be maintained with Rehua Marae: Ngai Tahu.

    Involvement (in a respectful manner) with seniors and youth about together creating ongoing trust, understanding, a comfortable community.

    Encouraging cutbacks on middle management. Channel savings to offset rates. Encourage call centre to be proactive, train properly.

  • Hold more open, accessible meetings with a bigger focus on community engagement on issues of particular importance.

    Lobby the city council for a higher degree of responsibility to take initiative on projects within our ward.

    Work with iwi to better integrate te ao Māori into our practices and to ensure our projects have more equitable impacts across the board.

  • Ensure decision making is clear and involves wider communities including Tangata Whenua, ethnic minority and disability.

    Improve councils performance and engagement to increase residents satisfaction.

    Commit to 'digital democracy' that enables and empowers online participation in the decision making process.

  • Work to ensure representation builds social cohesion and unity and improves the current inequities in our communities.

    Increase resident's participation in decision-making on local matters and spending, through early involvement and direct communication.

    Make improvements to internal operations to expose and reduce wasteful spending and extravagance. Make the council more cost-effective.

  • Encourage community engagement with community boards. Many residents are unsure how it works and education and encouragement is required.

    Limit the number of external consultants being contracted. Christchurch City Council already employees a lot of knowledgeable people. Use this expertise.

  • Te Tiriti needs to be honoured throughout our communities, our policies. Collegial relations to be maintained with Rehua Marae: Ngai Tahu.

    Involvement (in a respectful manner) with seniors and youth about together creating ongoing trust, understanding, a comfortable community.

    Encouraging cutbacks on middle management. Channel savings to offset rates. Encourage call centre to be proactive, train properly.

  • Hold more open, accessible meetings with a bigger focus on community engagement on issues of particular importance.

    Lobby the city council for a higher degree of responsibility to take initiative on projects within our ward.

    Work with iwi to better integrate te ao Māori into our practices and to ensure our projects have more equitable impacts across the board.

  • Ensure decision making is clear and involves wider communities including Tangata Whenua, ethnic minority and disability.

    Improve councils performance and engagement to increase residents satisfaction.

    Commit to 'digital democracy' that enables and empowers online participation in the decision making process.

  • Work to ensure representation builds social cohesion and unity and improves the current inequities in our communities.

    Increase resident's participation in decision-making on local matters and spending, through early involvement and direct communication.

    Make improvements to internal operations to expose and reduce wasteful spending and extravagance. Make the council more cost-effective.

  • Encourage community engagement with community boards. Many residents are unsure how it works and education and encouragement is required.

    Limit the number of external consultants being contracted. Christchurch City Council already employees a lot of knowledgeable people. Use this expertise.