Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board

Halswell Subdivision
The Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 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 Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board election.

Housing and planning

Local councils are responsible for land use planning under the Resource Management Act, which affects where and how new houses are constructed, as well as the design of cities and towns. In some areas, councils also provide housing to those who need it most.

Housing and planning

Local councils are responsible for land use planning under the Resource Management Act, which affects where and how new houses are constructed, as well as the design of cities and towns. In some areas, councils also provide housing to those who need it most.

  • Ensure better planning rules to better manage the intensification in the area - Halswell has rapidly grown.

    Ensure our infrastructure can keep up with housing demand – roads, schools, doctors, parks etc should not be an afterthought to housing.

    Change street landscaping – making it easier for residents to plant trees on the berm outside their property.

  • Involve communities in the growth and development of our suburbs.

    Create living streets to provide pocket parks, community gardens, and playgrounds in short walking distance.

  • Support community housing across the city to ensure an adequate supply of warm, dry homes, while ensuring over intensification is prevented.

    Create living streets to provide pocket parks, community gardens and playgrounds within short walking distance.

    Engage with and Involve communities in the growth and development of our city.

  • Ensure better planning rules to better manage the intensification in the area - Halswell has rapidly grown.

    Ensure our infrastructure can keep up with housing demand – roads, schools, doctors, parks etc should not be an afterthought to housing.

    Change street landscaping – making it easier for residents to plant trees on the berm outside their property.

  • Involve communities in the growth and development of our suburbs.

    Create living streets to provide pocket parks, community gardens, and playgrounds in short walking distance.

  • Support community housing across the city to ensure an adequate supply of warm, dry homes, while ensuring over intensification is prevented.

    Create living streets to provide pocket parks, community gardens and playgrounds within short walking distance.

    Engage with and Involve communities in the growth and development of our city.