NZ Local Elections 2025

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 members 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.

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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.

  • Grow local voices involved in decision making.

    Improve internal systems to better connect the work of each department.

    Improve representation of the many communities that live in the city.

  • Ensure council meetings and information are easy to access online and in person.

    Ensure Māori, Pasifika and ethnic communities have a real voice in shaping local events and decisions that celebrate and share our diversity.

    Make council spending and decisions fully transparent with easy-to-read public reporting.

  • Commit to working in partnership with mana whenua.

    Enable community boards to be more active in their communities by taking meetings to the community.

    Commit to having fewer meetings and briefings in public excluded.

  • Grow local voices involved in decision making.

    Improve internal systems to better connect the work of each department.

    Improve representation of the many communities that live in the city.

  • Ensure council meetings and information are easy to access online and in person.

    Ensure Māori, Pasifika and ethnic communities have a real voice in shaping local events and decisions that celebrate and share our diversity.

    Make council spending and decisions fully transparent with easy-to-read public reporting.

  • Commit to working in partnership with mana whenua.

    Enable community boards to be more active in their communities by taking meetings to the community.

    Commit to having fewer meetings and briefings in public excluded.

Climate change and resilience

Climate change and resilience

Environment

Environment

Housing and planning

Housing and planning

Jobs and economy

Jobs and economy

Local democracy

Local democracy

Recreation and culture

Recreation and culture

Transport

Transport

Utilities and services

Utilities and services

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