NZ Local Elections 2025

Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood Community Board

Burwood Subdivision
The Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood 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 Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood Community Board election.

Candidates

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Mike Gibbs

Mike Gibbs

Matt Stock

Matt Stock

Mihi-Rose Tipene

Mihi-Rose Tipene

The People's Choice

Greg Mitchell

Greg Mitchell

Independent

Fionna Chapman

Fionna Chapman

The People's Choice - Labour

Greg Mitchell

Independent

Greg Mitchell

Independent

Why I'm standing

I want to continue the work of the past three years where I have worked in the best interest of the Burwood area and the east as a whole. I have had a major focus on keeping people informed of local issues, road works and consultation items, but more importantly taking note of resident feedback and voting accordingly. I want to continue to make a difference in our community.

About me

I have experience leading teams and organisations as highlighted by coaching the NZ Wheel Blacks to the 2020 Paralympics and managing a manufacturing business for over 10 years. This has helped me to make practical, commercially sensible decisions over this past community board term. I have also challenged CCC staff when needed and voted against speed bumps at intersections with traffic lights.

My priorities
  1. Stop speed bumps being put in at intersections with traffic lights.
  2. Continue to get infrastructure repaired, replaced and upgraded.
  3. Build a new community facility in the north of our ward where there is an identified network gap.
Before politics

Client Relationship Manager

Residence

Marshland

Age

45

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Why I'm standing

I want to continue the work of the past three years where I have worked in the best interest of the Burwood area and the east as a whole. I have had a major focus on keeping people informed of local issues, road works and consultation items, but more importantly taking note of resident feedback and voting accordingly. I want to continue to make a difference in our community.

About me

I have experience leading teams and organisations as highlighted by coaching the NZ Wheel Blacks to the 2020 Paralympics and managing a manufacturing business for over 10 years. This has helped me to make practical, commercially sensible decisions over this past community board term. I have also challenged CCC staff when needed and voted against speed bumps at intersections with traffic lights.

My priorities
  1. Stop speed bumps being put in at intersections with traffic lights.
  2. Continue to get infrastructure repaired, replaced and upgraded.
  3. Build a new community facility in the north of our ward where there is an identified network gap.
Before politics

Client Relationship Manager

Residence

Marshland

Age

45

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