It recommends tweaking the city’s ward boundaries and reducing the number of community boards from seven to six. At the moment, Christchurch is represented by a mayor, 16 councillors, and 37 community board members, representing 16 wards. The mayor is elected ‘at large’ by the whole city, and each ward electing its own councillor and community board members. It is proposed that the Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board is divided up and the wards merged into the three nearby community boards with shared interests. View the summary map here and provide feedback on the Representation Review here.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 22, 2021 00:11 UTC