How the Council works

Our vision

• Strategic Framework
• Community outcomes
• Strategic priorities
• Plans, strategies, policies and bylaws

Elected members

• The Mayor
• Deputy Mayor and Councillors
• Community Boards
• Ward and Community Boards map

Council committees

Christchurch City Council 2022 to 2025 committee structure, membership and advisor details.

Governance

• Code of conduct
• Elected member allowances and expenses policy
• Register of delegations
• Representation review 2021
• Standing orders

Council advisory groups

These help shape policies and initiatives that promote inclusivity, accessibility, and multicultural understanding within our community.

• Accessibility Advisory Group
• Multicultural Advisory Group

Holidays Act claims

Are you a former employee? If you worked for us from 1 April 2011 to 31 December 2019 we may owe you some holiday pay.

Reporting and monitoring

• Annual reports
• Independent reports
• Christchurch residents survey
• Life in Christchurch
• Share an Idea
• Summer research scholarships
• Working at Council employee survey
• Environmental scan

Elections

• Information for candidates
• Voting and special voting
• How to enrol to vote
• Find your voting area
• Celect local election mobile app
• Past elections

Corporate organisation

• Chief Executive and Executive Leadership Team
• Annual reports
• Register of interests
• Values and goals

Council controlled organisations

The following organisations are owned or partially-owned by the Christchurch City Council.

Council history

• Chronology
• Coat of arms
• Council archives
• Council offices
• Past chairs and mayors

Privacy

How and why the Council collects and stores your personal information, what we will use it for and with whom we can share it.