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59-708: Christchurch City may refer to: Christchurch City (district) , the area covered by Christchurch City Council , the local government authority for Christchurch The city of Christchurch , New Zealand Christchurch United , a former association football team from Christchurch, New Zealand Christchurch Central City , a suburb of Christchurch Christchurch City Choir , choir and charitable incorporated society Christchurch City Shiners , rugby league club Christchurch (New Zealand electorate) , known as "City of Christchurch" from 1860 to 1871 See also [ edit ] Christchurch (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

118-444: A black rubbish bag out every week to the kerbside, along with a green recycling crate. With the current system, residents are given three wheelie bins: One 240 litre bin ( recycling ), One 140 litre bin ( rubbish ), and one 80 litre bin ( organics ). Each week, residents can put two of the three bins out. The 80 litre organics bin goes out every week and the 240 litre recycling and the 140 litre rubbish alternate. Whilst public transport

177-490: A new mayor. For the 2013–2016 term, the composition of the council is as follows: During the 2010–2013 term, the composition of the council was as shown in the table below. The Press in an editorial described the situation during the three years as often "tumultuous" and there were many calls for a cleanout of elected members at the 2013 local body elections . During the term, the government appointed an overseer to council ( Kerry Marshall ) and "came within an ace of sacking

236-473: A notable feature on the peninsula. The road included portions of the early tracks that were built to move cattle around (e.g. the 15 mile track from Akaroa to Pigeon Bay completed in 1844). Much of the construction was completed in the 1880s with more work carried out in the 1930s, the road is in two sections (both of which have views of the area, as well as parks, walkways, and other recreational features): Estimates suggest that native forest once covered 98% of

295-630: A number of holiday homes in Pigeon bay as well as a yacht club and a camping ground. Pigeon Bay most likely gained its name from early whalers seeing the large number of pigeons ( kererū ) in the forests of Pigeon Bay. The first reference to Pigeon Bay was in 1836. Captain Langlois celebrated his "purchase" of Banks Peninsula on 9 August 1840 by raising the French flag and conducting a 101 gun salute at Pigeon Bay. HMS Britomart visited Pigeon Bay towards

354-515: A peninsula. His first officer, William Stewart, charted this area of the coast. Pegasus Bay is named after their vessel. In 1830, the Māori settlement at Takapūneke was sacked, and the local Ngāi Tahu chief, Tama-i-hara-nui captured, by Ngāti Toa chief, Te Rauparaha , with the assistance of the captain of the British brig Elizabeth, John Stewart. It was partly as a result of this massacre that

413-484: A turnout of 38.3% down from 42.9% and 52.2% in 2013 and 2010 respectively. Prior to the 2004 local elections , there were 24 councillors in Christchurch. At that election, the number of councillors halved to 12. For electoral purposes, Christchurch was divided into six wards from 2004, and seven wards after the amalgamation with Banks Peninsula in 2006. The six metropolitan wards each elected two councillors, with

472-542: Is a settlement of mostly holiday houses on the Akaroa harbour. Wainui can mean 'big water' or 'big river' or 'big bay'. Wainui was once home to a large Ngāti Māmoe settlement. Wainui has important associations for Ngāi Tahu as the bay was then claimed by Te Ruahikihiki for Ngāi Tahu. He made his claim when he landed at Wainui and dug for fern roots there. (This was one of the many traditional ways to claim land). In Ngāi Tahu legend, Tuhiraki (Mt Bossu) which lies behind Wainui,

531-557: Is a small town which sits at the head of the Akaroa harbour. Diamond Harbour is on Banks Peninsula. The inland valleys of the Port Hills known as McCormacks Bay and Moncks Bay are bays of the Avon Heathcote Estuary , rather that coastal bays of Banks Peninsula. Working around the coast from north to south one encounters: Sumner Bay marks the coastal transition from the long sandy beach of Pegasus Bay and

590-527: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Christchurch City Council The Christchurch City Council is the local government authority for Christchurch in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority elected to represent the 415,100 people of Christchurch. Since October 2022, the Mayor of Christchurch is Phil Mauger , who succeeded after

649-480: Is immediately north of the peninsula. Banks Peninsula forms the most prominent volcanic feature of the South Island, similar to — but more than twice as large as — the older Dunedin volcano ( Otago Peninsula and Harbour ) 350 kilometres (220 mi) to the southwest. Geologically, the peninsula comprises the eroded remnants of two large composite shield volcanoes (Lyttelton formed first, then Akaroa), and

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708-460: Is managed through the maintenance of a city plan and associated zoning regulations, together with building and resource consents . The council has been given extra powers to regulate certain types of business operations, notably suppliers of alcohol and brothels . One of the core functions of the council is to check and approve building consents . In July 2013, Christchurch City Council lost its accreditation for issuing building consents, in

767-550: Is recommended by the mayor and is either confirmed or replaced in a vote of the first council meeting. Councillors also serve on a number of committees. As of 2008 , there is one Standing Committee, eight Standing Subcommittees, seven Joint Standing Committees and Working Parties (so called because they involve members of other local authorities), and 14 ad hoc subcommittees and working parties. The council can delegate certain powers to these committees, or alternatively they can consider matters in more detail and make recommendations to

826-688: Is the responsibility of regional councils, the Christchurch City Council provided a free central city service. The Shuttle operated from December 1998 to February 2011 and came to an end with the main earthquake. Banks Peninsula Banks Peninsula is a peninsula of volcanic origin on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It has an area of approximately 1,200 square kilometres (450 sq mi) and encompasses two large harbours and many smaller bays and coves. The South Island's largest city, Christchurch ,

885-598: Is the resting place of the kō (digging stick) of Rakaihautū. He used this digging stick to dig out many of the South Island lakes. In 1856, the Wainui Māori Reserve was established and set aside 432 acres for the Ngāi Tarewa Hapū of Ngāi Tahu. In the 1857 census, there was 40 people living there but by 1861, this had declined to 20 people. A post office was established in 1874, telephone office in 1875, school in 1885 and Presbyterian Church in 1911. Duvauchelle

944-527: The Ngāi Tahu hapū Ngāi Tūhaitara, who arrived in the 1730s. The first European sighting of the peninsula was on 17 February 1770 by Captain James Cook and crew during Cook's first circumnavigation of New Zealand. Cook described the land as "of a circular figure ... of a very broken uneven surface and [having] more the appearance of barrenness than fertility." Deceived by the outline of higher land behind

1003-471: The Port Hills . According to tradition the first Māori settlers of the area now known as Banks Peninsula were the Waitaha led by their founding ancestor Rākaihautū . The Māori name for the peninsula is Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū (The Storehouse of Rākaihautū) in recognition of his deeds and the abundance of mahinga kai (foods of the forests, sea, rivers and skies). They were followed by Kāti Māmoe , and then

1062-631: The Waitaki River , and extends 20 nautical miles out to sea, covering an area of about 14,310 km . The relatively small Pōhatu Marine Reserve centres on Pōhatu / Flea Bay on the south-east side of the peninsula and the larger Akaroa Marine Reserve lies at the entrance to the Akaroa Harbour . The Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust aims to improve public walking and biking access and enhance biodiversity on Banks Peninsula. They (in 2020) are raising money to purchase 500ha of land including

1121-1069: The 1840s, the peninsula and the Canterbury Plains beyond were considered for colonisation, but it took until 1848 for the Canterbury Association chief surveyor, Captain Joseph Thomas to survey the surrounding plains and prepare for the arrival of the Canterbury pilgrims in December 1850. From the 1850s, Lyttelton and then Christchurch outgrew Akaroa, which is now a holiday resort and cruise ship destination and has retained many French influences as well as many of its nineteenth-century buildings. Historic harbour defence works dating from 1874 onwards survive at Ripapa Island in Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō , and at Awaroa / Godley Head . In 2011,

1180-526: The British authorities sent James Busby , as official British Resident, to New Zealand in 1832. During the 1830s, several European whaling bases were established on Banks Peninsula. In 1838 Captain Jean François Langlois , a French whaler, decided that Akaroa would make a good settlement to service whaling ships and made a provisional purchase of land in "the greater Banks Peninsula" from 12 Kāi Tahu chiefs. A deposit of commodities in

1239-566: The Christchurch Drainage Board. On 6 March 2006, Banks Peninsula District Council merged with Christchurch City Council. Councillor Yani Johanson campaigned since 2010 to live-stream council meetings for more transparency. Whilst the technology had been installed well before the 2013 local body election, it has only been used since the change in mayor. In mid-June 2024, the Christchurch City Council announced it would be withdrawing from Local Government New Zealand after

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1298-540: The Christchurch earthquakes of Feb and June had their epicentres in the Port Hills, significantly affecting communities. Several sites off the coast of the peninsula serve for mariculture cultivation of mussels . Farming has been a traditional industry on Banks Peninsula. Following the major earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, which affected Christchurch and Lyttelton (the harbour serving Christchurch), cruise ships were diverted to Akaroa Harbour. The Summit Road forms

1357-670: The City of Christchurch is carried out by a large team of Council staff. Indeed, in everyday usage, the term the council is extended to include not just the Mayor and Councillors, but the entire local civil service. The professional head of the civil service is the Chief Executive, who is appointed by the council under contract for up to five years. The Chief Executive is assisted by a team of General Managers, who each have an individualized portfolio. In early July 2013, CEO Tony Marryatt

1416-451: The French plan for colonisation, Hobson quickly dispatched HMS Britomart from the Bay of Islands to Akaroa with police magistrates on board. While Langlois and his colonists sheltered from unfavourable winds at Pigeon Bay on the other side of the peninsula, the British raised their flag at Greens Point between Akaroa and Takapūneke and courts of law convened to assert British sovereignty over

1475-489: The Local Government Commission's final decision included: 16 councillors, plus the mayor, with one councillor elected from each of the 16 wards (a change from the current 13 councillors elected from six wards, each with two members, apart from Banks Peninsula, which currently has a single member) Banks Peninsula Ward stays as it is Six urban community boards One Banks Peninsula community board Overall,

1534-548: The South Island. The French colonists arrived in Akaroa Harbour on 18 August and established a settlement centred on the present-day site of Akaroa. Given that the French colonists had set out for New Zealand on the assumption that they owned the land, the New Zealand authorities made a grant of 30,000 acres to the Nanto-Bordelaise Company, which ceded all rights to the peninsula for £4,500. During

1593-683: The Summit Walkway. They have also been involved in providing tramping huts (Rod Donald Hut and Ōtamahua Hut on Ōtamahua / Quail Island ) for the public to access. Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust was formed in 2001. It works to conserve and enhance the biodiversity and encourage sustainable land management on Banks Peninsula. Work being undertaken in 2020 included work to protect ruru (morepork) and tūī . They also work with landowners to legally protect important biodiversity and landscape values in perpetuity through covenants. Banks Peninsula Ward of Christchurch City Council, which encompasses

1652-419: The area south of the Port Hills , covers 973.13 km (375.73 sq mi). Banks Peninsula Ward had a population of 8,850 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 615 people (7.5%) since the 2013 census , and an increase of 684 people (8.4%) since the 2006 census . There were 3,747 households. There were 4,374 males and 4,476 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age

1711-603: The bay. Originally, it was known as Vincent's Bay as a result of a Captain John Vincent wrecking his schooner in the bay. It became known as Taylors Mistake in 1853 after another ship wreck in the bay. This time, a Captain Samuel Taylor wrecked his cutter named Hawk at night time. Taylors Mistake is known as Te One-poto in Māori. Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō is a harbour within Banks Peninsula. Within

1770-568: The council completely." Five city councillors ( Sue Wells , Barry Corbett, Sally Buck, Tim Carter, and Peter Beck ) and the mayor ( Bob Parker ) did not stand for re-election. The 16 councillors were each individually elected from one of 16 electoral wards: Covers the whole of Banks Peninsula, including the subdivisions of Akaroa, Lyttelton, Wairewa, and Mount Herbert. Covers the suburbs of Aranui, Wainoni, Bexley, Burwood, Avondale, Dallington, Shirley East, Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor, Prestons, Waitikiri, Marshlands and Travis Wetlands. Covers

1829-481: The council than is the case for the House of Representatives , with 10 councillors elected on tickets and 7 elected as independents in 2019, including the mayor. The composition of the council for the 2022 term is: The composition of the council for the 2019–2022 term was: The election held via postal vote on 8 October 2016, was the first to use the new wards as a result of the representation review. Key features of

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1888-505: The full council. The council has established six community boards . These community boards deal with matters delegated to them by the council, act as representatives and advocates for their communities, and interact with community organisations and interest groups. General tasks typically delegated to local community boards are the locations of council rubbish bins, traffic lights, stop signs and pedestrian crossings; Also rubbish collection, local disturbance review and relaying information to

1947-422: The harbour lies Ōtamahua / Quail Island and Ripapa Island . Port Levy is the most north facing of the bays on Banks Peninsula. It has been visited by Europeans since the 1820s and known as Koukourarata in Māori. Pigeon Bay has a walking track which follows the eastern side of Pigeon bay out to the head of the bay. It takes about 4 or 5 hours to walk there and back. It has spectacular coastal views. There are

2006-567: The intention of forming a French colony on a French South Island of New Zealand. By the time Langlois and his colonists arrived at Banks Peninsula in August 1840, many Māori had already signed the Treaty of Waitangi (the signatories including two chiefs at Akaroa in May) and New Zealand's first British Governor, William Hobson , had declared British sovereignty over the whole of New Zealand. On hearing of

2065-472: The local government bodies association raised its annual membership costs by more than NZ$ 20,000. Mayor Phil Mauger welcomed the withdrawal, saying that it would allow the Council to directly advocate for issues important to Christchurch and Banks Peninsula . The council is elected every three years using the first-past-the-post voting system. The vote is conducted by postal ballot. The 2016 elections had

2124-488: The lowlands of the Canterbury Plains to the rocky cliffs of Banks Peninsula. While Sumner is politically and socially considered a suburb of Christchurch, the high Clifton cliffs and the post of volcanic rock on the beach, known locally as Rapanui , or Shag Rock, mark the place where the coastal plains meet the peninsula. Taylors Mistake is a Christchurch swimming beach with a number of holiday houses lining

2183-752: The main council from their Ward area through the Councillor who has a right to sit on the board within their ward. Some community boards, like the council, have created committees for specific purposes. As of the 2022 local elections , the members of the community boards are: Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula Community Board Waitai Coastal- Burwood - Linwood Community Board Waimāero Fendalton - Waimairi - Harewood Community Board Waipuna Halswell - Hornby - Riccarton Community Board Waipapa Papanui -Innes- Central Community Board Waihoro Spreydon - Cashmere - Heathcote Community Board The day-to-day administration of

2242-558: The meeting of the Indo-Australian and Pacific tectonic plates ) and from the alluvial fans created by large braided rivers . These plains reach their widest point where they meet the hilly sub-region of Banks Peninsula. A layer of loess , a rather unstable fine silt deposited by the foehn winds which bluster across the plains, covers the northern and western flanks of the peninsula. The portion of crater rim lying between Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō and Christchurch city forms

2301-418: The middle of a rebuild period following the devastating February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. A Crown manager, Doug Martin, was installed to reform the council's building consent department. The Council successfully obtained reaccreditation in December 2014. Christchurch has a wheelie bin kerbside collection system, which replaced their previous system. The previous system required the resident to put

2360-418: The native bush. Other protected areas on the peninsula include Ellangowan Scenic Reserve (3.14 km ), designated in 1973, Mount Herbert Scenic Reserve (2.42 km ), designated in 1980, Wairewa Stewardship Area (6.51 km ), designated in 1987, and Palm Gully Scenic Reserve (1.11 km ), designated in 1989. A large Marine Mammal Sanctuary, mainly restricting set-net fishing , surrounds much of

2419-428: The number of elected members stays the same as present, at 54. Five of the thirteen councillors did not stand for re-election in 2013. Another four councillors failed to get re-elected (deputy-mayor Ngaire Button, Helen Broughton, Claudia Reid, and Aaron Keown). Hence, only four councillor were returned for another term (Yani Johanson, Jimmy Chen, Glenn Livingstone, and Jamie Gough), to be joined by nine new members plus

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2478-464: The peninsula, Cook mistook it for an island and named it "Banks Island" in honour of Endeavour ' s botanist, Joseph Banks . Distracted by a phantom sighting of land to the southeast, Cook then ordered Endeavour away to the south without exploring more closely. In 1809, Captain Samuel Chase, in the sealer Pegasus , corrected Cook's charts by determining that "Banks Island" was in fact

2537-466: The peninsula. This has the principal aim of the conservation of Hector's dolphin , the smallest of all dolphin species. Eco-tourism based around the playful dolphins has now become a significant industry in Akaroa. The Banks Peninsula Marine Mammal Sanctuary was expanded in 2020, with restrictions introduced on seismic surveying and seabed mining. The sanctuary stretches from the Jed River south to

2596-506: The peninsula. However, Māori and European settlers successively denuded the forest cover and less than 2% remains today, although some reforestation has started. European settlers have planted many English trees, notably walnut . Hinewai Reserve , a private nature reserve , has been established on the peninsula to allow for native forest to regenerate on land that was once farmed. It was established in 1987 and now spans 1250 hectares of native bush. it has 40 km of walking tracks through

2655-474: The remaining councillor elected for the sparsely populated Banks Peninsula ward. The 2016 representation review by the Local Government Commission has resulted in 16 wards, with each ward electing one councillor, i.e. an increase in three councillors. Political groupings represented on the council are the centre-right Independent Citizens and the centre-left The People's Choice (formerly Christchurch 2021) . Party politics are less influential in elections to

2714-543: The retirement of Lianne Dalziel . The council currently consists of 16 councillors elected from sixteen wards, and is presided over by the mayor, who is elected at large. The number of elected members and ward boundaries changed prior to the 2016 election . As a result of the 1989 local government reforms , on 1 November 1989 Christchurch City Council took over the functions of the former Christchurch City Council, Heathcote County Council, Riccarton Borough Council, Waimairi District Council, part of Paparua County Council, and

2773-431: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Christchurch City . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christchurch_City&oldid=1221268377 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

2832-527: The smaller Mt Herbert Volcanic Group. These formed due to intraplate volcanism between approximately eleven and eight million years ago ( Miocene ) on a continental crust. The peninsula formed as offshore islands, with the volcanoes reaching to about 1,500 m above sea level. Two dominant craters formed Lyttelton and Akaroa Harbours. The Canterbury Plains formed from the erosion of the Southern Alps (an extensive and high mountain range caused by

2891-497: The suburbs of Fendalton, Merivale, Strowan and Bryndwr as well as parts of Ilam, Burnside and St Albans. Covers the suburbs of Halswell, Wigram, Aidanfield and Kennedys Bush. Covers the suburbs of Bishopdale, Harewood, Northwood and Belfast and parts of Casebrook and Yaldhurst. Covers the suburbs of Sydenham, Waltham, Opawa, Murray Aynsley, Heathcote Valley, Ferrymead, Saint Andrews Hill, Mt Pleasant, Moncks Spur, Redcliffs, Sumner, Scarborough and Onepoto Taylors Mistake. Covers

2950-448: The suburbs of Hornby, Hei Hei, Islington and Yaldhurst, as well as parts of Wigram and Sockburn. Covers the suburbs of Edgeware, Mairehau, Shirley, and St Albans. Covers the suburbs of Linwood, Woolston, and Bromley. Covers the suburbs of Papanui, Redwood, Northcote and Sawyers Arms. Covers the suburbs of Riccarton, Ilam, Sockburn and Upper Riccarton. Covers the suburbs of Addington, Hillmorton, Hoon Hay and Spreydon. Covers

3009-426: The suburbs of Russley, Avonhead and Burnside as well as parts of Ilam. Under most circumstances, the council is presided over by the mayor. At its first meeting after a local election, the council elects from among its members a Deputy Mayor, who acts as mayor in the absence and with the consent, or in the incapacity, of the mayor. The Deputy Mayor also presides at meetings if the mayor is not present. The Deputy Mayor

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3068-423: The suburbs of Westmorland, Cracroft, Somerfield, Cashmere, Beckenham, Huntsbury, and St Martins. Apart from the central city, it covers the suburbs of Richmond, Linwood Village, Avon Loop, Phillipstown and Charleston. Covers the suburbs of the suburbs of Brooklands, Spencerville, Kāinga, Ouruhia, Queenspark, Parklands, Waimairi Beach, North New Brighton, New Brighton, South New Brighton, and Southshore. Covers

3127-498: The summits of Mt Herbert/Te Ahu Pātiki and Mt Bradley with the intention to set up a conservation park protecting and restoring native biodiversity. The land is currently farmland but over time the trust intends to return it to native bush. In May 2021, the money was raised to purchase the land. The Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust plans to upgrade fencing and remove feral grazing animals. The Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust are also involved in developing Te Ara Pātaka, also known as

3186-478: The value of £6 was paid and a further £234 worth of commodities was to be paid at a later period. He returned to France , advertised for settlers to go to New Zealand, and ceded his interest in the land to the Nanto-Bordelaise Company , of which he became a part-owner. On 9 March 1840 he set sail for New Zealand with a group of French and German families aboard the ship Comte de Paris , with

3245-478: Was 26.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 58.9% had no religion, 29.0% were Christian, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 0.7% were Buddhist and 3.4% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 2,400 (32.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 804 (10.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $ 36,000, compared with $ 31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15

3304-434: Was 48.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 1,410 people (15.9%) aged under 15 years, 999 (11.3%) aged 15 to 29, 4,710 (53.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,728 (19.5%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 93.1% European/Pākehā, 8.3% Māori, 1.3% Pacific peoples, 3.1% Asian, and 2.0% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas

3363-467: Was put on indefinite leave on full pay over the council losing its accreditation with International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) to issue building consents, one of council's core functions. General manager Jane Parfitt was appointed acting CEO. Karleen Edwards was chief executive from June 2014 to June 2019. In July 2019, she was succeeded by Dawn Baxendale. Baxendale resigned in November 2023, and

3422-418: Was replaced by Mary Richardson on an interim basis. List of Chief Executives The council is vested with a power of "general competence" for the social, economic and cultural well-being of Christchurch. In particular, the Council has responsibility for a range of local services, including roads (except State Highways ), water, sewerage, waste collection, parks and reserves, and libraries. Urban development

3481-479: Was that 3,807 (51.2%) people were employed full-time, 1,383 (18.6%) were part-time, and 135 (1.8%) were unemployed. Akaroa is a small town on the edge of the Akaroa harbour. Little River is a small town which sits at the end of the Little River Rail Trail. There are several art galleries, a camp ground, rugby club and primary school there. The area is known to Māori as Wairewa. Wainui

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