# Papanui-Innes-Central community board, Christchurch

One of six elected community boards under Christchurch City Council, the layer between a neighbourhood and the council table, covering the Central, Innes, Papanui wards. 119,666 council reports on record across the 13 suburbs inside it.

## The wards inside it

- [Central ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/central), 5 suburbs, 85,595 reports
- [Innes ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/innes), 5 suburbs, 23,925 reports
- [Papanui ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/papanui), 3 suburbs, 10,146 reports

## The suburbs it covers

- [Christchurch Central](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city)
- [Edgeware](https://www.chch.live/edgeware)
- [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood)
- [Mairehau](https://www.chch.live/mairehau)
- [Marshland](https://www.chch.live/marshland)
- [Northcote](https://www.chch.live/northcote)
- [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui)
- [Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown)
- [Redwood](https://www.chch.live/redwood)
- [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/richmond)
- [Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans)
- [Shirley](https://www.chch.live/shirley)
- [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham)


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the Papanui-Innes-Central community board?**

One of six elected community boards under Christchurch City Council, the layer between a neighbourhood and the council table, covering the Central, Innes, Papanui wards.

**Which suburbs does the Papanui-Innes-Central board cover?**

13 suburbs by centre point, 119,666 council reports on record across them.

**What does a community board do?**

Advises the council on local matters, runs small local funds, and hears deputations, the full mechanics are in [the community boards guide](https://www.chch.live/how-nz-works/community-boards).

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HTML: https://www.chch.live/boards/papanui-innes-central
All wards and boards: https://www.chch.live/wards
The mechanics: https://www.chch.live/how-nz-works/community-boards
Source: Christchurch City Council electoral boundaries (ArcGIS OpenData/Electoral)