# Banks Peninsula ward, Christchurch One of Christchurch City Council’s sixteen electoral wards, the ground that elects one councillor at each triennial election. Tyrone Fields holds the seat (The People’s Choice), declared 16 October 2025; 7,613 electors enrolled, 52.7% of them returned a paper. The record inside its boundary: 11,480 council reports across 25 suburbs. Its community board is Banks Peninsula. ## The suburbs inside it - [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton), 5,310 reports · about 3,220 people - [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa), 1,618 reports · about 640 people - [Diamond Harbour](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour), 1,239 reports · about 1,610 people - [Governors Bay](https://www.chch.live/governors-bay), 607 reports · about 900 people - [Little River](https://www.chch.live/little-river), 512 reports · about 1,280 people - [Corsair Bay](https://www.chch.live/corsair-bay), 296 reports - [Charteris Bay](https://www.chch.live/charteris-bay), 244 reports · about 147 people - [Wainui](https://www.chch.live/wainui), 224 reports - [Rapaki](https://www.chch.live/rapaki), 190 reports - [Duvauchelle](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle), 177 reports · about 210 people - [Cass Bay](https://www.chch.live/cass-bay), 133 reports - [Takamatua](https://www.chch.live/takamatua), 125 reports · about 110 people - [French Farm](https://www.chch.live/french-farm), 119 reports - [Allandale](https://www.chch.live/allandale), 118 reports - [Purau](https://www.chch.live/purau), 97 reports · about 75 people - [Teddington](https://www.chch.live/teddington), 75 reports · about 260 people - [Port Levy](https://www.chch.live/port-levy), 66 reports - [Pigeon Bay](https://www.chch.live/pigeon-bay), 61 reports - [Robinsons Bay](https://www.chch.live/robinsons-bay), 61 reports - [Okains Bay](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay), 47 reports · about 570 people - [Gebbies Valley](https://www.chch.live/gebbies-valley), 44 reports - [Le Bons Bay](https://www.chch.live/le-bons-bay), 33 reports - [Okuti Valley](https://www.chch.live/okuti-valley), 33 reports - [Ataahua](https://www.chch.live/ataahua), 26 reports - [Little Akaloa](https://www.chch.live/little-akaloa), 25 reports · about 9 people A suburb belongs where its centre falls, ward edges do not always follow suburb lines, so an address near an edge can sit in the neighbouring ward. The boundary is the council’s own electoral layer. ## How long the council takes here The median council work order in Banks Peninsula ward took 9 days to resolve, 16th fastest of 16 wards, on the jobs the council has finished. The slowest tenth waited 4 months or longer. 835 tickets are open in the ward now. MyCouncilTicket, the council’s own work-order stream, 23,082 finished jobs counted inside this ward’s boundary. A median counts only closed work. The roll: [/fixed](https://www.chch.live/fixed) · the city’s fix times: [/trends](https://www.chch.live/trends#fix). ## The reports on its ground 13,144 council reports filed under the suburbs it centres on, most often roads and water, 10,579 with a photograph. The newest: - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9091282), 133 Governors Bay Teddington Road, Teddington 8971, New Zealand · 2026-10-14 - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9089455), 25 Marina Access, Corsair Bay, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand · 2026-10-14 - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9086370), 8 St Davids St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9085523), 20 Marina Access, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082720), 22 Godley 3, Lyttelton Christchurch 8082, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9081304), 1 Zephyr Terrace, Governors Bay 8971, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9081171), Canterbury, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9081131), 5 Zephyr Tce, Canterbury, Governors Bay 8971, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9081123), 8 Zephyr Tce, Canterbury, Governors Bay 8971, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9078659), 71 Canterbury Street, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand · 2026-10-12 - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/9077910), 13 Marina Access, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand · 2026-10-12 - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9075414), 54 Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand · 2026-10-12 ## The crash record 475 crashes that hurt somebody on record across the suburbs it centres on, 16 people killed, 169 seriously hurt. The corner that keeps appearing: Gebbies Pass Road at Summit Road, 17 injury crashes. ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the Banks Peninsula ward?** One of Christchurch City Council’s sixteen electoral wards, the ground that elects one councillor at each triennial election. This page counts the public record inside its boundary: 11,480 council reports across 25 suburbs. **Which suburbs are in the Banks Peninsula ward?** Lyttelton, Akaroa, Diamond Harbour, Governors Bay, Little River, and 20 more, a suburb counts where its centre falls; ward edges don’t always follow suburb lines. **What community board covers the Banks Peninsula ward?** [Banks Peninsula](https://www.chch.live/boards/banks-peninsula), the board the ward’s councillor also sits on. **Who represents the Banks Peninsula ward?** Tyrone Fields (The People’s Choice), declared 16 October 2025. The council’s own [elected-members](https://ccc.govt.nz/the-council/mayor-councillors-and-community-boards/) list is the live record, a by-election can move the name between this site’s bakes. --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/wards/banks-peninsula · board: https://www.chch.live/boards/banks-peninsula All wards: https://www.chch.live/wards Source: Christchurch City Council electoral boundaries (ArcGIS OpenData/Electoral)