# Burwood ward, Christchurch One of Christchurch City Council’s sixteen electoral wards, the ground that elects one councillor at each triennial election. Kelly Barber holds the seat (Independent for Burwood), declared 16 October 2025; 18,060 electors enrolled, 38.1% of them returned a paper. The record inside its boundary: 15,812 council reports across 4 suburbs. Its community board is Coastal-Burwood-Linwood. ## The suburbs inside it - [Burwood](https://www.chch.live/burwood), 6,478 reports · about 6,360 people - [Aranui](https://www.chch.live/aranui), 3,436 reports · about 4,520 people - [Avondale](https://www.chch.live/avondale), 3,037 reports · about 2,600 people - [Dallington](https://www.chch.live/dallington), 2,861 reports · about 2,560 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 Burwood ward took 4 days to resolve, 9th fastest of 16 wards, on the jobs the council has finished. The slowest tenth waited 3 months or longer. 778 tickets are open in the ward now. MyCouncilTicket, the council’s own work-order stream, 33,409 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 19,069 council reports filed under the suburbs it centres on, most often rubbish and graffiti, 15,958 with a photograph. The newest: - [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/9087431), 323 Wainoni Road, Avondale, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9087426), 327 Wainoni Road, Avondale, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9087406), 310 Wainoni Road, Avondale, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9084664), 140 New Brighton Road, Burwood, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9084328), 28 Portsmouth Street, Aranui, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9081389), 52 Meon Street, Aranui, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Animal - Domestic](https://www.chch.live/report/9081380), 395B Pages Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9081364), 1 Colac St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9081231), 21 Araucana Way, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/9079780), 960 Avonside Drive, Avondale, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 2026-10-12 - [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/9078412), 960 Avonside Drive, Avondale, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 2026-10-12 - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9078221), 34 Guernsey Street, Aranui, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 2026-10-12 ## The crash record 496 crashes that hurt somebody on record across the suburbs it centres on, 8 people killed, 99 seriously hurt. The corner that keeps appearing: Pages Road at Breezes Road, 15 injury crashes, 1 fatal. ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the Burwood 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: 15,812 council reports across 4 suburbs. **Which suburbs are in the Burwood ward?** Burwood, Aranui, Avondale, Dallington, a suburb counts where its centre falls; ward edges don’t always follow suburb lines. **What community board covers the Burwood ward?** [Coastal-Burwood-Linwood](https://www.chch.live/boards/coastal-burwood-linwood), the board the ward’s councillor also sits on. **Who represents the Burwood ward?** Kelly Barber (Independent for Burwood), 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/burwood · board: https://www.chch.live/boards/coastal-burwood-linwood All wards: https://www.chch.live/wards Source: Christchurch City Council electoral boundaries (ArcGIS OpenData/Electoral)