# Coastal ward, Christchurch One of Christchurch City Council’s sixteen electoral wards, the ground that elects one councillor at each triennial election. Celeste Donovan holds the seat (Independent), declared 16 October 2025; 19,005 electors enrolled, 40.8% of them returned a paper. The record inside its boundary: 25,648 council reports across 11 suburbs. Its community board is Coastal-Burwood-Linwood. ## The suburbs inside it - [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton), 12,387 reports · about 6,510 people - [Parklands](https://www.chch.live/parklands), 3,875 reports · about 10,420 people - [North New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton), 3,733 reports · about 4,220 people - [South New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/south-new-brighton), 2,243 reports · about 3,420 people - [Brooklands](https://www.chch.live/brooklands), 922 reports - [Southshore](https://www.chch.live/southshore), 696 reports - [Waimairi Beach](https://www.chch.live/waimairi-beach), 687 reports · about 1,340 people - [Kainga](https://www.chch.live/kainga), 439 reports · about 480 people - [Ouruhia](https://www.chch.live/ouruhia), 258 reports - [Spencerville](https://www.chch.live/spencerville), 229 reports · about 790 people - [Bottle Lake](https://www.chch.live/bottle-lake), 179 reports · about 1,090 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 Coastal ward took 3 days to resolve, 6th fastest of 16 wards, on the jobs the council has finished. The slowest tenth waited 3 months or longer. 1,435 tickets are open in the ward now. MyCouncilTicket, the council’s own work-order stream, 45,369 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 33,437 council reports filed under the suburbs it centres on, most often graffiti and rubbish, 27,470 with a photograph. The newest: - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9073598), 93 Marine Parade, North New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 2026-10-11 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9073027), 148 Lonsdale Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 2026-10-11 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9073010), 564 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 2026-10-11 - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9073001), 564 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 2026-10-11 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9072997), 564 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 2026-10-11 - [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/9071564), 1 Marine Pde, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 2026-10-11 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9071420), Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 2026-10-11 - [HAZ_TR_VEHICLE](https://www.chch.live/report/9071391), 216 Rocking Horse Road, Southshore, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand · 2026-10-11 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9071163), 44 Pohutukawa Crescent, Parklands, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 2026-10-11 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9070655), 72 Beatty St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand · 2026-10-11 - [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/9069218), 210 Queenspark Drive, Parklands, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand · 2026-10-11 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9068382), 16 Union St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 2026-10-10 ## The crash record 515 crashes that hurt somebody on record across the suburbs it centres on, 13 people killed, 126 seriously hurt. The corner that keeps appearing: Marshland Road at Belfast Road, 13 injury crashes. ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the Coastal 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: 25,648 council reports across 11 suburbs. **Which suburbs are in the Coastal ward?** New Brighton, Parklands, North New Brighton, South New Brighton, Brooklands, and 6 more, a suburb counts where its centre falls; ward edges don’t always follow suburb lines. **What community board covers the Coastal ward?** [Coastal-Burwood-Linwood](https://www.chch.live/boards/coastal-burwood-linwood), the board the ward’s councillor also sits on. **Who represents the Coastal ward?** Celeste Donovan (Independent), 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/coastal · 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)