# Halswell ward, Christchurch One of Christchurch City Council’s sixteen electoral wards, the ground that elects one councillor at each triennial election. Andrei Moore holds the seat (Independent), declared 16 October 2025; 21,168 electors enrolled, 40.9% of them returned a paper. The record inside its boundary: 10,938 council reports across 4 suburbs. Its community board is Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton. ## The suburbs inside it - [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell), 9,720 reports · about 13,620 people - [Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush), 595 reports · about 1,450 people - [Aidanfield](https://www.chch.live/aidanfield), 569 reports · about 4,070 people - [Oaklands](https://www.chch.live/oaklands), 54 reports · about 6,860 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 Halswell ward took 5 days to resolve, 13th fastest of 16 wards, on the jobs the council has finished. The slowest tenth waited 3 months or longer. 903 tickets are open in the ward now. MyCouncilTicket, the council’s own work-order stream, 28,415 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 13,507 council reports filed under the suburbs it centres on, most often green and roads, 10,474 with a photograph. The newest: - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9085744), 15R Hyde Place, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9085575), 22 Bibiana Street, Aidanfield, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9085467), 16 Country Palms Drive, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9085375), 4 Sheehan St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9085366), 46 Country Palms Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9085353), 45 Country Palms Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9085344), 46 Country Palms Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9085339), 20 Billington Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9083977), 2 Barnfields Close, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9082765), 8 Hao Lane, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9082495), 46 Parklea Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9081442), 876 Cashmere Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 ## The crash record 309 crashes that hurt somebody on record across the suburbs it centres on, 11 people killed, 75 seriously hurt. The corner that keeps appearing: Springs Road at Marshs Road, 11 injury crashes. ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the Halswell 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: 10,938 council reports across 4 suburbs. **Which suburbs are in the Halswell ward?** Halswell, Kennedys Bush, Aidanfield, Oaklands, a suburb counts where its centre falls; ward edges don’t always follow suburb lines. **What community board covers the Halswell ward?** [Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/boards/halswell-hornby-riccarton), the board the ward’s councillor also sits on. **Who represents the Halswell ward?** Andrei Moore (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/halswell · board: https://www.chch.live/boards/halswell-hornby-riccarton All wards: https://www.chch.live/wards Source: Christchurch City Council electoral boundaries (ArcGIS OpenData/Electoral)