# Heathcote ward, Christchurch One of Christchurch City Council’s sixteen electoral wards, the ground that elects one councillor at each triennial election. Nathaniel Herz Jardine holds the seat (The People’s Choice), declared 16 October 2025; 19,886 electors enrolled, 44.3% of them returned a paper. The record inside its boundary: 36,379 council reports across 12 suburbs. Its community board is Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote. ## The suburbs inside it - [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 19,287 reports · about 6,970 people - [Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner), 3,714 reports · about 3,490 people - [Mount Pleasant](https://www.chch.live/mount-pleasant), 2,704 reports · about 4,050 people - [Heathcote Valley](https://www.chch.live/heathcote-valley), 2,491 reports · about 2,430 people - [Opawa](https://www.chch.live/opawa), 2,377 reports · about 1,400 people - [Redcliffs](https://www.chch.live/redcliffs), 1,781 reports · about 2,150 people - [Ferrymead](https://www.chch.live/ferrymead), 1,607 reports · about 1,220 people - [Clifton](https://www.chch.live/clifton), 1,080 reports · about 1,950 people - [Moncks Bay](https://www.chch.live/moncks-bay), 471 reports - [Scarborough](https://www.chch.live/scarborough), 414 reports - [Richmond Hill](https://www.chch.live/richmond-hill), 272 reports - [Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake](https://www.chch.live/te-onepoto-taylors-mistake), 181 reports 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 Heathcote ward took 3 days to resolve, 5th fastest of 16 wards, on the jobs the council has finished. The slowest tenth waited 3 months or longer. 1,799 tickets are open in the ward now. MyCouncilTicket, the council’s own work-order stream, 66,836 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 46,918 council reports filed under the suburbs it centres on, most often graffiti and roads, 36,649 with a photograph. The newest: - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086780), 238 Milton St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9086170), 12–15 Virginia Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9084221), 2 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9084109), 37 Wakatu Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [HAZ_TR_VEHICLE](https://www.chch.live/report/9083524), 16 Esplanade, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/9083365), 15B Byron St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9082963), 58 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/9082854), 458 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9082027), 25 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9081868), Main Rd near Celia St, Redcliffs, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9081120), 3 Finnsarby Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9080608), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 2026-10-12 ## The crash record 1,194 crashes that hurt somebody on record across the suburbs it centres on, 25 people killed, 250 seriously hurt. The corner that keeps appearing: Moorhouse Avenue at Manchester Street, 29 injury crashes. ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the Heathcote 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: 36,379 council reports across 12 suburbs. **Which suburbs are in the Heathcote ward?** Sydenham, Sumner, Mount Pleasant, Heathcote Valley, Opawa, and 7 more, a suburb counts where its centre falls; ward edges don’t always follow suburb lines. **What community board covers the Heathcote ward?** [Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote](https://www.chch.live/boards/spreydon-cashmere-heathcote), the board the ward’s councillor also sits on. **Who represents the Heathcote ward?** Nathaniel Herz Jardine (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/heathcote · board: https://www.chch.live/boards/spreydon-cashmere-heathcote All wards: https://www.chch.live/wards Source: Christchurch City Council electoral boundaries (ArcGIS OpenData/Electoral)