# Hornby ward, Christchurch One of Christchurch City Council’s sixteen electoral wards, the ground that elects one councillor at each triennial election. Mark Peters holds the seat (Independent for Hornby), declared 16 October 2025; 17,455 electors enrolled, 30.6% of them returned a paper. The record inside its boundary: 14,064 council reports across 8 suburbs. Its community board is Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton. ## The suburbs inside it - [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), 5,656 reports · about 8,760 people - [Wigram](https://www.chch.live/wigram), 2,944 reports · about 11,410 people - [Hei Hei](https://www.chch.live/hei-hei), 1,623 reports · about 3,720 people - [Islington](https://www.chch.live/islington), 1,360 reports · about 1,040 people - [Templeton](https://www.chch.live/templeton), 1,081 reports · about 1,910 people - [Broomfield](https://www.chch.live/broomfield), 1,022 reports · about 306 people - [Hornby South](https://www.chch.live/hornby-south), 355 reports - [Riccarton Park](https://www.chch.live/riccarton-park), 23 reports · about 2,320 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 Hornby ward took 3 days to resolve, 7th fastest of 16 wards, on the jobs the council has finished. The slowest tenth waited 2 months or longer. 634 tickets are open in the ward now. MyCouncilTicket, the council’s own work-order stream, 27,465 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 19,089 council reports filed under the suburbs it centres on, most often roads and graffiti, 15,156 with a photograph. The newest: - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9086229), 1 Limbrick Crescent, Wigram, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9085766), 9 Neill St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9084432), 3 Hurricane Way, Wigram, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9083893), 8A Bailey St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9083636), 39 Kirk Road, Templeton, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9083634), 4–22 Railway Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [HAZ_TR_VEHICLE](https://www.chch.live/report/9082613), 13 Smarts Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9081907), 8 Zinnia Way, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9081096), 3 Symes Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9080732), 17 Laramie Place, Broomfield, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2026-10-12 - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9077847), 2 Carrs Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 2026-10-12 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9077805), 39 Dow Sq, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 2026-10-12 ## The crash record 991 crashes that hurt somebody on record across the suburbs it centres on, 20 people killed, 207 seriously hurt. The corner that keeps appearing: State Highway 1S at Barters Road, 27 injury crashes. ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the Hornby 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: 14,064 council reports across 8 suburbs. **Which suburbs are in the Hornby ward?** Hornby, Wigram, Hei Hei, Islington, Templeton, and 3 more, a suburb counts where its centre falls; ward edges don’t always follow suburb lines. **What community board covers the Hornby ward?** [Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/boards/halswell-hornby-riccarton), the board the ward’s councillor also sits on. **Who represents the Hornby ward?** Mark Peters (Independent for Hornby), 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/hornby · 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)