# Linwood ward, Christchurch One of Christchurch City Council’s sixteen electoral wards, the ground that elects one councillor at each triennial election. Yani Johanson holds the seat (The People’s Choice – Labour), declared 16 October 2025; 16,418 electors enrolled, 30.6% of them returned a paper. The record inside its boundary: 25,611 council reports across 5 suburbs. Its community board is Coastal-Burwood-Linwood. ## The suburbs inside it - [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), 14,570 reports · about 11,120 people - [Avonside](https://www.chch.live/avonside), 4,289 reports · about 1,840 people - [Bromley](https://www.chch.live/bromley), 3,344 reports · about 3,110 people - [Wainoni](https://www.chch.live/wainoni), 1,718 reports · about 3,020 people - [Bexley](https://www.chch.live/bexley), 1,690 reports · about 2,710 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 Linwood ward took 3 days to resolve, 2nd fastest of 16 wards, on the jobs the council has finished. The slowest tenth waited 8 weeks or longer. 872 tickets are open in the ward now. MyCouncilTicket, the council’s own work-order stream, 45,236 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 30,476 council reports filed under the suburbs it centres on, most often rubbish and graffiti, 24,761 with a photograph. The newest: - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9074373), 31 Tilford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand · 2026-10-12 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9072089), 23–81 Dyers Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 2026-10-11 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9070293), 713 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 2026-10-11 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9070129), 40 Dampier St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 2026-10-11 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9069870), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 2026-10-11 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9067229), 3 McGregors Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand · 2026-10-10 - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/9067031), Radley Park Woolston Court, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 2026-10-10 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9066130), 23 Heathcote Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 2026-10-10 - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9064707), Avon Park 37 Mabel Howard Place, Avonside, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand · 2026-10-10 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9064585), 11 Teal Close, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 2026-10-10 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9064584), 15 Teal Close, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 2026-10-10 - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/9064577), 23 Maronan St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand · 2026-10-10 ## The crash record 795 crashes that hurt somebody on record across the suburbs it centres on, 14 people killed, 177 seriously hurt. The corner that keeps appearing: State Highway 74 at Pages Road, 20 injury crashes, 1 fatal. ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the Linwood 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: 25,611 council reports across 5 suburbs. **Which suburbs are in the Linwood ward?** Woolston, Avonside, Bromley, Wainoni, Bexley, a suburb counts where its centre falls; ward edges don’t always follow suburb lines. **What community board covers the Linwood ward?** [Coastal-Burwood-Linwood](https://www.chch.live/boards/coastal-burwood-linwood), the board the ward’s councillor also sits on. **Who represents the Linwood ward?** Yani Johanson (The People’s Choice – Labour), 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/linwood · 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)