# Spreydon ward, Christchurch

One of Christchurch City Council’s sixteen electoral wards, the ground that elects one councillor at each triennial election. Melanie Coker holds the seat (The People’s Choice – Labour), declared 16 October 2025; 17,826 electors enrolled, 32% of them returned a paper. The record inside its boundary: 26,418 council reports across 5 suburbs. Its community board is Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote.

## The suburbs inside it

- [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 11,624 reports · about 6,330 people
- [Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/spreydon), 6,163 reports · about 9,970 people
- [Hoon Hay](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay), 4,641 reports · about 9,480 people
- [Middleton](https://www.chch.live/middleton), 2,060 reports · about 230 people
- [Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton), 1,930 reports · about 3,020 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 Spreydon ward took 3 days to resolve, 4th fastest of 16 wards, on the jobs the council has finished. The slowest tenth waited 8 weeks or longer. 780 tickets are open in the ward now.

MyCouncilTicket, the council’s own work-order stream, 41,447 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

32,875 council reports filed under the suburbs it centres on, most often graffiti and rubbish, 26,303 with a photograph. The newest:
- [Noise - Animal](https://www.chch.live/report/9087584), 43 Bolton Avenue, Spreydon, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand · 2026-10-14
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086587), 18 Cobham St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand · 2026-10-13
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086254), 16 Cobham St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand · 2026-10-13
- [HAZ_TR_VEHICLE](https://www.chch.live/report/9084456), 8 Cheviot St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand · 2026-10-13
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9083937), Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 2026-10-13
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9083649), 424 Selwyn St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand · 2026-10-13
- [HAZ_TR_VEHICLE](https://www.chch.live/report/9081789), 362 Selwyn Street, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand · 2026-10-13
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9081562), 9 Rowley Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand · 2026-10-13
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/9081260), 20E Lunns Road, Middleton, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand · 2026-10-13
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9081173), 15 Bernard St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand · 2026-10-13
- [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/9079316), 29 Domain Terrace, Spreydon, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand · 2026-10-12
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/9078888), 190 Annex Road, Middleton, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand · 2026-10-12

## The crash record

1,246 crashes that hurt somebody on record across the suburbs it centres on, 16 people killed, 260 seriously hurt. The corner that keeps appearing: Moorhouse Avenue at Selwyn Street, 37 injury crashes.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the Spreydon 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: 26,418 council reports across 5 suburbs.

**Which suburbs are in the Spreydon ward?**

Addington, Spreydon, Hoon Hay, Middleton, Hillmorton, a suburb counts where its centre falls; ward edges don’t always follow suburb lines.

**What community board covers the Spreydon ward?**

[Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote](https://www.chch.live/boards/spreydon-cashmere-heathcote), the board the ward’s councillor also sits on.

**Who represents the Spreydon ward?**

Melanie Coker (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.

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HTML: https://www.chch.live/wards/spreydon · 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)