# Waimairi ward, Christchurch One of Christchurch City Council’s sixteen electoral wards, the ground that elects one councillor at each triennial election. Sam MacDonald holds the seat (Independent Citizens), declared 16 October 2025; 17,377 electors enrolled, 37.1% of them returned a paper. The record inside its boundary: 4,944 council reports across 2 suburbs. Its community board is Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood. ## The suburbs inside it - [Avonhead](https://www.chch.live/avonhead), 4,005 reports · about 10,650 people - [Russley](https://www.chch.live/russley), 939 reports · about 2,440 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 Waimairi ward took 6 days to resolve, 15th fastest of 16 wards, on the jobs the council has finished. The slowest tenth waited 3 months or longer. 591 tickets are open in the ward now. MyCouncilTicket, the council’s own work-order stream, 22,738 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 6,395 council reports filed under the suburbs it centres on, most often green and roads, 4,899 with a photograph. The newest: - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9086403), 361 Avonhead Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/9085134), Russley, Russley, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9082961), Avonhead Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2026-10-13 - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9076152), 2 Parkview Place, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2026-10-12 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9069641), 294 Withells Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2026-10-11 - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/9058842), 227 Maidstone Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2026-10-09 - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9058170), 64 Manakura St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2026-10-08 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9053457), 51 Bentley Street, Russley, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2026-10-08 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9051020), 195 Maidstone Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2026-10-07 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9051003), 211 Maidstone Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2026-10-07 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9049812), 28 Apsley Drive, Russley, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2026-10-07 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9048808), 87 Withells Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand · 2026-10-07 ## The crash record 313 crashes that hurt somebody on record across the suburbs it centres on, 9 people killed, 80 seriously hurt. The corner that keeps appearing: State Highway 1S at Ryans Road, 13 injury crashes. ## Questions, answered briefly **What is the Waimairi 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: 4,944 council reports across 2 suburbs. **Which suburbs are in the Waimairi ward?** Avonhead, Russley, a suburb counts where its centre falls; ward edges don’t always follow suburb lines. **What community board covers the Waimairi ward?** [Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood](https://www.chch.live/boards/fendalton-waimairi-harewood), the board the ward’s councillor also sits on. **Who represents the Waimairi ward?** Sam MacDonald (Independent Citizens), 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/waimairi · board: https://www.chch.live/boards/fendalton-waimairi-harewood All wards: https://www.chch.live/wards Source: Christchurch City Council electoral boundaries (ArcGIS OpenData/Electoral)