Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board

About the Community Board

The Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board hold regular meetings that you’re welcome to attend. Anyone can ask to speak to the board about a local issue, activity or project.

The Community Board's main roles are to:

Represent and act as an advocate for the interests of our community.
Consider and report on all matters referred to us by the council, or any matter of interest to the board.
Maintain an overview of services provided by the council within the community.
Communicate with community organisations and special interest groups within the community.

Community Funding Opportunities

The Community Board offers grants to assist local groups undertake small community projects through its Discretionary Response Fund, which is open year-round, as is the Board's Youth Development Fund.

The Board also annually considers applications to the Strengthening Communities Fund to support community-focused organisations whose projects contribute to the strengthening of community wellbeing in the area. Applications for this year's Strengthening Communities Fund closed on 30 May 2025. You can review this Strengthening Communities and Discretionary Response Funding FAQs and Troubleshooting Guide.

Find out more about funding for community groups, sports teams, events, and those in financial distress

Banner — Summer with your neighbours is back for the 2025-26 summer season for the Papanui-Innes-Central wards. Take the opportunity to meet the neighbours in your area in an informal setting – BBQ on someone’s front lawn or picnic in the local park. There are guidelines and suggestions on the webpage to help.

Applications close at 5pm on Sunday 10 August 2025.
Apply through the webpage: Summer with your neighbours : Christchurch City Council. As usual online applications are preferred but there will be some hard copy forms available at libraries. Applicants can also email neighbourhoodweek@ccc.govt.nz requesting a PDF of the application form; though a PDF will be available on the webpage.

What's happening in the community

News

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Events

For a fuller list of what's on, browse the events at What's On Christchurch, or browse Volunteer Events to explore opportunities to contribute to community planting days, working bees, and other ways to help the environment, be active, and meet new people.

Local events

Saturday 2 August 2025 10:30 am to 01:30 pm

Wild Coffee Workshop: Forage, Cook & Taste

Event by Richmond Community Garden, Riverlution and Foraging and Growing Corner

251 River Rd, Richmond, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand

Registration is essential, event is number of people dependent. Please register here: https://www.facebook.com/events/3492693390868477
Come warm up this winter with a fun and hands-on workshop all about wild coffee! We’ll head out to forage for plants that can be used as a coffee alternative, then cook, brew, and taste our way through the process together.

You’ll learn how to spot potential coffee subs in nature, prep them from scratch, and sip your way through a few different brews. Tasting is a big part of this one—so come hungry and curious!

No experience needed—just bring your sense of adventure.

Rain or shine – we’ll make it work either way!

Registration is essential, 20$ pp, 30 per family (2 adults), 45 for 3 people within family. Children free and animals are welcome. options to bring some veg or produce from your garden available upon request through registration, 3 free places for those who cannot support at the moment: free or koha for volunteers of non profit organizations if registered, please register here https://www.facebook.com/events/3492693390868477Bo... unique foraging gifts for those who walk, bike or bus to the event as my personal thank you for not contributing to the environmental issues!

Videos

Watch our latest community board meeting video. Browse our YouTube channel for more videos.