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.
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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
Papanui Library – Teens Sunday Crafternoon
Come and join the Papanui Library crafting session for teens and young adults on Sundays from 1-3pm. You can simply turn up with a project that you're working on and the library provides a space for everyone to gather.
While this is not a teaching workshop (keep your eyes out for some of those coming up!) there are some crafty staff around that may be able to help out when projects hit some tricky instructions.
Tuesday 14 October 2025 07:00 pm to Tuesday 25 November 2025 08:30 pm
Tuning into Kids - Neighbourhood Trust
Dates: Mondays – 14 October to 25 November
Time: 7-8.30pm
Cost: Free
Location: The McFaddens Centre, 64 McFaddens Road, Mairehau
Tuning Into Kids focuses on strengthening the connection between parents/caregivers and their children through emotion coaching. When children and parents develop skills in effectively communicating emotions, family relationships are stronger. This is done through helping parents better understand and manage their own emotions and through this facilitate healthy emotional communication in the family where children can learn to understand and express emotions adaptively.
The programme looks at emotional Intelligence, meta-emotions, parenting styles and the impact they can have on a child, empathy, tuning into children's emotions, helping children to understand and name emotions and for the parents/caregivers and the child to increase connection. All this helps form a stronger relationship and healthy communication towards managing emotions, trust and the child feeling accepted and heard.
Contact Jan: cdw@nht.org.nz
Saturday 25 October 2025 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Avebury Halloween House
Visit the Avebury Halloween House on Saturday 25 October from 10am-12md at 9 Eveleyn Couzins Avenue.
Enjoy a range of activities and crafts. Dress up and possibly win a prize for the best dressed (fairy, elf, buccaneer, cowboy/girl, your imagination is the limit)
Gold coin entry to help towards costs.
Friday 31 October 2025 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm
Shirley Community Trust – Light Party
Yo, ho, ho – Let’s set sail on the high seas on Friday 31 October from 5-7pm at Emmett Street Community Church, 106 Emmett Street at the Shirley Community Trust’s Light Party.
The kids will love playing dress up as pirates and princesses while the adults catch up over a cuppa and a sausage (and referee the sword fights).
Friday 31 October 2025 04:30 pm to 07:00 pm
Neighbourhood Trust – Light Party
Bring your kids along for a late afternoon of fun and entertainment. Friday 31 October 2025 from 4.30pm–7pm at the St Albans Baptist Church, 64 McFaddens Road
Disco the afternoon away interspersed by a sausage sizzle, finger food, face painting and Bouncy Playground. Fun for everyone.
Saturday 1 November 2025 09:00 am to 12:30 pm
Riverlution Farmers Market
50B Vogel Street, Richmond
The Riverlution Farmers Market is starting up again for the 25/26 Summer Season.
Come along and enjoy the atmosphere, the café and the wonderful selection of home-grown, locally-produced produce and products. Something for everyone.
Saturday 1 November 2025 10:00 am to 01:00 pm
Linwood Village Market – is BACK!
Due to the heavy rain warning for Saturday 4 October 2025, the opening market had to be cancelled.
However, it will open again on Saturday 1 November 2025 10am-1pm (weather permitting) on the corner of Worcester Street and Stanmore Road (car park of the Linwood Community Arts Centre).
Lots of stuff and very reasonably priced refreshments.
Saturday 1 November 2025 09:00 am to Sunday 2 November 2025 03:00 pm
Redwood Scout Group – Book Fair & Sausage Sizzle
Come along to the Redwood Scouts Book Fair –
Saturday 1 Nov and Sunday 2 Nov from 9am to 3pm both days at the Redwood Scout Den, 20 Sturrocks Road, Redwood.
There will be all sorts of books to choose from. Entry is free and it’s $2 a book or $6 for 10.
And if you have some books you’d like to donate, that would be great too. We’re collecting donations and drop-offs are welcome (refer to info at the bottom of the poster)
So please come and support your local scout group.
Sunday 9 November 2025 11:00 am to 02:00 pm
Spring Gala - Phillipstown Community Hub
Phillipstown Community Hub is gearing up to hold its next big event Spring Gala at Phillipstown. So come along to the Hub at 39 Nursery Road and enjoy the community atmosphere, including:
- A music stage
- Bouncy Castle,
- Kids fun and games,
- Market Stalls
- Info Stalls
- Food stalls provided from the community, for the community - ideally free or very affordable options
- Fun activations
And more
Videos
Watch our latest community board meeting video. Browse our YouTube channel for more videos.
Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board Meeting - 11 September 2025
新西兰社区安全视频|Christchurch Chinese Community Safety
Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board Presentation to Council - 7 May 2025
Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board Presentation to the Council Long Term Plan Hearings - 2 May 2024
Meet your community board

Community Board member for the Papanui Ward
027 787 5241
simon.britten@ccc.govt.nz
PO Box 73024, Christchurch 8154

Community Board member for the Central Ward
021 0243 5756
sunita.gautam@ccc.govt.nz
PO Box 73024, Christchurch 8154

Community Board member for the Innes Ward
027 288 6334
emma.twaddell@ccc.govt.nz
PO Box 73024, Christchurch 8154
Community Board member for the Papanui Ward
PO Box 73024, Christchurch 8154

Community Board member for the Central Ward
027 33 11 078
john.miller@ccc.govt.nz
PO Box 73024, Christchurch 8154
Community Board member for the Innes Ward
PO Box 73024, Christchurch 8154

Councillor for Papanui Ward
027 224 2075
victoria.henstock@ccc.govt.nz
PO Box 73016, Christchurch 8154

Councillor for Central Ward
027 844 0296
jake.mclellan@ccc.govt.nz
P O Box 73016, Christchurch 8154

Councillor for Innes Ward
027 296 8811
pauline.cotter@ccc.govt.nz
PO Box 73016,Christchurch 8154
Your local Community Governance Team
Emma Pavey | Manager Community Governance | 03 941 5107 | emma.pavey@ccc.govt.nz |
Mark Saunders | Community Board Advisor | 03 941 6436 | mark.saunders@ccc.govt.nz |
Stacey Holbrough | Community Development Advisor | 03 941 8102 | stacey.holbrough@ccc.govt.nz |
Trevor Cattermole | Community Development Advisor | 03 941 5407 | trevor.cattermole@ccc.govt.nz |
Jason Chee | Community Recreation Advisor | 03 941 7145 | jason.chee@ccc.govt.nz |
Hannah Martin | Community Support & Events Coordinator | 03 941 6424 | hannah.martin@ccc.govt.nz |
Lyssa Aves | Support Officer | 03 941 5405 | lyssa.aves@ccc.govt.nz |
