About the Community Board

The Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 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.

What's happening in the community

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Events

Upcoming local events

Tuesday 29 April 2025 12:00 pm to 01:30 pm

Strengthening Communities Fund Information Session

Matatiki Hornby Centre, 25 Smarts Road

The Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board’s 2025/26 Strengthening Communities Fund opens for applications on 1 May 2025.

Council has shifted to a new funding platform – Smarty Grants.

Join this session where we’ll:

  • Explore Smartygrants, Council's new funding platform
  • Go through the application form
  • Provide tips for making your funding application
  • Answer your funding questions

Want a 1:1 session - Email halswell.hornby.riccarton@ccc.govt.nz to arrange for an advisor to come to you.

Wednesday 30 April 2025 07:00 pm

DAPS Neighbourhood Conversation and AGM

Lounge at Margaret Stoddart Retirement Village, 23 Bartlett Street.

7pm: Drinks and snacks and Neighbourhood Conversation

7.30pm: Annual General Meeting of the Deans Avenue Precinct Society.

Come along for the Deans Avenue Precinct Society’s Neighbourhood Conversation and Annual General Meeting. For any queries, please email: deansaveprecinctsoc@gmail.com

Friday 2 May 2025 10:00 am to 01:00 pm

Financial Capability Drop In Clinic

Matatiki Hornby Centre, 25 Smarts Road

Are you looking for guidance on managing debt, sticking to a budget, or saving for your future? Come along and have a friendly chat with the team from Moana Community Trust. No questions are too big or small.

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Saturday 3 May 2025 08:00 am

​Halswell Quarry Park Run

Halswell Quarry, Kennedys Bush Road

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!

Halswell Quarry parkrun takes place every Saturday at 8am.

Learn more.

Sunday 11 May 2025 10:00 am to 03:00 pm

Revamp Vintage Market: Mother's Day event

Air Force Museum of New Zealand, 45 Harvard Avenue

Proudly Christchurch's largest indoor market, there is a wonderful selection of stalls from Canterbury's best vintage stores, dealers, traders and one-off sellers with a huge collection of the unusual, the eclectic and the interesting to sell.

There is something for everyone, a huge vibrant vintage market, historic planes, and the national collection of the Royal New Zealand Air Force from war efforts.

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Videos

Watch the latest community board meetings below. Browse our YouTube channel for more videos.

Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board Information Session & Meeting - 10 April 2025

Waipuna and Waipapa Community Board Meeting - 27 March 2025

Meet your community board

Each board is made up of councillors and community board members who are elected every three years in local body elections.

Marie Pollisco

Chairperson

Community Board member for the Halswell Ward

021 0901 4149
marie.pollisco.CBM@ccc.govt.nz
PO Box 73022, Christchurch 8154

Helen Broughton

Deputy Chairperson

Community Board member for the Riccarton Ward

027 640 4935
helen.broughton@ccc.govt.nz
PO Box 73022, Christchurch 8154

Sarah Brunton

Community Board member for the Hornby Ward

021 022 17483
sarah.brunton@ccc.govt.nz
PO Box 73022, Christchurch 8154

Henk Buunk

Community Board member for the Hornby Ward

027 372 3338
henk.buunk@ccc.govt.nz
PO Box 73022, Christchurch 8154

Tyla Harrison-Hunt

Councillor for Riccarton Ward

Iwi: Ngai Tahu, Ngāti Porou, Te Atiawa

021 276 7682
tyla.harrisonhunt@ccc.govt.nz
PO Box 73016, Christchurch 8154
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Andrei Moore

Councillor for Halswell Ward

027 632 5823
andrei.moore@ccc.govt.nz
PO Box 73016, Christchurch 8154
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Debbie Mora

Community Board member for the Halswell Ward

022 371 9687
debbie.mora@ccc.govt.nz
PO Box 73022, Christchurch 8154

Mark Peters

Councillor for Hornby Ward

028 409 5615
mark.peters@ccc.govt.nz
PO Box 73016, Christchurch 8154
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Your local Community Governance Team

Bailey PetersonManager Community Governance 03 941 6743bailey.peterson@ccc.govt.nz
Faye CollinsCommunity Board Advisor03 941 5108faye.collins@ccc.govt.nz
Marie ByrneCommunity Development Advisor03 941 6502marie.byrne@ccc.govt.nz
Helen MilesCommunity Recreation Advisor03 941 5409helen.miles@ccc.govt.nz
Noela LetufugaSupport Officer03 941 5008noela.letufuga@ccc.govt.nz


You can find the Governance Team at Rārākau: Riccarton Centre, 199 Clarence Street Riccarton.