There are eight Community Boards within the city of Christchurch. Each Board comprises five directly elected members, plus one Councillor appointed by the Council (in the case of the Akaroa/Wairewa and Lyttelton/Mt Herbert Community Boards) and two Councillors appointed by the Council (in the case of the six metropolitan Community Boards). Boards report to the Council following each Board meeting.

A number of Council powers have been delegated to Community Boards.
See Delegations to Community Boards »

Community Boards:

• Akaroa/Wairewa Community Board
• Burwood/Pegasus Community Board
• Fendalton/Waimairi Community Board
• Hagley/Ferrymead Community Board
• Lyttelton/Mt Herbert Community Board
• Riccarton/Wigram Community Board
• Spreydon/Heathcote Community Board
• Shirley/Papanui Community Board

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The Boards' main roles are:

• Represent and act as advocate for the interests of its community.
• Consider and report on all matters referred to it by the Council, or any matter of interest to the Board.
• Maintain an overview of services provided by the Council within the community.
• Prepare an annual submission to the Council for expenditure within the community.
• Communicate with community organisations and special interest groups within the community.
• Each year funding is made available to each Community Board. A portion is used for Discretionary funding with the balance put towards projects and capital works in each individual Board area. Requests for Discretionary funding can be made at any time of the year. The request is usually addressed at the next meeting of the Board. Community Board - Project & Discretionary Funds.