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Organisation Structure

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Organisation structure overview

This chart shows the group and unit structure of Christchurch City Council. Includes General Managers and Unit Managers.


External Services

Services provided by Christchurch City Council to the general public.

City Environment Group

The City Environment Group is responsible for running the infrastructure of Christchurch City Council.
The City Environment Group consists of three units:

  • Transport and Greenspace
  • City Water and Waste
  • Civil Defence and Emergency Management

Community Services Group

The Community Services Group provides services to local communities which contribute to the social wellbeing and quality of life of Christchurch residents. This includes:

Regulation and Democracy Services Group

The Regulation and Democracy Group consists of:

  • Legal Services
  • Secretariat
  • Environmental Policy & Approvals
  • Inspections & Enforcement

Internal Services

As part of the system of local government, Council provides a wide range and variety of services to the people and communities of Christchurch. The Council's organisational structure is divided into a number of business units, enabling effective delivery of these services.

Executive Office

This comprises the Executive Team and their support staff. The Executive Team includes the Chief Executive, General Managers of City Environment, Community Services, Corporate Services, Human Resources, Public Affairs, Regulation and Democracy Services, Strategic Development, the Director of Strategic Investment and Transition Manager. The Executive Team’s primary role is to ensure effective and efficient management of the Council as a whole and to provide advice to elected members.

Human Resources Group

Provides policy, advice and information to all groups/units in the areas of recruitment, employee relations, performance, management, development and training, and health and safety.

Corporate Services Group

This group provides a range of shared services to other groups and units within the Council. These include: financial, information tecnology and support services, rates and funding advice and business improvement advice.

Public Affairs Group

This group consists of three units: Communication and Consultation, Customer Services and Marketing.


The Executive Team

The Executive Team consists of the Chief Executive and his direct management reports. The Executive Team meets every week, normally on Monday afternoon and is supported by the Senior Managers.

View the Executive Team photo file and contact details [PDF 400KB]

The Executive Team is:

  • Tony Marryatt, Chief Executive
  • Kevin Locke, General Manager Capital Programme
  • Jane Parfitt, General Manager City Environment
  • Michael Aitken, General Manager Community Services
  • Paul Anderson, General Manager Corporate Services
  • Chris Till, General Manager Human Resources
  • Alison Mackenzie, General Manager Public Affairs
  • Peter Mitchell, General Manager Regulation and Democracy Services
  • Michael Theelen, General Manager Strategy and Planning

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