Independent Citizens

30/10/2025

Congratulations to David Cartwright - Councillor for Fendalton on being officially sworn in yesterday as a City Councillor!

07/10/2025

Have you voted yet? Do not post your vote in from today. Instead drop it to your local supermarket, library or Council recreational centre by midday Saturday! Every vote will count.

22/09/2025

14/09/2025

We are very proud of our Fendalton team 👏

After serving 15 years as a city councillor, I’m proud to back David Cartwright to take on my role for our Fendalton Ward at this election. While the time feels right for me to move into the next chapter, focusing on governance and property – and a bit more time with family – I’m not stepping away from our community. Bridget Williams and I are standing for the community board to continue contributing at the grassroots level. We’re an experienced local team, and being connected and adding value within the community remains incredibly important to us.

07/09/2025

Looks like we’ve got a new late night follower (posting midnight). Strange timing, stranger tone.

06/09/2025

It is completely unacceptable for Pauline Cotter to be encouraging political double-dipping at the expense of the public.

Pauline Cotters comments below raise concern. She is effectively cheering on political double-dipping at the expense of both taxpayers and ratepayers. We do not believe this is right

Congratulations to Mike Davidson for having the chance to become a Green Member of Parliament within the next couple of weeks. This role in Wellington comes with a salary in excess of $180,000, and the more MPs representing Christchurch the better. Hopefully, he does take this opportunity.

Any logical person would suggest that if you become a Member of Parliament, you do not carry on as a community board member. A current Labour MP in Christchurch resigned from the community board when he became an MP.

06/09/2025

Independent Citizens is proud of our strong Candidate line up at this election. Stay informed on who is running, you can see all of our candidates here: www.independentcitizens.org.nz/candidates

06/09/2025

We are backing Luke Chandler: Community Board to return to the Riccarton Community Board this election. He is a young professional, is deeply committed to the ward and works hard now around the Board table to get good outcomes for Christchurch. With voting in September, it has never been more important to have your say!

06/09/2025

Helen is an experienced Community Board Member and former Christchurch City Councillor. She is a Riccarton local and her experience in planning matters has been useful as Riccarton grapples with intensification. We are pleased to be supporting Helen again as she stands for the local Board. Voting is going to be very important this month!

06/09/2025

We are backing Councillor Sam MacDonald and Ben Spittle - Community Board Candidate in this election. Sam has a proven track record working for Christchurch, and Ben is putting his hand up to take over from our retired Board Member Shirish. They will both be strong advocates for our Community. Voting in this election will be incredibly important!

06/09/2025

We are proudly backing David Cartwright, Bridget Williams and James Gough to again represent the Fendalton Ward. They are locals, experienced and have a proven track record delivering on local issues.

06/09/2025

Aaron Keown has launched a voting record website to show how Councillors have voted on some big issues this term, check it out here howtheyvoted.nz