Banks Peninsula Ward and Community Board

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Estimated population: 8710 as at 30 June 2018 population estimate.

View Excel population data [XLSX, 23 KB] for all community boards and wards.

Projected population based on 2013 figures:

• 4 Council libraries: Diamond Harbour,(external link) Little River,(external link) Akaroa,(external link) Lyttelton(external link)
• 3 Council service centres: Little River,(external link) Akaroa,(external link) Lyttelton(external link)
• 145 Council parks: 116 local/community parks, 8 garden and heritage parks, 6 sports parks, 15 regional parks
• 14 cemeteries
• 6 Council owned social housing complexes with 26 units
• 5 shopping areas:
  • Akaroa [PDF, 4.4 MB] 
  • Lyttelton [PDF, 1.8 MB]
  • Church Bay/Diamond Harbour [PDF, 3.2 MB]
  • Governors Bay [PDF, 3.9 MB]
  • Little River [PDF, 3.3 MB].
• 7 schools: 6 primary, 1 composite year 1-13
• 4 Marae: Te Wheke(external link) (Rāpaki), Koukourārata(external link) (Port Levy), Wairewa(external link) (Little River), Ōnuku(external link) (Akaroa)
• Approximately 1400 businesses employing 2700 people (2018)
• Multiple major sport and recreation amenities: Norman Kirk Memorial Pool, Lyttelton Recreation Centre, Quail Island, Orton Bradley Park, Birdlings Flat, Harbour and Peninsula Beaches.

The Banks Peninsula Community Board Plan for 2017-19 [PDF, 2.5 MB] was developed by talking with the community and is the Board's vision for the future of Banks Peninsula.

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Akaroa Harbour Basin Small Settlements Study

The purpose of this Akaroa Harbour Basin Settlements Study was to take an integrated, long-term view (25 to 30 years) of land-use change and other issues within the settlements of the harbour basin and incorporate the local community's preferences on how future land-use changes should be managed.

Akaroa Places and Spaces Plan

This Places and Spaces [PDF, 1.4 MB]Plan provides guidance and recommendations for the future direction and management of the public realm of Akaroa Township, ensuring that public places reflect the local character and provide for ease of access and movement.

Banks Peninsula contextual historical overview

This contextual overview and thematic framework [PDF, 28 MB] provides a broad overview and understanding of Banks Peninsula and its development in the last 150 years, which is pivotal for the future identification and management of heritage.