sam macDonald

CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL

Sam is a first term City Councillor representing the Waimairi Ward. A Chartered Accountant by profession, he has experience in both the public and private sector.

Sam is the Deputy Chair of the Finance and Performance Committee, and the Audit and Risk Committee. He is also a director of Civic Building Limited and an independent Trustee of Development West Coast, a $140 million Economic Development Agency on the West Coast. 

Sam’s primary focus at Council is and providing effective Governance to the City that ensures the Council focuses on outcomes rather than process. He is particularly interested in reducing the ongoing rating pressures that the Council continues to impose on residents. Sam is a staunch opponent of the Government's three waters asset grab and the Wellington driven housing intensification rules that will fundamentally alter our local communities for the worst. 

Sam is standing again in the Waimairi Ward based on a proven track record of delivering for the local community (whether it is roading issues, trees, safety initiatives or helping progress work on the Ilam Stream) and to ensure the Council focuses on the basics, and delivers on the pre-existing commitments it has made to the people of Christchurch. Please contact Sam at anytime.

Shirish Paranjape

COMMUNITY BOARD

Shirish is a Community Board member for Waimairi. He is seeking his third term on the Community Board. 

Shirish represents Christchurch City Council at the Riccarton House & Bush Trust and sits on the Crown Panel of the Department of Internal Affairs  which provides funding to different community projects across New Zealand.

He was, till recently, a member of the Lotteries' Significant Projects and Community Facilities committees and on the board of Plains FM96.9 community access radio.

Having lived in Waimairi ward since 2002, Shirish is very active in the local community as a Justice of the Peace, a Rotarian, a member of the Christchurch Multicultural Council and a “Neighbourly” lead.

Shirish is standing again to ensure local issues are resolved and that the community can be connected to the Council. Please contact Shirish any time.