Two new faces will be around Christchurch City Council's table for the next three years

Heathcote's Nathaniel Herz Jardine worked with the Living Wage Movement for three years - getting fair pay for security and cleaners at council.

He says it's given him a sense of how to get things done through the council machine.

Fendalton's David Cartwright believes it's time for him to step up, after serving on the local Community Board for five terms.

He says it's about working together with people around the table - and asking questions before finding a solution.