Community engagement in the Papanui Ward in Christchurch, New Zealand
Police are undergoing a training drill today 25 June at the Helene Curtis building (Main North Road near QEII Drive / Northcote Road). This is an emergency simulation that will involve police staff both in uniform and in plain clothing. Thanks Papanui High School for the heads-up! Click through to read more: https://www.papanui.school.nz/…/police-training-exercise-ou…
The alliance building the Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC) has produced an aerial flyover video showing construction progress through to June 2019. This footage starts just south of the Waimakariri River, and follows the route of the motorway right through to the roundabout on Cranford Street.
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Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC) aerial flyover – June 2019
For more information on the CNC project, visit www.nzta.govt.nz/cnc
Further to yesterday’s story about a likely average City Council rates rise of around 5% (down slightly on forecast), last week Environment Canterbury approved a budget that will see their rates rise an average of 10.51%, which is double what was forecast in the regional council’s Long-Term Plan. In percentage terms that’s a big jump – in dollar terms it could mean an extra $33.37 a year for the average Christchurch household. Click through for more information:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/…/environment-canterbury-councillor…
Environment Canterbury councillors uncomfortable with 10.5 per cent rates rise
“Regional councillors said they had to vote for significant rates rise, even though it made them uncomfortable.”
Thank you to the Nor’West News for the mention of the ‘Papanui in Pictures’ photo promotion this week. The entry link for the photo promotion is https://thinkpapanui.nz/photo, and you can see a gallery of photos submitted to date at https://woobox.com/ss82vs/gallery.
You can read the full digital edition of the Nor’West News at https://www.yumpu.com/…/…/62710151/norwest-news-june-25-2019
On Tuesday 25 June the Council will meet to finalise what’s being described as a ‘no surprises’ budget, also known as the Annual Plan for 2019/20. A forecast 5.5% average rates increase will be pulled back to just under 5% if the Plan is adopted as proposed. The agenda for the Council meeting can be found at https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/…/CAPL_20190625_AGN_33…, and more information can be found at the link below:
https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/newsline/show/3696
Council meeting to finalise ‘no surprises’ budget
“A budget that focuses on delivering core services while keeping rate rises to lower than signalled in the Long Term Plan will be considered by Christchurch City Council next week.”
Here’s the latest roundup of news from around the Papanui area in video form. If you want to keep in touch with Think Papanui’s video content, head across to YouTube and hit ‘subscribe’.
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Papanui Ward: weekly local news recap 22 June 2019
“Think Papanui’s founder and curator Simon Britten gives a rundown on stories covered by Think Papanui over the previous week. For more details on these stori…”
The final ‘Beauty and the Beast Jr’ performance is about to get underway at Papanui High School. Love the set!
If you’re at Northlands Shopping Centre today, keep an eye out for students from Rangi Ruru Girls’ School, who are volunteering to help fundraise for Plunket Papanui/
“Good Morning, heading out for the day? Please pop past on your way out and support the wonderful Elise & Tayla from Rangiruru High School who have kindly volunteered their time to support our local Plunket Papanui/
Think Papanui’s curator Simon Britten rounds up stories from the past week:
Last Friday night there was a serious house fire in Papanui, near the corner of Main North Rd and Cranford St. Thank you to the community member who shared a video of the event with Think Papanui. I subsequently also posted a link to a Givealittle page to support the people affected. At the time of writing this recap the $1,000 fundraising target had just been exceeded.
Over the weekend Think Papanui launched a ‘Papanui in pictures’ photo promotion. Members of the public have the opportunity to share a photo from the Papanui area, and one lucky contributor will be chosen at random to receive a Mitre 10 gift voucher. Click through for details, and note that this is open to all ages and no Facebook or other social media account is needed. Thank you to Mitre 10 Mega Papanui for donating the gift voucher and covering some promotional costs. By Thursday the first submissions were arriving.
Morrison Avenue is currently restricted to one lane due to road works. Take care if you are in the area.
The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board’s June newsletter is now available.
The Nor’West News this week included an update on submissions on the Council’s proposals for the Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection.
If you read this recap by Saturday afternoon you may be in time to catch Papanui High School’s ‘Beauty and the Beast Jr’ production.
The Council is consulting on a draft Integrated Water Strategy – there’s a lot of detail in this, so I’m going to see if I can pick up a printed copy of the consultation document at one of our local libraries, and I’ll plan to attend a drop-in session.
There are a couple of candidate information sessions coming up for people interested in standing as a Council or Community Board candidate in the upcoming local body elections. The first is this coming Tuesday 25 June.
I’m a customer of the vege co-op that operates out of Northgate Trust / Northcity Church on Sawyers Arms Road. Contact the trust if you’re interested in a weekly or fortnightly $15 bag of fruit and vegetables.
I’ve published a recap of last week’s Council meeting that considered the plan to manage traffic downstream of the Christchurch Northern Corridor. It’s a longer-form piece that I’ve published separately to Think Papanui – you’ll find it here.
Special thanks to Cyclone Computers, who this week donated a Lenovo Laptop/Tablet to support Think Papanui’s online work to keep the community connected.
Feedback is always welcome on Think Papanui’s content, either on Facebook or Instagram, or directly to me.
With warm regards
Simon Britten
The first submissions for the ‘Papanui in Pictures’ promotion have been received – thanks to those who have participated so far! A reminder that if you share a photo of your favourite thing in Papanui Ward, or something you love or appreciate in the area, you’ll be in the draw for a gift card from Mitre 10 MEGA Papanui. Click through to see a photo gallery, which will continue to be updated over the next four weeks:
https://woobox.com/ss82vs/gallery
