On 13 February, the Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board, together with the adjacent Waitai Community Board, approved changes to the intersection of Shirley/Marshland/New Brighton Roads and North Parade.
The intersection is within the top 1% of Christchurch intersections in terms of there being a risk of a crash, and approved changes include safe speed platforms on all approaches, and removal of the slip lane for left turns from Shirley Road to Marshland Road.
Before the changes are implemented, the full Council will be asked to approve a shared path on the north-west corner of the intersection.
Oil Changers Papanui continues to trade, while the adjacent Papanui PAK’nSAVE site nears completion.
In May 2022 Think Papanui reported plans for the Oil Changers building in Papanui to be demolished to make way for supermarket car parking. The Papanui PAK’nSAVE was originally consented with basement car parking, however “as a result of geotechnical investigations” the basement was subsequently deleted from the plans, with that parking redistributed across the site at ground level. Space for the additional ground-level parking was found through the removal of the planned fuel stop and demolition of the retail buildings on the north-east corner of the site (the former Mad Butcher, and in theory, Oil Changers).
With the construction of the supermarket nearing completion, and Oil Changers continuing to trade, an inquiry from Think Papanui has revealed further changes to the project’s Resource Consent. A change of conditions approved last year permits Oil Changers to stay on site until the termination of their lease in 2027.
Impact on parking
The retention of the Oil Changers building means there’ll be 21 fewer car parks on that part of the site. As part of the same change of conditions, Foodstuffs will provide an 11 additional car parking spaces adjacent to their head office “for use by a combination of head office staff and visitors, and supermarket staff”. This means a net loss of 21 parks available to shoppers, offset by the provision of some parks that could be used by supermarket workers.
Documentation from the consent process indicates that the minimum on-site parking requirement for the supermarket is 241 spaces (209 visitor and 32 staff parking spaces). Think Papanui understands that with Oil Changers retained the site will now offer at least 253 parking spaces, twelve more than the minimum.
Foodstuffs has not responded to questions relating to the supermarket development.
From this month, materials collected from households for recycling will be standardised across New Zealand. This means there are items that can no longer be collected in Christchurch’s yellow bins. Paper products can no longer be collected in green bins. Click through for full details of the changes: https://ccc.govt.nz/services/rubbish-and-recycling/kerbside-changes/
Papanui High School Adult and Community Education still has places available in many Term 1 night classes. For further information and enrolment head to papanui.school.nz/com-edu/categories or see the Facebook page.
Proposed intersection improvements at the Shirley/Marshland/New Brighton/North Parade intersection will be considered at a joint Community Board meeting this Tuesday 13 February.
The recommended option is to construct safe speed platforms on each approach to the intersection, and remove the left turn slip lane from Shirley Road into Marshland Road. The primary reason for the removal of the slip lane is that they can make crossing a road feel unsafe for people walking, particularly children, the elderly and mobility or visually impaired pedestrians.
Soon the median on Main North Road will be opened up to form a signalised intersection at the entrance to the new Papanui Pak’nSave site. If you’re in the area, take care and watch for changed traffic conditions.
On Thursday 14 December, the Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board: heard public forum presentations on city assset sales, Edgeware Pool, and traffic issues, and a deputation on bus and coach parking in the city; approved changes to coach parking; approved proposed lane names for a development at 35 Hawkins Road; approved the revocation of reserve status on land at 119 Petrie Street; approved grants from the Board’s Discretionary Response Fund and Better-Off Fund; and received an area report in issues and initiatives within the Board area.
The Pool Hall will be closed from Monday 8 January 2024, and the Council expects it to fully reopen by the end of May. The teach pool will reopen at the beginning of Term 2, Monday 29 April 2024, so that Swimsmart classes can resume. The Gym and Sports Halls will remain open during the temporary closure.
The work is scheduled for summer as the Council’s outdoor pools are available at that time for the community to use as an alternative, in addition to year-round indoor pools.
