At the 4 December meeting, the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board: received reports back from young people funded by the Board’s Positive Youth Development Fund; requested staff investigate an extension of the alcohol ban area in Papanui and also yellow no stopping lines for parts of Erica Street; and adopted a meeting schedule for 2021 & appointed a Recess Committee for the summer break. Click through for the full minutes. The next Board meeting will be on Friday 18 December.
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2020/12/PICB_20201204_MIN_4526_AT.PDF
Author: Simon Britten
CNC open to all traffic from 17 December
The Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC) motorway is set to open to all traffic from around 1pm on Thursday 17 December. The shared pedestrian/cycle path will open also. Click through for more information, including details of work yet to be done, and T2 lanes & express busses operating from January. For residents downstream of the project, the Council is asking for any potential safety issues or significant increases in traffic on local streets to be reported to transport@ccc.govt.nz.
https://nzta-christchurchnortherncorridor.cmail19.com/t/ViewEmail/t/E4DF0CF00254770C2540EF23F30FEDED/
Erica Lodge update
Erica Lodge update: at last week’s Council meeting Grant Buchanan spoke on behalf of Erica St residents about the granting of the Resource Consent for the Erica Lodge boarding house.
Mr Buchanan raised a number of points about the process, including:
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- the ability of elderly residents and people for whom English is a second language to engage in the process;
- initial lack of access to the application documents;
- the applicant receiving more support in making the application than residents did in responding to it;
- and the hearing being held across town from Papanui.
Concerns around the resource consent were also discussed in the subsequent report to Council by the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board.
Mayor Lianne Dalziel acknowledged that a number of points raised need to be responded to, and has asked the Chief Executive to do this. Mr Buchanan’s full submission to the Council can be found at the link below:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2020/12/CNCL_20201210_MAT_4052.PDF
Agenda of Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board – 18 December 2020
The last meeting of the year for the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board will be held this Friday 18 December at 9:15am in the Papanui Boardroom. The agenda includes: a temporary wayfinding sign for Shirley Community Reserve; relocation of a bus stop on North Avon Road; two applications to the Board’s Positive Youth Development Fund; four applications to the Board’s Discretionary Response Fund; and an area report on initiatives and issues current within the Community Board area. The meeting is open for the public to attend. Click through to read the full agenda:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2020/12/PICB_20201218_AGN_4527_AT_WEB.htm
Agenda of Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board – 18 December 2020
Papanui High School night classes
Papanui High School Term 1 2021 night classes are now open for enrolment. Classes begin the week of 15 February, and the full list of options is available on the school’s website:
https://www.papanui.school.nz/com-edu/categories

8 December Community Board newsletter
The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board’s 8 December newsletter includes: highlights from the latest Board meeting; information on the CNC ‘Walk and Ride’ day; a message from the Council on water conservation; and more. Click through to read, and for a link to receive future newsletters by email:
Pool Party: Fri 11 Dec 6-8pm at Jellie Park
This Friday 11 December from 6-8pm at Jellie Park there’s a pool party for year 7-13 students to celebrate the end of the school year. $5 entry, with swimming, hydroslide, sausage sizzle, live bands, and more. Click through for more information:
https://www.facebook.com/events/717694745811970
QEII/Grimseys intersection to close on 9 Dec
The QEII Drive / Grimseys Road intersection is scheduled to be closed for the day on Wednesday 9 December, between 9am and 4pm for chip sealing, work on the median, and landscaping. Click through for more information:
https://nzta-christchurchnortherncorridor.cmail20.com/t/ViewEmail/t/A269A8F822E32D9D2540EF23F30FEDED
Papanui Major Cycleway updates
Two Major Cycleway Routes that are yet to arrive in Papanui are the Nor’West Arc and the Wheels to Wings. A report to next week’s Urban Development and Transport Committee has brief updates on these:
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- Nor’West Arc: Construction is underway for Stage 1 and some of Stage 2 (Cashmere Road through to the University). Route selection from the University through to Harewood Road has been undertaken and will go to public consultation before it is confirmed.
- Wheels to Wings (connecting Papanui to the airport): Scheme design is being completed ready for consultation late January 2021.
More information on Major Cycleway Routes can be found in Section 4.4 of item 10 of next week’s agenda, and on the Council’s website – links below.
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2020/12/UDATC_20201209_AGN_4100_AT_WEB.htm
https://ccc.govt.nz/transport/cycling/cycle-routes

CNC opening hours change
An update on the Christchurch Northern Corridor – opening hours have been changed to the following:
– Thu/Fri 3 & 4 December: open 12pm – 4pm north & southbound
– Saturday 5 December until Thursday 10 December open northbound 9.30am to 4pm, southbound 10am to 4pm
– Friday 11 December closed.
Then on Saturday 12 December there’s a public ‘walk or ride’ open day, after which the road will be closed until it fully opens on Thursday 17 December. Click through for more details:
https://nzta-christchurchnortherncorridor.cmail20.com/t/ViewEmail/t/A269A8F822E32D9D2540EF23F30FEDED/
Opening hours change, SH1 update, Grimseys Intersection closure