Author: Simon Britten

In 2019 the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board distributed $4,000 in ‘Summer with your neighbours’ funding to support over forty local events. Summer with your neighbours is back for 2020, and applications are now open until 6 September. This initiative started out as Neighbourhood Week by the then Shirley-Papanui Community Board in 1998 and has grown to be city-wide and extended through the whole summer. Click through for more information and an application form:
https://ccc.govt.nz/…/community…/summer-with-your-neighbours

Summer with your neighbours

“Summer with your neighbours (formerly known as Neighbourhood Week) brings people together and now runs for the entire summer…”

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The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board’s plan for 2020-22 has been published. The plan lists the Board’s priorities, along with actions and measures. See the Boards post for more details, including a link to the document:
https://www.facebook.com/papanuiinnes/posts/1010387416063901

 

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This Friday afternoon 31 July the QEII Drive shared use path will be reopened to pedestrians and cyclists. This path has been detoured for longer than originally expected due to the COVID-19 shutdown.

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There’s a good news story on the front page of this week’s Nor’West News – local retailer Papanui Cycles says there was a bike buying boom post-lockdown, and trading now is at normal winter levels. The full digital edition of the paper can be found at: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/63749696/norwest-news-july-30-2020

 

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Aorangi Road is closed at Condell Ave this morning as work gets underway to improve safety for pedestrians. The closure looks to be in place for two days but construction will be ongoing for approximately a month. Click through for more details: https://ccc.govt.nz/transport/works/show/480

 

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The Winters Road cycle & pedestrian subway will be closed tonight Sunday 26 July for asphalting work, from 10pm until 4am. Please use an alternate route between these hours. (Update on the nearby Grimseys subway – the asphalting work there was delayed due to the weather & is expected to happen next weekend.)

 

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The Christchurch Civic Awards recognise the service of volunteers and others who go above and beyond the call of duty for Christchurch, its people, and its environment. Individuals, groups, and businesses can be nominated. Click through for more information, including a listing of 2019 recipients. Nominations close on Friday 21 August 2020.
https://www.ccc.govt.nz/culture-and-community/…/civicawards/

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The Christchurch Civic Awards recognise the service of volunteers and others who go above and beyond the call of duty for Christchurch, its people and its environment. People, groups, and businesses can be nominated. Click through for more information, including a listing of 2019 recipients. Nominations close on Friday 21 August 2020.
https://www.ccc.govt.nz/culture-and-community/community-awards/civicawards/

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Progress at last for lights at the Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection? This morning in the Council’s meeting dealing with the 2020/21 Annual Plan, a motion was passed to “Bring forward $500,000 (capex) from FY26 to FY21 for the design and consultation of the Wings to Wheels Major Cycleway Route with the intention of enabling the commencement of construction of the Breens/Gardiners/Harewood intersection in FY22 as part of the Cycleway route.”

The intention here appears to be to include traffic lights at the intersection as part of the cycleway design. The motion was moved by Councillor Mike Davidson and seconded by Councillor Aaron Keown.

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Community feedback has resulted in changes to the Council’s proposed post-COVID-19 budget, including: abandoning a proposal to save money through increased use of glyphosate weedkillers; boosting support to community groups; and additional funding for road sealing work. The overall proposed rates increase is 3.5%, and for an average residential property 1.77%. The Council will meet this Thursday to set the budget for 2020/21. Click through for more information:
https://newsline.ccc.govt.nz/…/community-feedback-prompts-m…

 

Community feedback prompts more budget changes

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