The refurbished Papanui Service Centre has reopened this morning. Postal services are available now, and full NZ Post facilities including vehicle transactions and bill payments will be operating from this Thursday 18 July.
Community engagement in the Papanui Ward in Christchurch, New Zealand
The refurbished Papanui Service Centre has reopened this morning. Postal services are available now, and full NZ Post facilities including vehicle transactions and bill payments will be operating from this Thursday 18 July.
Contractors have installed a stop control at the Nyoli St / Sawyers Arms Rd intersection, following a decision at the Waipapa/
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Think Papanui’s curator Simon Britten rounds up stories from the past week:
Last Saturday morning while out and about in Papanui Ward I saw contractors removing the closure on Rutland Street that had been in place since the water main blowout earlier in the week.
The Christchurch City Council is currently surveying residents on their views and experiences of travelling, in the latest in the ‘Life in Christchurch’ survey series.
I shared a story from the City Council’s website promoting awareness of the upcoming local body elections.
Think Papanui’s ‘Papanui in Pictures’ promotion closes in just over a week’s time (21 July 2019). I’ve shared a gallery of some of the submissions received to date. Head to https://thinkpapanui.nz/photo to participate or to see more entries.
Applications are open now for ‘Summer with your neighbours’ – you can apply to Council for funding to support a local neighbourhood gathering. Applications close on 16 August.
On Monday I attended another drop-in information session on the Council’s draft Integrated Water Strategy. Once again this was very sparsely attended – I posted a brief live video encouraging people to attend, and subsequently have put up two posts asking for people’s thoughts on the low turnout.
On Tuesday evening I attended Axel Wilke’s Tuesday Club talk on transport emissions, climate change, and the Christchurch Northern Corridor.
I posted a photo of the southbound lane on Main North Road that’s currently impacted by roadworks. This was top post of the week on Think Papanui’s Facebook page. The lane drop doesn’t appear to be causing too much disruption, thanks to the lighter school holiday traffic.
There was a Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board meeting today (Friday 12 July). Earlier in the week I shared some highlights from the agenda – keep an eye out for a follow-up post in the coming week once minutes are available.
Over on Think Papanui’s Facebook page I’ve launched a second ‘what do you love about Papanui?‘ promotion, once again supported by Mitre 10 Mega Papanui. See the post for details of how to participate (closing date is 18 July 2019).
I’ve given ECan’s upcoming Candidate Information Evening a mention – that’s happening this Monday 15 July.
Earlier today I shared a photo showing construction progress at Kmart’s future Papanui site in Langdons Road. The first walls are up on the next stage of the development.
Feedback is always welcome on Think Papanui’s content, either on Facebook or Instagram, or directly to me.
With warm regards
Simon Britten
From this Sunday 14 July through to 25 July, there’ll be night work happening on QEII Drive near Main North Road. Traffic in both directions will be reduced to one lane, and westbound traffic will be stopped at times. See this notice from the CNC Alliance for details.
Construction work is now well underway at Kmart’s future Papanui site on Langdons Road. The first walls are up in the next stage of the development.
Are you considering standing as a candidate in this year’s local body elections? Following on from the Council’s info sessions, Environment Canterbury is running a Candidate Information Evening this coming Monday 15 July from 5:30pm. Click through for details:
Here’s a second way to be in to win a $50 gift card from Mitre 10 MEGA Papanui, just by spreading some positivity. Be sure you ‘like’ Think Papanui’s Facebook page, and comment on this Facebook post your favourite thing about Papanui, or something you love or appreciate about the area. Entries close at 5pm on 18 July 2019, and T&Cs can be found at https://thinkpapanui.nz/tnc. (Thanks to Mitre 10 Mega Papanui for the support, and remember also that you also have until 21 July to share a photo from the Papanui area at https://thinkpapanui.nz/photo.)
The Council is asking for feedback on a 100-year strategy for the future of our water services, and up to $10 billion is budgeted to be spent, yet there was a near-zero turnout to the drop-in information sessions over the past couple of weeks. What are the barriers to getting involved? Please comment on Facebook or message Think Papanui with your thoughts on why this big issue doesn’t seem to be attracting much interest.
https://www.ccc.govt.nz/…/consultation…/haveyoursay/show/245
Te Wai Ora o Tāne Draft Integrated Water Strategy
“We’d like your feedback on an integrated water strategy for Ōtautahi Christchurch and Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula. The draft strategy covers Christchurch’s water supply, wastewater, and stormwater.”
The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board will meet this Friday 12 July at 9am in the Charles Upham Room of the Papanui RSA. The agenda includes: funding allocations for the Board's Discretionary Response Fund and Positive Youth Development Fund; a re-revisit of a funding application from Aratupu Preschool; two applications to the Board's Positive Youth Development Fund; and an area report covering initiatives and issues within the Community Board area. The meeting is open for the public to attend. Click through for the full agenda: https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/…/PICB_20190712_AGN_32…
Agenda of Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board – 12 00 2019