Think Papanui

The Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board will meet on Monday 2 February 2026 at 4pm in the Papanui boardroom. The agenda includes:

• public participation;
• consideration of the future of the Phillipstown School Site (currently home to the Phillipstown Community Hub);
• proposed safety improvements at the Edgeware/Springfield/Abberley intersection (pic);
• an application to the Board’s Discretionary Response Fund by the Papanui Leagues Club;
• and an area report with an overview of initiatives and issues current within the Community Board area.

The meeting is open to the public and will be livestreamed on the Board’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.

Click through for the full agenda:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2026/02/PCBCC_20260202_AGN_10782_AT_WEB.htm

NZ Post stores in Papanui and Redwood will be closed in the coming months as part of changes that will “help to ensure NZ Post’s urban retail network has the right number of stores with the right service offerings in the right locations”, it was announced yesterday.

The two stores are among 142 urban retail partner stores nationwide where NZ Post services will be removed, and are expected to close in May 2026. The closest remaining NZ Post stores to the Papanui area will be the partner stores in Northwood and Bishopdale.

For more information see NZ Post’s media release.

Traffic signals at the Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection are now active. If you’re moving through the area keep an eye out for changed conditions. Work in the area will continue into March while pipe replacement work is completed, and some traffic management will remain in place in the meantime.

For more information see this Council Newsline story:
https://www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/green-for-go-new-harewood-road-traffic-signals-now-operational

Te Ora Hou Ōtautahi in Windermere Road is hosting a ‘House of Hoopz’ basketball event this Thursday 29 January for young people aged 13-19 years. The event runs from 12pm to 3pm with free registration and free food/drinks. For more information see the flyer or Te Ora Hou’s Facebook post.

A ‘super week’ of construction is underway at the Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection. From the evening of Sunday 4 January until the morning of Monday 12 January 2026, the intersection of Harewood Road, Gardiners Road and Breens Road will be completely closed to traffic.

Work will be underway 24 hours a day through this week, which will significantly reduce the duration of the traffic signal and water upgrades underway.

For more information head to:
https://isaac.co.nz/projects/ongoing/harewood-road-signals-and-watermain/updates

The Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board will meet at 4pm on Thursday 11 December 2025.

The agenda includes:

• a declaration by incoming Board member Mike Davidson;
• public participation;
• a briefing on the Council’s northwest roadworks programme;
• decision-making on an updated design for a Shirley Community Facility at 10 Shirley Road;
• a proposed Final Stage Redevelopment Plan for Lancaster Park;
• a rolling renewal programme for community parks in the board area;
• parking improvements at the north end of Ryan Street;
• six applications to the Board’s Discretionary Response Fund;
• governance arrangements for the 2025-2028 term, including meeting days/dates;
• and an area report with an overview of initiatives and issues current within the Board area.

The meeting is open for the public to attend and will be livestreamed on the Board’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.

Click through for the full agenda:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2025/12/PCBCC_20251211_AGN_10741_AT_WEB.htm

The west end of Harris Crescent between Harewood Road and Richards Avenue is set to be closed on Monday 8 December 2025 for chip seal resurfacing. See the start work notice for more details, and if you’re in the area, take care and be aware of changed conditions.

The Rotary Ōtautahi Passport Community Christmas Tree Festival is coming up at St Paul’s Anglican Church, Papanui from Friday 12 to Sunday 14 December.

Entry to view the trees is by non-perishable food item for local foodbanks, or gold coin donation.

See the flyer or the Rotary Ōtautahi Passport Facebook Page for more information.

At the inaugural meeting on Thursday 6 November, the Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board elected Sunita Gautam as Chairperson for the first half the 2025-2028 term, and Simon Britten as Chairperson for the second half of the term. Simon will serve as Deputy Chairperson for the first half of the term and Sunita for the second.

The Board also received a report explaining statutory requirements, and scheduled its first ordinary meeting of the term for 4pm on Thursday 11 December in the Papanui boardroom.

Click through to read the full minutes:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2025/11/PCBCC_20251106_MIN_10691_AT_WEB.htm

Roadworks will be underway on Harewood Road from Monday 17 November, with the installation of traffic signals the at Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection and outside Harewood School, along with watermain & stormwater upgrades, and safety improvements.

From Monday 17 November the following traffic management is planned:
A road closure on Gardiners Road between Goya Place and Harewood Road. There will be no access to Harewood Road via Gardiners Road.
A lane-drop on Harewood Road in each direction between Crofton Road and Leacroft Street. Two-way traffic will be maintained.
No entry to Harewood Road from Johns Road/State Highway 1.
A one-way system on Harewood Road between Watsons Road and Russley Road/State Highway 1.
Contractors will break for the Christmas period on Friday 19 December and traffic management will be reduced on site during this time.

Super week
The second stage of work will begin with a super week, 7 days of 24-hour work, from the evening of Sunday 4 January to the evening of Sunday 11 January 2026. The super week will see the full closure of the Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection, and will significantly reduce the duration of the work. There will also be work at the intersection of Harewood Road and Waimakariri Road near Harewood School, and along Whitchurch Place.

The final stage of work will continue from Monday 12 January with minor traffic management in place and will focus on finishing work such as line marking and traffic light commissioning. This work will take about a month to complete.

See the pictured Start Work Notice for more information, click through for more information and to sign up for project updates.