Think Papanui

The Papanui RSA is holding a march and service this Anzac Day Saturday 25 April 2026 at the Papanui Club, 310 Sawyers Arms Road. The march will form up at the rear of the Papanui Club near the Bowling Club from 9:30am, and the service will be held on the front grassed area at 10am. The community is invited to come together, pay their respects, and remember those who served. For more information see this Facebook post or the Papanui RSA’s Facebook Page.

The Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board will meet at 4pm on Monday 13 April 2026 in the Papanui boardroom.

The agenda includes:

• a briefing on Environment Canterbury’s public transport network review;
• proposed road names for developments at 147 Prestons Road and 7 Selkirk Place;
• upgrades to two bus stops on Main North Road (pic) and one on Marshland Road;
• a footpath connection to improve accessibility to the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor at Medway Street;
• revised parking restrictions on Deans Avenue to improve safety and parking compliance for busses serving winter school sports;
• and an Area Report covering initiatives and issues within the Community Board area.

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

Click through for the full agenda:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2026/04/PCBCC_20260413_AGN_11311_AT_WEB.htm

On Monday 9 March 2026, the Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board:

• approved a landscape plan for Little Poland Park (pic);
• approved No Stopping restrictions on Tuam Street at Mathesons Road;
• approved the change of existing P10 restrictions on Rutland Street to be P30 instead;
• approved No Stopping restrictions on Durham Street North at Caledonian Road;
• and received a report on issues and initiatives within the Community Board area.

The Board will next meet on Monday 13 April.

Click through for the full minutes:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2026/03/PCBCC_20260309_MIN_11310_AT_WEB.htm

Construction work started today on a wastewater storage facility at the south end of the Cranford Basin area being developed for housing.

The facility is designed to reduce wastewater overflow issues and allow for growth in the area, by collecting and storing stormwater-diluted wastewater during wet weather events until there is capacity in the wastewater network for release. The facility is adjacent to the Papanui Parallel shared path, just north of Rutland Reserve.

Initial construction activity will be a 3-4 month period where the site will be pre-loaded with gravel to consolidate and strengthen the underlying soil. The work will involve truck movements via Main North Road and Grassmere Street, with the full construction programme expected to be complete in late 2027.

For more information, see the project’s Start Work Notice, or follow this link for more information on infrastructure projects in the Papanui area.

Event Direct by Metro is a pre-booked shuttle bus service that runs from selected pickup hubs around Christchurch non-stop to the One NZ Stadium event precinct and back again for big events.

Pickup hubs in the Papanui area are both on Main North Road: opposite Northlands Shopping Centre (Platform C); and opposite New World Northwood (outside the Supa Centa).

For more information and to book for the upcoming Super Round events over Anzac Weekend, head to:
https://www.metroinfo.co.nz/travel-information/event-direct-by-metro/

All Christchurch City Council libraries will be closed on Good Friday 3 April.

Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 April aren’t public holidays, so libraries will be open their normal hours except for Linwood and South Colombo libraries, which will both be closed on Easter Sunday.

On Easter Monday 6 April, Tūranga will be open from 10am to 5pm. All other libraries are closed for the day.

For more information on library hours head to the Christchurch City Libraries website

If your bins are normally picked up on a Friday, collection this week will be Saturday instead. There are no changes to collections on Easter Monday 6 April.

Consultation is open on the Council’s Draft Annual Plan. This plan outlines the activities, services and capital projects the Council will deliver over the coming financial year, and explains how these will be funded, including the rates required.

The plan is open for feedback until 27 March 2026. For more details, and both printable and online submission forms, head to:
https://letstalk.ccc.govt.nz/annualplan

The Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board is seeking feedback on priorities set out in the draft Community Board Plan for 2026-28.

A Community Board Plan is a three-year plan that sets out the board’s vision and priorities for the local community. It guides Board decision-making on local activities, projects, and facilities, and helps the Board understand what their communities would like them to advocate for.

Click through for information on the Board’s draft vision and priorities, and for an online feedback form. Submissions close on 31 March 2026.
https://letstalk.ccc.govt.nz/waipapa-papanui-innes-central-community-board-plan-2026-28

There’s a free community day coming up at Paddington Reserve in Northcote, from 2pm to 5pm on Friday 27 March, hosted by Te Ora Hou Ōtautahi.

See the flyer or this post on Facebook for more information.