Author: Simon Britten

On 14 November, the Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board:

• heard 15 deputations in relation to Cranford Street, as well as two public forum presentations;
• approved laneway names for the Performing Arts Precinct;
• recommended to Council the bus lane option for Cranford Street;
• deferred a decision on a funding application from the Community Focus Trust;
• and received an area report on issues and initiatives in the Board area.

The Board will next meet on Thursday 12 December.

Click through to read the full minutes:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2024/11/PCBCC_20241114_MIN_9132_AT_WEB.htm

The annual Celebrate Bishopdale event takes place on Saturday 23 November at Bishopdale Park from 11am to 2pm. This is a family fun day with a wide range of performances, stalls, activities and food.

At the same time, the Bishopdale Skate Jam will be taking place over at the skate bowl.

For information see the Facebook event or the following links:
ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/…/celebrate-bishopdale-2024
ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/…/bishopdale-skate-jam-2024

Papanui High School Adult & Community Education has a weekend barista skills workshop coming up. For more information see the Facebook Post, or head to papanui.school.nz/adult-education to see all classes that are available.

The 2024 Redwood School Christmas Night Market will run from 5pm to 8pm on Wednesday 20 November, with food, entertainment, Christmas gifts and more. See the Facebook event for more information.

The Rotary Club of Papanui have their annual trailer raffle underway at Northlands Shopping Centre. Raffle tickets are for sale until 24 November – $5 each or $20 for a book of five. Payment can be made by cash, EFTPOS (not paywave) or bank transfer. All funds raised will be distributed to three charities.

The Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board will meet this Thursday 14 November 2024 at 10am in the Papanui boardroom.

The majority of the meeting time is likely to be taken up with consideration of options for Cranford Street between Innes Road and Berwick Street (recommended clearway option pictured). The agenda also includes: proposed laneway names for the performing arts precinct; an application to the Board’s Discretionary Response Fund; and an area report with an overview of initiatives and issues within the Board area.

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

Click through to read the full agenda:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2024/11/PCBCC_20241114_AGN_9132_AT_WEB.htm

Whakaoho Papanui Community Day is on this Sunday 10 November from 1pm-4pm at a new location – the Sissons Drive carpark at Northlands Shopping Centre. The afternoon will have a range of family-friendly activities including crazy bikes, stone carving, photobooth, entertainers, bouncy castles, and more.

For more information see the Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1608945020031034/

On Thursday 10 October, the Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board:

• received presentations from members of the public;
• received briefings from staff on the Council’s customer service system and from New Zealand Police;
• approved parking restrictions on Somme Street, Vagues Road, St Asaph Street, Cornwall Street, and Madras Street;
• approved three grants from the Board’s Discretionary Response Fund;
• allocated funding towards Community Pride Garden Awards for 2025;
• and received an area report with an overview of initiatives and issues within the Board area.

A motion to refer the Board’s delegation as final decision-maker on the option for a peak-hour clearway on Cranford Street (between Innes Road and Berwick Street) to the Council was lost.

The Board will next meet on Thursday 14 November at 10am (note the variation to the usual meeting day & time).

Click through to read the full minutes:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2024/10/PCBCC_20241010_MIN_9131_AT_WEB.htm

Papanui Ward will form part of ECan’s Christchurch Central/Ōhoko constituency at the October 2025 local body elections if the final proposal adopted this month is confirmed by the Local Government Commission. The Council’s final proposal is open for appeals and objections until 25 November 2024.

Click through for more information:
https://haveyoursay.ecan.govt.nz/representation-review

From Tuesday 5 November 2024 traffic on Sawyers Arms Road at the railway line will be reduced to one lane and controlled by temporary traffic lights between approximately 7am and 5pm, for approximately one week. This is to undertake work on the foundation of the railway tracks where a new railway pedestrian/cycleway crossings will be installed early in 2025. For more information see the work notice.