Community engagement in the Papanui Ward in Christchurch, New Zealand
[Edit 14 May: Following the shift to Alert Level 2, Kmart Papanui opened for in-store shopping on Thursday 14 May 2020.]
[Edit 4 May: The COVID-19 lockdown delayed the opening of Kmart in Papanui. The store opened on 4 May 2020 for collection of Click & Collect orders.]
Kmart Papanui opening date confirmed! Kmart has advised Think Papanui that their store in Langdons Road is scheduled to open on Thursday the 2nd of April 2020.
Road works downstream of the Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC) are getting underway, and will be a common sight in the coming months. Here’s a look at how the plans were developed:
https://simonbritten.com/…/work-is-starting-downstream-of-…/
At the 4 February joint meeting, the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes and the Waimāero/Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Boards made a recommendation to the Council to approve a 60kmh speed limit on Dickeys Road. This recommendation is on the agenda for tomorrow’s Council meeting. Click through to read the full minutes:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/…/JM-FA_20200204_MIN_4…
A crash on Cranford St is causing northbound delays this afternoon. Watch out if you’re in the area, and follow Transport for Christchurch for updates.
The next meeting of the Redwood Business & Residents’ Group is happening at 7pm tomorrow night – 11 February, at the Christchurch Function Centre, 340 Main North Road, Redwood. Come along if you can, or message the page if you’d like to find out more.
2019 was a busy year! Here’s a look back at some of the stories covered by Think Papanui.
Do you want to know more about the Christchurch City Council home-share accommodation District Plan review, which could lead to changes to the rules for managing guest accommodation in homes including through sites like Airbnb & HomeAway/Bookabach? There’ll be a drop-in information session on Wednesday 12 February in the Papanui board room from 6pm to 8pm. You can also click through for more details and an online feedback form.
https://ccc.govt.nz/…/consultations-an…/haveyoursay/show/283
QEII Drive will be closed overnight on Tuesday night 11 February and Wednesday night 12 February, between Main North Rd and Innes Rd. Work will start at 9pm both nights and the road will be reopened by 6am the next morning. Traffic will be diverted at Main North Road and the Innes Road roundabout. Click through for more details:
https://www.nzta.govt.nz/…/cnc-qe-drive-project-update-jan-…
Think Papanui’s curator Simon Britten rounds up stories from the past week:
The Manse Place housing complex in Redwood is on the list for a ‘warm and dry’ upgrade ahead of this winter.
I shared the agenda of a joint meeting of Community Boards to consider the speed limit on Dickeys Road (on the boundary between Papanui and Harewood wards).
Renewal of the Paddington Reserve playground is underway.
I haven’t posted about the Main North Road bus priority project this week, however work is progressing, and I stopped in at the street meeting for Grassmere Street residents on Tuesday afternoon. The general sentiment seemed to be positive about the coming changes to the Grassmere / Main North Road intersection.
Top post of the week was news that Foodstuffs has been granted Resource Consent for their proposed PAK’nSAVE supermarket on Main North Road (by the Northcote / QEII intersection). I’ll publish some further comments on this after reading through the detail of the decision and the revised plans.
I posted a summary of outcomes from the 31 January meeting of the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board.
Also popular this week were progress photos of the refurbishment of the Graham Condon Recreation & Sport Centre. The gym and sports hall reopened this week, and the pools are due to reopen in April.
In breaking news today, I shared a photo from Councillor Mike Davidson of signage advertising a new pet store coming to the former Briscoes building in Papanui.
Feedback is always welcome on Think Papanui’s content, either on Facebook or Instagram, or directly to me.
With warm regards
Simon Britten
Pet Central Ltd is coming to the former Briscoes building in Papanui, across the road from Northlands Shopping Centre. With thanks to Mike Davidson – Councillor for Papanui.
2019 was a busy year! Here’s a look back at some of the stories covered by Think Papanui.