Submissions on the Council’s proposals for the Harewood/
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Papanui Bush Planting and Weeding/Clean-up Day
A reminder about tomorrow’s Papanui Bush planting and weeding day – the weather outlook is great, but check the Facebook event for updates if it’s marginal in the morning.
Service centre to become one-stop shop for Papanui residents
Good news for the Papanui community: from mid July, bill payments and vehicle services will be available over the counter at the Christchurch City Council‘s Papanui Service Centre. Postal services have been offered at the Service Centre since the local NZ Post branch closed earlier this year. Click through for more information:
https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/newsline/show/3590
Service centre to become one-stop shop for Papanui residents
“Christchurch City Council’s Papanui Service Centre will soon become a one-stop shop for people wanting to post letters and pay bills.”
The expansion at Mitre 10 MEGA Papanui is progressing quickly.
The expansion at Mitre 10 MEGA Papanui is progressing quickly.
Boards reject Northern Corridor traffic management plan? Not really?
Did the joint Community Board meeting on Friday ‘reject’ the plan to manage downstream effects of the Christchurch Northern Corridor? What happens next? Think Papanui’s Simon Britten writes:
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Boards reject Northern Corridor traffic management plan? Not really?
“Recap: “Boards reject northern corridor traffic management plan” ran the headline on the Council’s article summarising the outcome of Friday’s joint Community Board meeting. What happened at the me…”
Untagged wheelie bins will no longer be emptied
Christchurch wheelie bin collections continue as normal this week despite the Queens Birthday public holiday. If you do have any issues with a bin not being emptied, it could be that it didn’t get tagged in the Council’s stocktake. Click through for details:
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Untagged wheelie bins will no longer be emptied
“Christchurch and Banks Peninsula residents are being urged to check their wheelie bins have been electronically tagged because untagged bins will soon stop being emptied.”
Photo: bus stop improvements on Cranford Street
It’s good to see improvements being made to bus stops along the top end of Cranford Street.
Think Papanui interviewed on RNZ National
Think Papanui’s founder Simon Britten was interviewed on Radio NZ’s Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan this week. Click through to listen:
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Hyper-local reporting in Papanui
“A Christchurch man has a website dedicated to local government issues in the Papanui ward – he describes Think Papanui as an independent initiative to promote community engagement.”
Recap: the week ended 31 May
Think Papanui’s curator Simon Britten rounds up stories from the past week:
I’ve been asking both the New Zealand Transport Agency and the Christchurch City Council for information on aspects of the Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC) project. One thing I wanted to understand was the detail behind the benefits that are being claimed for the CNC project, and my article on this was shared last weekend.
On Monday the Council announced that two new e-scooter companies have received permits to operate in Christchurch. With fleets of 300 scooters each adding to Lime’s existing 1,000, this will bring the total number of commercially hired scooters in the city up to the current cap of 1,600.
Top post of the week was the Nor’West News article on Northcote School’s ‘Bikes in Schools’ project, which will provide a sealed cycle track at the school, along with helmets and a fleet of 50 bikes.
In last week’s recap I mentioned the opening of the Polyphony youth voice art exhibition at Papanui Library. I’ve compiled a brief video with some highlights from the opening, and if you visit the library you will now see the new artworks up on the windows. (On a related note, I would like to make more use of Think Papanui’s YouTube channel, so if you’d like to join the early adopters in subscribing, I’d be very grateful.)
I’ve written up a summary of the minutes from last Friday’s meeting of the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board.
By the time this recap is published, the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board will have met jointly with the Waikura/Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board to discuss the finalised plan to manage traffic downstream of the CNC. Having attended the meeting, I’ll aim to publish a summary over the weekend.
On the back of frustrations from residents who felt they weren’t being heard, Councillor Aaron Keown arranged a public meeting to discuss proposed changes at the Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection. The meeting was well attended and I have to say in a much improved mood compared with the previous week’s sessions.
I’ve shared a couple of progress photos of the Windermere retirement village construction, taken from the Condell Avenue side of the site.
Papanui High School has shared the news that further industrial action by teachers is commencing next week, with no classes for year 9 on Tuesday 4 June.
On Wednesday 5 June the community can participate in a planting and weeding day at Papanui Bush on Langdons Road. The event will be cancelled if it’s raining.
Having examined the benefits of the project, I followed up with an article examining the cost to construct the Christchurch Northern Corridor. Is spending on track? Probably? What is the Council’s share of the cost? I really can’t even tell how much Council expected to pay.
Closing soon:
Voting papers should be out by now for school trustee elections. Voting closes at noon on Friday 7 June 2019.
Coming up:
I’m not a football follower, but apparently there’s a big game this Sunday morning? If you’re looking for somewhere to watch the Champions League Final on a big screen, it’ll be live at Papanui Baptist Church. Arrive from 6:30am with a contribution for a breakfast BBQ, and the match will start at 7am. I’ll be on duty behind the espresso machine.
Feedback is always welcome on Think Papanui’s content, either on Facebook or Instagram, or directly to me.
With warm regards
Simon Britten
Calculating the cost of the Christchurch Northern Corridor
Following the previous article on the Christchurch Northern Corridor’s benefits, this one examines the cost to construct the project. Click through for details.
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Calculating the cost of the Christchurch Northern Corridor
“Analysis: The construction of the Christchurch Northern Corridor is nearing completion. It was described as a $240 million project at the time that the construction contract was awarded in 2016. No…”