Author: Simon Britten

KiwiRail cancels Council’s cycleway construction

Works to build the missing sections of the Northern Line cycleway between Papanui and Northwood have been delayed once again, and the timing remains uncertain for safer crossings for pedestrians and cyclists at Harewood, Langdons, and Sawyers Arms roads.

Council staff have today advised that works at Tuckers, Sturrocks, and Barnes Roads was due to commence on 6 June but KiwiRail has cancelled their approval. Work along the corridor between Tuckers Rd to Sturrocks Rd and Barnes Rd to Main North Rd might now commence in July or August 2023, but this is not yet confirmed. There is no indication of timing for work on crossings at Tuckers, Sturrocks, and Barnes Roads.

Crossing upgrades at Harewood, Langdons, and Sawyers Arms Roads remains provisionally booked with KiwiRail to commence in November 2023 but Council staff advise of “a number of factors” around this timing including confirming KiwiRail costings and design approval.

Emergency Mobile Alert test this Sunday

If your phone supports Emergency Mobile Alerts, be aware that you’ll likely receive a test message this Sunday 28 May between 6pm-7pm. Click through for more information: https://getready.govt.nz/en/prepared/stay-informed/emergency-mobile-alert/nationwide-tests/

📲The Emergency Mobile Alert (EMA) system is being tested Sunday 28 May between 6 and 7 pm. The nationwide test is a necessary part of making sure the Emergency Mobile Alert system works well.

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Hine Atawhai – a Sisters of Mercy chapel in Papanui

Have you seen this chapel on Windermere Road? It’s one of the last remnants of Loreto College, a Sisters of Mercy boarding school for primary-aged boys which opened in 1930. There’s now a community organisation on the site, and the chapel remains in use as a youth and community space while awaiting funding for repairs and improvements. Today the chapel carries the name Hine Atawhai, acknowledging and preserving the link to the Sisters of Mercy.

A few photos of the school can be found at this link:
https://mercyschools.org.nz/featured_item/loreto-primary-boys-college-papanui/

11 May Community Board meeting outcomes

On Thursday 11 May, the Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board:

  • received six public forum presentations and one deputation;
  • received correspondence on vehicle speeds on Rutland Street;
  • approved Greening the East tree plantings and associated parking changes for Worcester, Cashel, and Hereford streets;
  • recommended the Council approves an outdoor dining licence for C1 Cafe;
  • approved stopping and parking restrictions outside Christchurch Adventist School;
  • laid a funding application to support the Edmonds Factory Garden Party on the table pending further information, and approved an application from the St Albans Residents Association;
  • adopted the Board’s plan for 2023-25;
  • received an Area Report on issues and initiatives current within the Board area;
  • and exchanged information on matters of interest.

The Board will next meet on Thursday 15 June.

Click through for the full minutes: https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2023/05/PCBCC_20230511_MIN_9115_AT.PDF

Green light for Northern Line cycleway crossings and missing sections

Today the Christchurch City Council has approved the detailed design of incomplete sections of the Northern Line major cycleway route. Staff have advised that construction of missing sections north of Northcote Road can start next month, and crossing upgrades at Harewood, Langdons, and Sawyers Arms Roads in late 2023. (Pictured: the crossing at Barnes Road, showing the cycleway continuing north along the railway line towards Main North Road.)

Agenda for 11 May Community Board meeting

The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board will meet at 4pm on Thursday 11 May at the Phillipstown Community Hub. The agenda includes:

  • public participation;
  • Greening the East tree plantings on Worcester, Cashel, and Hereford Streets;
  • an outdoor dining licence for C1 cafe;
  • parking changes for Christchurch Adventist School (pic);
  • two applications to the Board’s Discretionary Response Fund;
  • a recommendation to adopt the Board’s Plan for 2023-25;
  • and an Area Report on initiatives and issues current within the Board area.

Members of the public can attend the meeting in person, and it will be livestreamed on the Board’s YouTube & Facebook pages. Click through for the full agenda:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2023/05/PCBCC_20230511_AGN_9115_AT_WEB.htm