Author: Simon Britten

“Coming soon!” says the stickman on the hoarding on Main North Road, as a new PAK’nSAVE supermarket rises from the ground at the Northcote Road corner.

Detailed building plans sighted by Think Papanui show the supermarket will have a ground floor footprint of 6,263m², and offices and staff facilities on a mezzanine floor above.

The consented building plans also indicate that the adjacent Oil Changers building will be demolished “near the end of the project”. Think Papanui first reported a year ago that Oil Changers might be demolished to make way for supermarket car parking. At that time, and again in recent weeks, Oil Changers’ owner Geoff Smart has advised Think Papanui that he has no plans to shift.

It is not yet clear when the project is due for completion. Sources have suggested several dates ranging from late 2023 to mid 2024, but at this stage no official word has been forthcoming.

Think Papanui has repeatedly asked grocery giant Foodstuffs for comment on the supermarket’s opening date, on the impacts on the adjacent Oil Changers business, and on future plans for the current PAK’nSAVE site at Northlands Shopping Centre. To date the only response received did not address these questions.

On Thursday 13 April, the Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board:

• received three public forum presentations;
• approved parking and stopping restrictions for Dorset Street and the Dawson Street / Kilmore Street Intersection;
• approved four applications to the Board’s Discretionary Response Fund;
• and received an area report on issues and initiatives within the Board area.

The Board will next meet on Thursday 11 May at the Phillipstown Community Hub. Click through to read the full minutes:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2023/04/PCBCC_20230413_MIN_9114_AT.PDF

Work will be underway from May to September in Tuckers Road to install a new water main and sub-mains, as the existing pipework has reached the end of its useful life. If you’re moving through the area keep an eye out for changed conditions, as the road will be one-way much of the time, and there will be some closures. See this works notice for more information.

A reminder that due to ANZAC Day, all kerbside collections from Tuesday onwards will be a day later than usual this week, eg if you normally put your bins out for Friday collection, this week they’ll be emptied on Saturday.

See this post for the programme for the Papanui ANZAC Day service – the parade commences at 9:30am (from St James Ave) and the service at 10am at the Papanui RSA.

Breakfast: 7-8.30am
Parade: 9.30am – St James Ave (Assemble 9am)
Service: 10am – RSA carpark
Free parking at MITRE 10 (Harewood Road)

The Papanui Community Toy Library has a fundraiser underway – see this Facebook post, and message the library’s Facebook page or see contact details at papanuitoylibrary.co.nz for more information.

Yay – it’s pie time again!

We’re doing our Naked Pie Fundraiser again this year – these family-size pies are DELICIOUS and great for an easy winter night meal.

They are $8.50 each and come in some yummy flavours. Members will get an email soon with more details!

All orders and payment are due by 3rd May.

Send us a message if you’d like to order some pies to support us and get some for your family!

The location of the Christchurch Northern Community Market has changed slightly within the Redwood Hotel Grounds to behind the Liquorland (off Prestons Road), with plenty of parking next to the market.

With the Autumn/Winter season upon us the hours have changed to 10am to 1pm.

See the Market’s Facebook Page or northerncommunitymarket.co.nz for more information.

The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board will meet this Thursday 13 April at 4pm in the Papanui boardroom.

The agenda includes: public participation; proposed parking controls for Dorset Street and Dawson Street; four applications to the Board’s Discretionary Response Fund; and an area report on initiatives and issues within the Board area.

The meeting is open for the public to attend and will be livestreamed on the Board’s Facebook and YouTube channels. Click through to read the full agenda:

Community organisations have until 14 April to apply to the Council for support through the Strengthening Communities Fund. This fund supports community-focused organisations whose projects contribute to the strengthening of community wellbeing in the Christchurch city area.

Applications can be for operating costs such as salaries, power, rent, and administration, and/or for project costs such as community programmes, events, activities and equipment.

Click through for more information: https://ccc.govt.nz/culture-and-community/community-funding/scfund/

Changes to kerbside rubbish collection over Easter: the service will not be operating on Good Friday – 7 April 2023 – so pop your bins out for collection on Saturday instead. Bins will be collected as normal the week beginning Monday 10 April. Click through for more info: https://newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/changes-to-kerbside-collection-over-easter-anzac-day