Community engagement in the Papanui Ward in Christchurch, New Zealand
Peak-hour bus lanes will remain on Cranford Street, following Council approval of the design option recommended by the Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board. The lanes will run between Innes Road and Berwick Street citybound, while the northbound lane will run between Westminster Street and Innes Road.
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https://www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/green-light-for-transport-projects
There’ll be a dog-friendly Christmas celebration at St Paul’s Anglican Church, Papanui on Saturday 7 December. The event starts with a dog walk at 10am, followed by Christmas carol singing and a dog-friendly market in the church hall. See the Facebook event for details.
On Monday 2 December the Council will consider a report on about 50 recommendations from the city’s Housing and Business Choice Plan Change – Plan Change 14.
Recommendations include accepting building heights of 22m (equivalent to 10 stories) in Town Centre Zones including Papanui. A High Density Residential Zone around the Papanui town centre has a recommended building height of 14m.
Pictured below: a screenshot of the interactive map available on the Council website showing proposed zoning in the Papanui area. Magenta is the Town Centre Zone, orange is High Density Residential.
Click through to read more, and see this link for full details.
On 14 November, the Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board:
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/