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6 November inaugural Community Board meeting outcomes

At the inaugural meeting on Thursday 6 November, the Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board elected Sunita Gautam as Chairperson for the first half the 2025-2028 term, and Simon Britten as Chairperson for the second half of the term. Simon will serve as Deputy Chairperson for the first half of the term and Sunita for the second.

The Board also received a report explaining statutory requirements, and scheduled its first ordinary meeting of the term for 4pm on Thursday 11 December in the Papanui boardroom.

Click through to read the full minutes:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2025/11/PCBCC_20251106_MIN_10691_AT_WEB.htm

Major construction on Harewood Road from 17 November

Roadworks will be underway on Harewood Road from Monday 17 November, with the installation of traffic signals the at Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection and outside Harewood School, along with watermain & stormwater upgrades, and safety improvements.

From Monday 17 November the following traffic management is planned:
⛔A road closure on Gardiners Road between Goya Place and Harewood Road. There will be no access to Harewood Road via Gardiners Road.
🚧A lane-drop on Harewood Road in each direction between Crofton Road and Leacroft Street. Two-way traffic will be maintained.
⛔No entry to Harewood Road from Johns Road/State Highway 1.
➡A one-way system on Harewood Road between Watsons Road and Russley Road/State Highway 1.
🎄Contractors will break for the Christmas period on Friday 19 December and traffic management will be reduced on site during this time.

Super week
The second stage of work will begin with a super week, 7 days of 24-hour work, from the evening of Sunday 4 January to the evening of Sunday 11 January 2026. The super week will see the full closure of the Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection, and will significantly reduce the duration of the work. There will also be work at the intersection of Harewood Road and Waimakariri Road near Harewood School, and along Whitchurch Place.

The final stage of work will continue from Monday 12 January with minor traffic management in place and will focus on finishing work such as line marking and traffic light commissioning. This work will take about a month to complete.

See the pictured Start Work Notice for more information, click through for more information and to sign up for project updates.

Kmart Wishing Tree appeal launched in Papanui

Kmart Papanui store manager Daryl and Operations Manager Tyler with Andrew and Kim from Christchurch North Salvation Army at the launch of the appeal

Kmart’s annual Wishing Tree appeal has been launched at Kmart Papanui. For over 31 years, The Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal has helped assist families and people in need in our communities at Christmas and beyond. You can support by leaving a gift or donating in store, or contributing online (click through to donate or for more information).

Contributions are passed to families in need via Kmart’s charity partner The Salvation Army. Gifts do not need to be purchased at Kmart, and Kmart kindly asks that you do not wrap them. The Appeal is unable to accept used or second-hand gifts.

Inaugural Community Board meeting: 6 November

The Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board will hold its inaugural meeting on Thursday 6 November 2025 at 4pm in the Papanui boardroom.

Board members will make a declaration, a chair and deputy will be elected, statutory requirements will be explained, and a date will be set for the first ordinary meeting of the board.

The meeting is open for the public to attend, and will be livestreamed on the Board’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.

Click through for the full agenda:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2025/11/PCBCC_20251106_AGN_10691_AT_WEB.htm