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At 2pm on Saturday 22 March, two of the first official Peace Poles in Christchurch will be unveiled by the Rotary Club of Papanui at Bridgestone Reserve on Langdons Road.

Peace Poles are an initiative of Rotary International – a monument that displays the message May Peace Prevail On Earth. There are currently over 250,000 Peace Poles worldwide, dedicated as monuments to peace.

For more information on Peace Poles, see:
https://rotarypeacepoles.world/

The Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board will meet on Thursday 13 March at 4pm in the Papanui Boardroom. The agenda includes:

• public participation;
• parking restrictions at the Armagh/Barbadoes corner outside Beat Street Cafe;
• revocation of a parking restriction outside 146 Edgeware Road;
• an easement for fibre installation at Dunedin Reserve in Redwood;
• applications to the Board’s Discretionary Response Fund from Avebury House and St Albans Residents’ Association;
• and an area report with an overview of initiatives and issues within the Board area.

The meeting will be streamed live on the Board’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. Following the meeting the Board will be briefed by staff on investigations into pedestrian and cycle facilities for Northcote Road, and the Board’s submissions working group will consider submissions on current Council consultations.

Click through to read the full agenda:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2025/03/PCBCC_20250313_AGN_9135_AT_WEB.htm

Multiple Council plans and proposals are currently open for feedback, including: Local Alcohol Policy early engagement (closes 9 March); District Plan changes to help manage the effects of industrial activity happening close to housing (closes 17 March); a Development Contributions review (closes 26 March); and the draft Annual Plan (closes 28 March).

Options for the Council’s implementation of the Government’s Local Water Done Well programme will be published for feedback shortly too.

Click through to access the Council’s Kōrero mai | Let’s talk website:
https://letstalk.ccc.govt.nz/

From 1 March to 16 March Sawyers Arms Road will be fully closed at the rail crossing to all traffic, including cyclists and pedestrians, as work progresses on crossing upgrades. From 17 March the road will reopen under temporary traffic light control.

When the work is complete there’ll be a signalised pedestrian/cycle road crossing, as well as upgraded facilities for pedestrians crossing the railway line.

More information on the work can be found in last month’s project update.

The Draft Annual Plan 2025/26 outlines the activities, services, and capital projects the Council will deliver in the upcoming financial year, and how it will pay for them. The draft plan is open for public feedback until midnight on Friday 28 March.

Click through for more information:
https://www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/give-your-feedback-now-on-the-draft-annual-plan-202526

The Isleworth School Fair is coming up on Saturday 8 March from 11am to 3pm. Games, delicious food stalls, live entertainment, and exciting activities for all ages. Be on the lookout for registration details for Isleworth’s Got Talent, the baking competition, and the market stalls.

For more information see the Facebook event:
facebook.com/events/3928949444042774

On Thursday 13 February 2025, the Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board:

• heard five public forum presentations from members of the public, including a proposal by Papanui Baptist Church to plant fruit trees in Papanui’s Craighead Reserve (pic);
• approved the renewal of Slater Street between Shirley Rd & Warden St;
• approved a grant from the Board’s Discretionary Response Fund to Aratupu Preschool and Whānau Hub;
• and received an area report on issues and initiatives within the Board area.

The Board will next meet on 13 March.

Click through to read the full minutes:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2025/02/PCBCC_20250213_MIN_9134_AT_WEB.htm

Two events are coming up at St Paul’s Anglican Church in Papanui on Sunday 2 March: a family fun afternoon, and Brass on the Grass – an outdoor concert with the Stedfast Brass Band (indoors if wet). See the poster above, the Facebook events, or stpaulspapanui.org.nz/church-events/ for more information.

Facebook: Family Fun Afternoon

Facebook: Brass on the Grass

[UPDATE 1 March] Think Papanui understands that no additional speed limit increases are being contemplated, but work has stopped on development of a Speed Management Plan, and implementation of reductions approved in 2023 has been halted, including the areas in Papanui and Redwood indicated in this post: https://thinkpapanui.nz/archives/6187.

The speed limit on Claremont Avenue in Papanui is set to be increased, as required by the Government’s new Land Transport Rule. Six other roads in Christchurch and Banks Peninsula will also change at this stage. The Council is also investigating other roads where speed limits that don’t comply with the requirements in the Rule.

Click through to read more:
https://www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/increase-to-speed-limits-on-several-christchurch-roads

The Christchurch City Council is seeking public feedback on options for conditions and rules that a Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) could have.

Background: councils can develop local alcohol policies that set out rules and conditions about how alcohol is sold and supplied in their districts. The Christchurch City Council’s research has highlighted concerns regarding alcohol-related harm, particularly in areas of higher deprivation, and community feedback strongly supports stricter regulations on the proximity of alcohol outlets to sensitive community facilities.

For more information, and links to information on possible options, a survey, and an online Q&A tool, head to:
newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/share-your-views-on-addressing-alcohol-related-harm