This week’s Nor’West News has a sequel to the recent discussion here on Think Papanui about the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board’s choice of a table to be installed at 10 Shirley Road (the former Shirley Community Centre site). All three Shirley Ward representatives supported the Board’s decision to spend up to $5,000 on a multi-purpose concrete table, with a decision on seating deferred to reduce the initial cost. You can find the full digital edition of the paper online at: https://www.yumpu.com/…/view/626…/norwest-news-april-23-2019
Month: April 2019
Traffic delays & detour at Main North Rd / Prestons Rd
Watch out for traffic delays on Main North Rd southbound near Prestons Rd due to a lane closure. There’s work underway through this week that has also closed the Prestons Rd exit to Main North Rd (detour via Daniels Rd). For more information: https://
Recap: the week ended 19 April
Think Papanui’s curator Simon Britten rounds up stories covered over the past week:
This week’s Nor’West News carried an article on the recent meeting of the Redwood Business and Residents’ Association (Facebook link). Present at the meeting were several people who had been involved in a now-inactive residents’ association in the area, who were able to share some past experience & knowledge. (I arrived very late, having also attended the Papanui High School consultation meeting on proposed changes to school zones but fortunately didn’t miss the whole meeting.)
I’ve written up a brief summary of outcomes from last Friday’s Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board meeting. The contentious cost of a picnic table was the subject of a split vote at the Board meeting and also a few comments under my Facebook post. The next Board meeting is on Friday 10 May.
Top post of the week goes to a photo I shared of the resealing work on Langdons Road, which prompted a string of conversations in the comments on a range of semi-related topics.
With Friday being a public holiday, if your bins are normally collected on that day of the week please note that they’ll be collected on Saturday 20 April instead.
On social media I recently asked for feedback on the state of the Momorangi Crescent playground. I’d be happy to hear from a few more people, but feedback to date is not positive.
Last week I mentioned that submissions on the Council’s draft plan for Christchurch Northern Corridor traffic mitigation were about to close. In the interests of transparency I’ve shared my submission to Council.
Coming up: watch out for roadworks on Prestons Road by Main North Road just after Easter.
Feedback is always welcome on Think Papanui’s content, either on Facebook or Instagram, or directly to me.
With warm regards
Simon Britten
Council bin collection changes from Friday to Saturday this week
If your bins are normally collected on a Friday, this week they will be picked up on Saturday 20 April instead.
“Over the Easter period, if your bins are normally collected on a Friday, they will be picked up on Saturday 20 April instead.
Our EcoDrop will also be closed on Good Friday, but are open throughout the weekend and Easter Monday:
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Langdons Road resealing completed
The surface of Langdons Road is looking better this morning. Resealing work appeared nearly complete when Think Papanui went past, and the road closures should be gone soon.
12 April Board meeting outcomes
At the 12 April meeting, the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board: approved the stopping of a portion of unformed road on Sawyers Arms Rd outside Ideal Electrical, and sale of the land to that property owner; approved parking restrictions at the corner of Rutland & Malvern Streets; approved four applications to the Board’s Discretionary Response Fund and three to the Board’s Positive Youth Development Fund. The board will next meet at 9am on Friday 10 May. Click through to read the full minutes:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/…/PICB_20190412_MIN_32…
First meeting of the Redwood Business & Residents’ Association
This week’s Nor’West news has a write-up of the first meeting of the Redwood Business and Residents Association. Click through to the group’s Facebook page to stay informed of future meetings and activities.
Recap: the week ending 12 April
Think Papanui’s curator Simon Britten rounds up stories covered over the past week:
The Neighbourhood Links project has started a casual drop-in ‘Coffee Mondays’ at the refurbished rooms by the Redwood Library. If you’re in the Northcote/Redwood area feel free to call in on Mondays between 12pm-1pm.
The Nor’West news carried the headline ‘Papanui traffic report stalled’ this week. Both the Community Board and also Board Member John Stringer commented further on Think Papanui’s Facebook post. Back in February I touched on this in an article on urban design in the Papanui area.
The closing date for Strengthening Communities funding applications has been extended by the Council. I added a link to information on the kinds of grants made by our Community Board on the Facebook post about this.
The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board met this morning 12 April. I’ll put up a post next week about decisions made at the meeting. In the meantime you can find a summary of the agenda on Think Papanui.
Marian College have shared some more details of their plans to move to the former Foodstuffs warehouse site in Papanui. This was Think Papanui’s top post of the week.
On Tuesday evening this week, despite being double-booked, I made it to the Papanui High School consultation meeting on proposed changes to Christchurch high school zones, and also to the first meeting of a Redwood Business and Residents Association (or ‘Group’ – it’s not a formal association at this stage).
Another closing date moved back by the City Council is the closing date for Community Service Award nominations. If there’s a community volunteer in the area that you think should be recognised, you have until 26 April to submit your nomination.
I shared a Facebook post from Sara Templeton – Councillor for Heathcote, on the topic of the Waimakariri District Council’s Draft Annual Plan. The Council is considering bringing forward funding to investigate Park’n’Ride facilities – something that could benefit Christchurch residents who will be impacted by traffic changes due to the Christchurch Northern Corridor project.
Langdons Road between Oakland Street and the new retail development (Northlink) is due to be resealed in the coming week – watch out for traffic disruption in the area. Judging from Facebook comments, some residents aren’t happy with the state of the road or the time taken to deliver a solution.
Just this morning I published a story on the Momorangi Crescent playground. A former resident is urging the Community Board to upgrade it. What really interests me is how current residents find the state of the facilities, and I’ll be looking out for comments with interest.
Papanui Ward is the area that Think Papanui focuses on, and this covers much more than the suburb of the same name. Today I’ve shared a link to an article I recently published on this topic.
Closing soon: submissions on the Council’s draft plan for Christchurch Northern Corridor traffic mitigation close on Monday 15 April.
Coming up: the NZ Transport Agency has provided me with a 2011 report on the project we now know as the Christchurch Northern Corridor. It appears to be the closest the NZTA had to a business case or cost/benefit analysis prior to commissioning the $240m project. I’ll have a read through the document and write an article in the coming days.
Feedback is always welcome on Think Papanui’s content, either on Facebook or Instagram, or directly to me.
With warm regards
Simon Britten
Analysis: exploring Papanui Ward
Think Papanui’s area of focus is the whole local government Papanui Ward, which reaches well beyond the boundaries of the suburb of the same name. Click through for an overview of Papanui Ward, including some notes on the responsibilities of the Community Board members and Councillor who will be elected to represent the Ward later this year.
https://simonbritten.com/2019/04/04/exploring-papanui-ward/
Momorangi playground – not fun? Or maintained to a good standard?
A former Momorangi Crescent resident has written to the Community Board suggesting the existing playground (installed in 1975) is ‘definitely not fun’ and that it is woeful that it hasn’t been upgraded. Council staff report that it has been repainted and maintained to a good standard, and that there is no plan or budget for renewal. What do current members of the community think?
