Our local Community Board initiated Neighbourhood Week back in 1998. Now known as ‘Summer with your neighbours’, this is an opportunity to apply to the Council for funding to support a local gathering. Applications are open from today until 16 August, and funding can be used from 25 October right through to late March 2020. Last year’s funding allocations ranged from $20 to $200. Click through for more information, event suggestions, and a link to the online application form. https://ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/newsline/show/3736
“Everybody needs good neighbours and from today anyone can apply to the Christchurch City Council for a “Summer with your neighbours” subsidy to help host a big – or small – local gathering.”
Have you submitted a photo in Think Papanui’s ‘Papanui in Pictures’ promotion? Here are some of the entries so far. Everyone who takes part by 5pm on 21 July 2019 will be in the draw to win a $50 gift card courtesy of Mitre 10 MEGA Papanui. Head to https://thinkpapanui.nz/photo for T&Cs and an online submission form.
Are you ready to vote in the upcoming local elections? Enrolment update packs from the Electoral Commission should arrive in the mail by Monday 8 July. If you don’t receive one, head to https://vote.nz/ to enrol or check & update your enrolment details. https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/newsline/show/3723
“With local elections now only four months away, Christchurch and Banks Peninsula residents are being asked to check they’re enrolled and ready to vote.”
Here is this week’s roundup of news from the Papanui area – in video form. If you want to keep in touch with Think Papanui’s video content, head across to YouTube and hit ‘subscribe’. https://youtu.be/OOFA0DHI_RQ
“Think Papanui’s founder and curator Simon Britten gives a rundown on stories covered by Think Papanui over the previous week. For more details on these stori…”
The ‘Life in Christchurch’ survey series has been commissioned by Council to gauge residents’ views on a range of topics. Right now you can give feedback on experiences of travelling in Christchurch City in the Life in Christchurch Transport survey. Click through for the survey, which could take around 10 minutes to complete: https://ccc.govt.nz/chchlife
“We would like to know more about residents’ experiences of travelling in Christchurch City (including Banks Peninsula). The city’s transport network should provide you and your family with access to a range of locations and activities throughout the city. It is important that there is a range of tr…”
Good news: Rutland St has reopened southbound at Knowles St following the water main blowout earlier in the week. There’s still a section of footpath & cycleway that’s closed.
Think Papanui’s curator Simon Britten rounds up stories from the past week:
The ‘Papanui in Pictures’ photo promotion is continuing to receive submissions. There’s still two weeks to go, so if you haven’t done so yet, share a photo from the Papanui area and be in to win a $50 gift card from Mitre 10 Mega Papanui.
Roadworks are starting at the Main North Road / Prestons Road intersection. Watch out for delays southbound on Main North Road, and a one way section and detour on Prestons Road.
Top post of the week was news that the Council is proposing a 30km/h ‘slow zone’ for some Papanui streets. The proposal is open for feedback until 22 July. Comments on Think Papanui’s Facebook post seemed mainly in opposition to the idea. I welcome more discussion on Think Papanui, but do remember to click through to the Council’s website and make a submission using the online form if you want to contribute to the decision-making process.
In the lead-up to the local body elections, the Electoral Commission has launched a new website to assist people in enrolling to vote and checking enrolment details.
There’s been an award ceremony in the neighbourhood for recipients of Community Service awards.
The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board’s July newsletter is now available.
The warm weather on Wednesday was ideal for another planting day at Papanui Bush on Langdons Road. A trailer load of grasses were added to the reserve.
On Wednesday afternoon a burst water main in Rutland Street caused flooding and traffic disruption, including at the busy Cranford St / Innes Rd intersection.
I attended Wednesday’s drop-in session for people interested in the Council’s draft Integrated Water Strategy. Water is a topic that community members can be pretty passionate about, so I was surprised to find there was a pretty small turn out. There’s another local drop-in session coming up on Monday 8 July.
I’ve posted a summary of outcomes from last week’s meeting of the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board. The next Board meeting is scheduled for Friday 12 July.
The second of two Candidate Information Evenings was held on Thursday evening, supporting potential Council and Community Board candidates. You may like to check out Think Papanui’s video recap of the first info session.
I’ve been asked about the construction that’s underway on the west side of Cranford St, north of Placemakers. The community/stakeholder staff from the CNC Alliance have helpfully explained that this is part of the shared user path that’s being delivered as part of the project.
Coming up:
From Monday 8 July there’ll be a detour on the QEII Drive cycle/pedestrian path, between Main North Road and Grimseys Road.
Another local drop-in session on the draft Integrated Water Strategy is being held on Monday 8 July, at the Bishopdale Community Centre.
The next Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board meeting is scheduled for the 12th of July – keep an eye out for a Think Papanui post with a summary of the agenda.
Feedback is always welcome on Think Papanui’s content, either on Facebook or Instagram, or directly to me. With warm regards Simon Britten
Are you interested in the Council’s long-term thinking about water? The draft Integrated Water Strategy covers water supply, wastewater, stormwater, surface water and flooding, and more. There’s an information session coming up on Monday 8 July from 4:30pm at Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Community Centre. Click through for more information. https://ccc.govt.nz/…/consultations-an…/haveyoursay/show/245
The QEII Drive shared path for pedestrians and cyclists is going to be closed between Main North Rd and Grimseys Rd for four months from Monday 8 July, while it is upgraded and widened as part of the Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC) project. See these images for more information.
Have you noticed the construction work west of Cranford Street just past Placemakers? A few people have contacted Think Papanui to ask what’s being built. The CNC Alliance has confirmed this is the city end of the shared user path that will allow pedestrians & cyclists to travel the length of the Northern Corridor. (See the plan for a detail of the signalised crossing that will be built just north of the new Cranford St roundabout.)
