Year: 2019

This Friday 24 May at 6pm, the public is invited to join young artists from the Papanui area for the official opening of the Polyphony Exhibition 2019. See Te Ora Hou Ōtautahi’s post for more information…

“Don’t know if you know this – but this week is YOUTH WEEK!

We’ll be hosting our annual event, the Polyphony Exhibition, this Friday, 6pm at the Papanui Library. There is an open invite to all, so please come and join us in celebrating youth week as young people from our community have their voices…”

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The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board will meet this Friday 24 May at 9am in the Papanui boardroom. The agenda includes: three applications to the Board's Discretionary Response Fund; two applications to the Board's Positive Youth Development Fund; and (in a public-excluded proceeding) consideration of 2019 Community Service Awards. Click through for the full agenda:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/…/PICB_20190524_AGN_32…

Agenda of Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board – 24 00 2019

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The first of two consultation meetings on the Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection is about to kick off. (There’s another this Thursday at 10:30am at the Bishopdale Community Centre.)

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There will be increased traffic in the Langdons Road area due to Kmart and other new retail stores, but Think Papanui’s Simon Britten has found that no changes to the road network are likely ahead of the next stage of the development opening. Click through for more:
https://simonbritten.com/…/no-solution-in-sight-for-traffi…/

No solution in sight for traffic pressures on Langdons Road?

“Analysis: the recent announcement that Kmart was moving to Papanui raised some questions about safety and traffic volumes, especially at the intersection of Langdons Road and Greers Road. I’m havin…”

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Have you considered putting yourself forward as a candidate for your local school’s Board of Trustees? Or do you know someone you’d like to nominate? For most schools, nominations will close this Friday 24 May, and voting papers will be out late next week.

“For me, being a trustee is about making those decisions that help the school community as a whole” says Helen, school trustee. Watch Helen’s video to find out her motivation in becoming a school trustee.
Comment to share your trustee story #ProudtobeaSchoolTrustee.

There’s still time to nominate…

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After re-redrawing a name in Think Papanui’s ‘2,000 likes’ celebration, I’m looking for Bobbi Oliver to please get in touch within the next couple of days. If this is you, please message this page. If you know Bobbi, can you please let her know? Thanks! ^Simon

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The Christchurch City Council has published an update on the Main North Road bus priority project, which was approved by the Council last year. Detailed design is now complete, with a contractor to be appointed next month and construction planned for July to November 2019. Click through for more details and background information (note that consultation closed last year, despite the link still saying ‘we welcome your feedback’):
https://ccc.govt.nz/…/consultations-and…/haveyoursay/show/87

Main North Road bus priority

“We welcome your feedback on the Main North Road bus priority proposal”

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Think Papanui’s curator Simon Britten rounds up stories from the past week:

At the start of this week I drew names in Think Papanui’s ‘2,000 likes’ promotion. One of the two winners has been in touch and received a Kmart voucher, but I didn’t hear from the other, so in accordance with the promotion Terms & Conditions I re-drew on Wednesday and at time of writing am waiting for the new winner to get back to me.

Top post of the week was Think Papanui’s news on Monday that a battery recycling drop-off box is now available locally (at Mitre 10 Papanui). It’s great to see this facility available and the positive community response to it. I know I have a stash of batteries at home that I haven’t wanted to send to the landfill.

Mid week I shared a summary of outcomes from last Friday’s meeting of the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board.

Coming up:

There are several events locally this coming week: Papanui High School’s open night on Tuesday 21 May; and on 21 and 23 May there are consultation meetings in relation to the Council’s proposed options for the Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection.

Feedback is always welcome on Think Papanui’s content, either on Facebook or Instagram, or directly to me.
With warm regards
Simon Britten

Reminder: community meetings to discuss proposed options for the Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection are coming up on Tue 21 May at 5:30pm and Thu 23 May at 10:30am. Click through for more details:
https://ccc.govt.nz/the-council/consultations-and-submissions/haveyoursay/show/240

Harewood Road, Gardiners Road, Breens Road intersection

“We’re proposing two options for addressing and improving the safety of this intersection and we’d like to hear your views”

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Papanui High School’s open night for students and caregivers looking to enrol for next year is on Tuesday 21 May, starting at 6:30pm. Click through for more information:
https://www.papanui.school.nz/our-school/principals-welcome/open-night-tuesday-21-may-630-830

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