Night work on QEII Drive

Night work on QEII Drive to install barriers on the new CNC bridge will require traffic to be stopped for up to 15 minutes at a time on Monday night 24 February and Tuesday night 25 February. On Tuesday 3 March QEII Drive will be fully closed from 9pm to 6am the next morning for a concrete pour. The shared cycle/pedestrian path will remain open. Click through for more details:
https://www.nzta.govt.nz/…/cnc-qeII-drive-project-update-20…

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Kmart to open in Papanui – your questions answered

 

There’s a lot of interest in Kmart’s new store in Papanui. Click through for answers to questions raised by the local community:
https://simonbritten.com/2020/02/22/kmart-to-open-in-papanui-your-questions-answered/

 

Kmart to open in Papanui – your questions answered

Recently the Think Papanui broke the news that Kmart’s Papanui store is planned to open on the 2nd of April 2020. I curate Think Papanui’s content, and have been taking a look through the questions…”

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Night works at Cranford/Innes this week

There’ll be works underway at the Cranford/Innes intersection nightly from 23 February through to Friday morning 28 February, to install the new traffic signals and remove the old. On the final night (Thu 27 Feb) all the traffic lights will be out and the intersection will function as a roundabout. Click through for more details:
https://www.nzta.govt.nz/…/cnc-cranford-innes-intersection-…

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Agenda for 21 Feb Board meeting

The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board will meet this Friday at 9:15am in the Papanui boardroom. The agenda includes: correspondence on pedestrian safety on Marshland Road near Ouruhia School, and on traffic on Langdons Road; an easement for Orion to convey electricity over part of Rutland Reserve; four applications to the Board's Youth Development Fund; and an area report on initiatives and issues current within the Community Board area. The meeting is open for the public to attend. Click through for the full agenda:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/…/PICB_20200221_AGN_42…



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Roadworks starting in St Albans, Edgeware and Mairehau

If you would like more information about roading projects downstream of the Christchurch Northern Corridor, come along to one of the drop-in information sessions being held this week – Wednesday 19 February and Thursday 20 February from 5pm to 7pm at Mainland Football, 127 Cranford Street. Click through for more details
https://newsline.ccc.govt.nz/…/roadworks-starting-in-st-alb…

Roadworks starting in St Albans, Edgeware and Mairehau

Contractors will begin work on several roading projects in St Albans, Mairehau and Edgeware next week in preparation for the opening of the Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC) later this year…”

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Consultation on draft Community Board Plan

The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board is developing a plan outlining the Board’s vision and priorities for the next three years. The draft plan is available on the Council’s website, and is open for feedback until 2 March. Click through for more details and an online feedback form:
https://ccc.govt.nz/…/consultations-an…/haveyoursay/show/293

Waipapa/Papanui-Innes draft Community Board Plan

We’re developing our 2020–2022 draft Community Board Plan and we’d like to hear your feedback…”

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Former Board member in intensive care in Australia

 

Long-time Christchurch community advocate (and long-time Shirley-Papanui Community Board member) in intensive care in Australia:
https://i.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/119562090/longtime-christchurch-community-advocate-in-intensive-care-in-australia

 

Long-time Christchurch community advocate in intensive care in Australia

Yvonne Palmer was struck down by a sudden, but debilitating illness while visiting family overseas…”

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