Year: 2020

 

Newsflash – Kmart’s Papanui store can be selected as an option for Click & Collect orders as of this morning.

 

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Recycling update: just rigid plastic bottles and containers marked with the numbers 1, 2 or 5 can be accepted in Christchurch City Council yellow wheelie bins, due to changes in the global markets for recycling. Click through for more information:
https://newsline.ccc.govt.nz/…/not-all-plastic-belongs-in-y…

Not all plastic belongs in yellow wheelie bin

“Christchurch and Banks Peninsula residents are being reminded the only plastic items that should go in the yellow wheelie bin are rigid plastic bottles and containers marked with the numbers 1, 2 or 5.”

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Start-work notices and updates can be found on the Council’s website, and additionally notices specific to the Papanui-Innes area can be found at the link below. Latest updates: work on four intersections downstream of the Christchurch Northern Corridor, and a restart of work on the Main North Road bus priority project.
https://simonbritten.com/swn/

Council Start Work Notices

“Start Work Notices relevant to the Papanui-Innes area published by the Christchurch City Council. Notices are listed in descending date order, and are generally in PDF format. This is an informal s…”

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There’s been visible progress on construction of the new Papanui Kmart store on Langdons Rd this week. No word yet on a revised reopening date – watch this space.

 

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The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board’s latest newsletter includes information on: governance arrangements; the restarting of work on local projects; home fitness workouts and online storytimes; changes to services under Alert Level 3; and more. Click through to read, and for a link to subscribe to future newsletters.
http://createsend.com/t/r-EC9247F7BBD9CA9E2540EF23F30FEDED

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Work has restarted on the Main North Road Bus Priority project. The contractors advise that because of physical distancing requirements, construction work will go more slowly than usual. Ongoing physical distancing requirements will affect the project end date, but they are currently exploring ways they can speed things up, like split shifts, extra work teams and extending our hours of work.

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The Christchurch City Council will meet online on Thursday 30 April at 10am. The agenda includes: an update by the COVID-19 Incident Management Team Lead; changes to delegations in relation to the Resource Management Act; Biodiversity Fund project applications; a review of the Council’s Waste Minimisation and Management Plan; and public excluded items, one relating to Red Bus Ltd. The agenda for the meeting can be found at the link below (several items are on a supplementary agenda that can be found via the Council’s website), and the meeting will be streamed online.
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/…/CNCL_20200430_AGN_47…

Agenda of Council – 30 April 2020

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Fancy a flat white? Do you want to check if your local takeaway is open or what other Papanui businesses are operating under the current alert level? Think Papanui has launched a directory of crowd-sourced listings focused on our local area. Browse the categories, search for your favourite, or hit ‘create a listing’ to add details of any businesses you know about.
https://thinkpapanui.nz/shop

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A ‘shop local’ directory of businesses in the Papanui area will be launched this afternoon by Think Papanui’s curator Simon Britten. Local business owners and members of the public will be able to contribute listings. Tune in to the live stream at 4pm to learn more.

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Christchurch wheelie bins will be collected as normal this coming week despite it being a Mondayised ANZAC Day public holiday on Monday 27 April.

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