Year: 2020

Take care if you’re heading into the city down Papanui Road this morning. Follow Transport for Christchurch for updates on this crash.

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Safety improvements are proposed for the Wairakei Road / Grahams Road intersection, including realigning the lanes on all four approaches so that right turning cars aren't in the same lane as straight-through traffic. Click through for details and an online feedback form:
https://ccc.govt.nz/…/consultations-an…/haveyoursay/show/298

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The draft three-year plan for the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board is open for feedback until the 2nd of March. The plan outlines the Board's vision and priorities and will guide decisions over the next three years in priority areas including community facilities, infrastructure, vulnerable communities, civic participation, and more. Click through to read the draft plan and access an online feedback form:
https://ccc.govt.nz/…/consultations-an…/haveyoursay/show/293

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The Neighbourhood Links Friday afternoon sports/activity programme Hapori Tākaro is back at Paddington Reserve from this Friday 28 February, kicking off with a sausage sizzle, bouncy castle, and more. See this flyer or click through to Neighbourhood Links – Northcote/Redwood for more information.

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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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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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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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Barnes Road in Redwood has been closed at Main North Rd due to a water main blowout. Take care if you’re in the area.

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There’s a new outdoor area under construction at Northlands Shopping Centre. Here’s a peek at progress.

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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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