Month: May 2022

Papanui High Schools are usually visited by the Air Cadets at the start of the year to invite Year 9 & 10 students to an open evening. Due to the public health situation that didn’t happen, but recruitment is underway now and there’ll be an open evening next Thursday 2 June from 6:30pm. See the No. 17 (City of Christchurch) Squadron, Air Training Corps Facebook page or https://17squadronatc.com/ for more information.

Annual Arbor Day celebrates hours of volunteer time

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At the 18 May meeting, the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board: heard from Cultivate Christchurch regarding their red zone project; requested staff investigate speed changes for the Kāinga & Stewarts Gully areas; approved Community Service Awards; and received a report on issues and initiatives within the Board area. The Board will next meet on Friday 17 June.

Click through to read the full minutes:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2022/05/PICB_20220518_MIN_7647_AT.PDF

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More information about the Christchurch Northern Community Market including contact details and upcoming dates can now be found on the What’s On section of the Christchurch City Council website. The next market is this Saturday 21 May from 9am to 2pm at the Redwood Hotel.
https://ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on/event/northern-community-market

Northern community market

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Restoring nature: Man’s mission to return a Christchurch reserve back to bush

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FINAL UPDATE Wed PM: NZTA advise “The signals are now working & traffic management is being withdrawn. Further repairs will be required and this will occur over this coming weekend”

FURTHER UPDATE 1:30PM: NZTA advise “To enable a full repair of the traffic signals the intersection of SH74M Main North Rd/Queen Elizabeth II Dr/Northcote Rd will be reduced to a single approach in all directions with a temporary roundabout and a 30km/h speed restriction in place. Motorists are advised to expect delays when travelling in this area and should consider an alternative route until the work has been completed.”
UPDATE: NZTA report that these signals are now operational.
Watch out for a traffic signal fault at the QEII / Main North / Northcote intersection this morning

Watch out for a traffic signal fault at the QEII / Main North / Northcote intersection this morning.

The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board will meet next Wednesday 18 May at 9:30am. The agenda includes: public participation; consideration of Community Service Award recipients; and an area report on initiatives and issues within the Board area. Meeting attendance is only possible via an Audio/Visual link or by viewing a live stream on the Board’s YouTube channel or Facebook page. Click through to read the full agenda:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2022/05/PICB_20220518_AGN_7647_AT_WEB.htm

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On 6 May the Submissions Committee of the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board made submissions to the Council on the Draft Housing and Business Choice Plan Change and the Draft Heritage Plan Change. Details of the Board’s submissions can be found in the minutes of the meeting, available at:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2022/05/PCBSC_20220506_MIN_8043_AT.PDF

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Congratulations to Mitre 10 MEGA Papanui!

📣Breaking news 📣
Mitre 10 MEGA Papanui has just WON for the second year in a row NZ Hardware Journal’s retail store of the year!! That’s not only beating every other Mitre 10 in the country but our competitors as well! We’re so thrilled to be recognised as a standout in our industry. Fair to say GM Josh Tasker (and our whole team) is feeling pretty stoked… 🥳🥳

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