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Phil Mauger wins Christchurch mayoralty

Breaking: Papanui ward has a new Councillor. Victoria Henstock has been elected with 4735 votes. Ms Henstock was a lawyer for more than 20 years before moving into executive leadership roles. She takes the seat from sitting Councillor Mike Davidson, who received 2562 votes. Progress results show Phil Mauger has won Christchurch’s mayoralty race. Click through for more details:
https://www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/phil-mauger-wins-christchurch-mayoralty

Phil Mauger wins Christchurch mayoralty

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Time running out to vote in local elections

Last chance to have your say: around 40% of eligible voters have now returned their voting papers, and you have until noon today Saturday 8 October to do the same. Don’t post them though – drop-off voting papers at any open Council service centre or library.

Time running out to vote in local elections

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St Silas Plant and Book Sale: 15 October

There’ll be a Plant and Book Sale at St Silas Church Hall in Redwood on Saturday 15 October from 8am to 1pm. BYO bag or box to take away some of the 1000 plants on offer, and maybe some books for summer reading.

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Northern Community Market – every Saturday from 9am

The Christchurch Northern Community Market will be on again this Saturday from 9am to 2pm at the Redwood Hotel, 340 Main North Road, as it will be every Saturday through summer. See the market’s Facebook page or northerncommunitymarket.co.nz for more information.

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Cranford Basin Planting Event: Sunday 9 October

Trees For Canterbury is working with the Styx Living Laboratory Trust to plant 1,000 pukio (a sedge used for wetland planting and revegetation) at Cranford Basin this Sunday 9 October from 10am to noon. See this Facebook event for more details.

Date: Sunday 9th October
Time: 10am – 12noon
Meeting point: 103 Philpotts Rd, Mairehau
Trees for Canterbury are working in conjunction with Styx Living Laboratory to plant 1000 pukio (Carex secta) to add to the 40,000 kahikatea trees that have been planted in the wetland area.
Join us for this community planting and for a BBQ afterwards.
Please bring your own gardening gloves, a water bottle, and wear sturdy footwear or gumboots recommended.

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St Paul’s open day: Saturday 15 October

The Christchurch Heritage Festival starts this week, and on Saturday 15 October there’ll be an open day at St Paul’s Anglican Church from 10am to 3pm, with bell tour tours available from 1pm-2pm. Click through for more information:
https://ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on/event/bells-bells-bells-st-pauls-open-day

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Drop off your voting papers by noon this Saturday 8 October

The deadline for returning voting papers by mail has passed, but people can drop off their voting papers at any open Council service centre or library between now and noon on Saturday 8 October, including Redwood Library (pic) and the Papanui Service Centre. If you did not receive voting papers in the mail but are eligible to vote, you can request a special vote.

See this link for more details including a full list of ballot box locations (some may not be open Saturday morning):

https://newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/time-running-out-to-vote-in-local-elections

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‘Mad Butcher’ demolition underway

End of an era: demolition of the former Mad Butcher building (previously a Valentines restaurant) is underway at the corner of Main North Road, Northcote Road & QEII Drive. The corner site is set to become car parking for the adjacent PAK’nSAVE supermarket, currently under construction.

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Graham Condon fitness centre reopens

The Graham Condon Fitness Centre reopens today Monday 3 October after being upgraded and reconfigured so that it can offer a new type of high intensity group training class. “Up to 24 people will be able to participate in the 30-minute group training classes that are taking the fitness world by storm”, says the Council.

Click through to read more:
https://newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/lift-your-workout-to-new-heights-at-revamped-gym

Lift your workout to new heights at revamped gym

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Vacancy at Redwood Library

There’s a Library Assistant role vacant at Redwood Library. See the link in this post for more details:

We’ve got an Associate Team Leader position at Akaroa Library vacant (applications close 2 October) and a clutch of Library Assistant roles (Central City, Fendalton, New Brighton, Redwood – applications close 9 October).