Have you seen this chapel on Windermere Road? It’s one of the last remnants of Loreto College, a Sisters of Mercy boarding school for primary-aged boys which opened in 1930. There’s now a community organisation on the site, and the chapel remains in use as a youth and community space while awaiting funding for repairs and improvements. Today the chapel carries the name Hine Atawhai, acknowledging and preserving the link to the Sisters of Mercy.
On Thursday 11 May, the Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board:
received six public forum presentations and one deputation;
received correspondence on vehicle speeds on Rutland Street;
approved Greening the East tree plantings and associated parking changes for Worcester, Cashel, and Hereford streets;
recommended the Council approves an outdoor dining licence for C1 Cafe;
approved stopping and parking restrictions outside Christchurch Adventist School;
laid a funding application to support the Edmonds Factory Garden Party on the table pending further information, and approved an application from the St Albans Residents Association;
adopted the Board’s plan for 2023-25;
received an Area Report on issues and initiatives current within the Board area;
Today the Christchurch City Council has approved the detailed design of incomplete sections of the Northern Line major cycleway route. Staff have advised that construction of missing sections north of Northcote Road can start next month, and crossing upgrades at Harewood, Langdons, and Sawyers Arms Roads in late 2023. (Pictured: the crossing at Barnes Road, showing the cycleway continuing north along the railway line towards Main North Road.)
This Sunday 7 May at 10am St Paul’s Anglican Church, Papanui will hold a service in honour of the coronation of King Charles III. All welcome – dress in your Sunday best & enjoy morning tea afterwards.
“Coming soon!” says the stickman on the hoarding on Main North Road, as a new PAK’nSAVE supermarket rises from the ground at the Northcote Road corner.
Detailed building plans sighted by Think Papanui show the supermarket will have a ground floor footprint of 6,263m2, and offices and staff facilities on a mezzanine floor above.
An extract from the plans for the Papanui PAK’nSAVE. The footprint of the existing Oil Changers building can be seen on the left, with the text “existing building to be demolished near the end of the project.”
The consented building plans also indicate that the adjacent Oil Changers building will be demolished “near the end of the project”. Think Papanui first reported a year ago that Oil Changers might be demolished to make way for supermarket car parking. At that time, and again in recent weeks, Oil Changers’ owner Geoff Smart has advised Think Papanui that he has no plans to shift.
The Papanui PAK’nSAVE building site in April 2023, with the Oil Changers building visible on the right.
It is not yet clear when the project is due for completion. Sources have suggested several dates ranging from late 2023 to mid 2024, but at this stage no official word has been forthcoming.
Another view of the Papanui PAK’nSAVE building site in April 2023
Think Papanui has repeatedly asked grocery giant Foodstuffs for comment on the supermarket’s opening date, on the impacts on the adjacent Oil Changers business, and on future plans for the current PAK’nSAVE site at Northlands Shopping Centre. To date the only response received did not address these questions.
Work will be underway from May to September in Tuckers Road to install a new water main and sub-mains, as the existing pipework has reached the end of its useful life. If you’re moving through the area keep an eye out for changed conditions, as the road will be one-way much of the time, and there will be some closures. See this works notice for more information.
A reminder that due to ANZAC Day, all kerbside collections from Tuesday onwards will be a day later than usual this week, eg if you normally put your bins out for Friday collection, this week they’ll be emptied on Saturday.
See this post for the programme for the Papanui ANZAC Day service – the parade commences at 9:30am (from St James Ave) and the service at 10am at the Papanui RSA.
Breakfast: 7-8.30am Parade: 9.30am – St James Ave (Assemble 9am) Service: 10am – RSA carpark Free parking at MITRE 10 (Harewood Road)
