Plunket fundraising at Northlands Shopping Centre

If you’re at Northlands Shopping Centre today, keep an eye out for students from Rangi Ruru Girls’ School, who are volunteering to help fundraise for Plunket Papanui/Merivale.

“Good Morning, heading out for the day? Please pop past on your way out and support the wonderful Elise & Tayla from Rangiruru High School who have kindly volunteered their time to support our local Plunket Papanui/Merivale with some fundraising at Northlands Mall! All funds raised stay locally and…”

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Recap: the week ended 21 June

Think Papanui’s curator Simon Britten rounds up stories from the past week:

Last Friday night there was a serious house fire in Papanui, near the corner of Main North Rd and Cranford St. Thank you to the community member who shared a video of the event with Think Papanui. I subsequently also posted a link to a Givealittle page to support the people affected. At the time of writing this recap the $1,000 fundraising target had just been exceeded.

Over the weekend Think Papanui launched a ‘Papanui in pictures’ photo promotion. Members of the public have the opportunity to share a photo from the Papanui area, and one lucky contributor will be chosen at random to receive a Mitre 10 gift voucher. Click through for details, and note that this is open to all ages and no Facebook or other social media account is needed. Thank you to Mitre 10 Mega Papanui for donating the gift voucher and covering some promotional costs. By Thursday the first submissions were arriving.

Morrison Avenue is currently restricted to one lane due to road works. Take care if you are in the area.

The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board’s June newsletter is now available.

The Nor’West News this week included an update on submissions on the Council’s proposals for the Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection.

If you read this recap by Saturday afternoon you may be in time to catch Papanui High School’s ‘Beauty and the Beast Jr’ production.

The Council is consulting on a draft Integrated Water Strategy – there’s a lot of detail in this, so I’m going to see if I can pick up a printed copy of the consultation document at one of our local libraries, and I’ll plan to attend a drop-in session.

There are a couple of candidate information sessions coming up for people interested in standing as a Council or Community Board candidate in the upcoming local body elections. The first is this coming Tuesday 25 June.

I’m a customer of the vege co-op that operates out of Northgate Trust / Northcity Church on Sawyers Arms Road. Contact the trust if you’re interested in a weekly or fortnightly $15 bag of fruit and vegetables.

I’ve published a recap of last week’s Council meeting that considered the plan to manage traffic downstream of the Christchurch Northern Corridor. It’s a longer-form piece that I’ve published separately to Think Papanui – you’ll find it here.

Coming up:

  • Next week there’s the first Council candidate information session (see above).
  • There’ll be a meeting next Tuesday to finalise what is being described as a ‘no surprises’ Council budget for 2019/20. The agenda for the meeting is available online.
  • Next Friday 28 June is the date for the next meeting of the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board. I’ll share some information about the agenda once it’s published.

Special thanks to Cyclone Computers, who this week donated a Lenovo Laptop/Tablet to support Think Papanui’s online work to keep the community connected.

Feedback is always welcome on Think Papanui’s content, either on Facebook or Instagram, or directly to me.
With warm regards
Simon Britten

‘Papanui in Pictures’ promotion: first submissions

The first submissions for the ‘Papanui in Pictures’ promotion have been received – thanks to those who have participated so far! A reminder that if you share a photo of your favourite thing in Papanui Ward, or something you love or appreciate in the area, you’ll be in the draw for a gift card from Mitre 10 MEGA Papanui. Click through to see a photo gallery, which will continue to be updated over the next four weeks:
https://woobox.com/ss82vs/gallery

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Draft Integrated Water Strategy open for feedback

The Christchurch City Council is consulting on a draft Integrated Water Strategy for the city and Banks Peninsula. This is a big area of spending for Council (up to $10 billion budgeted in the Long Term Plan). The consultation document runs to 50 pages, and includes a big list of strategic issues, goals, and objectives. Click through for more information, including a link to download the consultation document, details of information sessions, and a feedback form:
https://ccc.govt.nz/…/consultations-an…/haveyoursay/show/245

Te Wai Ora o Tāne Draft Integrated Water Strategy

“We’d like your feedback on an integrated water strategy for Ōtautahi Christchurch and Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula. The draft strategy covers Christchurch’s water supply, wastewater, and stormwater.”

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An update on Harewood/Gardiners/Breens consultation

This week's Nor'West News reports that the majority of submissions on the Council's proposals for the Harewood/Gardiners/Breens intersection support the installation of traffic lights. Staff are still analysing submissions, and will prepare a report for the Waimāero/Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board, which in turn will make a recommendation to the Council. The full digital version of the newspaper is available at: https://www.yumpu.com/…/…/62700702/norwest-news-june-18-2019



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Community Board June newsletter now available

The June newsletter from the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board is now available. Click through to read about: the CNC Downstream Effects Management Plan; young people supported by the Board's Positive Youth Development Fund; additional NZ Post services returning to Papanui; funding decisions made by the Board; and more:
https://christchurchcitycouncil.cmail20.com/…/4135142F1628…/



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