Think Papanui

Looking for a job or training opportunities in Christchurch? Come along to the Papanui Employment Expo at Northlands Shopping Centre on Thursday 26 September from 6pm-8pm. See the Facebook event for more information.

This comes less than 24 hours after a 40 tonne section of track & foundation was lifted into place by contractor Fulton Hogan, as part of this joint Christchurch City Council & KiwiRail project. Video credit: Fulton Hogan.

Community fun days are on this weekend 14-15 September at Mitre 10 MEGA Papanui, rain or shine. See this Facebook post for details, and remember access is impacted by the closure of Harewood Road at the railway line.

The Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board will meet on Thursday 12 September in the Papanui Boardroom. The agenda includes:

• public participation;
• a proposed name for the reserve at 2 Burkett Street, Marshland to acknowledge the 1944 immigration of Polish children to New Zealand;
• proposed road names for developments in Redwood and Marshland;
• a proposed new lease for the Merivale Papanui Cricket Club at Edgar McIntosh Park;
• a funding application to support the Riverlution Cafe at the Riverlution Eco Park;
• a funding application from Cotswold Kidsfirst Kindergarten;
• 28 applications totalling $3,731 to support Summer with your Neighbours events;
• and an area report with an overview of initiatives and issues within the Board area.

The meeting is open for the public to attend and will be livestreamed on the Board’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.

Click through to read the full agenda:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2024/09/PCBCC_20240912_AGN_9130_AT_WEB.htm

Harewood Road closure: Harewood Road will be closed 24/7 to vehicles, cycles, and pedestrians at the railway line until late September 2024. The Harewood Rd end of Restell Street is also closed. Detours are in place – please expect changed traffic patterns and significant delays if you are in the area. The closure is to allow rail renewal works and also the construction of a safer crossing for pedestrians and cyclists. During this closure, Langdons Road (at the Greers Road end) is back to two-way traffic.

For more information see: https://www.ccc.govt.nz/transport/improving-our-transport-and-roads/transport-projects/bishopdale-papanui/

On 15 August 2024, the Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board:

• received public forum presentations from two members of the public;
• approved time-restricted parking on North Avon Road;
• approved over $200,000 in Strengthening Community Fund grants;
• allocated $25,500 to board projects including youth recreation and Summer With Your Neighbours;
• approved a grant to St Pauls Papanui Anglican Parish for the replacement of community seating;
• and received an area report with an overview of initiatives and issues within the Community Board area.

The Board will next meet on 12 September.

Click through to read the full minutes:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2024/08/PCBCC_20240815_MIN_9129_AT_WEB.htm

A period of disruption is coming up as work gets underway to upgrade rail crossings in the Papanui area. The work includes new foundations and track for the rail line at Harewood Rd, and signalised pedestrian crossings for both Harewood Rd and Langdons Rd. Harewood Rd will be fully closed at the rail line in September, and Langdons Rd in October. For more information see today’s Nor’West News (pic), or head to the web page linked below. Think Papanui will also post regular updates.
https://ccc.govt.nz/transport/improving-our-transport-and-roads/transport-projects/bishopdale-papanui

There is a pet service coming up at St Paul’s Anglican Church, Papanui on Sunday 8 September. All creatures great and small (and their human friends) are invited.

The Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board will meet this Thursday 15 August at 4pm in the Papanui boardroom.

The agenda includes:

• public participation;
• parking restrictions for North Avon Road outside Kidsfirst Kindergartens Richmond;
• 36 proposed grants totalling $201,565 from the Board’s Strengthening Communities Fund;
• proposed allocation of $27,000 to board projects including youth recreation, Summer With Your Neighbours, and Community Pride Garden Awards;
• a recommendation to contribute funding towards the replacement of community seating at St Paul’s Anglican Church;
• and an area report with an overview of initiatives and issues within the Community Board area.

The meeting will be livestreamed on the Board’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.

Click through for the full agenda:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2024/08/PCBCC_20240815_AGN_9129_AT_WEB.htm

The Council is consulting on three options for peak-hour lanes on Cranford Street between Innes Road and Berwick Street. These are:

• a bus lane (similar to the current configuration);
• a clearway (all vehicles can use a second lane);
• and a T2 lane (priority to vehicles with two or more people).

All options include other improvements including replacing the ‘short merge’ for northbound traffic after the English Park crossing with a clearway through to Westminster Street.

Information on all the options, a feedback form, and a registration link for a webinar (12:30pm on 7 August) can be found at the link below. For those who like to engage with the detail, there are additional supporting documents available including an in-depth technical assessment with modelling for the proposed options.

The proposals are open for feedback until Monday 26 August, after which the Waipapa Community Board will hear from submitters, consider all feedback and the staff recommendation, and decide on a recommendation to Council for a final decision.

For more information see: https://letstalk.ccc.govt.nz/cranford