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)
The location of the Christchurch Northern Community Market has changed slightly within the Redwood Hotel Grounds to behind the Liquorland (off Prestons Road), with plenty of parking next to the market.
With the Autumn/Winter season upon us the hours have changed to 10am to 1pm.
The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board will meet this Thursday 13 April at 4pm in the Papanui boardroom.
The agenda includes: public participation; proposed parking controls for Dorset Street and Dawson Street; four applications to the Board’s Discretionary Response Fund; and an area report on initiatives and issues within the Board area.
The meeting is open for the public to attend and will be livestreamed on the Board’s Facebook and YouTube channels. Click through to read the full agenda:
