Community engagement in the Papanui Ward in Christchurch, New Zealand
Barnes Road will be closed at the railway line from next Monday 17 October through until mid December. The area around the railway crossing will be upgraded ahead of construction of a section of the Northern Line Cycleway. Take care and watch for changed traffic conditions if you’re in the area.
What came before Redwood Library? This article by Christchurch City Libraries explores the development of the area prior to the 1968 opening of the library and Plunket rooms. Fun fact: what is now known as Sturrocks Road was previously Craddocks Road and before that Accommodation Road.
Click through for more:
https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/what-came-before-redwood-library/
The Council is planning to reduce speeds from 50km/h to 30km/h around Christchurch schools and to 40km/h in neighbourhood streets, starting with the areas shown on the interactive map at the link below. This is part of New Zealand’s Road to Zero Strategy, which has a goal to have safe speed limits around all schools by the end of 2027. “Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has changed the way speed limits are set which encourages us to implement an area-wide approach for consistency, especially around schools, using permanent 30km/h speed limits,” says the Council. On busier roads such as Papanui Road the Council proposes to use variable 30km/h speed limits that will operate during school start and finish times only.
Click through for more details and a link to the interactive map:
https://www.ccc.govt.nz/the-council/haveyoursay/show/541
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
What came before Redwood Library?
Phil Mauger wins Christchurch mayoralty
Time running out to vote in local elections
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