Community engagement in the Papanui Ward in Christchurch, New Zealand
For last Friday’s meeting of the Waipapa/ Papanui Innes Community Board, two members of the Board and one Council staff member phoned in from self-isolation, and the meeting was streamed on the Board’s Facebook page. Board member Ali Jones has shared some comments in this Newshub item:
https://www.newshub.co.nz/…/coronavirus-how-to-balance-work…
Night closure on QEII Drive: today Sunday 22 March from 9pm through to 6am tomorrow the road will be closed for the removal of scaffolding at the new CNC overbridge. Click through for details:
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All Christchurch City Council community facilities will be closed from 4pm today, Saturday 21 March. There will be no public access to libraries, sport and recreation centres, pools, community centres, service centres, the Christchurch Art Gallery and the visitors’ centre in the Botanic Gardens until further notice. “There is no sign of community transmission in Christchurch and we still only have two confirmed cases, both of which relate to overseas travel. This is not a decision we have taken lightly but it is a sensible precaution to take in this fast-evolving pandemic.” Click through for more information:
https://newsline.ccc.govt.nz/…/christchurch-city-council-cl…
Christchurch City Council closing all community facilities
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The alliance building the Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC) has announced that the motorway is expected to open 'just before Christmas'. The original target was mid 2020, but this has been pushed back due to longer than anticipated ground settlement times and extra work associated with the third southbound lane over the Waimakariri River. Work on local roads and the upgrade of QEII Drive remain on track for mid-year completion. Click through for details:
https://www.nzta.govt.nz/…/cnc-progress-overview-20200319.p…
Kmart signage is being installed today at the new Papanui store on Langdons Rd. The store is expected to open early in April.
The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board is scheduled to meet this Friday 20 March at 9:15am in the Papanui boardroom. The agenda includes: a proposed bus shelter for Shirley Road at Petrie Street; three applications to the Board's Youth Development Fund; and an area report covering initiatives and issues current within the Community Board area. The meeting is open for the public to attend. Click through to read the full agenda:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/…/PICB_20200320_AGN_45…
This is a nice touch from Mitre 10 MEGA Papanui – a new fence that improves sight-lines at the Langdons Rd / Chapel St corner, and that matches the old ‘Sanitarium’ fence along the Harewood Road frontage.
From Sunday night 15 March the left out lane from Philpotts Road onto QEII Drive will be closed to all traffic. The intersection will reopen on 26 March (left out only), and then the final left-in and left-out layout will be in place from early May 2020. Click through for more information:
https://www.nzta.govt.nz/…/cnc-philpotts-road-closure-20200…
Caltex/Genesis gas update: Northcote Motor Lodge owners Donna & Gary Brensell spoke at Thursday's Christchurch City Council meeting about the Resource Consent process underway in relation to the LPG distribution depot on Main North Road in Redwood. "Surely your town planners would think that this operation belongs in a commercial zone, away from residents?" The Brensells understand the operator is seeking to recommence operations under existing use rights, and they have requested an urgent meeting with the Council's Chief Executive. Click through to watch:
https://youtu.be/a0jslJfGD3U?t=423
