Community engagement in the Papanui Ward in Christchurch, New Zealand
The latest newsletter from the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board includes information on: the new modular pump track in Shirley Community Reserve; work downstream of the Christchurch Northern Corridor; the resumption of Community Board meetings; more spot checks of yellow wheelie bins; a revised draft Annual Plan; and more. Click through to read and to sign up to receive newsletters by email:
http://createsend.com/t/r-F5CF5190A70D86082540EF23F30FEDED
There’ll be a planting event at Papanui Bush this Arbor Day – Friday 5 June. To ensure safety under Alert Level 2, numbers are limited and registrations essential – see the Facebook event for details:
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There’s an extra-long weekend coming up for local high school students – Papanui High School is closed for a Staff Only Day this Friday 29 May, as well as on Monday 1 June for the Queen’s Birthday public holiday. (Supervision of students is available on Friday – see the school’s post for details.)
Fancy a swim? The pools at the Graham Condon Recreation & Sport Centre reopen today following refurbishment. At Alert Level 2 online bookings are essential for Council pools (and also for fitness centres and group fitness classes) to help manage numbers and avoid waiting times. You can book up to seven days ahead. Click through for more info: https://ccc.govt.nz/rec…/rec-and-sport-centres/graham-condon
Tonight Sunday 24 May the new signals at the Cranford/Innes intersection will be switched on, including right and left turn arrows. For a time during this process all signals will be off and the intersection will be set up as a roundabout. Take care if you are in the area at the time.
Dave McLachlan, owner of the Rose and Thistle, Christchurch on Main North Road in Papanui, features in today’s Star. Bars reopen today following the staged reopening of hospitality venues under Alert Level 2. You can find the full digital edition of the Star at https://www.yumpu.com/…/…/view/63409376/the-star-may-21-2020.
This week’s newsletter from the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board includes updates on: supporting local businesses; free parking in the CBD; recycling; the reopening of the pools at the Graham Condon Recreation & Sport Centre; upcoming consultation on a revised Council budget; and more. Click through to read and to sign up to receive future newsletters by email:
http://createsend.com/t/r-93B11A6EC1B2D3C52540EF23F30FEDED
There’ll be work at the Cranford/Innes intersection tonight 17 May to install signal loops for the new traffic lights. Keep an eye out for changes to traffic conditions from 7pm as this work gets underway. Next Sunday night 24 May the new lights should be commissioned – while that happens the intersection will be set up as a roundabout. Click through for more info:
https://www.nzta.govt.nz/…/CNC-A5-flyer-Cranford-Innes-inte…
Northlands Shopping Centre has some temporary changes to opening hours, and a system in place to manage customer numbers – see pic for more info.
From today 15 May through to Monday afternoon 18 May, there will be resurfacing work on the westbound lanes on QEII Drive near the Main North Road intersection. Westbound traffic will be reduced to one lane and this may cause delays. Click through for more details from the alliance building the Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC):
https://www.nzta.govt.nz/…/cnc-qeII-drive-mnr-intersection-…
