Greetings from your Community BoardMessage from the ChairKia ora everyone, I'm looking forward to getting out and about over the long weekend and reconnecting with all our beautiful city has to offer. It's been great seeing many of you enjoying our playgrounds and Council facilities and supporting our local shops and cafes. Panel in favour of Ngā Puna Wai lease for NetsalNgā Puna Wai Sports Hub in Halswell could become a suitable home for a new indoor multi-court facility, but changes are needed to resolve traffic, parking and access issues, a Hearings Panel has decided. Heading back to work? Prepare for level 2 trafficBiking, scooting or walking could be the best - and fastest - way to get to work and school with extra traffic about under Alert Level 2. What's happening at our next Community Board meetingOur Community Board meetings will resume the first week of June. Find out the dates, times and details of upcoming Community Board and Council meetings here. Book your visit to our pools and fitness centresSwimmers and fitness fans can now return to their regular workouts, with online bookings core to a safety-focused environment at the Christchurch City Council’s Recreation and Sport Centres. Wheelie bin spot checks to resumeSpot checks of yellow wheelie bins put out for kerbside collection will resume next week as Christchurch City Council steps up its effort to get people recycling right. The checks will see gold stars put on the recycling bins that have all the right stuff in them. Holiday weekend opening for Christchurch's hot poolsNew Brighton’s beachside hot pools complex, He Puna Taimoana, will open to the public on Saturday. Christchurch residents can apply for a discount card to get reduced entry fees. KidsFest 2020 is comingPlanning for one of Canterbury school children’s most loved annual events, KidsFest, is well underway, despite the challenges of the current COVID-19 pandemic. KidsFest, which runs every winter school holidays, will go ahead this year from Saturday 4 July until Sunday 19 July. Council considering revised Draft Annual Plan 2020-21 optionsThree options for reworking Christchurch City Council’s budget to reflect the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will be considered by elected members at a special Council meeting on Friday. Following the Council decision, the revised Draft Annual Plan 2020–21 will go out for public feedback from 12– 29 June. Coming up at the 28 May Council meetingChristchurch City Council is meeting on Thursday 28 May. You can view the main items on the agenda for the public part of the meeting below. COVID-19: What impact is it having locally?This rolling blog provides information on how efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 are affecting Christchurch City Council services, facilities and community events. Check here for updates. Get information and advice about Covid-19Our facilities are now open, with many things in place to help keep people well. Please stay at home if you, or anyone in your house, is unwell, and practice physical distancing when visiting our facilities. For the latest updates on Council facilities and services please visit Newsline. For everything you need to know about COVID-19, visit Unite against COVID-19. For health concerns and advice, visit Ministry of Health. Contact your Community BoardThe Hornby-Halswell-Riccarton Community Board are here to provide support and advice to our community. Contact the Hornby-Halswell-Riccarton Governance teamYou can find all our contact details on the Hornby-Halswell-Riccarton web page. Sign up to our newsletterIf you know anyone who would like to receive our newsletters, please encourage them to subscribe. You received this email because you are subscribed to receive updates from Christchurch City Council. |