Greetings from your Community Board

Message from the Chair

Kia ora koutou,
If you'd like to get to know your neighbours better, now is the time to apply for community board funding for your next neighbourhood gathering. Summer with your neighbours (formerly known as Neighbourhood Week) brings people together and now runs for the entire summer. I'm delighted that we've got the green light for a revamp of the Bishopdale skate park, as this is a great asset for our community. I encourage everyone to give their feedback on an important new plan to reduce the city’s rubbish and manage it in a more sustainable way to cut waste and pollution. if you haven't already, check out the Draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2020 and have your say. Keep being kind and look after one another. Kia kaha.

Board Chair, David Cartwright

Highlights from our latest meeting

Our Community Board met on Monday 3 August. Some highlights of our meeting included hearing from local residents as part of our Public Forum and approving the landscape plan for the renewal of the skate park within Bishopdale Park. We also approved landscape plans for the renewal of the play spaces in Armitage Reserve and Annandale Park. You can read the minutes to see what else we discussed and find out the dates, times and details of upcoming Community Board and Council meetings here.

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Read our new Community Board Plan

The Waimāero/Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board are proud to present our 2020–2022 Community Board Plan. This plan provides an overview of the board’s role and our vision for the local community and identifies some priority projects that we would like to achieve over the next three years.

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Come to the Kaputaohe Dwelling and Cottage open home

Belfast's historic Kapuatohe Dwelling and Cottage is throwing open its doors at the end of this month, once earthquake repairs are complete.
To celebrate the restoration and re-opening of these two historic buildings, the Waimāero/Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board is hosting a small event on Monday 31 August 2020 between 2pm - 4pm at 665 Main North Road.
During this time, the buildings will be open for residents to look through and staff will be on hand to answer questions.

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Skate park upgrade on a roll in Bishopdale

A fresh edge will boost Bishopdale Park following the approval of a new-look skate park. Our Community Board has backed the skate park revamp following positive feedback from local residents. Board Chairperson David Cartwright says skateboarding is firmly entrenched in the suburban landscape and we need to keep pace with the demand for fresh elements and new challenges.

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All go for Armitage Reserve and Annandale Park playground renewals

A fresh face will boost the much-loved Armitage Reserve and Annandale Park playgrounds following the approval of a landscape plan. Our Community Board has backed the proposed new landscape plan for the park, including equipment that allows for a range of play and are suitable for both the park setting and the local community.

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Have Your Say

Got ideas for how we can reduce rubbish and manage waste in more sustainable ways?
Christchurch City Council is seeking public input on its draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2020 which sets out how it plans to manage and minimise the district’s waste.
Have your say on the draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2020.

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Rates payment due date extended

About 56,000 ratepayers in the inner city suburbs and Banks Peninsula will get an extra two weeks to pay their first quarterly rates demand for the 2020-21 financial year.

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Community urged to keep an eye out for swing thieves

Residents groups are being asked to keep an eye on their local playgrounds, after a number of expensive basket swings have been swiped from playgrounds across Christchurch. Eight basket swings from across our city’s parks play network have been stolen over the past 18 months, including sets from Richmond Playground and Nicholson Park, and unfortunately, we can’t afford to keep replacing them. If you have any information about the basket swings, please contact our call centre on 03 941 8999.

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Subsidies now available for neighborhood events

Have you ever wanted to organise a neighbourhood gathering? Perhaps you've always wanted to put on a potluck for the whole street? Summer with your neighbours is about bringing people closer together and celebrating the unique and diverse mix of each neighbourhood.
The Community Boards are making small subsidies available to help support Summer with your neighbours events. Applications are now open until Sunday 6 September, 2020
Apply online at: ccc.govt.nz/GetTogether

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Community planting day at The Groynes

This family-friendly event is scheduled between 10.30pm and 12.30pm (followed by BBQ sausage) on Sunday 23 August at the Groynes Reserve in the No.2 picnic area.
Bring along family, friends and a spade.
This project will provide wildlife corridors to protect and restore waterway plants and animals, wetlands and natural heritage values, and includes links to ponds, lakes and the Waimakariri River.

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New recycling guide on its way

Keep an eye on your letterbox for a handy new guide that will help you with your recycling efforts. The guide is packed with useful information about what items belong in the yellow recycling bin and is aimed at making it easy for people to recycle correctly.
Later this month recycling free bin stickers will also be available at Council libraries and service centres. These stickers are designed to go on the inside of your yellow bin lid. When you put an item out for recycling, you can double-check against the sticker that the item belongs in the bin.

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