Greetings from your Community Board

Message from the Chair

Kia ora koutou,
There's plenty of events on in our neighbourhood as part of the Christchurch Heritage Festival, and if you've ever wondered what happens to your rubbish after you put it in the yellow bin, check out the EcoSort open day on Saturday 31 October. My family and I enjoyed a great day out at Cranford Basin earlier this month, joining forces with other volunteers to help plant kahikatea. If you haven't already, I encourage you to take a look at the changes the Council is proposing to its current Social Housing Strategy and give your feedback.
Keep being kind and look after one another. Kia kaha.

Board Chair, Emma Norrish

Highlights from our latest meeting

Our Community Board met on Friday 16 October. Some highlights of our meeting approving funding for a number of great-sounding community events from our Summer with your Neighbours fund. We also approved funding to Burnside High School towards the costs of students attending the Spirit of Adventure Trophy Voyage from our 2020/21 Youth Development Fund. Our Board recommended that Council retain the existing road layout on Cranford Street between Innes Road and Berwick Street. We also received our Community Board Area Report for September 2020, which provides us with an overview of all the great things going on in our area. You can check out the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board Facebook page for more information, 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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Community Board recommend wait and see approach on extra road space

The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board have recommended that Council retain the existing road layout on Cranford Street between Innes Road and Berwick Street. Parking would be retained and the additional street space will provide more room for cyclists using this stretch of Cranford Street. The Board's recommendation will now go to Council on 12 November for a final decision. You can read the latest project newsletter here.

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Cranford Street work nears completion

Much of the road work is now complete with Sherborne Street and Barbadoes Street back to two-way and a lot of tidy up work happening. The last areas to be finished will be the intersections of Cranford Street and Wesminster Street, Westminster Street and Forfar Street, and Forfar Street and Warrington Street.

New living wall for Graham Condon

A living wall has been installed on the outside of the Graham Condon Recreation and Sports Centre in Papanui for customers, employees and local residents to enjoy. A growing body of research has accumulated evidence of the physical and mental health benefits resulting from access and interaction with living walls.

Community digs in at Cranford Basin planting event

There was a fantastic turnout of volunteers for the city's first planting event in the Cranford Basin earlier this month, with just under 100 volunteers planting 3000 kahikatea. This is part of what will be the largest stand of kahikatea in the Ōtautahi-Christchurch area since pre-European times. The goal is to plant and establish 40,000 kahikatea trees in Cranford Basin over the next two years so lots more opportunity next season to get involved.

It was a wonderful morning with lots of families – including board chair Emma Norrish and her whanau - with the event jointly run by Christchurch City Council, Trees for Canterbury and Conservation Volunteers New Zealand.

New mural for Mairehau Library

Mairehau's much-loved volunteer library has received a makeover, with a bright new mural freshening up the back wall. The mural is a vibrant celebration of local fauna and flora, has been greeted with enthusiasm by the library volunteers, patrons, surrounding neighbours and community. The mural was supported with funding from the Papanui-Innes Community Board.

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Discover our heritage this Labour weekend

Christchurch Heritage Festival begins this Saturday 24 October, and there’s lots of events and activities to explore!
Here’s what’s on in your neighbourhood:

Family History Open Days
A Hidden Treasure
Spirited Cemetery Tours – St Paul’s Anglican Cemetery

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Ever wondered what happens to your recycling?

Come along to the open day and learn! The city’s recycling facility EcoSort on Parkhouse Road is having a public open day on Saturday 31 October from 9am to 1pm. It’s a great chance to check out how your yellow bin recycling gets processed. Bookings not required.

Read the N ewsline story or for more information visit ccc.govt.nz/ecosort

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Have your say on our draft housing strategy

Christchurch City Council’s Draft Community Housing Strategy is now open for public feedback.
Residents can have their say on the draft strategy until 16 November 2020.

Give your feedback on the draft Community Housing Strategy.

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New Waste Minimisation and Management Plan adopted

The Council has adopted a new plan focused on reducing the amount of waste being dumped at landfill and changing our ‘throw-away’ culture. The 2020 Waste Minimisation and Management Plan was approved by the Three Waters Infrastructure and Environment Committee on Wednesday. It outlines how the Council plans to tackle the city’s waste stream over the coming years and encourage waste prevention.
You can view the Newsline story and plan online.

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Get your rates invoice by email

Go paperless and be in to win!
Sign up to get your rates invoice by email before 13 November 2020 and go in the draw to win a month membership to He Puna Taimoana, New Brighton hot pools.

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