Greetings from your Community BoardMessage from the ChairKia ora koutou, Highlights of our latest meetingOur Community Board met on Wednesday 3 March. Some highlights of our meeting included hearing from Holly Sullivan, secretary and head coach of the Woolston Boxing Club as part of our Public Forum. Holly presented to the Board regarding the need to find a bigger space to be able to accommodate the youth waitlist that is over a year long. The Board requested that council staff work with the boxing club to look at possible options. Sign up and share our newsletterSharing is caring, and we'd love you to share our newsletter on your social media channels. You can cut and paste this URL to link to the online version of this newsletter. Did you know?Board delegations and decisions Need funding for a community project?Applications for the Strengthening Communities Fund are now open until 12 April. The fund supports not-for-profit organisations, which help strengthen community wellbeing. Community Service AwardsDo you know a volunteer who deserves recognition for making our communities better places to live.
What we've been up to this monthGreat day out at Estuary FestThe Waikura/Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board attended the Estuary Fest Event, held on Saturday 27 February. It was great to engage with the local community at such a well-attended and fun event that highlights the importance of the Ihutai. Music at EdmondsThe Friends of Edmonds Factory Garden Inc held a successful afternoon of live music with a brass band, pipe band, choral music and a bouncy castle for children’s entertainment on Sunday 14 February. The event was well attended, while it caters for all ages it was particularly popular with older adults. Cut Loose @ CutlerAround 120 people attended the recent community BBQ on Cutler Park on 16 January 2020. Delivered in partnership with Kidshub, the event featured a slip n’ slide, mud kitchen, harakeke hut building, sports and other activities and games. This was planned as an opportunity to activate the park and engage with the local residents on what they think about the space, how they use it and ideas for future activations. The Community Governance team and Community Board members who attended received valuable insight on potential opportunities for the park. New date for Linwood-Central-Heathcote Residents ForumOur community board would like invite representatives from residents and community groups in the Linwood-Central-Heathcote Board Area, to attend our upcoming residents and community group forum on 16 March. This session will occur in two parts, the first for all residents to explain the Draft LTP consultation process and the second (primarily for Central City residents but all are welcome to stay) on the: Canterbury Multiuse Arena Central City Residential Programme (also known as ‘Project 8011’) If time, Vacant Spaces This will be held on Tuesday 16 March 2021, 5.45pm-7.30pm, in the Function Room, First Floor Civic Offices (53 Hereford Street). Anthems of Belonging opens at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o WaiwhetūThe exhibition Anthems of Belonging opens on Saturday 13 March, giving you a glimpse into what five New Zealand families with a wide range of cultural and ancestral connections feel about place and belonging in Aotearoa. Artist Olivia Webb worked with five families – who have ties to Kiribati, Zambia, Samoa, the Philippines, England and the Netherlands – to create their own songs about living in Aotearoa. In life-sized video projections, each family is seen performing their anthem from their own lounge room, emphasising both the personal and political qualities of using one’s voice. While they are not professional singers, music is an important part of each family’s culture. Anthems of Belonging illustrates the diversity of contemporary New Zealand culture, and shows how varied cultural backgrounds and traditions can shape the experience of living and belonging here. FRESH Event @ Christchurch Art GalleryJoin us for a fun night at Christchurch's premiere youth dance party! YCD in association with Mai Canterbury presents FRESH Uptown Boogie Down. This free event will be held on Saturday 13 March from 7pm - 11pm at Christchurch Art Gallery. The Waikura/Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board granted funding to YCD for a series of youth events through their Discretionary Response Fund. Know your zoneThe tsunami alerts issued in the wake of the earthquakes near the Kermedec Islands are a timely reminder that people should check if they are in a tsunami evacuation zone. Use the property search function on our online map to check and learn about what you need to do in an evacuation. Tsunami evacuation zones were updated last year for Banks Peninsula and in 2019 for Christchurch. For more information visit www.ccc.govt.nz/tsunami Pasifika Fitness Challenge kicks off in ChristchurchA month of free activities to get Pasifika people moving together is kicking off in Christchurch. The Pasifika Fitness Challenge is being led by the Tangata Atumotu Trust with support from the Ministry of Pacific Peoples and Christchurch City Council. Better roads for Linwood and WoolstonWe’re making improvements to the transport network in parts of five suburban areas in Christchurch to make it safer and easier to get around. Ferry Road cycleway trialWe're trialling a new type of cycleway on Ferry Road and lowering the speed to 30 km/h. Slower roads mean a safer way for everyone. The cycleway will connect the existing cycle paths on St Asaph Street and the east end of Ferry Road at Fitzgerald Avenue. Initial work starts on Tuesday 9 February 2021. We’re then planning to use paint, planters and wave separators to create a safer road environment and create a buffer between the cycleway and road. Keen to help native plants survive?Come and be part of our Port Hills Reserves volunteer days and help native plants thrive. Bowenvale Reserve (Huntsbury) - please meet at 20 Swanton Drive, Huntsbury. Park on the street close to there, but please keep access ways clear for residents. Latters - meet in the carpark behind the Victoria Park Visitor Centre, to walk to the site. Come prepared for all weather with sturdy boots for hill work. Hedge clippers and gloves will be provided by the rangers, but please feel free to bring your own. For more information, please visit our website or contact Fiona Fenton on 0275061425 or fiona.fenton@ccc.govt.nz Council reviewing representation arrangementsOur 2021 Representation Review is getting underway, with Councillors considering an initial proposal covering city-wide representation arrangements for the 2022 and 2025 local elections at Thursday's meeting. At least once every six years, local authorities have to review their representation arrangements to make sure they’re still fair and provide effective representation for communities. Our last representation review started in 2015. Six years later, we're proposing to keep the electoral system and the number of councillors and community board members as they are, with some tweaks to ward boundaries to balance populations, as required by the Local Electoral Act 2001. We're also proposing to reduce the number of community boards from seven to six. It is proposed that the Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board is divided up and the wards merged into the three nearby community boards with shared interests. The Linwood ward would join Waitai/Coastal-Burwood, the Central ward Waipapa/Papanui-Innes, and the Heathcote ward Waihoro/Spreydon-Cashmere. This would mean Council resources to support the boards are distributed more evenly across all the city. Read more on Newsline and view maps of the proposed boundaries here. What's OnDiscover what's on in your neighborhood and across our city. From free events, exhibitions and live comedy — it's it all here. Have your sayView consultations that the Council is currently undertaking, find out more about each consultation and have your say. NewslineRead the latest news on Council activities and what's happening across Christchurch and Banks Peninsula. Contact your Community BoardThe Waikura/Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board are here to provide support and advice to our community. Contact the Linwood-Central-Heathcote |