Greetings from your Community BoardBoard Chair, Karolin Potter Message from the ChairLike many of you, our Waihoro/Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board has been awaiting the outcome of our city's 2021–31 Long Term Plan which sets out Christchurch City Council's investment in our city over the next 10 years. We had some fantastic wins for our communities, which we pushed to be included in the LTP, including more urban parks rangers and no reduction to the opening hours of South Library. We also secured funding for the Selwyn Street Master Plan to be implemented in 2023, years earlier than planned, and a new local cycleway from Westmorland in 2025 to get our kids safely to school, instead of in 2031 as originally proposed. The Council also adopted the Climate Resilience Strategy last week. We are really pleased that there is an additional $13.5 million in the LTP for a
range of targeted climate and environmental initiatives, which we’ve been strongly advocating for. You can read more about the strategy in our newsletter and on Newsline. The Waihoro Board unanimously asked the chair to write to the Mayor and the Chief Executive congratulating all Council staff not only for the wonderful flood mitigation work but also for the way everyone steps up to the mark every time there is a civil defence crisis threatening our rohe. So many people have said to me how well most people and their homes did compared to previous occasions when the rainfall has been biblical in its impact. There's heaps of good stuff happening in our local community at the moment – we've tried to capture most of it in our newsletter. I hope you enjoy reading it. Stay together, look after one another. Highlights of our latest meetingOur Community Board met on Wednesday 16 June. Some highlights of our meeting included hearing from the Ōpāwaho Heathote River Network about their upcoming Matariki Event at South Library on Friday 25 June from 4pm–7pm. We also received the Waihoro/Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board Area Report for June 2021, which gives us an overview of all the great work being done in our area. 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. Community updatesJoint briefing with Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community BoardOn Monday 14 June, Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board had a joint briefing with Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board. Three local residents' associations also attended. The topic was transport impact of new subdivisions. Upgrade toilets, changing room facilities and sports storage at Hoon Hay ParkThe Christchurch City Council Parks Unit along with the Recreation, Sports and Events Unit (RSU) have assessed changing facilities at parks and determined that the Hoon Hay Park pavilion will be upgraded when the budget is available in the Long Term Plan (2024/25). Huntsbury Preschool promotion at South LibraryLate last year the Community Board met at the Huntsbury Community Centre and heard from the manager of the Huntsbury Preschool, who was concerned about the growing number of preschools consented in the area. In mid-April, following encouragement from staff, the Huntsbury Preschool promoted its work and venue to potential new family membership by creating a display stand at the South Service Centre and Library. The display was part of the marketing programme of the preschool which is based at the community owned and managed Huntsbury Community Centre. Principals breakfastThe Board recently hosted a breakfast meeting with the area's school principals. Council staff presented information about the Council’s programmes for getting pupils active, and about school travel plans. Read more about these resources here. Beckenham Loop speed limitWe're making it safer to get around the Beckenham Loop area with a new 40 km/h speed limit that will be put in place at the start of July. The speed limit is for the area to the south of Tennyson Street and bounded by Eastern Terrace, Waimea Terrace and Colombo Street. Cashmere/Hoon Hay/Worsleys intersection upgrade underwayWe’re working on Kaiwara St, (as well as Mavin Road and Blakeston Street) as part of a wider project to upgrade at the Cashmere, Worsleys and Hoon Hay intersection. We need to close part of Kaiwara Street so our contractors can work safely. City's investment in floodplain management pays offChristchurch City Council’s decision to invest millions of dollars improving the city’s stormwater network helped to prevent homes and businesses flooding last month. The Council’s use of the District Plan to set minimum floor levels to protect buildings in flood-prone areas of the city from the risk of flooding also helped reduce the damage. Weeding out riverside complacencyEager to be “part of the solution” and not simply onlookers, Gen and Malcolm Long have dug deep to rescue reserves and riverside tracks from smothering weeds. The busy couple are part of the volunteer army working with Council staff to keep parks, reserves, paths and tracks beautiful. The Friends of Farnley Reserve group gathers every month, sharing in the “pride as the reserve starts looking better and the compliments of passers-by flow”. The Long Term Plan 2021–31 has been adoptedOn Wednesday, councillors approved a 10-year budget that invests $3.8 billion into Christchurch’s three waters network and roading and transport systems, and heeds your calls to focus on getting the basics right. Read more on Newsline and catch up on the main items here. You can look up the projects earmarked for the Spreydon-Cashmere area using our online tool. This will be updated soon with the final figures, and we'll let you know. In the meantime, you can read the minutes here. Council adopts climate resilience strategyWe've adopted a climate resilience strategy and put money in the Long Term Plan towards helping the city achieve its climate change goals. With the adoption of the Kia Tūroa Te Ao, Ōtautahi Climate Resilience Strategy 2021 we have a framework for action that will help Christchurch reach the target of net zero emissions by 2045. Our 2021 Representation Review has concludedOn Friday 18 June, councillors adopted the final proposal for Christchurch’s representation arrangements, deciding how many elected members there should be and what communities they should represent at the next local elections in 2022. There have been a few tweaks to the current ward boundaries, but overall the review resulted in a proposal for Christchurch to continue to be represented by a Mayor, 16 Councillors, and 37 community board members representing 16 wards. The Mayor will be elected ‘at large’ by the whole city, and each ward will elect its own Councillor and Community Board members. You can make appeals and objections from 25 June to 25 July at Have Your Say. The final proposal will now be referred to the Local Government Commission for a final determination in early 2022 – after any objections have been resolved, and ahead of the next local body elections in October 2022. Tīrama Mai brings the light this winterTīrama Mai, meaning to illuminate or bring light, celebrates Matariki, our people and our unique local landscape from Friday 25 June until Saturday 10 July, between 6pm to 11pm every night. Christchurch’s central city and New Brighton will be transformed with a series of innovative lighting installations, projections and illuminated artworks created by some of Canterbury's best lighting artists and creative minds. Explore the lighting trails located around The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora, Worcester Boulevard, Ōtākaro Avon River, Riverside Market, New Regent Street, Victoria Square and New Brighton Pier. Tīrama Mai is proudly produced by Christchurch City Council and will conclude with a Matariki fireworks display on Saturday 10 July in New Brighton. Hoon Hay community farewells local support workerThe Hoon Hay community recently put on a farewell for Waihoro/Spreydon-Cashmere's Emma Pavey, who has moved on to another Governance team and away from the community she served as Community Recreation Advisor. The celebration was held at the Rowley Resource Center and the community put on a lovely spread for all. Emma was gifted with flowers and lovely words speaking of her “listening” and the community feeling heard. Michael one of the Hoon Hay Hoops and Lights young people, now Youth Development Worker spoke of Emma guiding the “boys” and helping them realise their potential. It was a very emotional occasion with the Rowley Resource Centre acknowledging Emma’s development work. Noting that before her arrival the Hoon Hay Fiesta Committee made up of community people would struggle to get anyone to show up to meetings and run the event. The 2021 committee is now lively, full and totally community led. 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