Greetings from your Community BoardMessage from the ChairKia ora koutou, We are aware of the importance of the Council hearing our views on all of these important proposals and we'd like to thank everyone who took the time to give their feedback. Winter is on the way and the recent wet weather is a good reminder to check that your drains and gutters are clear of leaves, to prevent flooding in and around your property. If you'd like to help increase the biodiversity of our city, take action for climate change or feel good doing something with friends and family, remember that winter is the season for planting, and
there are events at parks all over the city – look for one near you! Highlights of our latest meetingOur Community Board met on Monday 17 May in our Lyttelton Boardroom. Some highlights of our meeting included receiving our Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū/Banks Peninsula Community Board Area Report for May 2021, and receiving an update on our four Banks Peninsula libraries. Our Board recently heard two public forum presentations about the importance of the Peninsula's library services, which provide physical, social and spiritual support for the wellbeing of our rural communities. The Water Management Zone Committee attended our Board briefing to discuss mutual goals and how we can work together to achieve objectives. Some of the common focus areas between the Community Board and Water Management Zone Committee include: · Stormwater Management to protect marine life and ecosystems. · Appropriate Management of rural roads as biodiversity corridors. · Promoting protection of sites of ecological significance. · Supporting projects that increase native vegetation. · Support resilience planning and education in our communities. You can see more about the Water Management Zone Committee on Facebook. Our next Community Board meetingYou can find out the dates, times and agendas of upcoming Community Board and Council meetings here. 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. Dyers Pass Road safety improvements to finish in AugustUnexpectedly soft soil conditions is slowing down work on installing the Dyers Pass Road safety barriers, pushing completion of the project out by about two months. The work to install the 3km of safety barriers is now expected to be completed at the end of August. The safety barriers (or guardrails) are being installed at high-risk locations to help reduce the severity of crashes where vehicles would have left the road. Christchurch City Council Acting Head of Transport Lynette Ellis says as contractors have dug up the ground, they have encountered unexpectedly soft soil conditions at a depth that was not encountered when ground investigations were completed during the design phase of the project. “As a result they are drilling anchors into the rock under the road in order to achieve the required retaining wall strength to support the safety barriers. “Five hundred anchors are required across the all of the retaining wall sites. This additional work is the reason that construction is taking longer than expected,’’ Ms Ellis says. Work is expected to continue with similar road disruption to what is currently in place – night works, and around three work sites where the road is reduced to one lane during the day. “We’re working to speed up the work where possible,” says Ms Ellis. “We’ve successfully trialed an alternative retaining wall design using a Magnumstone concrete block system that is quicker to construct and requires less excavation, but this has been built into the end of August timeframe. “We understand that this work is highly disruptive to the Banks Peninsula community and we are working with the contractor to complete construction as fast as possible.” Community laces up shoes for Walking FestivalIt was great to see so many of our community take part in the recent Walking Festival, which kicked off on Saturday 17 April 2021 with 58 walks across Christchurch, Selwyn and Waimakariri. Seven of the walks were located on Banks Peninsula and the surrounding Port Hills. This year we asked walk providers to link their walks to the three pillars of wellbeing - Explore: Hōpara, Learn: Ako, Connect: Hono. There were a dozen new walks this year including Disc Golf, which has a golf course at QEII Park, Walk a Mile in a Refugees Shoes at Hagley Park and two walks in the Christchurch Adventure Park to take in the magnificent views of Christchurch. The popular Dogs Day Out in the Red Zone was on in the opening weekend. Festival booklets could be picked up from the local library or service centre. All the walks were free to participants with a couple that had transport costs. Hearings start on Christchurch’s climate change strategySubmitters on the Draft Ōtautahi Christchurch Climate Change Strategy will get to address the elected Council today as attention moves to how the city should respond and adapt to a changing climate. Over the past couple of weeks Mayor Lianne Dalziel and Councillors have been holding hearings to consider public submissions on the Draft 2021-31 Long Term Plan - the document that sets out Christchurch City Council’s priorities and spending plans for the next 10 years. Today, their focus switches to the Draft Ōtautahi Christchurch Climate Change Strategy, which was put out for public consultation in March. The strategy looks at:
We're working in your areaDiamond Harbour water main renewalsWhat: Council contractors are replacing water main pipes which are part of the Diamond Harbour Water Main Renewal Project. Where: Marine Drive, Whero Avenue, Waipapa Avenue, Purau Avenue, Te Ra Crescent & Rawhiti Street. When: Work will start on 29 April 2021 and is expected to be completed by the end of September 2021 (site and weather dependent). Work will be undertaken between Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm. Akaroa - LED street light upgradeWhat: We're replacing the existing street lights with efficient LED lights. Where: Multiple streets in Akaroa as shown in the following map. When: Work will start in April 2021 and is expected to be completed by late June 2021 (weather dependent). New Titles – Selector Picks at your local libraryCheck out great reads at Christchurch City Libraries in our Selector Picks lists, a variety of the new and interesting titles chosen by our book selectors for the collection. Each month you can browse the latest fiction, biographies, children’s and ‘quirky’ titles, as well as themed lists such as Science and Nature, True Crime, Home and Garden, Everyday life and more. You can find this month’s Selector Picks under New Titles on the Library’s homepage. Restoration planting in Christchurch parksWinter is the season for planting, and there are events at parks all over the city – look for one near you! Volunteering is a great way to help look after the environment you enjoy. Learn more about your community, be active in the outdoors and meet new people. Find an event for you, your family and friends to join on the Council Parks volunteer events page. Contact your Community BoardThe Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū/Banks Peninsula Community Board are here to provide support and advice to our community. Contact the Banks Peninsula governance teamYou can find all our contact details on our web page. Agendas and MinutesRead agendas and minutes from previous Council and Community Board meetings. You received this email because you are subscribed to receive updates from Christchurch City Council. |