COVID-19 community update - 27 May 2020
Greetings from your Community Board
Message from the Chair
Kia ora everyone,
I'm looking forward to getting out and about over the long weekend and reconnecting with all our beautiful city has to offer. It's been great seeing many of you enjoying our playgrounds and Council facilities and supporting our local shops and cafes.
Our community board meetings will resume the first week of June and our delegated decision-making powers returned on 18 May.
Keep being kind and look after one another. Kia kaha.
Board Chair, Emma Norrish
Revamped Graham Condon pool to open
The Graham Condon Recreation and Sports Centre will be fully open to the public from Monday following an extensive refurbishment that started in mid-January. The popular recreation facility had been due to reopen in late March this year after the spruce up but this was delayed by the COVID-19 lockdown.
Fun track pumps up action at Shirley Community Reserve
A 12-year-old boy’s persistence has paid off with the first use of the new modular pump track in Shirley Community Reserve. The installation of the temporary track follows a petition – led by Chisnallwood Intermediate pupil Shannon Smith – to the Waipapa/Papanui-Innes Community Board Community Board, calling for the creation of a skate, scooter and bike area.
Update on Christchurch Northern Corridor
Work is happening at the intersections with Westminster Street and Berwick Street. Westminster Street is closed on either side of Cranford Street while the work happens. Work to widen the street between Innes Road and Berwick Street is happening at the same time. Read our latest newsletter for more information.
Heading back to work? Prepare for level 2 traffic
Biking, scooting or walking could be the best - and fastest - way to get to work and school with extra traffic about under Alert Level 2.
Download our Christchurch bike guide and map here and explore our city's major cycle routes.
What's happening at our next Community Board meeting
Our Community Board meetings will resume the first week of June. Find out the dates, times and details of upcoming Community Board and Council meetings here.
Wheelie bin spot checks set to resume
Spot checks of yellow wheelie bins put out for kerbside collection will resume next week as Christchurch City Council steps up its effort to get people recycling right. The checks will see gold stars put on the recycling bins that have all the right stuff in them.
Book your visit to our pools and fitness centres
Swimmers and fitness fans can now return to their regular workouts, with online bookings core to a safety-focused environment at the Christchurch City Council’s Recreation and Sport Centres.
Holiday weekend opening for Christchurch's hot pools
New Brighton’s beachside hot pools complex, He Puna Taimoana, will open to the public on Saturday. Christchurch residents can apply for a discount card to get reduced entry fees.
Visit He Puna Taimoana website for more information including opening hours, admission fees and bookings.
Te Wheke opening this weekend at Christchurch Art Gallery
An immersive exhibition that explores art through our connections with the Pacific will be unveiled at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū on 30 May. The exhibition includes a brand new painting by artist Kelcy Taratoa, spanning 36 metres across Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū’s outer east wall.
KidsFest 2020 is coming
Planning for one of Canterbury school children’s most loved annual events, KidsFest, is well underway, despite the challenges of the current COVID-19 pandemic. KidsFest, which runs every winter school holidays, will go ahead this year from Saturday 4 July until Sunday 19 July.
Council considering revised Draft Annual Plan 2020-21 options
Three options for reworking Christchurch City Council’s budget to reflect the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will be considered by elected members at a special Council meeting on Friday. Following the Council decision, the revised Draft Annual Plan 2020–21 will go out for public feedback from 12– 29 June.
Coming up at the 28 May Council meeting
Christchurch City Council is meeting on Thursday 28 May. You can view the main items on the agenda for the public part of the meeting below.
COVID-19: What impact is it having locally?
This rolling blog provides information on how efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 are affecting Christchurch City Council services, facilities and community events. Check here for updates.
Get information and advice about Covid-19
Our facilities are now open, with many things in place to help keep people well. Please stay at home if you, or anyone in your house, is unwell, and practice physical distancing when visiting our facilities.
For the latest updates on Council facilities and services please visit Newsline.
For everything you need to know about COVID-19, visit Unite against COVID-19.
For health concerns and advice, visit Ministry of Health.
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