COVID-19 community update - 13 May 2020
Greetings from your Community Board
Message from the Chair
Kia ora everyone, it was great to hear the Prime Minister announce New Zealand’s move to alert level two. The move will take place at 11.59pm on Wednesday 13 May.
Council will reopen our city's facilities as soon as possible because we know just how much our residents are missing them.
Keeping being kind and look after one another. Kia kaha.
Board Chair, Emma Norrish
Playgrounds set to reopen on Thursday
Kids will be able to burn-off excess energy at their local playground when the country moves to Alert Level 2 on Thursday. Christchurch City Council is preparing to reopen all the city’s playgrounds, including the popular Margaret Mahy Playground in the central city.
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.
Council preparing to re-open public facilities
Christchurch City Council is working on plans for re-opening its public facilities under Alert Level 2. This includes our sport and recreation centres, libraries, pools, community centres and playgrounds.
Pools, gyms and recreation centres gear up for reopening
Christchurch City Council is gearing up to reopen its recreation and sport facilities under Alert Level 2. Jellie Park, Taiora QEII, Pioneer, Nga Puna Wai and Graham Condon’s fitness centre and sports halls will all reopen from Monday 18 May, while Graham Condon pools will reopen from 25 May following refurbishments.
Transfer stations to run as normal under Alert Level 2
Christchurch and Banks Peninsula’s transfer stations will operate as normal under COVID-19 Alert Level 2. That means people will be able to drop off rubbish, greenwaste and recycling and household hazard waste without a booking from Thursday 14 May.
Public transport returning to regular service
Metro’s public transport networks are returning to regular timetables from Monday 11 May, and the central city Bus Interchange will reopen.
Help us to recycle
Under Covid-19 alert level three we started recycling again – but we need your help!Please put the correct, clean items in your yellow recycling bin. You can find out what items you can recycle at ccc.govt.nz/recycling.
Thanks for “bin good” and doing your part to help us recycle.
Annual Plan rethink on the agenda as deficit grows
Christchurch City Council is likely to end the financial year with an operating deficit of more than $33 million due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Get information and advice about COVID-19
Council’s essential services are still operating. For the current status of our services, please visit our website.
For the latest information on how the lockdown is affecting Christchurch please visit Newsline.
If you, or someone you know needs help accessing essentials such as food or medication, please phone 0800 24 24 11.
For everything you need to know about COVID-19, visit Unite against COVID-19.
For health concerns and advice, visit Ministry of Health.
Contact your Community Board
We're working from home to continue providing support and advice to our community. Our meetings will resume the first week of June and our delegated decision-making powers will return midnight 18 May. Read more on Newsline.
Contact the Papanui-Innes Governance team
Our governance team are also set up and working from home. You can find all our contact details on the Papanui-Innes web page.
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