Month: June 2018

Mapping Our World

Today I learnt to use Google My Maps.

My Maps has allowed me to present an interactive map of the whole area showing:

10 Shirley Road, at the centre of the map.

Support Services (green ?):
Te Puna Oraka, Shirley Community Trust, MacFarlane Park Centre, Drug Arm, Mental Health Education Resource Centre, Work and Income, Early Start Project, Plunket Shirley, Autism NZ, Delta Community Support Trust, The Champion Centre.

Education Providers (purple children):
Mairehau High School, St Francis of Assisi School, Mairehau Primary School, Shirley Primary School, Shirley Intermediate School, Banks Avenue School, Jean Seabrook Memorial School, Arahina ki Ōtautahi, Kidsfirst Kindy MacFarlane Park, Shirley Playcentre, Kidsfirst Kindy Richmond, Kidsfirst Kindy Mairehau.

Libraries (black book):
Shirley Library, Papanui Library, Parklands Library, New Brighton Library.

Metro Info Bus Routes (colour coded as per network map):
O Orange Line, Or Orbiter, 28 Papanui/Lyttelton, 44 Shirley, 60 Hillmorton/Southshore, 100 Wigram/The Palms, 107 Styx Mill/Northlands, 108 Casebrook/Northlands, 125 Redwood/Westlake, 135 Burwood/New Brighton, 150 The Palms/Spencerville.

Each pin is clickable and has more info/links, + & -, are in the bottom left hand corner, so you can zoom in/out.

Click on the square with arrow, in the top left hand corner, to show/hide map legend/layers.

“Rise Up Richmond” Website

Welcome to my “Rise Up Richmond” website https://www.riseuprichmond.nz/.

The ideas/research for this website began after I presented my verbal submission to the Christchurch City Council’s 2018 Long Term Plan, for the rebuild of the Shirley Community Centre (https://www.10shirleyroad.org.nz/), 10 Shirley Road, Christchurch, to create a multi-cultural centre as a “Gateway to the East.”

“Are you saying that rather than just building back a community centre, that actually we should look at the whole of the area, and look at the whole of the needs.
So maybe what we need to be considering for the Long Term Plan is a budget that would enable a full needs analysis, and to look at what the different options are.”
Mayor Lianne Dalziel – 12th May 2018

I began to look around at our Richmond suburb, and soon realised that we already have so many positive things happening here.

Richmond Village is a destination space for our history (Maori & British), our food (NZ & International) and our art (Street Art & Bill Sutton), all showcasing our NZ identity/heritage.

I hope that after you read through this website you will realise like me, we have an identity, a history, our heritage, a story to tell…so let’s “Rise Up Richmond”.