Bay Harbour: February 01, 2017

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Wednesday February 1 2017
Your Local Views
History provides strong future
Port Hills MP
Ruth Dyson
talks about
Lyttelton’s
history
How many times
over the last six
years have you heard someone
(even yourself) ask – “What used
to be there?”
With the number of buildings
that we have lost, I feel it’s really
important to have easy and
accessible information about
what used to be in these now
vacant or newly built on sites.
And it’s the same with local
identities – remembering them
and their contribution is important
too. It helps build a sense of
place and community.
I have seen so many visitors
to Lyttelton look at the beautiful
photos on London St, taken by
Jae Renaut.
Who would have imagined all
those years ago when he took
those photos that they would
be some of the enduring images
of buildings no longer there.
Beautiful and significant buildings
like the Harbour Light, the
Salvation Army Barracks and
the Lyttelton Council building.
Likewise, it was really lovely
to see the plaque unveiled to
commemorate the 105 th anniversary
of the founding of
MEMORIES:
Buildings such as the
former Harbourlight
Theatre and the
Colletts Chemist
site are of significant
historical importance
to Lyttelton.
Colletts Chemist on the corner
of London and Oxford Sts.
The community board deserves
our thanks for supporting this
plaque and I certainly hope that
it is the first of many to recognise
other community leaders and
contributors.
Some of the plaques could be
more beneficial if they had a
story board with me, so that locals
and visitors alike could read
a bit of the history of the person
or building.
Perhaps other areas in the city
could think about doing a similar
project to Lyttelton?
Very little of our history is
accessible to the average visitor
and I think that it would give us
a positive point of difference to
many other areas as we compete
for the tourist visitors.
What do you think?
Economy driving
wage and job growth
National List
MP Nuk Korako
talks about
what to expect
in election year
Happy New Year.
As we head
into election year, people will be
considering whether they think
New Zealand is heading in the
right direction. To me the answer
is a resounding yes.
New Zealand tops the world
rankings as the least corrupt
country on earth, the most prosperous
country and the easiest
place to do business.
The economy continues to
grow, driving wage and job
growth, and allowing us to lift
the minimum wage ahead of inflation
again. Tourism has grown
by 8.4 per cent in Canterbury in
the last year, and with the opening
of major attractions such
as the Christchurch Adventure
Park, I expect that growth to
increase.
We have work under way on
multiple cycleways throughout
the Port Hills – in particular the
Sumner to City cycleway will
be enjoyed by commuters and
recreational cyclists alike.
But this year is not just about
the election. There is plenty of
work to do in the Port Hills. I
will be continuing to monitor the
situation with Redcliffs School, as
the Ministry of Education works
to get construction of the new
school under way, and advocate
to lower the speed in school
zones.
I have been involved with the
Heathcote River, but there is
more work to be done on this,
and other environmental issues
within the Port Hills.
The issues caused by
Christchurch City Council’s
handling of Coastal Hazards
have not gone away, and I will
continue to advocate for an
outcome that is satisfactory to
coastal residents.
We also need to keep working
on bringing cruise ships back to
Lyttelton. It is really important
that we take a regional approach
to this issue, acknowledging
not just the benefits to the Port
Company and to Lyttelton, but to
all of Christchurch.
And as always, I am available
to help with constituent issues
and concerns, whether it be dealing
with Government departments,
EQC issues, or hearing
your ideas on how we can make
our communities even better.
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