Bay Harbour: March 29, 2017

Wednesday March 29 2017
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Cave could be closed
• By Caitlin Miles
MONCKS CAVE in Redcliffs
could be permanently fenced off
from the public.
The city council is proposing
safety fencing around the cave
and landscaping enhancements
in the reserve around the cave
but the possibility of permanent
closure has some residents
concerned.
The cave, in Moncks Cave
Reserve on the corner of Main
Rd and Cave Tce in Redcliffs
has been closed from the public
since the February 22, 2011,
earthquake due to risk of collapse
or rock fall.
Redcliffs Residents’ Association
secretary Pat McIntosh said
the cave is significant for the
area and she wanted more information
on its stability before
a decision was made to fence it
off.
Moncks Cave is of cultural
significance on account of the
collection of taonga (treasure)
Maori discovered there in 1889.
City council staff have
planned a meeting with interested
parties tonight at 5.30pm
to discuss what the city council
is proposing to do to the cave
and surrounding area.
OVERGROWN: The city
council is considering
landscaping options at
Moncks Cave Reserve as
well as shutting the cave off
from the public.
Dr McIntosh said she hopes
the landscaping will be done
in the reserve but she wanted
more information on why the
cave should be fenced off before
the city council makes a decision.​
“If it needs to be fenced off
for safety then that’s fine, but if
not then make it avaliable to the
public,” Dr McIntosh said.
City council staff have
planned a meeting with interested
parties tonight at 5.30pm
to discuss what could happen to
the cave.
In Brief
TOY LIBRARY GETS GRANT
THe Little River Toy Library has
been given a grant towards lining
and putting insulation throughout
the building. The Banks Peninsula
Community approved a grant of
$1500 to the Royal New Zealand
Plunket Society Canterbury Area
to help cover the costs of work on
the building in Okuti Valley.
SWIMMING FUNDS
Duvauchelle School has been
granted funding to continue
providing swimming lessons
for the children. The Banks
Peninsula Community Board
approved $1500 worth of funding
to the school’s board of trustees
towards swimming and water
safety lessons for pupils and to
contribute to its upkeep. The
community also uses the pool.
REPAIR REQUEST
The Banks Peninsula Community
Board has requested city council
staff look into repairing the
memorial at Britomart Reserve at
Greens Point in Takapuneke. The
monument was created in 1898 to
commemorate Queen Victoria’s
60th jubilee and in recognition
of the importance of the site. The
community board has requested
city council staff supply costs for
the repairs and renovation of the
memorial.
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