Bay Harbour: June 21, 2017

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Wednesday June 21 2017
News
Governors Bay
abduction
case lead
• By Andrew King
POLICE HAVE a good line of
inquiry into identifying a man
who tried to abduct a young girl
in Governors Bay on Thursday.
Detective Senior Sergeant Mark
Worner said police have reviewed
CCTV footage from the area
which has given them an idea of
who they are looking for.
The girl fought off a man who
tried to abduct her in the Governors
Bay Hotel car park at about
4.20pm.
The incident involved a man described
as European, in a red car,
possibly a sedan. The girl’s mother
told Bay Harbour News her
daughter fled her attacker.
Governors Bay School board
of trustees chairwoman Amanda
Derry said they spoke to the family
on Thursday and are supporting
them.
“The person responsible should
come forward and get the help
they need before we come and
knock on their door, which will
happen,” Detective Senior Sergeant
Worner said.
Anyone with information can
phone 363 7400. Information can
also be provided anonymously
through Crimestoppers on 0800
555 111.
• By Caitlin Miles
CLIFF FACES in Akaroa are
being monitored by city council
staff after residents expressed
concern over their condition.
They alerted
members of the
Banks Peninsula
Community
Board to their
concerns over the
state of the cliffs
on Beach Rd behind
the Akaroa
Fire Station and
opposite the Akaroa Lighthouse.
The condition of the seawall has
also been called into question.
However, city streets maintenance
manager ​Mark Pinner,
said the slopes behind the
lighthouse have been checked by
the city council on “a number of
occasions.
Community board chairwoman
Christine Wilson said,
in her personal opinion, concern
about rockfall is something to
take seriously.
WARY: The cliff
face behind
the Akaroa Fire
Station (below)
and opposite
the lighthouse,
both on Beach
Rd are monitored
and repaired as
needed.
Worry over condition of cliff faces
Christine
Wilson
“Since the earthquakes when
rockfall concerns are raised it is
important to get them fixed as
quick as possible, it can be quite
concerning,” she said
Mr Pinner said loess faces are
“fairly resilient” but they are
prone to natural weathering and
waterlog from rainfall and they
are “maintained as needed.”
He said the city council is
aware of the erosion of the seawall
near the fire station.
“It is currently being
monitored. Council’s structural
engineers are inspecting and
monitoring the wall, more so
after large tidal events, and preparing
designs for remediation,”
Mr Pinner said.
What’s being done
about Canterbury’s
water quality?
Look a little deeper at the
action being taken to improve
our precious water.
This year, there are new requirements on farmers
to limit the effects of farming on water quality.
The majority of farmers are already doing the
right thing, but more needs to be done to truly
improve our precious water.
We are working with farmers so that they know
exactly what they need to do. It will take time
for these improvements to have an effect on our
water quality and quantity, but we’re off to a
good start.
Look a little deeper at
www.canterburywater.org.nz