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PAGE 8 Wednesday December 20 2017 BAY HARBOUR Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Only 5 Days till Christmas you’d better get a skate on! great christmas book gift ideas 1005 Ferry rd Ph 384 2063 while stocks last (see instore for terms and conditions) Barry & kerry
Wednesday December 20 2017 News • By Sarla Donovan TWO LARGE trees on the former Redcliffs School site could be in for the chop. City councillors voted in September to approve the sale of Redcliffs Park, Beachville Rd, to the Ministry of Education so the school could be built there. The former Redcliffs School site on Main Rd will be transferred to the city council to become a park. The Ministry will remove the current buildings. But the Redcliffs Residents Association is worried the trees – an oak and an elm – could be cut down at the same time as the buildings are removed. It asked the city council if the trees could be placed on the significant and notable trees register. But they were told the trees can’t be added because the register is full. Head of parks Brent Smith said there was “no intention at this stage” to add any more trees to the schedule of significant trees before the next District Plan review. That’s not likely to be for another 10 years as the city has just completed a full review. He said that once the school grounds come under the control of the city council, a resource LANDMARK: This oak tree at the former Redcliffs School on Main Rd may be removed when the city council develops playing fields on the site. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER consent would be required to remove any trees over 10m. And during the demolition phase, the city council would ask for measures to protect “particular trees” but would not say if that would include the oak and the elm. Association secretary Pat McIntosh said she had seen one city council plan which suggested the trees would be cleared for playing fields. But Mr Smith said a detailed landscape plan for the site has not been developed yet. “There are a number of Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi configurations of the sports fields that will fit in the space available and a number of them include retaining the large oak and elm in the centre of the school grounds.” Dr McIntosh said she wasn’t certain of the trees’ age but they “looked to be” around 60 years old. “We remain concerned about their future,” she said. •HAVE YOUR SAY: Should the trees be given protected status? Email your views to sarla.donovan@starmedia. kiwi • By Sarla Donovan MATURE pohutukawa, cabbage and lacebark trees were chopped up and have been left lying on the ground at a property on Sumner’s Esplanade. Nikki and Ron Twine’s 110-year-old earthquakedamaged house was demolished more than two years ago, but contractors were careful to leave some of the mature trees on the section, including the three growing next to a boundary fence. The couple – who are living in Redcliffs while waiting to rebuild on the site – were shocked last week to discover someone had trespassed onto the property and cut down the three trees, as well as an established potato vine. The Twines had lived at the address for 21 years and the trees were 5-6m high and at least 20 years old. Trunks and branches were left lying on the ground. It was not until neighbours complained to the city council about the fire risk that they discovered what had happened. Mr Twine said it was “pretty BAY HARBOUR Local News Now Trees at school threatened Shock for owners PAGE 9 Fire rages, homes at risk after trees cut down gut-wrenching” to see the damage as trees like that took a long time to grow. They have notified the police and the city council. Police have said they can issue a trespass notice but need evidence to be able to do this. But Mrs Twine said she didn’t have any evidence and didn’t want to prosecute. “I just want people to have a conscience and think about how this might feel for us.” She said she didn’t know why people would want to cut the trees down, as they didn’t block views. •Anyone with information can get in touch with Mrs Twine via facebook.
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