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6 Tuesday September 27 2016 NOR’WEST NEWS Traffic issues need to be addressed In the lead up to the local body elections, the Nor’West News is asking candidates their views on topical issues within the community. Is the public transport system adequate for the residents to get in and out of the Harewood Ward or does it need to be improved? Faimeh Burke – Harewood Ward city council candidate The current public transport system in the Harewood Ward is very poor. With no bus routes in Bishopdale, residents have to go a long way to access bus transport, which is very difficult for the elderly and people with poor health. The residents of Northwood would also like to have a bus route taking them to the city. Currently the city council can decide about the bus stops but not the routes. I think it would be logical for the city council to take over this responsibility as the bus routes should be designed to fit the needs of the community. WE OFFER IT ALL! SALES, SERVICE & REPAIRS WE SERVICE ALL BRANDS Elections 16 Rod (D) Cameron – Harewood Ward city council candidate Obviously the public transport system in the Harewood Ward is inadequate through being adversely affected in travel times and timetables. Because of exponential population growth in the north of the city creating unsustainable traffic congestion. Expeditious introduction of light rail with obligatory government part-funding would immediately relieve congestion. Priority must be given for a major planning overhaul of the entire city future transport network applying a more visionary approach by identifying and appropriately zoning transport corridors to meet our future needs. Peak time public transport needs to be fast, efficient, accessible, and affordable to attract increased patronage. Light rail would provide this economically. I fully support returning bus services from ECan to city council control. Check out our spring specials in store Aaron Keown – Harewood Ward city council candidate As we have a number of major roads running through the Harewood Ward, the majority of our population is well served by regular bus services. With our ageing population we need to be looking at what the future of public transport looks like and we need to look at new solutions such as door to door services funded by the city council, but operated by local community organisations to be cost effective. We also need to continue the conversation around rail and look to make this a cost effective option. Rod (S) Cameron – Harewood Ward city council candidate Public transport is part of our civic infrastructure and should be regularly reviewed and updated to meet demands. However it involves complex issues, which in our relatively spread out ward means there is no simple answer to create best solutions. I regard there needs to be a region-wide study of needs, suggestions and options, with each city council working with ECan. Society is on the cusp of major change with the prospect of autonomous vehicles being ‘just around the corner’ and this needs to be taken into account, together with more mundane elements such as public ‘hire’ bicycles. When elements such as these are put into the mix, I believe we will see a new dawn of useful, readily available, efficient, public transport. It is exciting. Aaron Campbell - Harewood Ward community board candidate For some residents in Harewood public transport will be adequate but for many others it won’t. It certainly needs to be improved. After ECan changed the bus routes usage has gone down and we as both users and as residents should not be satisfied with it. We should be voting for ECan candidates who will actively advocate for the return of control of the bus routes to the city council. I lived in cities with integrated public transport systems for several years and know the benefits of such programmes. Christchurch has its own set of challenges but ones that can be overcome with community decision making and leveraging the use of technology. Linda Chen – Harewood Ward community board candidate Currently there are at least 10 bus routes that allow our residents to get in and out of the ward. There is plenty of room for improvement when it comes to the public transport system being adequately available for all residents across the entire ward. More bus routes, more frequent bus times and cheaper bus fares will be convenient for our residents and beneficial to the environment. However, we need to see how realistic and cost effective this is for Christchurch. Improvements on any issues are great, but we do have a limited budget and it is important to prioritise the utilisation of our budget. 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NOR’WEST NEWS Tuesday September 27 2016 7 News Changing face of Papanui • By Murray Williams, Papanui Heritage Group. THE PAPANUI Herald of March 21, 1989 reveals an interesting glimpse of life in Papanui a generation ago. This was a significant year as two major administrative reforms affected the area. Local government reorganisation meant that the Waimairi District Council, which had continued to administer some parts of Papanui, was undergoing a forced amalgamation with the Christchurch City Council. The education system was also facing a shake-up with the arrival of Tomorrow’s Schools. The Canterbury Education Board faced termination in favour of a more direct relationship between primary schools and central government agencies. A meeting at Papanui Primary School was advertised and “all parents, teachers and interested people” were invited to find out more about the changes. Local news items included reference to the repair of the over-bridge that provided an access point to Waimairi Primary School. The bridge had been destroyed by an overloaded goods wagon but had since been repaired. Mike Moore, the local MP, who was shortly to become a very short term prime minster, was reported to be carrying out his pastoral duties presenting prizes for the Papanui Beautifying Association. He cheerfully admitted that his own garden, in Dormer St, was a mess. Paparoa Street School was front page news with an article on a social studies topic about cave dwellers. The Herald reporter attended the culminating activity, a “mammoth hunt in the school grounds” and noted that the junior troglodytes were “generally a very polite and well-mannered tribe.” An example of technological change is hinted at in a large advertisement trumpeting the expansion of the local videohire business. Griff’s Movie Specialists had taken over the premises of Video Shack at 27 Main North Rd and promised 364-day service. A generation later this is very REPAIRS: Local news items included reference to the repair of the over-bridge that provided an access point to Waimairi Primary School. much a sunset industry. An advertisement from Redwood Electrical regretting that it would no longer repair jugs, irons or toasters hinted at the advent of cheap imports in such consumer goods. The Herald was a free weekly tabloid and it is not surprising that a large percentage of space was taken up by advertising. For example, an eight page feature, titled “the Herald’s Easter Bride”, promoted a range of goods and services to assist “Karen and Tom” plan their wedding and invited “other couples to follow their footsteps to the recommended business places.” Chlorination plan down the drain CHLORINATION OF water in the north-west will not go ahead but the city council will bring forward the completion of a programme to replace shallow wells with deeper bores. The north-west water supply zone, which stretches from Belfast to Yaldhurst and includes parts of Riccarton and Addington, is graded D due to its 22 shallow wells which supply about 80,000 people. On Thursday, city councillors approved a staff recommendation to speed up a programme to replace those wells with deeper ones and reject the use of chlorine in the mean time. Most of the shallow, unconfined wells will be shut down by the end of March 2017. They are considered the most susceptible to microbiological contaminants. 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