Nor'West News: May 09, 2017

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Bid to trespass lake vandals
• By Julia Evans
THE CITY council is looking
into ways of preventing
vandalism at a Harewood
reserve.
City council staff and the
Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood
Community Board want to
trespass the
vandals, who have
been using angle
grinders, winches
and bolt cutters
to gain entry
to the area
David
Cartwright
around Lake Roto
Kohatu.
After costing
ratepayers more
than $15,000 over three months,
the community board does
not want to spend more
money cleaning up around the
lake.
Chairman David Cartwright
said after receiving a memo
from city council staff, the
community board is now
working on preventative
measures, considering the
serious nature and cost of the
vandalism.
“Are park rangers trained or
skilled enough to deal with this?
And if not, there must be a skill
RESERVE: Those responsible for vandalising the area around Lake Roto Kohatu may be
trespassed by the city council.
set or training programme they
can use,” he said.
City council operations
manager regional parks Kay
Holder said city council staff
will be working with the board
on improving security at the
access ways.
She said that if it were
appropriate, park rangers could
trespass vandals from the
reserve.
Mr Cartwright said that the
park rangers and members
of the public know who the
offending vandals were so they
should be trespassed at least.
“If these people are
vandalising, we need to trespass
(them) and . . . we do know who
they are,” he said.
Ms Holder confirmed that at
least $15,000 had been spent in
the summer season.
She said that included the
repair and replacement of
damaged facilities as a result
of people driving vehicles on
garden beds and grassed
areas, and removing signs,
fences and bollards.
“The incidents seem to be
prevalent during fine
summer evenings,” Ms Holder
said.
“However, given the high use
of (the) park . . . for walking,
dog exercising, jet skiing, water
polo, fishing, sailing, etc, the
antisocial behaviour is done by
the minority but can have high
impact,” she said.
In Brief
BOOKARAMA SUCCESS
Sales from the Rotary Club
of Bishopdale Burnside’s
Bookarama made 16 per cent
more than the previous year, but
the club would not disclose the
exact figure, member Lindsay
Crossen said. He said the event’s
success was a result of donations
of good quality books from
people in the north-west. Over
the next 12 months, the money
will be used to support the
community.
NEW YOUTH MANAGER
A new manager has been
appointed to 24-7 YouthWork,
based at Burnside High School.
The organisation aims to
connect young people with
mentors and role models.
Josh Olds has taken over from
previous manager Paul Holmes.
A luncheon was held recently to
farewell Mr Holmes.
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