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2 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Tuesday September 19 2017 Inside FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK News..........................3, 5-7, 15 WHAT AN election it’s going to be on Saturday night. The best and potentially the closest in many years, and one which will shape the country’s future for sometime. Star Media, publisher of the Nor’West News, will be following the election on our website www. star.kiwi and we’ll have reporters out on the street and bringing you latest updates through the afternoon and into the night. The Star on Thursday will also have an in-depth election preview. The polls clearly show people have shifted to voting for either National and Labour and this could spell doom for many smaller party politicians who have made it into Parliament on the back of MMP. Indications are voter turnout will be high and which ever party mobilises its supporters best on Saturday will win. – Barry Clarke Try out this refreshing recipe FOOD 19 NOR’WEST NEWS Local Views...........4-5, 8 Schools...........................10-12 Sport...........................16-17 Food...........................................19 Events................................20 Health................................21-22 Kidstuff.............................23 GET IN TOUCH General Inquiries Ph 379-7100 Classified Advertising Ph 379-1100 The Christchurch Star Company Ltd. PO box 1467 - Christchurch starmedia.kiwi NEWS Julia Evans Ph: 021 914 742 julia.evans@starmedia.kiwi ADVERTISING Monique Maynard Ph: 364 7474 monique.maynard@starmedia.kiwi Check out our exciting new plans for St Albans Come and view the exciting plans we have for St Albans! Along with a new reception area and our new apartments due to be started next year, we’ll also have a café, kitchen, bar, social area with pool table and movie screen, library and BBQ area. Whether you’re looking for a permanent new home or simply need short term respite care, I’d love the chance to have a chat and show you our exciting plans. We currently have a studio and a serviced apartment available right now to view. Call our village manager Symone now on 364 9988 or 021 484 535 to arrange an appointment. 41 Caledonian Road, St Albans, Christchurch www.stalbansretirement.co.nz
NOR’WEST NEWS Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Tuesday September 19 2017 3 News Council takes down signs But residents keep fighting for children’s road safety SOLUTION: Labour candidate Duncan Webb and Rachel Donaldson with the sign that the city council has taken down. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER • By Julia Evans SIGNS addressing dangerous driving in St Albans have been removed – but frustrated residents say the battle is not over. One sign on the fence of 85 Westminster St, which read “St Albans children matter, slow down” was taken down last week, along with several others in the area around Cranford St. The removal of the signs was ordered by the city council after a four-week investigation found they did not comply with the District Plan, city council head of regulatory compliance Tracey Weston said. St Albans resident and mother Rachel Donaldson made the signs to address dangerous driving around St Albans School after a pupil was clipped by a car. She said the city council ordered them all to be taken down unless she paid $1500 per sign for resource consent. The city council began investigating the signs after receiving a complaint. “The premise of the complaint is that the sign was offensive . . . but who could find children’s safety offensive?” Mrs Donaldson said. She said it didn’t seem fair that one person complaining about a traffic safety sign caused them all to be removed, when the whole community was crying out for the problem to be addressed. “We’re doing our best, but when a single complaint can bring all the signs down, it’s a real shame,” Mrs Donaldson said. But she said the campaign to tackle dangerous driving in St Albans is far from finished. In a bid to keep the sign on the fence, Christchurch Central Labour candidate and former lawyer, Duncan Webb, attached a photo of himself, which he said made it a political hoarding. Dr Webb said it was “ridiculous” that the city council ordered the sign to be removed. “I do know how to read the rules and it’s clearly an election sign, which is excluded from the city council’s District Plan,” he said. Ms Weston said even after Dr Webb’s addition, the sign was still assessed as “non-compliant” with the District Plan. Although she would not say how. “The parties involved are now addressing their traffic safety concerns with the appropriate part of the city council,” she said. But Dr Webb said he’d be more than happy to help Mrs Donaldson with any new signs. •HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you think the city council made the right decision to remove the signs? Email your views to julia.evans@starmedia. kiwi Local News Now In Brief Fire rages, homes at risk NEW SCHOOL SIGNS Active school signs will be installed on Paparoa St outside Paparoa Street School. The signs are a fully LED design with flashing lights at the top. They will be the first of their kind to be installed in the city. PLAYGROUND COMPLETE The $150,000 playground upgrade at Abberley Park has been completed. To celebrate, the community held a ‘mad winter’ picnic and barbecue. A community planting exercise, supported by the city council’s park rangers, was also held. NEW BUS STOP Due to a significant number of requests from the community, the city council will install a new bus stop on Briggs Rd, near Birchgrove Gardens, Mairehau. City council staff determined that adjacent to 57 Briggs Rd is the most suitable location for the new stop. Two onstreet parking spaces will be lost. FITNESS TRACK OPENING The Burnside Fitness Trail in Burnside Park will be officially opened on September 30. As part of the opening, Sport Canterbury will provide a demonstration of the four fitness stations at the park and give assistance for those who want to try them out. THE JEwEllEry ValuaTion SpEcialiSTS Caring for your jewellery since 1990 • Personal service with your professional valuer • Qualified, experienced gemologist & diamond graders • All valuations completed on premises • Validate + Research + Knowledge = Value New Location: 2/301 Lincoln Road www.jvcvaluers.co.nz | (03) 332 4233 | jim@jvcvaluers.co.nz Follow us on Facebook @Dream Doors Christchurch for design inspiration Amazing Kitchen Facelifts! • Replacement doors • Drawer fronts • panels & bench tops • or a complete brand new kitchen, all made to measure. Ph 03 338 1081 adrian@dreamdoors.co.nz
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