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4 Tuesday January 16 2018 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi News NOR’WEST NEWS Bill the Botanist leaves his garden LEGACY: Bill Sykes on his 90th birthday in October. Well known St Albans botanist Bill Sykes passed away on January 5. His perennial love of nature and adventure meant life was never quiet. Julia Evans reports. WILLIAM SYKES was born with a green thumb. Fondly called Bill the Botanist, the well-known St Albans resident passed away at Nurse Maude Hospice aged 90. But it was when he was at primary school in Suffolk, United Kingdom, that his life-long love of all things flora began during a competition to collect as many wild flowers and plants as possible. From the age of 16, he went on expeditions to the Himalayas in Nepal to study undiscovered plants and animals, visited the United States to study Californian redwoods, and went on a trip to the Kermadec Islands which had to be cut short due to a volcanic eruption. He published accounts of his adventures and discoveries in various journals and publications throughout his life. In 2005, he was awarded a New Zealand Order of Merit for services to botany. But one of his proudest moments was in 2016, when the latest of his books was published. WORK: Bill Sykes on an expedition in Nepal. Flora in the Cook Islands is based on more than three decades of work and countless trips to the Pacific atolls to study the plant life. It followed the release of Floras of Niue and Floras of the Kermadec Islands in the 1970s. He also coauthored Floras of New Zealand Volume IV in 1988. “But he was an incredibly humble man. To us, he was just Bill. But to a lot of other people, he was incredibly highly regarded,” Mr Sykes daughterin-law Marnie Kent said. www.betterdenture.co.nz $100 OFF ALL DENTURES Valid till 31 January 2018 03 349 5050 New Dentures > Relines > Repairs > LAwyERS We have over 40 years’ experience to assist you with… • Buying and Selling Houses and Commercial Property • Wills, Trusts and Estate matters • All issues facing you and your business; • Employment Law matters; • Traffic matters; • Advice regarding Retirement Villages • General Legal Advice on all matters Call John, Brendan or Andrew today 03 366 8996 Email. lawyers@mclegal.co.nz Airport Business Park 92 Russley Road, Christchurch 8042 Still Pedalling! Full Workshop Services: • WOF’s • Service Checks • Wheel Alignment • Brakes • Clutches • Tyres etc All makes & models Trevor Crowe’s been involved with cars for a while. You can benefit from his experience at... Subaru Specialists 518 Moorhouse Ave (East end) | P: 379 7615 W: crowesport.co.nz | E: service@crowesport.co.nz
NOR’WEST NEWS Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Tuesday January 16 2018 5 behind aged 90 In 1961, following an invitation to work with the botany division of the Department of Scientific Research at Lincoln from renown New Zealand botanist Eric Godley, Mr Sykes left the UK for New Zealand. In spite of retiring in the early 1990s, Mr Sykes continued to work as a research associate in the botany division and contributed to the New Zealand Grass Flora, 2000. He moved to St Albans in 1991. About two years later, he married Peggy Kelly, then three years on the pair co-founded the Packe Street Community Garden just down the road from their long-time home. Mr Sykes and his wife were made life members of the Packe Street Association in March, having spent countless hours pruning, weeding and tending the native plants. An afternoon tea was held in the garden to celebrate his 90th birthday in October. Ms Kent said Mr Sykes’ funeral, held at John Rind Funeral Services in Richmond last Tuesday, was “absolute madness” with people packing in to pay their respects. Mr Sykes left behind a large and loving family, including son Julian, daughter Claire and granddaughter Amelia – as well as step-children Katrinka, Justin and Louise. His family, friends and botanical colleagues were very dear to him, Ms Kent said. ADVENTURE: (Left) – Bill Sykes and his wife Peggy Kelly in China. LITERARY: Bill and with his co-authors Colin Webb and Phil Garnock-Jones at the launch of the Flora of New Zealand Vol IV in 2000. • By Julia Evans WORK IS set to start on repairing and upgrading St Albans Park. The $900,000 revamp of the park’s drainage and irrigation system, as well as remediation of the field playing surface, is scheduled to start this week. The upgrade comes on the back of ongoing frustration from St Albans residents who said the park and playground have been a cesspit of smelly brown water following the February 22, 2011, earthquake. “Conditions have deteriorated for the park since the earthquakes,” council operation manager for neighbourhood and sports parks Al Hardy told Nor’West News. The Papanui-Innes Community Board sent an apology to residents about the delay to repairs. A city council pamphlet said trucks will be entering the park regularly so it will remain closed Local News Now Fire rages, homes at risk PLANS: An artist’s impression of the new toilet pavilion at St Albans Park which will be built as part of the park’s revamp. Park upgrade to finally start for the duration of the work, which is expected to be complete by July. “There will be heavy machinery operating during the day. They will be stripping the existing surface, installing drainage and irrigation, and installing a new playing surface,” the pamphlet said. There may be increased noise but it said dust would be kept to a minimum. The skate park and flying fox will remain open with portable toilets available for use as the toilet pavilion was pulled down at the end of last year. “There is also a new pavilion being erected under a separate contract. Work for this will run concurrently with the park upgrade,” the pamphlet said. Board chairwoman Ali Jones said the board worked hard last year to get the redevelopment of St Albans Park under way. “After delays that were disruptive and far too long,” she said. LESSONS, ENSEMBLE, AND INSTRUMENT HIRE ENROL NOW FOR LESSONS AND ENSEMBLES IN 2018! ALSO: • FUN FOUNDATION CLASSES FOR 2–7 YEAR OLDS • GROUP BEGINNER RECORDER LESSONS FOR $1 A WEEK! (INCLUDES RECORDER AND TUTOR BOOK) Enrol now for 2018 csm.org.nz | 03 366 1711 FOR ALL AGES As we start the new year I am looking forward to being in your area and catching up with you as your local MP. I will once again be ensuring I am accessible to you over the year in a range of ways. 2018 looks to be a busy year in the Waimakariri electorate. I am still getting positive feedback on how well the Western Belfast Bypass is working and we look forward to the Northern Corridor progressing. When completed, the Northern Corridor is anticipated to significantly reduce traffic volumes on Main North and Marshland Roads. We also anticipate work starting on a cycle facility on the Waimakariri Bridge to connect to the wider cycle network on either side of the bridge. Providing safe cycling connections to our communities underpinned the cycleways Funded by Parliamentary Service and authorised by Matt Doocey MP, Level 1, Conway Lane, Rangiora. projects under the National-led Government’s Urban Cycleways Programme. I will be holding a series of community conversations around our shared experiences with mental health issues to encourage discussion and reduce the stigma about mental health and asking for help. Further details will be available closer to the time but do look out for these and I encourage you to bring family members and friends to these. If you are new to the electorate, you will be receiving a new residents’ letter from me welcoming you to the Waimakariri. My contact details are at the bottom of the letter, so please do not hesitate to make contact if you would like help with any issue or to just meet with me as your local MP. Remember, I am here to help.
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