FREE TUESDAY MAY 3 2016 Pegasus INVITING 379 7100 EXHIBITORS NOW! Post Proudly locally owned and published by Star Media Award winning publishing group SHOW 1ST-3RD JULY 2016 HORNCASTLE ARENA Linwood, Avonside, Richmond, Shirley, Burwood, Dallington, Wainoni, Bromley, Aranui, Avondale, Bexley, New Brighton, Northshore, Queenspark, Parklands, South Brighton DETERIORATING: The city council wants to spend $4 million raising stopbanks and replacing sandbags along the Avon River to help prevent flooding. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN $4m flood mitigation project planned Temporary stopbanks need raising and sandbags replaced FRASER WALKER-PEARCE The height of temporary stopbanks along the Avon River from South New Brighton to Kerrs Reach could be raised and sandbags replaced under a $4 million project. A report will go to a city council committee on Thursday, recommending “urgent” sandbag replacements and higher stopbank levels, in a bid to reduce instances of flooding. The temporary stopbanks were constructed under emergency legislation following the February 2011 earthquake to mitigate tidal flooding. Because the stopbanks were only designed to have a “life of five years” and not designed to withstand high magnitude earthquakes, the report said urgent solution was required. The Valentine’s Day earthquake exacerbated the problem with five locations along the Avon River affected with increased seepage, and cracking. If approved construction begins in July. The news comes after Pegasus Post reported in February that Southshore Residents’ Association and the South Brighton Residents’ Association INSIDE: • Fifty years of plumbing, p6 • Views on fireworks moving elsewhere, p7 were concerned about the deteriorated state of the temporary stopbanks. City council staff have recommended that $4 million be spent on the detailed design and construction of raising the stopbanks between 40cm and 50cm and replacing sandbags. But South Brighton Residents’ Association chairman Hugo Kristinsson (left) who has lobbied for a solution, said the city council’s solution does not go far enough. “That budget ($4 million) is concerning. When they are fixing the surface, they are missing the problems which are in the ground. This is just cosmetic fixing, it’s like a makeover for a person with a black eye. The problem is still there,” he said. “They just want to get the extra 20 years to push it away. They just want to get us off their back,” he said. FIT A FUJITSU SpECIaL InTrODuCTOry OffEr 6.0KW Hot Hot $2,599 LIMITED Deal on 8KW STOCK Heat PumP installed Fujitsu ASTG24L 8 KW * Conditions apply. Normal lending criteria, booking fee and annual account fee applies. Limited stock. * Conditions apply. Normal lending criteria, booking fee and annual account fee applies. Limited stock. BLINDS...Cleaned, Repaired & Restored... Restore your oiled CEDAR BLINDS with our re-oiling service. Rejuvenate your lacquered CEDAR BLINDS High-tech Cleaning We clean and repair all types of blinds – Venetians, Cedar, Verticals, Roller, Hollands, Romans and Pleated – with environmentally friendly cleaning products. Temperature Controlled Drying Re-oiling & Rejuvenating “Model FUJITSU ASTG18KUCA” (Conditions apply) Fabric Blinds - such as Austrian and Roman Same Day Pick Up & Drop Off Heat The e3 Design Pump Series retains for all of Just the super-efficient e3 breakthrough heat pump system. These stylish heat pumps have an elegant, 10 5 only compact finish and include intelligent features that makes the series a leader in both form and function. They include human sensors, simple We offer a same-day, pick up and drop off and intuitive controls and unique extra features to improve the comfort and health of your home lifestyle. BE QUICK service for most types of blinds. Bookings Six Year are required. $2,999 Warranty Convenient Location Call Fully for a Installed* FREE no obligation assessment and quotation Drop blinds into us by 9am, at * Installation is back to back with up 5 meter pipe Installed back to back, up to 3 metre pIpe 330 Cashel Street (near the PH 377 0034 OR 0800 800734 750 run electrical run up to three meters, in home run and electrIcal assessment recommended supply wIthIn 6 metres. Fitzgerald end), and collect them at the end of the day. www.dimockheatpumps.co.nz Email: sales@dimocks.net.nz New Blind Sales Priced from $30 Email: sales@dimocks.net.nz 6/105 Coleridge 6/105 Coleridge St, Sydenham, St, Sydenham, Christchurch Christchurch www.blindcare.co.nz Roller Blinds cleaned from as little as $20 per blind Ph 377 0770, 330 Cashel St, Christchurch SCAN QR code for Info > WE ARE OPEN Mon - Fri 8.00am to 5.00pm
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