Pegasus Post: October 18, 2016

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Tuesday October 18 2016
News
Hot pool views sought
PEGASUS POST
THE FLOOR is open to residents
wanting to give their opinion on
taking part in the next stage of
the New Brighton hot salt water
pools’ development.
Development Christchurch
Ltd, working alongside the city
council, has come up with ideas
for upgrading the existing whale
paddling pool playground and
developing the hot salt water
pools’ facility.
Both projects are based on
community feedback provided
during the New Brighton
Suburban Master Plan process
and the Long Term Plan.
DCL Chief Executive Rob Hall
said he is looking forward to
hearing if the organisation is on
track or not.
“We now need to hear
back from local residents and
community groups to make sure
we’re on the right track,” he said.
New Brighton Pier and
Foreshore Society deputy
chairman Tim Sintes said DCL
is interested to hear what the
public wants to see happen with
the pools’ project and the whale
pool.
“It’s just giving the public
a chance to get involved with
it. If they don’t do it now, and
something goes later on, you get
an ‘I told you so’,” he said.
FEEDBACK WANTED: The city council is asking residents what
they want to see for the hot salt water pools project. Some
want to see a design similar to the St Clair pools in Dunedin
(pictured).
Mr Sintes said he imagined one
of the talking points during the
feedback process would be the
cost of a family getting into the
pools.
Work on the new, substantially
enlarged play area and hot salt
water pools is part of the wider
programme of regeneration
happening in New Brighton.
“This development needs to
fit in with other community
initiatives, plans for the
revitalisation of the commercial
centre of the suburb, the
implementation of the Master
Plan, work to understand future
environmental issues and the
wider regeneration of the New
Brighton area,” said Mr Hall.
Previously, the community
had said they would like to see
a design similar to the St
Clair Hot Salt Water Pools in
Dunedin.
Feedback will inform further
work on the project and more
detailed planning of the play
and pool concepts, which are
expected to be presented to the
city council for consideration by
the end of the year.
Consultation closes on
November 5 at 5pm.
NO-GO: The CDHB is warning people to not collect or eat
shellfish like oysters from the east coast.
PHOTO: SIMON BAKER
Toxic shellfish
• By Annabelle Dick
THE CANTERBURY District
Health Board has issued a public
warning to not collect or eat
shellfish from the coastline
between Motunau Beach and
Akaroa Harbour after toxic
shellfish were discovered.
The shellfish were discovered at
Sumner Beach and the warning
says not to eat shellfish from the
east coast.
CDHB medical officer of health
Dr Daniel Williams said routine
tests on shellfish samples from
the beach showed high levels of
Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning
toxins of up to 0.26mg/kg.
“This is above the safe limit of
0.16mg/kg set by the Ministry
for Primary Industries. Anyone
eating shellfish from this area is
potentially at risk of illness,” Dr
Williams said.
“Mussels, oysters, tuatua, pipi,
toheroa, cockles, scallops, cat’s
eyes, kina (sea urchin) and all
other bivalve shellfish should not
be eaten.”
He said cooking shellfish does
not remove the toxin and it can
cause diarrhoea, vomiting, nausea
and abdominal cramps.
Dr Williams said symptoms
of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning
usually appear within half an
hour and can last for 24 hours.
Toxin level monitoring will
continue and the CDHB will let
the public know when shellfish
are safe to eat.
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