Pegasus Post: October 24,

FREE TUESDAY OCTOBER 24 2017 Pegasus 379 7100 Poto Williams MP for Christchurch East Post Proudly locally owned and published by Star Media Award winning publishing group Electorate Office: 03 382 0288 Linwood, Avonside, Richmond, Shirley, Burwood, Dallington, Wainoni, Bromley, Aranui, Avondale, Bexley, New Brighton, Northshore, Queenspark, Parklands, South Brighton Black riding wave of success Plan to narrow crash prone road • By Andrew King ONE OF the city’s most promising young surfers has a big future ahead of him if recent results are anything to go by. Shirley Boys’ High’s Myka Black (above) powered his way to second in the under-14 section at the national scholastic surf championships in Gisborne after winning a Canterbury title in May. His coach Aaron Lock said he is one of the best surfers coming out of New Brighton. “He definitely has the talent to go pro and had a really good showing at the national event,” he said. Surfing is in the 13-year-old’s PHOTO: CORY, NZ SURFING MAGAZINE blood with his father, Nick, being a handy wave rider too. Lock said Myka’s father was one of the top surfers in the South Island and was helping to coach the Canterbury team. •More results, page 8 • By Sophie Cornish A CRASH-PRONE road in North New Brighton may be narrowed to make it safer. There have been 12 crashes on Palmers Rd between Bowhill and New Brighton Rds between 2005 and 2016, New Zealand Transport agency data shows. Now the city council is considering narrowing Palmers Rd to one lane in four places. Public feedback on the upgrade closed last week. Narrowing Palmers Rd will make it more pedestrian-friendly. However, some on-street parking will be lost. Palmers Rd resident Nicola Smith has experienced issues with speed on the street before. Miss Smith, who is a nurse, has attended crashes on her street during the four years living there. She lives near the bend in the road as it approaches Bower Ave. •Turn to page 5 Roaring buzzing House of Hearing Rangiora 03 310 7355 Ears ringing? Call us for a Free Tinnitus assessment. + Free hearing test. *Offer valid to 30th November 2017. T&Cs apply. Please bring this voucher with you to your appointment. West Coast 03 768 5528 Fendalton 03 351 3535 Halswell 03 322 4326 We also have clinics located in. Blenheim Ashburton 03 579 5353 03 307 8949 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 Fabric Blinds - such as Austrian and Roman Same Day Pick Up & Drop Off We offer a same-day, pick up and drop off service for most types of blinds. Bookings are required. Convenient Location Drop blinds into us by 9am, at 330 Cashel Street (near the Fitzgerald end), and collect them at the end of the day. New Blind Sales Priced from $30 Roller Blinds cleaned from as little as $20 per blind Ph 377 0770, 330 Cashel St, Christchurch www.blindcare.co.nz SCAN QR code for Info > WE ARE OPEN Mon - Fri 7.30am to 5.00pm