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4 Tuesday June 6 2017 Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi News SOUTHERN VIEW WIND: Cashmere High School students perform at their Music in May concert. Student concert fills hall Cashmere High School’s hall was filled with about 250 people for the school’s annual Music in May concert recently. The concert showcased a variety of the student’s talents, including jazz groups, choirs and orchestra performances. School arts co-ordinator Euan Quaid said it was a great night and the jazz students are looking forward to their next performance on June 22 at the Cashmere Club for All That Jazz.. NICKY WAGNER MP FOR CHRISTCHURCH CENTRAL A E P W 103 Salisbury Street Central Christchurch PO Box 21359 Christchurch 8143 chch.office@parliament.govt.nz (03) 365 8297 www.nickywagner.co.nz Funded by the Parliamentary Service and authorised by Nicky Wagner, 103 Salisbury Street, Christchurch A Riccartonian Palace of Varieties An extravaganza of Singing, Dancing & Melodrama in the style of the Old Time Music Hall. 7-17 June 7.30pm Wednesday to Friday Plus matinees: 2pm Saturday 10 June, 4pm Sunday 11 June, & 2pm Saturday 17 June. Directed by Donna Buchanan, Steve Millar and Karyn Gibson $20 Waged, $15 Unwaged Cash sales and EFTPOS available – No Credit Cards Christchurch South Intermediate School, 204 Selwyn Street, Christchurch For bookings phone 338 4699 or visit www.riccartonplayers.co.nz 395 Brougham St, Christchurch Ph (03) 365-3411 “Exclusive range of pottery, furniture, handcrafts, stoneware & gifts” Open 7 days Mon-Fri 10-4.30pm Weekends 10-4pm
SOUTHERN VIEW Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi Tuesday June 6 2017 5 War memorial panels cop criticism • By Sarla Donovan PANELS DESIGNED to protect New Brighton’s iconic war memorial from graffiti have been criticised by locals as “horribly ugly.” However, the New Brighton RSA says they are needed to safeguard the monument for future generations. The $25,000 panels were given the okay by the RSA and installed by the city council just over a week ago. RSA executive manager Garry House said people needed to understand that the clear panels have a film over top of them, which can be replaced if they are defaced, keeping the monuments clean. They could also be easily removed for ceremonial purposes such as Anzac Day. “It’s not a perfect solution but it’s a lot better than having graffiti all over the cenotaph, which does lasting damage to the sandstone.” He said he wanted to give the panels a chance and “if it turns into a disaster” then they’d need to look at other options. New Brighton Project coordinator Martha Baxendell said they reinforced the idea that New Brighton was not a safe or good place to be and detracted from the area. “They are just horribly ugly. We did a photo shoot with Rockabilly Show and Shine and wanted to do an Anzac shoot but we had to relocate to the Burwood War Memorial.” She said the memorial had only been tagged once in the last two years and there wasn’t really a need for it to be protected. Coastal-Burwood Community Board member Tim Sintes said he didn’t know how else they could protect the memorial “apart from a barbed wire fence.” Coastal Ward city councillor David East said the panels weren’t ideal but he was happy to trial them. “Aesthetically it doesn’t look that great.” He said the decision was pretty much set in stone by the time it came to the board. Binn Inn New Brighton owner Nikki Griffin thought the panels were “hideous.” She said there must be a better BETTER PROTECTION: Garry House, New Brighton RSA executive manager, beside the New Brighton War Memorial which now has panels to protect it from taggers. Some people in New Brighton have been describing the panels as horribly ugly. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER way to protect the memorial than the “fish bowl they’ve come up with.” Blair Hughes, owner of Paper Plus New Brighton, said he could understand why they’d been put up but didn’t like the look of them. “Aesthetically, it doesn’t work. I would have thought there’d be a better option.” Burwood Ward city councillor Glenn Livingstone said he hadn’t seen the memorial since the DEFACED: Graffiti on the New Brighton War Memorial in 2015. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN panels had been installed. Similar panels around the Woolston Borough Monument were covered in graffiti less than three weeks after they were installed. •HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you think the panels around the memorial are a good idea? Are there better alternatives? Email sarla.donovan@ starmedia.kiwi Call your GP team 24/7 for health advice. Even after-hours a nurse is available to give free health advice. 12 9 3 6 12 9 3 6
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