Western News: February 21, 2017

WESTERN NEWS Tuesday February 21 2017 9
WELCOMING: Hornby High School prefects Theresa Joseph and
Shontelle Wallace busy cooking on the barbecue. ​
Successful start
to Hornby High
School’s year
A BARBECUE was held at
Hornby High School to give
parents, students and teachers the
opportunity to “meet and greet”.
The evening to welcome new
members to the community was
held last week.
Hornby High School principal
Robin Sutton said there was a
“lovely vibe” to what was a successful
evening.
FITNESS: Students active and having
fun in the school grounds.
News
Time to thank the people
fighting the Port Hills fires
• By Georgia O’Connor-
Harding
SUPPORT FOR a town
party to acknowledge the
hard work that has gone into
battling the Port Hills fires
is gaining traction on social
media.
The Halswell Community
Project is planning to
co-ordinate a party out of
appreciation for both the
emergency services and
community.
Adapted Yoga and Pilates,
the Halswell Drama Group
and residents have expressed
interest in contributing to
the party.
The idea was first posted
on the Halswell Community
Group Facebook Page by
resident Stacey Armishaw.
Halswell Community
Project chairwoman Chrys
Horn said it is a great idea
but a date and place is still
yet to be confirmed.
“They (the emergency services)
have been really good,
they honestly have. There
have been some very grumpy
people at the cordons and
the police up there have been
THANKS: A party is being planned to thank people for
the hard work that has gone into battling the Port Hills
fires.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
fantastic,” she said.
Halswell Drama Group
vice-president Tim Gunther
said the group is always
keen to help out where it can
and would be interested in
providing entertainment for
the event.
“We can’t fight fires and we
are not builders or anything,
but that would be our contribution
for trying to support
the community’s well-being,”
he said.
The Halswell Drama
Group will hold a meeting
this week to discuss what
they might be able to do.
Anyone interested in getting
involved with the event
can call Kate Cleverly on 020
4127 6083
HAVE YOUR SAY:
How do you think the
emergency services
battling the Port Hills
fires should be thanked?
Email your view to
georgia.oconnor@
starmedia.kiwi
Central City Transport
Projects Update
If you haven’t been along Manchester or Durham Streets lately,
take a closer look. For people who drive these streets regularly,
thank you for your patience.
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Hospital Corner
– Tuam Street (Durham to Antigua
Streets) and St Asaph Street
(Hagley Avenue to Antigua Street)
Starting Feb/Mar 2017
• Work on the remaining blocks begins on
27 February. There will be separated
cycle lanes and more street lighting and
plantings on both of these key east–west
one-way streets.
• On Tuam Street a high quality bus stop
between Hagley Avenue and Antigua
Street adjacent to the hospital will
provide better public transport amenities
at the busiest stop in the city.
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Durham Street
– Kilmore to Tuam Street
Finishing late 2017
• This street will have two lanes of
southbound traffic and on-street parking
on the western side. There will be a
shared path for cyclists and pedestrians
on the eastern side beside the Ōtākaro/
Avon River.
• Trees, landscaping and rain gardens will
improve the streetscape and suit the
slower speed environment.
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Manchester Street
– Lichfield to Kilmore Street
Finishing late 2017
• This section of Manchester Street is
becoming a tree-lined boulevard beside
the East Frame residential development.
• It will be the main north-south public
transport corridor in the central city,
with bus priority and a high quality
bus stop.
• Widening the street by nine metres
will provide room for cars, buses and a
wide shared pavement for pedestrians
and cyclists.
• Changes to the traffic directions around
Hospital Corner and the closure of 600
metres of Oxford Terrace near the
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PLAN AHEAD FOR PARKING BY VISITING CCC.GOVT.NZ
(SEARCH ‘PARKING’).
Thank you for your patience.
Please keep supporting central city businesses.
Antigua Boatsheds were finished in 2015.
Work starts soon to
improve traffic flow,
cycle and pedestrian
access, and introduce
trees, landscaping and
rain gardens.
Cross-section showing how Durham Street
will look when finished.
Artist impression giving a sense of how
Manchester Street will look when finished.
For information about other transport projects and impacts visit
Transport for Christchurch at tfc.govt.nz
E: info@otakaroltd.co.nz
P: 03 357 6300
W: otakaroltd.co.nz
Manchester Street taking shape – looking
north from Hereford Street intersection.
New paving installed on Manchester Street
– looking north.