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4 Tuesday April 4 2017 Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi WESTERN NEWS Your Local Views Have your say on this week’s Soap Box and Rise Up comments. Email georgia.oconnor@starmedia.kiwi Addressing cultural issues City councillor Jimmy Chen writes about the new Christchurch Multicultural Strategy Since the earthquakes, the city has become a “city of opportunity.” We are open to new ideas, new people, and new ways of doing things – a city where anything is possible. Christchurch is also multiethnic and multicultural with people from 170 ethnic groups now living here. New subdivisions, developed in the southwest area in recent years, have attracted many migrants and international workers. This has caused a significant change to the demographics of residents living in the south-west. The diversity of culture is good news for the area. The city council adopted the final version of the Christchurch Multicultural Strategy last month and this document will be launched on May 13. The strategy is a commitment by the city council to provide a framework and a set of goals and actions to ensure every single CULTURAL: A new strategy has been developed by the city council to support and embrace the diversity of people in the city. person feels a sense of belonging. It will also give everyone an equal opportunity to access the city council’s services, information, as well as participate in the decision-making process. As chair of city council’s multicultural working party, it’s been a privilege to lead the development of the multicultural strategy for the past year. This strategy is also a commitment by the city council to support and embrace the diversity of the people in the city. But in order to ensure the strategy delivers, we need to develop an action PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN plan. We also need to monitor progress on this plan to ensure its success. In considering this situation, a multicultural subcommittee has been established for overseeing the implementation of the strategy and issues relating to diverse communities. It will also consider matters related to multicultural communities. If the community or individuals have any issues related to the cultural diversity or to the implementation of the multicultural strategy, make a deputation to the sub-committee. We said: Minor crime, such as trespass, tagging, shoplifting and the theft of bikes, is on the rise and young are to blame, according to police You said: Hugh Jonathan McGuire – Christchurch is not the only one, my bike was stolen in Wellington last year, and the police kiosk in Newtown has been closed for sometime. Now that the Government will add 1000 more cops, this should make a difference to address minor crimes. Lisa Marie Clark – Seriously need a law change; it’s getting out of hand. Harry Hansen – As long as they are treated with kid gloves and not truly punished for their action, this will only increase. Liz Moore – In some cases they are. But I have to wonder if they are being groomed by older persons to do more serious crime. I would like to see boot camps brought it. They know we can’t touch them so they laugh in your face. Wayne Nicholson – Too bloody soft with the young criminals (yes, they are criminals). Time for a punishment to suit the crime, parents as well. Aaron Smith – Man, we have become namby-pamby with the youth. No hard consequences. Mike Allfrey – A lack of boundaries, consequences and respect is to blame. Corey Humm – Kids commit petty crime, meanwhile the oldies are robbing the country blind. Graeme Palmer – Round them all up and send them to the army for three months of boot camp. Miguel Lopez – Because the law is slack. Whatever we have in place now is not working. 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WESTERN NEWS Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi Tuesday April 4 2017 5 News Bottle shop licence declined • By Georgia O’Connor-Harding Tony Simons RESIDENTS AND businesses have won the battle to stop the opening of a controversial bottle shop next to a Work and Income building. A decision was made by the Christchurch District Licensing committee last week to decline the offlicence bottle shop application by P M Liquors Ltd for 76 Riccarton Rd. There were 11 objections and 15 signatories against the application. P M Liquors Ltd owner Lovepreet Minhas told Western News he was disappointed by the outcome. He did not want to make further comment on whether he would appeal the decision until he had spoken with his lawyer. The application was declined after the committee found Mr Minhas was “not suitable” for holding an off-licence. The licensing committee heard Mr Minhas could be at risk of losing his manager’s certificate. The decision highlighted the CORKED: A application to open an off-licence liquor store on 76 Riccarton Rd has been denied. company had served a minor in February 2015. P M Liquor Ltd also appeared before the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority recently for suspension or cancellation of its off-licence store the Bottle-O in Dunedin. This was for allegedly serving to a minor in July 2015 and the sale of alcohol to an intoxicated person in October 2015. Other concerns raised by the committee was the location – evidence was given by the police at the hearing that areas behind some shops in Riccarton had become a place for young people to congregate. The proposed store was to be set well back from the street and hidden from public view. The committee was also concerned Mr Minhas had failed to file a tax return. In a brief of evidence to the hearing panel, Mr Minhas said this was due to being out of the country, his accountant being delayed and having the wrong address for the service of papers and these matters have since been resolved. But Christchurch District Licensing committee chairman Grant Buchanan said it is a legal requirement and if he cannot be relied upon to ensure that this is completed, it gave the committee some concern. The committee concluded the applicant was not suitable to hold an off-licence. Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board deputy chairwoman Helen Broughton said she was delighted with the outcome and felt the police did an excellent job on their presentation. Riccarton Bush-Kilmarnock Residents Association chairman Tony Simons said the outcome was great news. In Brief NEW SPEED LIMITS A set of lowered speed limits around Halswell came into effect on Saturday. The speed limits affect Halswell Junction Rd, Quaifes Rd, Marshs Rd, Murphys Rd and Sparks Rd. These changes were the outcome of several years of lobbying by the Halswell Residents’ Association and others in the community. It comes after the city council approved a number of speed limit changes in the Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton area in September. COMMUNITY AWARDS Time is running out to nominate community members in your area who deserve recognition. The Community Services Awards close this month. Those who you think have made their community a better place need to be nominated by 5pm, April 13, online or at the city council website. FIRE FUNDRAISER A celebration was organised recently at the Halswell Community Market to honour the emergency services which fought against the Port Hills fire. Five-hundred dollars was raised. All proceeds from the day went to the Port Hills Fire Restoration Fund.
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