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16 Thursday September 8 2016 follow us on facebook.com/riseupchristchurch The Star News Motel complex planned near Northlands • By Bridget Rutherford TWO EMPTY sections, 200m from Northlands Shopping Centre, could be turned into motels. Victor Chan has applied to the city council for resource to consent to build a 14-unit motel complex at 134 and 136 Main North Rd, including a manager’s residence. The complex would be made up of two buildings. The first double-storey building would have the manager’s residence and garage, a reception and three units, while the first floor would have a further four units. The second building would have four units on the ground floor level and three on the first floor, with a deck. It would have 16 car parks, and two cycle parks. Previous owners had gained resource consent for a similar motel development in 2006. However, it expired. Mr Chan bought the two sites in November. A resource management act hearings panel will be held on September 29 so Commissioner David Mountford can decide whether to grant the consent. One of the sites had previously housed a dairy, while the other had a residential home on it. Both buildings were demolished in 2012. Pokemon parking ban • By Bridget Rutherford BARRIERS HAVE been installed in Sumner to stop Pokemon Go players driving up onto the footpath to play the popular game. Since July, residents had been complaining of people driving their vehicles up onto the pavement next to Beach Bar on the Esplanade and illegally parking to catch Pokemon. Residents said it was endangering the pedestrians there. Because the problem had • By Andrew King POLICE SAY they will improve on its 97 per cent attendance rate of burglaries in the Canterbury metro area under a new policy. Police Minister Judith Collins (right) said the policy, which came into effect on August 29, raised “dwelling burglary” from a “volume crime” to a “priority offence”. escalated, the city council installed permanent steel barriers last week. City councillor Paul Lonsdale said people would drive onto the pavement so they could play the game while they sat in the car. “It was quite extreme.” He said the city council installed temporary plastic water-filled bollards to prevent cars from being able to go onto the pavement. However, people had been driving through them and Acting Superintendent Peter Cooper said the policy means they will focus on the three per cent that are not attended. “It is a small number that needs to be tighten up,” he said. Between January and July this year there were 4737 unlawful entry with intent, burglary and breaking and entering victims in the metro area. That has increased 19.8 per cent from 3801 victims in the knocking them over. He said about six people contacted him about the problem, saying it was dangerous for pedestrians. “They [drivers] were so busy on their phone while driving, they wouldn’t see where they were going.” One of the new barriers can be dropped for service vehicles to get through, but needed a key to be able to do so. Sumner Beach is known as a hot spot to catch rare Pokemon. same period in 2015 of the same offences. The metro area covers the east coast of the South Island stretching from the coast to high in the Southern Alps and from the Conway River to the Waitaki River. The response will vary, a call that states there is still an offender on site will trigger an emergency response meaning officers will get there as soon as possible. Calls without offenders still POKEMON CHAOS: New permanent barriers have been installed to stop Pokemon Go players driving their vehicles up onto the footpath in Sumner. New focus on police attending burglaries on site will most likely trigger a forensic response which would be slower. “We would rather prevent a burglary rather than respond to one but this is a trust and confidence thing for us and the public,” he said. “We want to make sure everyone gets the same opportunity.” HAVE YOUR SAY: Did police turn up when you were burgled? Share your views with us. Email andrew.king@ starmedia.kiwi willa 175 willa 135 Bella 175 willa 95 Plywood vanity new arrival options of Polymarble stone white or Bella 95 black high quality basin top. Bella 135 NEW LOCATION 13b Parkhouse Rd, CHRISTCHURCH HeATeD TOweL RAIL SALe 4 Bar from $80 6 Bar from $100 8 Bar from $120 Open 7 Days Mon - Fri 9.00 - 5.30, Sat 9.30 - 4.00, Sun 10.00 - 3.00 0800 MILLEN | www.millen.co.nz | 03 348 8678 pLywOOD LAunDRy TubS 20% OFF ltB 35 from $345 ltB 65 ltB 55 CLEARANCE HEALTH & BEAUTY OUTLET STORE UP TO 80% OFF TOP brands Pharmacy, Makeup, LA Girl, Haircare, Skincare, Vitamins!! 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The Star follow us on facebook.com/riseupchristchurch Thursday September 8 2016 17 New use for old council chambers • By Bridget Rutherford THE OLD Municipal Chambers could be used for offices or a public educational facility once its repairs are finished. City council head of vertical capital delivery and professional services Liam Nolan said the project team was considering how the building might accommodate future uses. Those options included possibly returning the building to city council offices and conference facilities, public educational functions or tenanted offices, he said. “Discussions are at an early stage, but will consider the building’s significant heritage value.” The category one heritage building, on the corner of Oxford Tce and Worcester Boulevard, was badly damaged in the September 2010 and February 2011 earthquakes. In October, $10m was re-allocated to the building, also known as Our City – Otautahi, which allowed further HISTORIC: The city council is working through repair options for the old Municipal Chambers building. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER investigation work on how to restore it. Mr Nolan said currently a number of options had been considered and one had been developed to a feasibility study. The project team has been asked to pursue further options to secure a more “cost effective” solution before a comparison could be made and possibly adopted, he said. Parts of the building need to be reconstructed, while other elements need additional concrete and steel work. A project timeline is yet to be determined, as was the cost, Mr Nolan said. The building was the first Queen Anne Arts and Craft style building in the country, and the last one left in Christchurch. Since 1887, it has housed the Municipal Council, Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, Canterbury Promotion Council and tourist information centre, and Our City – Otautahi. Drug addict tearful during sentencing • By Kurt Bayer A DRUG addict who stole a car from a Christchurch drugs rehab centre sobbed in the dock as he was jailed on his daughter’s first birthday. Travis James Baillie, 25, took the car while living at Odyssey House Trust, which provides therapeutic support and education to clients with drug and alcohol addictions. His lawyer told the district court that Baillie went off the rails after his support network was broken when both of his parents were sent to prison. In May this year, he took off in a Suzuki car owned by Odyssey House. Baillie went on to steal two more cars before he was caught. This week, as his young daughter watched as he was jailed for 27 months, Judge Jane Farish asked him: “How many more birthdays are you going to spend like that?” As Baillie wiped away tears, she added: “If ever there was a motivating factor, it’s her, for you to be able to change.” He pleaded guilty to three charges of unlawfully taking a motor vehicle, two counts of driving while disqualified, theft of some petrol, and breach of his sentence of home detention by absconding from Odyssey House. The court heard that Baillie had come from a “very disadvantaged” background. He has an extensive Youth Court history and has been grappling with a chronic methamphetamine problem. Earlier this year, a report from Odyssey House stated, however, that Baillie had been making “significant progress”. But defence counsel David Goldwater said the jailing of his parents, along with the imposition of a protection order which prevented him from seeing his child, had “messed with his head”. He then made the regretful decision to flee the programme in the stolen car. Goldwater said Baillie was “disappointed in himself” and had apologised for the harm caused to his victims. Judge Farish jailed Baillie for 27 months, disqualified him from driving until November 2017, and told him that he could choose to live a life different from his parents. NZ Herald NeeD home ReNovatioNs Now? Building renovations Kitchens/Bathrooms EQC repairs Interior/Exterior Painting Roof painting As seen on For a FREE quote call today 0800 766 378 Clearwater Painting Renovating & Decorating clearwater.painting@xtra.co.nz Come in and see us today at your local Resene ColorShop! ColorShop/ DIY Cardholder Special! Resene Premium Paint 10L Resene Testpots 55-80ml Ferrymead, Hornby, Lichfield Street, Northwood, Rangiora, Shirley, Tower Junction Discounts off the normal retail price until 12 September 2016 at Resene owned ColorShops and participating resellers. Valid only with cash/credit card/EFTPOS purchases. Not available in conjunction with account sales, promotional vouchers/coupons or other offers. Excludes trade, ECS and Crown products and PaintWise levy. Offer for Resene ColorShop/DIY cardholders only. Sign up for a free card in store. Offer applies to 10 litre Resene premium paints, primers, stains and 55-80ml testpots only.
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