Selwyn Times: November 08, 2016

SELWYN TIMES Tuesday November 8 2016 11
LONG HAUL: Participants in September’s Walk For Water
traversed the length of the Selwyn/Waikirikiri River to raise
awareness of water quality issues.
Unfortunately, it is unlikely
that children will be picnicking
and swimming there this year
at the public grounds. This is a
shame considering the work you
are doing at your end.
One of the requests of locals we
met at the top end (Whitecliffs)
was for much better monitoring
along the whole length of the
river, and this is something that
would certainly help to eliminate
the one-size-fits-all reproach of
all landowners – ie those who are
responsible towards the river and
its edges and those who are encroaching
on the river margins.
According to a recent Environment
Canterbury report – 339ha
of the Selwyn/Waikirikiri River
margins on the plains have been
developed for agriculture since
1990. Perhaps this is something
needing to be taken up with
ECan and the Selwyn Waihora
Zone Committee?
Footpath parking frustrates reader
Robert White, Tai Tapu
The vehicle shown in the
above photo was parked on the
footpath opposite the Tai Tapu
Hotel.
The car park adjacent to the
hotel is empty.
If you are taking your children
on their bike or in a pushchair to
the domain to play on the
swings etc, walking your dog,
or just generally enjoying a walk
to the domain, you will need to
walk on the road around this
bend into the oncoming traffic.
It is not uncommon to see
vehicles parked on the footpath
when there is clearly plenty of
space available in the hotel’s
adjacent car park.
The footpath has been poorly
designed and, without a kerb,
it is difficult to see the situation
ever being any different.