Selwyn Times: March 07, 2017

4 Tuesday March 7 2017
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District alcohol
decision looms
• From page 1
The police and Canterbury
Medical Officer of Health
Alistair Humphrey had been
strong supporters of the 1am
closing time for taverns.
But that policy was appealed
by Foodstuffs South Island
Ltd, The Mill Retail Holdings
and Independent Liquor Ltd,
Progressive Enterprises, Lincoln
Golf Club, the Hospitality Association
of New Zealand and
Super Liquor Holdings Ltd,
which argued that it was too
restrictive.
In May 2015 the appeal was
heard by the Alcohol Regulatory
and Licensing Authority which
asked the district council to
reconsider the policy.
Dr Humphrey said Selwyn
was one of a number of councils
which had been strong-armed
into changing its policy by the
alcohol industry which was
better resourced to fight a battle
in the courts.
“I think we just have to keep
our fingers crossed that we don’t
see too much harm in Selwyn
as a consequence of that extra
hour,” he said.
“I dearly hope that nobody
gets hurt at that time but I am
sure people will be, and every
time someone dies in a car crash
as a consequence of alcohol
or every time someone gets
assaulted, every time someone
gets raped because someone has
had that extra bit of booze at
that time of night is something
that I hope will weigh on the
consciences of those who made
that decision to push it out for
an extra hour.”
Hospitality Association
South Island area manager
Amy McLellan-Minty said Mr
Humphrey’s comments were
inaccurate, ill informed, inflammatory
and damaging to an
industry which took responsible
drinking and the safety of its
patrons seriously.
“The lack of compelling
evidence from police and health
about alcohol related harm in
the Selwyn district is more likely
the reason for the council
decision,” she said.
A spokeswoman for the
district council said it would not
comment on the policy before
tomorrow’s meeting.
The district council first consulted
on its draft Local Alcohol
Policy in July 2013 and received
67 submissions.
Concert organisers look ahead
• By Tom Doudney
ORGANISERS OF the Selwyn
Sounds concert are already
looking to next year’s event after
a crowd estimated at more than
7500 packed the Lincoln Domain
on Saturday.
Event organiser David Parlane
said he didn’t have final crowd
numbers in yet, but estimated it
would be between 7500 and 8000
people.
The line up included Mi-Sex,
Dragon, The Jordan Luck Band,
Jason Kerrison, Annie Crummer,
Debbie Harwood, Margaret
Urlich and Sharon O’Neill, as
well as other acts.
Mr Parlane said it had been an
astounding success.
“We got the perfect day, the
perfect weather, the perfect
people and it just went to plan,”
Mr Parlane said.
He was talking to several international
acts about playing at the
event next year, but couldn’t give
away any names at this stage.
Mayor Sam Broughton said
the event’s success was good for
Selwyn.
“There are a number of existing
events which draw large
crowds but it’s nice to have new
events which also attract people
not only from within the district,
but from outside the district as
PARTY: More than 7500 people enjoyed the Selwyn Sounds
concert on Saturday.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
well, with plenty of people from
Christchurch enjoying a day in
Selwyn,” he said.
“We have got a population now
that can support large events and
also proximity to surrounding
districts and locations that are
desirable for large events.”
Mr Broughton said the organisers
had clearly put in a massive
effort to make the event a
success.
“There were a few concerns
from neighbours around sound
and parking and things, but the
reports I have heard is that it all
went well.”
SELWYN TIMES
Event operations manager Stuart
Dwight said there had been
no problems with disorder at the
concert and no one was arrested
on the day.
“We ran hourly meetings with
the police and fire brigade,” he
said.
“The people that had a little bit
too much to drink were asked to
stop and a couple of them just
left on their own accord.”
Mr Parlane said there had also
been some “learnings” from the
event and next year they would
be likely to include more toilets.
•More photos, pages 12-13
NINa COOk - OpeNINg
Nina Cook was born in Whakatane in 1967. She was educated in Wanganui and
then at Christchurch Polytechnic School of Art and Design where she received
a Bachelor of Design. In 2007 Nina established the studio from which she
currently works. Nina’s latest exhibition named ‘Opening’ takes place at Little
River Gallery from March 11th until April 5th.
Ian Clothier writes about Nina Cook’s new works from the exhibition
‘Opening’.
“…Sumptuously indulgent, some of the paintings have sensual cavities
accompanied by extravagant displays of form and colour that come close to
gorging the eyes. Words such as colour, spectrum and visual feast apply equally
to the paintings as they do to the tail of peacocks. Such
as the collection of thoughts about feathers, colour
and visual luxury that assemble on reflection of Nina
Cook’s Opening works.”
Nina writes about her own work.
“The narrative/impetus for this series of works is deeply personal. Broadly, it is
about a cycle of profound hurt to intense release. Opening: to force an opening
(to breach) through to Opening: to release and truly open up.
The process is integral and is one of concentrated, open-minded patience,
requiring me to stay alert to paint (viscosity, brush loading, etc) and
compositional characteristics in much the same way
as fully abstract works demand. These cannot
be rushed, nor the movements/marks allowed
to become repetitively mechanical. To do so
would be to undermine the intention of the work.
The works initially appear highly decorative and
orderly – feathers mean birds. But on closer inspection, these are not any birds
you’d recognise. Their physiology is different (wrong? altered?). The colours
and intensity are emotive, the mark-making intense. These irregularities draw
you in, encourage observation and contemplation. But ultimately you are
released to once again to simply enjoy the decorative qualities of these jewels.
That they are designed to be hung at any angle, allows the image to be
changed/refreshed at will. This allows the viewer input into the relationship
each work has with its surroundings. The round paintings are very effective in
groupings, allowing differences between the works to intensify each other.”
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