Selwyn Times: July 11, 2017

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Anna Henderson – I feel like
this should be properly investigated.
They may not be a protected
species but it’s not a good sign.
Poor wee things, we need to know
the cause to ensure it isn’t indicative
of a wider problem.
Neill Roberts – I think
you will find the wider problem
is some sort of money earner.
Hence the lack of interest from
“the powers that be.”
Scott Nelson – I laughed at
the comment from that farmer.
They all died due to winter stress
– yeah, right
Jill Reesby – Last season a lot
of sparrows and other small birds
died throughout Christchurch
area and it affected aviary birds
which had wild birds hanging
around for food. It is a viral
disease that rears its head every
couple of years or so, when bird
populations have grown rapidly.
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It’s almost like nature is naturally
keeping populations down to
a controllable level. And, yes,
groups of birds can die together
with this virus.
Sara Teasdale – Terrible that
they are not investigating this, I
bet it’s poison.
Sara Hargraves – That’s
dreadful. They are an indicator of
something not right. Good grief
we humans are slow learners.
Jan Johnson: Birds get very
hungry in winter, not so much
free food available, maybe they
were starving.
We said:
Over-60s feature in
district road fatalities
You said:
Miles Dalton: Bring on the
self-driving cars.
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THe Local Government New
Zealand discussion paper
released July 2016 entitled The
2050 challenge: future proofing
our communities begins its
executive summary with the
sentence – “it is a truism but
communities that fail to adapt to
change die.”
While the sentiment maybe
true, it is not true in every case
and it fails to recognise that all
too often community decline is
by “design” underpinned by a
philosophy that focuses on economic
outcomes in preference to
social goods.
While it is true that communities
that fail to adapt may die it
is also true that design choices
have a significant impact on the
outcome.
In Southbridge we don’t have
an Izone to inject new business
into the area and draw in new
residents.
Our utility infrastructure
capacity – for an example, sewerage
is constrained.
By design, significant local
body assets are not located in
Southbridge.
By design, there is no abundance
of residential zoned land
for development.
Yet, Southbridge as a small
rural community is holding its
own almost in spite of the “design”
constraints.
With a population of nearly
900, Southbridge is blessed with
an attractive rural township
supported by two moderatelysized
cornerstone businesses
and a rural catchment which
provides sufficient critical mass
to support the local services
sector including a petrol station,
café, dairy, pub, and engineering
workshops.
A new water well is in the
process of being commissioned,
the township has an awesome
swimming pool, a great town
hall, primary school, and sports
facilities.
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All in all it’s a great place
to live but perhaps not all by
“design.”
We recognise that design is
not just about things.
It’s about creating great communities
where people have
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