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4 Thursday July 20 2017 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi The Star ews Cruel blow to sick teenager after bogus $1.5m pledge •From page 1 The latest was yesterday morning when the woman said on Facebook Messenger she had arranged the bank transfer on Monday, but could not check it as she said she was on holiday in Dunedin. In the message she told Mrs Manson Collins: “A transfer did go out but not too sure where. “Sorry about this mucking around it would be stressful time for you all. Not just Maddie but the whole family.” The constant hope of the donation was cruel. “That could mean my daughter’s life,” said Mrs Manson Collins. She said the woman seemed genuine when she visited the house. She was aged in her 50s. She was completely bewildered about why the woman would do that to them, or what she was trying to achieve. The family are looking to get a kidney transplant at the John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, as there is more chance of getting a donated kidney, and the treatment offered there would make it more likely Maddie’s body would accept it, even if it was not a perfect match. Maddie’s father, Adam Collins, donated one of his kidneys to her in 2012, but her body rejected it. This year Maddie was told the daily dialysis treatment she is on has put so much strain on her heart, she was at risk of a heart attack. That made the need for a kidney transplant more urgent. Attempts by The Star to contact the woman, whom we have decided not to name, have been futile. But a family member tracked down said she had been known to have “told some whoppers” in the past. He was unaware of the $42 million inheritance. Warm the winter blues with WINTER JAZZ! Iconic performing arts organisation Woolston Brass has a distinguished 125 year history and has maintained a playing strength of around forty musicians, with members drawn from all walks of like brought together by a creative talent for making music. Besides contesting prowess, Woolston Brass is recognised as a versatile and popular stage performer, be it concert hall auditorium, dance hall, church, retirement village or municipal park! The band strives to perform its culturally unique music to the wider public at every opportunity. WINTER JAZZ on Sunday 30 July, 3pm- 5pm at The Charles Luney Auditorium will certainly warm the winter blues with its variety of charts showcasing jazz, swing, dixie and funk genres. Woolston Brass with Music Director Tyme Marsters meets the Best of Christchurch Jazz featuring vocalist Kate Taylor and three instrumentalists; Cameron Pearce (Trumpet), Gywn Reynolds (Saxophone) and Scott Taitoko (Trombone). All of whom are among the finest musicians in New Zealand and currently teaching at Ara Music Arts. Featured charts include Orange Coloured Sky, Once in my Life, Skylark, Georgia on my Mind, Here’s that Rainy Day and Sweet Georgia Brown, and much more, all sizzling with style and attitude! Early Bird Tickets and further information can be found at www.dashtickets.co.nz Seeing double: Facebook reacts to a Todd lookalike • By Gordon Findlater and Andrew King LOOK FAMILIAR? According to social media comments, Crusaders flanker Matt Todd could be the man police are looking to speak to about a car theft in Timaru. But it’s obviously not. Canterbury Police posted the picture of the Matt Todd lookalike on its Facebook page last week and since then a number of people have commented about the uncanny resemblance to the Crusader. “Unless Matt Todd has been stealing cars, I would suggest it is not him. He can probably afford his own cars,” said Inspector Dave Gaskin. The image on the left is surveillance footage taken from a Z Energy Station in Ashburton at 5am on July 12. The stolen Nissan Skyline was seen heading north and was involved in a petrol drive-off at about 5am from the station. The suspect’s choice of attire is perhaps a nod to his doppelganger’s somewhat shock omission from the All Blacks squad DOPPELGANGER: When Canterbury Police posted the image on the left to Facebook, the public immediately highlighted the suspect’s resemblance to Matt Todd. CLOSING DOWN SALE FURTHER REDUCTIONS MUST SELL DOORS CLOSE 22 JULY for the Lions series. Police are still seeking the suspect. 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The Star Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Thursday July 20 2017 5 Red light runners in the frame • By Bridget Rutherford CAMERAS and video technology are being investigated to accurately count the number of red light runners in the city. The city council has hired a consultancy firm to look into ways to measure how bad the problem is. It would then use that information to decide how to combat it. In March, The Star reported the city council was looking at altering the amber traffic signal by up to 1sec, and the “all-red” phase by between 0.5sec-1sec to curb the problem. But Christchurch Transport Operations Centre manager Ryan Cooney said more accurate data on red light runners was needed before any trials took place. He said they had considered measuring red light running using the underground traffic signal detection loops, doing manual counts, or with CCTV technology. Due to cost, accuracy and small sample sizes, they had discounted using manual counts or signal loops, he said. PROBLEM: The worst intersection for red light running last year was the corner of Blenheim Rd and Mandeville St. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN “We are now looking into use of video technology using either existing or new CCTV cameras along with video analytic software to count the number of red light runners across the city.” Mr Cooney said it was yet to be decided how long it would take to measure red light running, or when. The goal was to “accurately count” not enforce, he said. “Once we have a means to confidently count the number of red light runners across the city, we will move into trialling solutions to improve safety at intersections.” A red light running count carried out on one day last year using the data from the underground detection loops showed at the worst 13 intersections, 6580 vehicles ran red lights. That increased from 3974 in 2014 and 4960 in 2015. The worst intersection last year was the corner of Blenheim Rd and Mandeville St. There are currently no red light cameras in the city, Mr Cooney said. Canterbury acting road policing manager Inspector BY THE NUMBERS The 10 worst intersections for red light runners last year: • 656 – Blenheim Rd/ Mandeville St • 647 – Moorhouse Ave/ Colombo St • 622 – Main South Rd/ Chalmers St/Goulding Ave • 610 – Clyde Rd/Creyke Rd/ Kotare St • 526 – Marshland Rd/Shirley Rd/New Brighton Rd • 498 – Papanui Rd/Heaton St/Innes Rd • 467 – Main North Rd/ Langdons Rd/Mary St • 466 – Carmen Rd/ Buchanans Rd • 455 – Riccarton Rd/Rimu St • 443 – Strickland St/Milton St Total number of red light runners at 13 worst intersections by year: 2014: 3974 2015: 4960 2016: 6580 Leairne Dow said police had been consulted on the plan. “There is a focus on safety at intersections and keeping people safe on the roads and police has provided their advice on these issues.” Traffic signals fail 10,000 times in Chch • By Ashleigh Monk TRAFFIC SIGNALS across the city have failed nearly 10,000 times in the past year. Data released under the Local Government Information and Meetings Act showed signals had not functioned properly 9812 times, due to either a power failure or controller fault. The signals at the intersection of Brougham St, Garlands Rd and Opawa Rd failed the most in the last year – 26 times. That was followed by the Barbadoes and Salisbury Sts intersection with 23, and the corner of Barbadoes and Hereford Sts, which failed 22 times. Signals at the Brougham, Burlington and Gasson Sts intersection failed 14 times, while at Hornby’s Chalmers St, Goulding Ave and Main South Rd junction, they broke down 13 times. Curletts Rd and Main South Rd sat at 12, Avonhead, Middlepark and Yaldhurst Rds was 11, while the Carmen St, Main South Rd and Shands Rd junction was nine. The city council said the highest fault count was due to power failure relating to Orion network issues. “ OUR KIDS SAY THEY NEED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE US!” See Joy & Bill’s story at summerset.co.nz “We’ve never been so social” Joy and Bill have been at Summerset for village activities with friends, including just over four years and held their golden the very popular Wine Appreciation Group. wedding anniversary celebration at their They’re loving the life, and as Bill says, retirement village. “The added advantage is that you have Their spacious villa is often filled with a support crew if something goes wrong family when they’re not flat out enjoying and that to me is reassuring.” Come and see why we love the life at Summerset Open Weekend 22 & 23 July, 10am-4pm Summerset at Wigram 135 Awatea Road, Christchurch Contact Anne Walker on 03 741 0872 or 022 639 2341 wigram.sales@summerset.co.nz Love the life SUM0603_18x8
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