The Star: August 03, 2017

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NEW: The first two stages of a housing development on
Welles St will be completed by October. ​
Apartments ready soon
APARTMENTS BEING built on
an old factory site in Sydenham
will go on sale later this year
from $375,000.
Fletcher Living is building the
Government-led project which
will be known as Atlas Quarter
on Welles St.
The first two stages of the
development are due to be completed
and available for sale in
October.
It will have a mixture of one
and two-bedroom apartments,
along with some three-bedroom
terrace housing.
One-bedroom apartments
will start from $375,000, with
the two-bedroom apartments to
start at $460,000.
The development is part of
the Christchurch Housing Accord,
which is an agreement
between the city council and
Government to boost the housing
supply.
The site, between Colombo
and Manchester Sts, was owned
by property developer David
Henderson.
He sold it to the city council
in 2008, which then sold to the
Crown.
Another of Mr Henderson’s
former properties, the old Sydenham
School site on Colombo St,
is being developed into housing
under the accord as well.
Atlas Quarter will have 109
townhouses and apartments, as
well as ground floor shops.
There would be a shared
courtyard in the middle.
Christ’s, Shirley bands in final
TWO Christchurch bands will
battle it out against the country’s
best in the final of this year’s
Smokefreerockquest.
Christ’s College band Run77
and Shirley Boys’ High School’s
Fuzhun will compete at the
national final in Auckland on
September 2.
Run77, made up of Angus
Mossman, Robert Rolleston,
Henry Phelps, and brothers Angus
and George Murray, won the
Canterbury final.
Fuzhun’s members include
Gideon Valavala, Tasipale
Valavala, Michael Mose, Loutoa
Osai, Temuera Hay, Josh Mosa’ati
and Keenan Jarvis. The band won
last year’s regional final.
Bands from across the
country competed in regional
competitions from May to early
July. The regional finalists then
made 12min videos performing
their original music.
Those videos were judged by a
panel made up of New Zealand
musicians. Judge and Silver Scroll
award-winner, Thomas Oliver,
said the music was unique this
year.
“It’s so good to see some really
strong writers ready to make
their way into the New Zealand
music industry.”
The final, where 12 acts will
compete for the title, will be held
TALENTED: Christ’s College band Run77 (above) and Shirley
Boys’ High School’s Fuzhun have made the national final of the
Smokefreerockquest.
at Auckland Girls’ Grammar
School.
Jono Stewart and Nat Hutton
from Christ’s and St Margaret’s
colleges did not make the
national final, but were highly
commended.
Some of the successful
musicians and bands to have
previously taken part in
Smokefreerockquest included
Broods, Marlon Williams,
Brooke Fraser, Bic Runga and
Anika Moa.
Major upgrade to Russley Road/Memorial Avenue intersection
The Russley Road/Memorial Avenue temporary roundabout will be removed
in early August and replaced with a new intersection with traffic lights.
EXPECT
DELAYS
4-6 AUG
The permanent change means traffic will be able to
travel to and from Christchurch International
Airport, under the new Gateway Bridge, for the first
time. It will also allow the project team to complete
the new road on top of the bridge, bringing them a
step closer to completing the upgrade.
New road signage
People travelling through the intersection will
need to pay close attention to the new signage
to ensure their vehicle is in the right lane.
Please be courteous to other drivers who will
also be getting used to the change.
Lengthy delays at Russley Road/Memorial Avenue intersection
While this is an exciting milestone there will be delays
of up to 20 minutes while the changes take place on
4-6 August.
If you’re travelling to the airport leave extra time to get
there or take an alternative route to avoid the work site.
People coming from the north can turn off at
Harewood Road and those coming from the south can
use the new Southern Airport Access (see map).
HAREWOOD
RD
SH1 RUSSLEY RD
NORTH
ORCHARD ROAD
Worksite
TO CITY
MEMORIAL
AVE
RON GUTHERY RD
TO AIRPORT
AVONHEAD RD
SYD
BRADLEY
RD
GEORGE
BELLEW RD
ROAD
CLOSED
Route from south
Route from north
SOUTH
For more information about this work and to view the new road layout: www.nzta.govt.nz/russley-road
Russley Road upgrade