Bay Harbour: April 25, 2018
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Wednesday <strong>April</strong> <strong>25</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
News<br />
Nuk Korako<br />
National List MP based in<br />
the Port Hills<br />
Lest we forget<br />
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is anything I can help you with<br />
A 6/950 Ferry Road, Ferrymead<br />
E nuk.korakomp@parliament.govt.nz<br />
P 03 384 0008<br />
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Filmmaker records candidates<br />
• By Sarla Donovan<br />
GOVERNORS BAY filmmaker<br />
Tony Simpson is turning his<br />
hand to politics.<br />
In a filmic sense that is.<br />
The Kiwi Christmas director<br />
has joined forces with film<br />
editor Scott Flyger to record<br />
candidates for the upcoming<br />
Banks Peninsula Community<br />
Board by-election.<br />
The five aspirants talk about<br />
their experiences, skills and vision,<br />
along with some personal<br />
background information.<br />
And it’s all posted online.<br />
Mr Simpson said he wanted a<br />
better way of getting to know get<br />
to know candidates than wading<br />
through a booklet.<br />
“You flick through it and go,<br />
‘I can’t be bothered reading<br />
all of this because there’s so<br />
many people to get to know.’<br />
In this day and age there has<br />
to be a better way. I thought,<br />
what if you could just look on<br />
your phone? Everybody’s got a<br />
smartphone these days. The byelection<br />
in Lyttelton was right<br />
on the back door step and with<br />
only a few people it seemed an<br />
ideal place to try it out and proof<br />
the concept,” he said.<br />
Both the board and the candidates<br />
have embraced the idea.<br />
Tyrone Fields said it had been<br />
ON CAMERA: Tony Simpson films candidate Tyrone Fields. <br />
an interesting process. “We were<br />
all probably a little bit amateur<br />
when it comes to presenting on<br />
camera.”<br />
Mr Simpson said he wanted<br />
to bring the election system into<br />
the 21st-century and use technology<br />
to increase the number<br />
of voters.<br />
“I’m keen to vote for someone<br />
to represent me but I don’t<br />
know who they are. And<br />
reading something in a booklet<br />
isn’t quite the same as seeing<br />
someone in person, presenting<br />
themselves and getting their<br />
ideas across. It’s amazing how<br />
quickly you can get to know<br />
someone in a short sequence<br />
like this. I’m quite excited about<br />
it.”<br />
And if it comes off, he’d love<br />
to see something similar rolled<br />
out for next year’s local body<br />
elections.<br />
•To view the candidate<br />
statements online, go to<br />
bpcbcandidates-<strong>2018</strong>.nz<br />
•Voting papers are being<br />
sent to Lyttelton residents<br />
this week and voting closes<br />
on May 16.<br />
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Fire rages, homes at risk<br />
CHLORINE ROLL OUT<br />
Chlorine is due to be added to<br />
the Ferrymead and Lyttelton<br />
zones this week and Wainui<br />
next week. The Ferrymead zone<br />
stretches from Woolston east to<br />
Taylors Mistake and supplies 8500<br />
properties. The Lyttelton zone<br />
supplies about 3000 properties<br />
in Lyttelton, Governors <strong>Bay</strong> and<br />
Diamond <strong>Harbour</strong>. Once they<br />
are chlorinated, the temporary<br />
chlorination programme will be<br />
complete.<br />
MONCKS BAY SEAWALL<br />
Temporary repairs will be<br />
undertaken to fix seawall damage<br />
alongside the Moncks <strong>Bay</strong><br />
footpath, between the tram stop<br />
and Shag Rock. Deterioration<br />
from storm surges and high tides<br />
has prompted the city council to<br />
investigate temporary repairs to<br />
the sea wall.<br />
BUCK STAYS AS CHAIR<br />
Sally Buck will remain Linwood-<br />
Central-Heathcote Community<br />
Board chairwoman after board<br />
members gave her their full<br />
support. <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> News<br />
last week reported Ms Buck’s<br />
intention to stand down after 18<br />
months as chairwoman. But after<br />
a motion to elect a new chair at<br />
last Wednesday’s meeting failed to<br />
find a seconder, Ms Buck agreed<br />
to continue in the role.<br />
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