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PAGE 16 BAY HARBOUR Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Wednesday May 30 2018 Your Local Views Eco-system education New Banks Peninsula Water Zone Committee member Garrick Thorn writes about a programme which helps young people preserve waterways – right in their own backyards AN EXCITING new educational programme has begun on the peninsula, providing schools and kids with the tools and the knowledge to understand our unique aquatic eco-system. At the Banks Peninsula Water Zone Committee meeting last month, Kirsty Brennan from EOS Ecology introduced their education programme, ‘Nature Agents.’ This programme has been developed to give school students authentic scientific experiences in their local environment. The group provides schools with equipment, training, information and some support time to enable students to set up their own monitoring of waterways, measuring critical parameters to understand its ecology and health. So far the programme has been to three schools – Okains Bay, Duvauchelle and Akaroa – and student and staff feedback has been positive. These types of initiatives can have wide and diverse positive impacts on our water quality. By working with EOS Ecology we can help identify waterways that could most benefit from such a monitoring regime. Tracking changes in our WATER QUALITY: Kirsty Brennan from EOS Ecology (left) shows Duvauchelle School pupils how to monitor the health of Pawsons Stream, along with Banks Peninsula Community Board chairwoman Pam Richardson. waterways can help us identify problems early or understand how projects and initiatives are having an impact. Education is such a great way of boosting our long term water prospects and is something the zone committee is very interested in promoting so it’s great we have this happening in our area. We have such enthusiastic water advocates on the peninsula and inspiring our younger generations will have even more positive impacts. As a new member of the committee I’m inspired to hear stories about how our communities are proactively getting involved in water projects and I’m excited to be part of it. Make a difference by scrapping plastic bags Local initiatives to reduce the amount of plastic in the environment are just the beginning, believes National List MP for Port Hills Nuk Korako IT IS a well-known fact that plastic is damaging our planet and our environment. Kiwis currently use around 1.6 billion singleuse plastic bags every year and that is a staggering amount. The good news is that some great initiatives for recycling have been coming to the fore. Congratulations to Lyttelton SuperValue which is the first in the South Island to ban single use plastic carrier bags and the Countdown supermarket chain have chosen 10 of their stores nationwide to go single use bag free by the end of June, with the Ferrymead store being one of these. (It ended single-use plastic bags on May 21.) The Warehouse is on to it as they will enforce that same rule by the end of 2018. If we can all remember to take our own bags, bucket, box or whatever works for you, we will make a difference . The Packaging Forum has teamed up with major brands and sponsors around New Zealand with an initiative that is worth supporting. It is an exciting enterprise which we will all benefit from, as will our environment. It is amazing what this project will take – all soft plastic bags including bread bags, frozen food bags, toilet paper packaging, confectionery and biscuit wrap, chip bags, pasta and rice bags, courier envelopes, shopping bags – basically anything made of plastic which can be scrunched into a ball can be placed into the drop off bins at over 30 Christchurch supermarkets and Warehouse stores.
Wednesday May 30 2018 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi BAY HARBOUR PAGE 17 HORNCASTLE ARENA June 29 - July 1 10AM - 5PM TICKETS ONLINE: starhomeshow.kiwi Allandale hall reopens MUCKING IN: Ruth Dyson was among the 700 volunteers helping clean the city’s waterways. Bagging up rubbish in the ‘mother of all clean-ups’ Ferrymead Anna: One Love, Two Stories by Amanda Prowse There was a big turnout for the ‘mother of all cleanups’ but as Port Hills Labour MP Ruth Dyson writes, there are other things we can do to reduce pollution The day before Mother’s Day each year is an important one, as our area gives mother nature clean riverbanks and clean estuary surrounds. The “mother of all clean-ups” has been going for a few years now and this year had one of the best turnouts and, in some but sadly not all areas, had significantly less rubbish than previously. Over 600 volunteers worked around the estuary and Heathcote River and collected nearly 400 bags of rubbish. Much of the rubbish was stuff that would have been pretty easy to put in a bin – takeaways bags and containers and there were a lot of empty bottles. But there were also tyres and mattresses and other big items. It’s hard to work out the thinking of someone who dumps a mattress on the side of the estuary. Well done to the volunteers who turned out to what was a glorious day weather-wise, to the groups who organised both the event and the volunteers and to Zac Cassels who, as always, was a magnificent host of the post clean-up celebration. ENTER TO WIN Two new novels from Amanda Prowse, that tell the story of one couple from both sides... This is Anna’s story. From the heartbreaking, uplifting and bestselling Amanda Prowse , this is an unforgettable romance about what happens when two very different people fall in love. There are two sides to every love story. This is Anna’s. Anna Cole grew up poor, but her mother’s love made her feel rich every day. Then her mother died, and Anna was sent to a care home. As a teenager, Anna vowed that one day, she would have children of her own, and create the happy, noisy family life she always craved. Then, one day, Anna meets Theo Montgomery in a lift. Theo has kind eyes, but a sad past. His family were rich, but his childhood was full of neglect. Theo can’t imagine bringing a child into this cruel world, but he does want a soulmate. Someone to love him unconditionally; someone with whom he can share his family’s wealth. Theo and Anna are two damaged souls, from two different worlds. Is their love for each other enough to let go of the pain of their pasts? Or will Anna and Theo break each others’ hearts? THIS BOOK book release THE HISTORIC Allandale Community Hall near Teddington is back in the community’s hands. The 120-year-old hall was badly damaged in the Canterbury earthquakes and closed for safety reasons. However, a major repair effort over the past year has seen the earthquake damage fixed and some upgrades made to the hall. It now has a new kitchen, accessible toilets, new wiring, and doors that lead to a large deck on the north side of the building. The original floors in the hall have also been revarnished and the hall painted inside and out. The hall was officially reopened on Thursday by Deputy We said: Group concerned over safety of Moncks Bay pathway. You said: Gary Knight – Surely the safety aspect of continuation of the final section of the unsealed Christchurch Coastal Pathway between Rapanui-Shag rock and eastern side of Monks Bay Mayor Andrew Turner. “I know locals have greatly missed having the hall as a place to gather because before the earthquakes it really was a focal point for the community,’’ said Cr Turner. “I’m delighted that by working in partnership with the Allandale Reserve is the obvious catalyst for funding from the city council in the Long Term Plan. The potential for a serious or fatal fall onto the rock-clad estuary along this stretch of path makes funding vital. The awareness and community based focus of the Christchurch Coastal Pathway Group is evident and commendable by their decision to FIXED: Refurbished and repaired Allandale Hall is ready once again for community use. Management Committee we have been able to not only repair the damage to the hall, but also make some really good improvements to it.” “The work that has been done means the hall can remain at the heart of this community for many years into the future,’’ Cr Turner said. fund seating, crossing points, planting and enhancement along the 0.8ha stretch of path. Within this context the projected $10 million to $12 million cost would therefore be reduced. Funding should then be viable from the perspective of the city council for this essential work in the interests of community safety. Never Fade (The Darkest Minds, Book 2) by Alexandra Bracken Ruby never asked for the abilities that almost cost her her life. Now she must call upon them on a daily basis. Other kids in the Children’s League call Ruby ‘Leader’, but she knows what she really is - a monster. When Ruby is entrusted with an explosive secret, she must embark on her most dangerous mission yet - leaving the Children’s League behind. Crucial information about the disease that killed most of America’s children - and turned Ruby and the others who lived into feared and hated outcasts - has survived every attempt to destroy it. But the truth is only saved in one place - in the hands of Liam Stewart, the boy Ruby once believed was her future and who now wouldn’t recognize her. As Ruby sets out across a desperate, lawless country to find Liam, she is torn between old friends and the promise she made to serve the League. Ruby will do anything to protect the people she loves. But what if winning the war means losing herself. The second book in the NYT bestselling series, that is soon to become a major motion picture. Clown Doctors New Zealand provide medical clowning programmes to health care facilities and share with children and elderly the many healing benefits of laughter. Clown Doctors use humour for a therapeutic purpose, according to individual needs - making hospitals a little less scary for children and alleviating boredom and creating spontaneity in the lives of the elderly. WIN THIS BOOK We have one copy of Anna by Amanda Prowse to give away, courtesy of Take Note Ferrymead. To be in the draw, email giveaways@starmedia.kiwi with Anna in the subject line or write to Take Note Book Giveaway, Anna, Star Media, PO Box 1467, Christchurch 8140. To be eligible for the draw, all entries must include your name, address and contact number. Entries close Tuesday June 12th. Winner of Bono is Mrs J Benfell of Heathcote.
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