Selwyn Times: June 13, 2018

10 Wednesday June 13 2018
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A NEW ambulance with improved
interior layout has been donated to
St John by Generation Homes.
The new Gen 3 ambulance is
the latest model in the St John
fleet which has a layout to allow
ambulance officers to work more
efficiently and comfortably when
treating patients.
Named after Generations
Homes, the ambulance was gifted
in a recent dedication ceremony.
St John relies on the support
of individuals and businesses for
funding to provide its vital community
service.
Generation Homes Christchurch
has prioritised giving to St
John since its beginning with
a long-term goal to donate an
ambulance.
The company has donated for
almost five years and is approaching
$100,000 in donations to St
John.
South Island fundraising and
marketing manager for St John
Debbie Pipson said the ambulance
is proof of the impact a single
business can have on keeping
their community healthy.
“By donating lifesaving equipment,
Generation Homes is helping
ensure people receive highest
quality care when needed most.”
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Raising tourism awareness
• By Emily O’Connell
WORKING TOGETHER to
take advantage of opportunities
is one of the key ideas which has
come from last week’s Selwyn
Tourism Summit.
On Wednesday, the district’s
very first tourism summit
provided an opportunity for
local operators
to find out
how their
business can
prepare and
improve their
work with the
international
market.
Sam
Broughton
Mayor Sam
Broughton
said more
than 40 people
attended the summit from a
variety of groups within the
tourism sector.
Mr Broughton said there was
a need for the summit after the
“good work” done by the tourism
sector in the district.
A number of experienced
guest speakers talked to attendees
about how to make the
most of the upcoming TRENZ
opportunity, which is being held
in Christchurch in 2020.
These included ChristchurchNZ
international trade
FORWARD THINKING: Selwyn had its first tourism summit on
Wednesday, looking at ways everyone can work together to
make the most of opportunities. ​
marketing manager Julia Hunt,
Christchurch International
Airport’s Alibaba project director
Ken Freer and New Zealand
Export Credit Office senior business
originator Phil Quinn.
Ms Hunt shared insights
about global trends in the
tourism trade space and
how to best understand the
international tourism product
distribution model.
She said the summit was a
great initiative and was timely as
the industry is “going through a
growth” currently.
“It’s events like that where you
come together, you really see
the potential of all the networks
and people in the room that you
could connect with,” Ms Hunt
said.
Mr Broughton said there’s
“heaps” for tourists to do in
the district but at the moment,
they’re not “well understood or
well told.”
“A lot of people come through
Selwyn on their way to other
places but while you’re in Selwyn
there’s heaps to be done there
and there are things to stay and
enjoy,” he said.
The district council has
applied for $267,800 from
the Government’s Tourism
Infrastructure Fund to cover the
costs of enhancing public toilets,
waste water systems and camper
van dump stations.
A district council spokesman
said if its application is successful,
the work will occur prior
to the 2018/19 peak tourism
season.
“Therefore most of the work is
planned from August to November,”
he said.
The spokesman said it has
applied for the money after
a “notable increase in tourist
activity in the district that is
placing pressure on existing visitor
infrastructure.”
Mr Broughton said it’s likely
there will be another summit
next year and imagines it will
become an annual event for the
district.
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