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22 Thursday June 14 2018 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi The Star ews Stand taken over funding for organisation • By Sophie Cornish THE FENDALTON-Waimairi- Harewood Community Board should not be funding a project which targets issues such as mental health, overcrowded housing and behavioural problems. That’s the stand board chairman Sam MacDonald took over $20,000 of funding granted to Te Ora Hou Otautahi last week. But Mr MacDonald was the only board member at the meeting to vote against the plan. “I voted against it because it’s ratepayer money, we have a lot of priorities in the city and I just felt that when I talk to my constituents, it’s more about fixing our roads and infrastructure with ratepayers’ money,” he said. “Don’t get me wrong it’s a noble cause and what they are doing is great, but you have to go and justify it to ratepayers.” The money will fund Te Ora Hou’s whanau resiliency project, which identifies young people and their families most at risk for issues such as mental health, overcrowded housing, poor school attendance and behavioural problems. More for less in housing market • By Bridget Rutherford COMMUNITY Housing Trust has put its first newly-built affordable homes on the market. The three architecturally designed homes are on a section with two titles on Wainoni’s Ottawa Rd. The back title has one threebedroom house and a two-bedroom house while the front title has a three-bedroom home. The homes would likely be available to families who had a household income of under $80,000, although that was flexible. Community Housing Trust managing director and former mayor Garry Moore said the houses were the product of feedback from families about what they wanted in a home. He said they were originally built to cater for larger families who could have multiple generations living on site. But there was also the option of splitting the two titles and selling them separately, he said. The front title with a threebedroom home has an asking price of $340,000, while the back title with three-bedroom and two-bedroom houses had a $525,000 asking price for both. A single garage was available for each three-bedroom home on the roadside of the property. Mr Moore said the trust was set up in 2014 with the aim to make housing affordable, and to help buyers get into home ownership. It originally started by shifting homes from the residential red zone to other suburbs so they could be sold lived in. The trust primarily focused on the eastern suburbs, which were hit hard after the February 22, 2011, earthquake, Mr Moore said. The Ottawa Rd homes were the first new builds the trust had done and once they were sold, it would look at building more, he said. Trustee Geoff Butcher said the north-facing homes were high quality and well designed, though they were not on large sections. “I think the idea is really good.” Mr Butcher said the trust had indicated it could provide an equity share of perhaps $50,000 for either of the titles. “The idea of equity share is AFFORDABLE: Community Housing Trust managing director Garry Moore outside one of the new homes the trust is selling in Wainoni. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER that where people can’t get sufficient equity to satisfy a bank, we may be willing to leave in some equity.” He said that differed from a local in that if house prices went up, the trust shares in the gains, while if prices go down, the trust shares in the losses. Mr Butcher said in the future the trust could look at pre-selling the homes before they were built. •To see the homes, visit https://www.trademe. co.nz/Browse/Listing. aspx?id=1663542455 HYPNOTHERAPY for a happier, healthier you Hypnosis is a natural state that we can drift into most days, without even realising it. From day-dreaming to operating on auto-pilot, we simply ‘zone-out’. However, it is when we are in that relaxed state that we are able to make positive changes to the way we behave at a subconscious level and take on new, positive patterns that then feel natural and instinctive. Clinical hypnotherapist, Juliette Harris of Transform Hypnotherapy has ten years’ experience in this industry and a high success-rate in a number of areas including weight-loss and healthy lifestyles. She uses hypnotherapy to work with clients who have tried every diet out there, or who have been successful in losing weight but then it all crept back again. If you find yourself mindlessly snacking, using food as a reward or for comfort, or if you sneak food when noone else is around, then she believes hypnotherapy can make a significant difference. It can change your eating habits by changing your attitude towards food, exercise and yourself, resulting in a slimmer, healthier you. Juliette explains how it works. “So many clients come to see me, emotional in describing their battle with weight or food, having tried for so long to be the size and shape that they want to be. 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The Star Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Thursday June 14 2018 23 HORNCASTLE ARENA June 29 - July 1 10AM - 5PM TICKETS ONLINE: starhomeshow.kiwi Revised plan benefits Woolston Council to ‘revitalise’ the village MORE CAR parks, mini plazas, wider footpaths and a focus on the area’s industrial character are central to a revised plan for Woolston Village. Under the city council’s Ferry Rd suburban master plan, the significant streetscape project aims to transform and revitalise the area. The upgrade extends along Ferry Rd from Portman St to St Anne’s School. “The council has taken the time to consider feedback on the previous village consultation in 2016, and we are pleased to bring back a revised plan that best balances the needs of the community,” planning and delivery transport manager Lynette Ellis said. “The changes complement Woolston’s distinctive character, while improving the way the village looks and feels, attracting more people to the area. “The new plan retains PLANS: An artist’s impression of what Woolston Village could look like. Feedback is open on a revised regeneration proposal for the village. more parking spaces than the previous proposal, and features safety improvements for pedestrians, cyclists and bus users.” It features wider footpaths and cycle lanes, upgraded crossings and street lighting, and 55 onstreet parking spaces, along with time-restricted parking to lift turnover. Thirty-two off-street car park spaces are being provided as part of the Woolston Library project. A laneway linking Ferry Rd to the public car park and preschool behind the library will be upgraded for use by pedestrians and cyclists under the library development. New and upgraded bus stops and shelters will also be introduced. The village “gateway” includes trees, paving and kerb buildouts at Portman St and St Anne’s School to define the entrances to the area, with a 30km/h speed limit to be trialled for one year. About 30 new trees will be planted, along with new garden beds. “We plan to use building setback areas to create ‘miniplazas’, with outdoor furniture that reflects the industrial character of Woolston,” Ms Ellis said. “We also want to celebrate Woolston’s heritage and cultural connections to the Heathcote River with etched paving stones depicting the area’s history.” •Public consultation on the revised plan is open until July 3 at ccc.govt.nz/ the-council/consultationsand-submissions/ haveyoursay/show/151 Shopping hub idea for garden centre THE UP for sale Portstone Garden Centre in Woolston could potentially become a shopping or hospitality hub. That is one of the possible uses for the site on the corner of Ferry Rd and Smith St being suggested. The land and buildings housing Portstone, one of Christchurch’s first independently-owned garden centres, and 38-seater café, has been placed on the market for sale. The 1160 sq m warehouse-style building on 4803 sq m of freehold land will be sold by a deadline process through Bayleys Canterbury, with offers closing at 4pm on June 28. Bayleys Canterbury salesman Stewart White said the property was being sold as ‘vacant possession’ – with both the garden centre and café moving out in the near future. He said there was the potential that the site could be redeveloped into a suburban shopping hub – with Ferry Rd being the main arterial route linking the CBD. Ventilation Equipment Suppliers totrade retail Smooth-Air has a wide range of ventilation equipment to bring fresh air into your home. Domestic & Commercial Industrial Seriously Brass 2018 seriously not to be missed! Iconic performing arts organisation Woolston Brass has a distinguished 127 year history and has maintained a playing strength of around forty musicians, with members drawn from all walks of life brought together by a creative talent for making music. Woolston Brass also takes great pride in its pioneering Academy that includes a learners group and two training bands; Woolston Junior Band and Woolston Concert Brass. Woolston Brass (A Grade) with Music Director Tyme Marsters and Woolston Concert Brass (C Grade) with Music Director Nick Johnson are striving for musical excellence and top places in their respective grades at the upcoming New Zealand Brass Band Championships being held in Blenheim mid-July. Seriously Brass 2018 on ADVERTORIAL Sunday 1 July, 3pm-5pm at The Celebration Centre (81 Bickerton Street, Wainoni) will feature the two bands’ virtuosic contest repertoire and showcase top local brass players and percussionists, plus a guest performance from the Woolston Junior Band with Music Director Sarah Hickman. Tickets and further information about Seriously Brass 2018 can be found at www.dashtickets.co.nz Woolston members will also perform at Virtuoso Brass Solo Competition on Saturday 30 June from 9am at The Chamber Room, The Piano featuring their solo National Contest repertoire (free entry and entry permissible between solo performances) Remote Extraction Fans featuring Woolston Brass and Woolston Concert Brass performing repertoire for the 2018 New Zealand Brass Band Championships Range Hood Cupboard Inserts Sunday 1 July, 3pm-5pm Celebration Events Centre 81 Bickerton Street, Wainoni 0800 SMOOTH (0800 766 684) sales@smooth-air.co.nz 351c Blenheim Rd Riccarton Christchurch 03 343 6184 Monday - Friday 7.30am - 5pm www.smooth-air.co.nz Door sales available (Eftpos/Cash); Adult $30, Senior Citizen/Student/Unwaged $25, Child $15, Adult +1 Child $30 Early Bird Tickets available at www.dashtickets.co.nz promotions@woolstonbrass.org • woolstonbrass.org facebook.com/woolstonbrass
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