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4 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Thursday June 14 2018 News City’s first mayor was an accused wife-beater • By Bridget Rutherford WILLIAM ‘Cabbage’ Wilson was a fraudster and an accused wife-beater – and 150 years ago, he was elected as the city’s first mayor. Monday marked the anniversary of the day the city became a full municipality. On June 10, 1868, the now city council formally acknowledged the Governor’s proclamation of Christchurch as a borough under the provisions of the 1867 Municipal Corporations Act. At that meeting, nurseryman and prominent landowner Mr • By Bridget Rutherford THE AVON-Heathcote Estuary could become the country’s third site to gain an internationallyacclaimed status because of its role in hosting migratory birds. Department of Conservation ecology technical adviser Bruce McKinlay said, while not yet officially confirmed, the estuary was in contention to be named the next East Asian Australasian Flyway site, due to of its Wilson, whose nickname was Cabbage due to his hat made of cabbage leaves, became the first mayor. Before that, the town council only had a chairman since 1862. But Mr Wilson fell from grace when he was convicted of fraud. His wife Elizabeth Williams then sought a protection order from him after alleging he beat her. After they split, Mr Wilson tried to break into her house and threatened to murder her brother. Mr Wilson did manage to get re-elected to council 10 years connection to the bartail godwits. The status would make the estuary one of a chain of important wetlands around the world where migratory birds visit to feed and rest on their journeys. Only two other sites in New Zealand have the status. They are the Firth of Thames and Farewell Spit. Mr McKinlay, who is the New Zealand representative to the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership, said the estuary had HISTORY: William ‘Cabbage’ Wilson was elected as the city’s first mayor on June 10, 1868. later causing uproar among five city councillors who resigned in protest. Last year the Government took Godwits make estuary special hosted the migratory godwits each summer for the last 10,000 years. He said the news the estuary could gain the status was “exciting” for DOC, which had been working with the Avon Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust since 2016 to do so. “Each year a maximum of 2000 bartail godwits (1.8 per cent of the world’s population) spend the summer at the estuary before migrating back to the Arctic to breed over winter. ownership of a strip of land once owned by Mr Wilson that runs between 130 and 132 Lichfield St, near Smash Palace, because it was unable to find a beneficiary. Since Mr Wilson, there have been 45 other mayors. Garry Moore, who was mayor from 1998-2007, said a lot had changed. “Well I’ve found it interesting, when you look at Cabbage Wilson, he had the nursery that supplied quite a lot of the trees that were supplied around Christchurch. In those days, the whole of society had conflicts of interest.” Mr Moore said he and son The Star Johnny Moore, who owns Smash Palace, wanted to call it Cabbage Wilson’s instead because of the strip of land nearby. But when they found out about Mr Wilson’s past they decided against it. Mr Moore said the South Island needed to act more as one, similar to what it used to be like when there were councils were regional. “If I were to look at the next 150 years, unless the South Island starts thinking as an island, we will be completely overshadowed by Auckland.” •Lianne Dalziel’s column, p26 TEMPORARY HOME: The Avon-Heathcote Estuary hosts the bartail godwits every summer. PHOTO: DON PARISH
The Star Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Thursday June 14 2018 5 HORNCASTLE ARENA June 29 - July 1 10AM - 5PM TICKETS ONLINE: starhomeshow.kiwi ‘Aspirational’ vision will cost $60-$80m INVITING: Library Plaza would provide a people-friendly space, Cathedral Gardens would have trees and water features and Post Office Place could hold events and meeting spaces. •From page 1 “I think the design of the pavilions is quite ambitious and somewhat unorthodox, which I think is quite cool. It’s thinking outside the square, ironically, inside the Square,” he said. Mr Moore said the concept was “incredible”. “I loathed the old Square. So for me this gives us a chance to turn the Square into something that’s an exciting space. It’s the city’s lounge. “I haven’t been this excited about any of the proposals we’ve had post-quake.” Mr Duval said while he liked the greenery, the pavilions structure may impede the sight lines of the Cathedral. “Maybe we don’t need such large a structure or even one at all which then becomes a permanent structure in the Square to compete with the Cathedral.” City councillor Vicki Buck said while she was not a huge fan of the pavilions, she liked the green space and having high activity. Regenerate Christchurch chief executive Ivan Iafeta said the “aspirational” vision was estimated to cost between $60-80million. There was about $9 million set aside for it. He said the pavilions, designed in-house with input from Ngāi Tūāhuriri were “striking but elegant” and would be easy to deconstruct. Regenerate had spent about $1 million developing the delayed vision. It was meant to be released in October. The major goal now was working out a delivery strategy, Mr Iafeta said. Jono Dillon: I think it’s brilliant. Change is always different. People don’t like change, we don’t like change. But I think it looks amazing and I think it will perform a really amazing function for the city. There’s a lot of markets that happen there anyway, it will just provide a cover for it in a modern context and I think when it’s done we’re going to have a modern city so we may as well get used to it. With the modern you get all these kinds of designs, kind of like Dubai, which will be part of the big attraction to Christchurch. What people are saying Bill Burgess: I think that should be good. Something a little different. Murray Holmes: I reckon it’s an eyesore. They want to put something like that in the Square? There’s nothing wrong with the Square as it is now. It’s been like that for years. The only thing missing is the Wizard. Katy Hope: It will probably cause some interest. I don’t know if it’s my cup of tea. But it will definitely get the crowds in and the tourists in having a look. Gem Brain: I like it. It would bring people into the city to come see it. Readers are also reacting to the plans on Star.kiwi Jilly King: Not a fan of the collapsed trellis look. My four-year-old saw the pic on my laptop and asked me if the wind blew down the fence. Out of the mouths of babes . . . Ann Mason: You have missed the boat people have moved to the suburbs and parking being charged as it is will not encourage people to come back into the Square. If this is to go ahead then pull down the Cathedral and start from scratch but not with this eyesore. ACT NOW If you are insured with State, NZI or any IAG policy, you have until 30 June 2018 before they can use the Limitation Act to decline your earthquake claim. QUIET WARMTH SALE BOOK YOUR FREE APPOINTMENT TODAY! 0800 324 678 www.dcis.co.nz The next generation in super energy efficient, whisper quiet winter heating is here! $2,799 INSTALLED* GL50 ECOCORE ® HIGH WALL HEAT PUMP *Basic back to back installation HEAT PUMPS • AIR CONDITIONING • ELECTRICAL For help, call us now! Ph: 03 377 8855 | 130 Ferry Road, Christchurch E: reception@earthquakeservices.co.nz | W: www.earthquakeservices.co.nz
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