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8 Tuesday July 17 2018 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi OUTLET News A MASSIVE RANGE OF PRODUCT AT BARGAIN PRICES YOU WON’T BELIEVE! OVERSTOCKED - END OF LINE SCRATCHED & DENTED EXCHANGE - FACTORY SECONDS EX DISPLAY PRODUCTS HUNDREDS OF PRODUCTS BELOW COST More than 100 trees face axe •From page 1 City council head of parks Andrew Rutledge said from what was gathered, the cause of the death and decline of the trees relates to the area being flooded with seawater over the last few months. “The trees are not able to handle the high salt content and are practically drying up,” he said. Mr Rutledge said unfortunately the city council PEGASUS POST SAD STATE: More than 100 trees in the South Brighton Domain estuary edge are earmarked for removal. had no option but to remove the trees. The board had a further urgent meeting on Wednesday with the Mr Rutledge to discuss repair the earthquake damage on the estuary. Chairwoman Kim Money (left) said city council staff are looking to get a coastal engineer’s opinion on how the estuary can be approached. She said funding is “apparently” an issue and city council staff are looking into the issue. Ms Money said the “clear message” was she wanted to get across the fact all of this could have been avoided. “It is because the earthquake-damaged reno mattresses has allowed the water from the estuary to flood over the land when we have those storms,” she said. •Your Local Views, page 12 + COME CHECK OUT OUR SHOWROOM 99 FERRY RD, CHRISTCHURCH St Asaph St Ferry Rd OUTLET STORE Fitzgerald Ave FRIDGE FREEZERS • WASHING MACHINES • DRYERS • COOKING SMALL APPLIANCES • AUDIO • MANCHESTER • LOUNGE SUITES DINING SUITES • BEDROOM SUITES • BEDS & HEAPS MORE! INTEREST 12MONTHS FREE ON ANY PURCHASE OVER $499 # OUTLET STORE Images indicative only. # Credit criteria applies, ask in-store for details. Outlet Store items are over stocked, end of line, scratch & dent, ex display, ex repair items and more. Need a better way to get your message out? Talk to us, we can help. • Creative Design • Photography/Videography • Website/Social Media Jarryd Adams 03 364 7432 jarryd.adams@starmedia.kiwi Creative Services
PEGASUS POST Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Tuesday July 17 2018 9 Bid to transform Rawhiti Domain woodland • By Georgia O’Connor-Harding AN AMBITIOUS plan has been developed to enhance a woodland area in Rawhiti Domain. The Guardians of Rawhiti Domain are planning to transform the woodland, located off Keyes Rd, into a “natural play space”. The vision including treehouses, a rope-bridge, zip-line and plantings of woodland flowers shrubs and pohutukawa was presented to the Coastal Burwood Community Board. It aims to support birds, butterflies and bees in the domain and for community enjoyment. The project will take about a year to complete. Guardian committee member Ruthie Emeny described it as a “shooting for the moon” plan. She said the guardians would like to see the domain protected and enhanced. “The woodland area is a lovely natural space. Enhancing it for play will create an asset for our community,” she said. The idea was formed after founding member Cathy Baker noticed a decline in bird, bees and monarch butterflies. Mrs Emeny said it was likely losing 6000 gardens in the red zone as a result of the Canterbury earthquakes, meant food for insects was depleted. Earlier this year, the city council assessed a stand of trees on the Keyes Rd side of the domain. Seven of the trees were deemed unsafe and were felled. The guardians decided to take advantage of the felled trees by inviting three playcentre groups to test out playing on the leftover tree stumps in the area. The community board has since requested city council staff to consider conducting an in -depth tree risk assessment/ maintenance programme for the woodland area. This is to allow the possibility of the natural play space to be developed. The guardians will be on the Keyes Rd side of the domain from 2-4pm on July 22 to get further ideas from the public on what could be added to the “natural space.” On August 22 the guardians will be running a planting day at the domain and is planning to get the Shirley, North Beach and South Brighton playcentres involved. •Anyone interested in getting involved or wanting to learn more about the Guardians can email rawhitiguardians@ gmail.com Nortons make NZ festival • By Jacob Page THE LINWOOD Nortons under-11 rugby team will be part of the New Zealand Junior Rugby Festival in Queenstown for the first time from September 28 to September 30. Team manager Jade Cull said the team was excited by the opportunity to play in the event which sees teams from New Zealand and Australia compete in four grades from under-10 to under-13. “This is an opportunity that a lot of teams from clubs like ours wouldn’t normally get and many of our kids haven’t travelled SCHOOLS much so while there’s a lot to fundraise, it’s a terrific experience that, hopefully, the kids will remember for a long time,” she said. The team, which is named after former All Black and Linwood club member, Tane Norton has been undefeated so far this season after their 2018 grading games. “The team is playing really well and they enjoy playing with UNDEFEATED: The Linwood Nortons under-11 team (named after rugby great Tane Norton, above) will play at the New Zealand Junior Rugby Festival in Queenstown in September. each other which helps on game days,” Cull said. “We don’t really know a lot about the other teams but we won’t be there to make up the numbers, everyone in the team loves to play and wants to show what Linwood can do against teams from outside (Canterbury),” she said. Fundraising efforts will continue to get the squad to the event, with extra players being called in to fill out the squad. “We want to give these kids a new and different rugby experience and we can see when we mention it that they are really looking forward to it,’’ she said. Low-Cost Pensioner Housing is Trust focus For 45 years and counting, the Kenneth F. Weaver trust inc. has been providing low cost pensioner units for Cantabrians. located throughout St. albans and edgeware areas, the twenty nine units which the trust represents were a dream of founder Kenneth F. Weaver which became a reality. the humble and very private community service benefactor, the Kenneth F. Weaver trust, inc. bears his name and shares in the legacy of the prominent Christchurch businessman. Maintained by a board of experienced and supportive trustees, the trust values its years of assistance to the dozens of pensioners it has been able to serve. “all those years ago, i felt a strong desire to support pensioners throughout the city where i’ve grown up. Having been born in rakaia and although i have travelled the world, leaving home at 15 to join the merchant navy, i came back to start my family several years later.” He shares. “then upon returning to Christchurch, i saw a need and felt prompted to do something about it.” “i have worked in many industries and became a businessman who was fortunate in their investments and business ventures. i have learned a lot about people and identified a way to support them. all those years ago, i saw a need for affordable housing in the pensioner segment and decided to do something about it. “i looked at the available central government schemes and applied for some funding. there was a lot of paperwork and many questions, but the ministry saw the value in my goal and helped me launch the trust. i had set up a private trust and to this day, my understanding is that the Kenneth F. Weaver trust inc. is the only private trust that has been supported through ministry channels.” the Kenneth F. Weaver trust inc. well-earned reputation lives by the motto – For the Benefit of others and their goal is to offer rental security for life. How the unit process works is that a unit only becomes available when a vacancy occurs. Most of the residents have been there for decades. Back in the late 1970’s when the doors opened, the rent per week was $11.25. Now forty five years later it has only risen to $155 a week, for a single person, 1 bedroom unit and we feel very good about the ability we have had to maintain and keep our rental costs as low as possible. We’re not in this to make a big profit, but to help serve our community while maintaining our costs. all the trust units are well maintained, and our residents and management team take pride in keeping them in top condition. the gardens are maintained by residents and a gardener. each of the units provide one or two bedrooms, a lounge, kitchen, laundry and bathroom facilities. the residents develop a close knit community and support for each other which provides comfort and peace of mine for each resident. there is no medical care on site, but the trust units have doctor rooms close by. Interested in applying? applicants must: - Be over sixty - Have a genuine housing need - Have less than $25,000 in cash (excludes car or furniture) at this time the trust is taking applications for their waiting list. Apply online at kennethfweartrust.co.nz. The Kenneth F. Weaver Trust Inc. serving Christchurch for the benefit of others. Kenneth F. Weaver advertorial
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