Southern View: July 17, 2018

16 Tuesday July 17 2018
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi
News
Vehicles
tagged
with rude
messages
• By Anan Zaki
SEVERAL BROOMFIELD
and Islington residents were
left with some rude signs on
their vehicles.
A vehicle was tagged with
the phrase, “drugs?” while
another had “pedo van free
candy?” Others had male genitalia
spray painted on the sides
and bonnets. A police spokeswoman
said two incidents of
tagging on cars were reported
but victims informed them of
other incidents in the area that
went unreported by vehicle
owners.
Between 8pm on Friday and
10am on Saturday a Toyota
Corolla on Brixton St was
reported to have been tagged
and between 2am and 8am on
Sunday a Nissan diesel MK240
truck on Malabar Cres was
tagged, she said. “We do encourage
people to report these
incidents to give us an accurate
picture of what’s happening in
our communities.”
No arrests have been made
in relation to the tagging and
investigations are ongoing.
• By Anan Zaki
A BULLDOZER may soon be
put through the earthquake
damaged and graffiti-riddled
former Sockburn Service Centre.
The Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
Community Board last
week asked city council staff to
start work on demolishing the
old Sockburn Service Centre.
Chairman Mike Mora said
the board made it “clear” to city
council staff about its intentions.
“We want it removed as soon
as possible because it’s a bit of an
eyesore and it’s a bit of a mess.”
City council head of facilities,
property and planning Bruce
Rendall said staff are currently
working on a report where demolition
plans are being drawn up.
“This report will be presented
to the community board in August,”
Mr Rendall said.
At last week’s meeting, the
board also voted to retain the
land on Main South Rd, which
the centre is on.
“There is possibility for us to
continue to use the site [after
demolition] and keep it in public
hands so that’s where we’re at
this point in time,” Mr Mora
said.
The centre was closed after the
February 22, 2011, earthquake.
One option that the city
council looked at for the site
was an access road through the
land from Main South Rd to
Blenheim Rd after the building is
demolished.
But Mr Mora said that option
has not been taken any further.
Greater Hornby Residents Association
chairman Marc Duff
said the site could potentially be
looked at for a new $35.7 million
community mega centre.
“It’s really in the city council’s
hands. As a community we’ve
got to be prepared to look at all
sites [for a centre].”
Mr Duff said many residents
felt it needed to be demolished.
SOUTHERN VIEW
Local
News
Now
Service centre to be demolished
Fire rages, homes at risk
NEGLECTED:
The former
Sockburn
Service
Centre
building now
sits vacant
with windows
broken and
covered in
graffiti.
“There’s a feeling in the community
that it should be brought
down to the ground.
“Especially as it’s on a
main route to Christchurch
from the south [because] you
see it from both sides [on Main
South Rd and Blenheim Rd],” he
said.
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