Nor'West News: July 31, 2018

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Campbell in bid to extend booze ban
Bylaw review
chance to
make change
• By Sophie Cornish
ALCOHOL restrictions could
be put in place in Elmwood
Park, Roto Kohatu Reserve and
McLeans Island if a community
board member gets his way.
Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood
Community Board deputy
chairman Aaron Campbell
wants more areas to be considered
in the
upcoming
10-year
review of the
Alcohol Restrictions
in
Public Places
Bylaw.
Mr
Campbell
Aaron Campbell
recently
spent a
NO MORE BOOZE: Aaron Campbell wants alcohol bans extended to cover areas like Elmwood
Park in Strowan.
night with Crime Watch Papanui
and found that part of its work
involved cleaning up litter in
places where it appeared people
had been drinking, such as
Elmwood Park in Merivale.
“It’s not their job to pick up the
litter but they do it,” he said.
“It wouldn’t affect the onlicences.
The bowling and tennis
clubs have on-licenses for their
clubrooms and that wouldn’t affect
that at all.”
“It just gives the police additional
powers if need be,” he said.
Mr Campbell wants popular
lake spot Roto Kohatu Reserve
included in the alcohol ban area,
as well as McLeans Island.
“It’s one 10th of the one per
cent of idiots who get drunk and
drive fast down that gravel road
. . . it’s also a swimming area and
a water sports and recreation
area. How well does alcohol mix
with swimming?”
Mr Campbell said the type of
ban would depend on talks between
city council staff and the
groups that use the areas.
The community board will
make a submission early next
month on the bylaw, in which
it will put forward its recommendation.
Mr Campbell said
he may also make an individual
submission, asking city council
to consider a night ban in the
Summit Rd area too.
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Trees in a reserve on Pasadena
Pl, Harewood, are causing
trouble for residents. Graeme
and Diane Barber addressed the
Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood
Community Board regarding the
ongoing-issues related to the oak
trees. The size and number of
trees and their impacts of shading
and litter on neighbouring
properties are causing issues. The
board requested city council staff
investigate and inform residents
about the status of the reserve.
$2K FOR MAIREHAU
Mairehau Primary School has won
$2000 in a shop and win campaign
at The Palms Mall. The My School
Rules competition let shoppers
register their receipts, with one
point accrued for every dollar
spent in June. The school finished
second, with Shirley Primary
School recieving $3000 for first
place and Waitakiri Primary
School, $1000 for third place.
CIVIC AWARD NOMINATIONS
Nominations are open for the
city council civic awards. The
awards recognise the efforts of
individuals and groups who
are working to make a positive
impact in the city.Nominations
are open until 5pm on August 17.
Download a nomination form
from www.ccc.govt.nz.
Terms and conditions apply.