Bay Harbour: August 29, 2018

Wednesday August 29 2018
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Fire rages, homes at risk
Drone sighted outside window
• By Sarla Donovan
CLIFTON HILL resident
Catherine Sayer got the
fright of her life last week when
she caught sight of a drone
hovering directly outside her
second-storey window.
“It was terrible,” she said.
“It was 7am and still dark
outside. And it was definitely
looking through the window
into our living
area, I could
see the lights
on it. I was not
happy.”
The drone
flew off when
she went to
Catherine
Sayer
take a photo.
Mrs Sayer
said she had
since told police about the
incident.
“My first instinct was, this is
terrible, it’s seven in the morning
and people are getting up
and getting dressed and some
dodgy person is doing this. And
my neighbour said she saw (the
drone) as well and then saw two
people wearing hoodies running
down a nearby track.”
It’s not the first incidence of
drones being spotted outside
homes in the Sumner area.
INVASIVE: Clifton Hill resident Catherine Sayer says “it was terrible.’’
In June, Scarborough resident
Lucy Broadhurst was sitting in the
bay window of her house about
10pm when she spotted a red light
hovering about 20m away.
Initially she thought it was the
tail light of a car but recognised
the object as a drone when it
started hovering up and down.
Lyttelton Police supervisor
Sergeant Franco Lovrich said if
drones were repeatedly flying
over houses or appeared to be
looking into windows it should
be reported.
“We are always looking
for information that could be
used to identify people who
might be operating a drone illegally.”
Sergeant Lovrich said illegal
drone use was a problem nationally
and he didn’t think it was
isolated to Sumner.
It is illegal to use a drone
outside daylight hours without
special permission, or to film a
person or their private property
without their permission.
•Detailed rules around
flying drones can be found
at www.caa.govt.nz/
unmanned-aircraft/drones/
In Brief
PLAYGROUND OPENING
An opening event at the revamped
Scarborough Park playground
will be held on September 9,
from 2-4pm. A sausage sizzle,
face painting and music from
young musicians is planned for
the celebrations. The park has
been closed since May for the
installation of new equipment and
landscaping. The new apparatus
includes a mouse wheel, climbing
net, swing set and carousel.
SCOTT PARK ACCESS
A working group looking at
improved public access to Scott
Park met on Monday to fine tune
new design plans for the park.
The group was set up following
criticism the park’s layout was
blocking access to the foreshore.
Final designs are expected to
be approved at a September 24
working group meeting and then
go out for public consultation.
There is $150,000 set aside in the
Long Term Plan for the work to
take place next year.
CORRECTION
In last week’s Bay Harbour
News, Dr Pat McIntosh was
quoted as being the Redcliffs
Residents Association chair. This
is incorrect, Dr McIntosh is the
secretary and Christine Toner is
the association chair.
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