Pegasus Post: September 04, 2018

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Tiny hut back in domain garden
ONE OF New Brighton’s tiny
huts is getting a new lease of life
at the children’s sensory garden
in Rawhiti Domain.
The garden is the brainchild of
charity SmileDial NZ and is designed
to give children, including
those with special needs, the
chance to explore their senses
through interaction with nature.
The #MyBrightonHut, designed
by Marike Uys as part
of a design competition run
by city council’s enliven places
programme in 2016, has recently
been given a makeover and
installed in the garden.
“When SmileDial – and the
many people and companies
who helped – created the sensory
garden it was always meant to be
a gift to the community and for
the community to feel they are
part of the garden,’’ said founder
Kelly Dugan.
“Additions such as the tiny hut
provide the community with a
sense of ownership. It is theirs and
they can help it grow and expand.
Donations such as the tiny hut
ensure the garden is ever changing
and each time families come there
will be something new and exciting,’’
Mr Dugan said.
The #MyBrightonHut was
one of five tiny huts – each
measuring 2m x 2m – that were
installed in New Brighton over
the 2016/17 summer to liven up
the suburb’s public spaces.
They were so popular that the
community voted for them to stay.
The Art-o-Mat and Shell
Chapel are still in New Brighton
and the city council gifted Te
Wharau, the hut designed by
Shirley Boys’ High student
Manaia Wilson-Moses, to his
school last year.
#MyBrightonHut has been
PARENTS
located in New Brighton mall
since December 2016 as a temporary
installation and it has been
enjoyed by many people.
When it became time to undertake
some maintenance and
decide if the hut should stay for
longer, Citycare property supervisor
Doug Peek suggested the
hut, once spruced up and given a
fresh coat of paint, could become
a fun addition to SmileDial’s
sensory garden.
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ENLIVEN:
SmileDial
founder
Kelly
Dugan and
Citycare
property
supervisor
Doug Peek
with the
revamped
tiny hut. ​
“I thought the hut, because it
spins around a bit like a Rubik’s
cube, could be fun for the kids,’’
Mr Peek said.
City council head of urban
design, regeneration and heritage
Carolyn Ingles is delighted the
tiny huts are being put to good
use in the community.
“They were initially designed
as temporary attractions but the
community have really taken
them to heart,’’ Ms Ingles said.
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An 18-year-old Lincoln University
student from Linwood will face
the courts after crashing her car
into a power pole in the early
hours of Friday morning. The
teenager recorded a breath alcohol
reading of 898 mcg/L after she
crashed and struck the pole at the
intersection of Ellesmere Junction
and Shands Rds at 12.15am. She
had been drinking in Lincoln and
was returning to her Linwood
home.
POLICE ABANDON PURSUIT
A pursuit through Burwood,
Shirley and Richmond at about
1.50am on Wednesday was
abandoned by police. A police
spokeswoman said a car failed
to stop when signalled by police
to pull over for speeding. It
was pursued for a short time,
witnesses said. The chase was
abandoned due to the manner of
driving.
QE II PLAN
Changes may be made at QE
II Park under the draft Master
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with a sandpit and buried ‘fossils’,
a basket swing, wooden horses,
junior and double swings, musical
instruments, a tube slide and a
climbing structure.
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