Southern View: September 11, 2018

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East says he will apologise if he is wrong
Fire rages, homes at risk
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“Sir Tipene O’Regan is one I
am happy to acknowledge”.
Ms Money said: “We need
to speak up and make a stand
for our community and that is
exactly what we have done.”
Since Cr East’s stand, there
has been calls for him to run for
mayor at next year’s local body
elections.
But while many in the
community are supporting
Burwood Ward councillor
and Coastal-Burwood
Community Board member
Glenn Livingstone and other
city councillors won’t commit to
supporting Cr East.
“Personally myself, I wouldn’t
be making allegations like this,”
said Cr Livingstone.
“The facts need to be established
first”.
Cr East said he would be “more
than happy to unreservedly
apologise” if it transpired he was
wrong and had been “led up the
garden path.”
Cr East’s fellow city councillors
have closed ranks when asked
whether they support his public
stand.
Cr East also said he has “no axe
to grind” with the lack of support
from his fellow city councillors.
He had expected it given they
have been told not to comment to
BIG PROBLEM: Southshore residents are in a quandary over whether they can build on their
empty sections.
media because Ms Dalziel is handling
potential code of conduct
proceedings.
Christchurch East MP Poto
Williams would also not comment
on whether she supported
Cr East’s accusations.
“But I do recognise there are
some issues of fairness that the
residents have raised in terms of
their ability to rebuild or build
on their property,” Ms Williams
said.
Approaches have been made to
various MP offices to make them
aware of the issue and how they
might resolve it.
“There are things happening in
the background but I don’t want
to prejudice any ongoing discussion,”
she said.
Christchurch East National list
MP Jo Hayes said Cr East had
“unhitched a can of worms.”
“He has opened it right up,
and an independent inquiry
will prove if what he is saying is
right,” Ms Hayes said.
Southshore Residents’ Association
chairwoman Lynda
Burdekin said it is 100 per cent
behind Cr East and it supports
and applauds him for his stand.
Southshore resident Cherylan
Davies, who has been trying to
build a house after purchasing a section
on Rocking Horse Rd, agrees.
After investing $22,680
on consultants, building
consent fees and a geotechnical
report she and her husband were
informed they needed a resource
consent to proceed.
Mrs Davies said it will cost
$5850 to lodge an application for
a resource consent. A consultant
planner said it was likely the resource
consent would be refused
by the city council and an appeal
to the Environment Court would
be necessary.
Cr East has done what his
constituents have asked him to
do, she said.
South Brighton Residents’
Association secretary Séamus
O’Cromtha said it is up to Cr
East to substantiate what he alleges.
“I think the best way to cut
through all this fog and confusion
is to have a full independent
inquiry into city council practices
over the last few years,” he said.
Christchurch Coastal Residents’
United deputy chairman
Warwick Schaefer said the group
was “absolutely backing David.”
The city council should focus
on issues around the HFHMA
policy rather than Cr East’s
conduct.
He said it felt like “they’re
shooting the messenger.”
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