Western News: October 02, 2018

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2 Tuesday October 2 2018 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi get in touch from the editor’s desk CONFLICT WITHIN the Halswell- Hornby-Riccarton Community Board has taken a new twist. We reveal today (page 1) the city council hired an independent facilitator – whatever that means – to counsel/advise the warring parties. The three sessions cost $1000 each. Things have clearly not been smooth sailing on the board. The Denton Park saga has fuelled that. The money for the counselling sessions came from the city council’s elected members’ professional development budget. But what was actually said by the independent facilitator appears a secret. The only two board members who Western News was able to get hold of wouldn’t elaborate. Maybe the board needs some media training as well. And we wouldn’t charge $1000 a session. But some free advice: Be open and transparent. – Barry Clarke GENERAL ENQUIRIES Ph 379 7100 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ph 379 1100 Star Media, a division of Allied Press Ltd PO Box 1467, Christchurch news Pages 4 & 5 news Page 11 community events WESTERN NEWS Art turns lives around Riccarton addiction advocate recognised for his public artwork. Mike hopes to slide off to L.A Residents excited about plan for 80m waterslide at St John of God care facility. Jam with your bandmates Plug into the session mixer and play some tunes, 3.30-7pm every Tuesday and Thursday. Te Hapua: Halswell Centre. starmedia.kiwi NEWS Anan Zaki Ph: 371 0777 anan.zaki@starmedia.kiwi ADVERTISING Alana Powell Ph: 962 8753 alana.powell@starmedia.kiwi Page 20 The best-read local newspaper, delivered to 18,190 homes every Tuesday Templeton, Islington, Hei Hei, Broomfield, Halswell, Oaklands, Westlake, Hornby, Wigram, Sockburn, Church Corner, Ilam, Russley, Hyde Park, Avonhead, Riccarton Park, Riccarton. Learn to swim! • Babies/pre-school • School age • Private lessons • Holiday programmes • Aquacise • Pool parties • 50+ super group • Squads Wharenui Swimming Club wharenui.swimming.org.nz 73 Elizabeth St, Riccarton. Ph (03) 348 6488 Per aquam ad gloriam “Through water to glory”
WESTERN NEWS Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Tuesday October 2 2018 3 News Charity box items go missing • By Anan Zaki A SALVATION Army store in Hornby has had enough of people taking donated goods. Items from the store’s afterhours donation box have gone missing, or have ended up damaged, Salvation Army Community Ministries Hornby director Kevin Waugh said. Mr Waugh said the donation box is left open to fit a variety of goods that the store may receive and counts on people’s honesty. But good Samaritans often alerted the store. “People from the community have said to us that during afterhours they’ve seen stuff dropped off and then seeing another car come in and go through everything,” he said. Mr Waugh is disappointed that people have taken advantage of the box. “It is [disappointing that] some in our community has decided they would like to go through them. “Stuff disappears, worst case is they throw it all around and make it unusable,” Mr Waugh said. Common items that go missing are clothing, pots and furniture. Police suggested additional security but the store will take another approach. Mr Waugh is asking people to stop donating goods after-hours and phone the store instead. “If you’ve got donations and you want to give it to us, call us and we’ll make arrangements to pick it up if it’s after-hours,” Mr Waugh said. People have also been breaking into waste bins, creating a nuisance to the store, Mr Waugh said. “When we go to use it, it’s full of other people’s rubbish. So we lock it but people have been breaking into it.” The store has gone through seven padlocks this year, Mr Waugh said. He said the “annoyances” distracts the charity from it’s job, which is to help the community. Mr Waugh believes the store’s location on the corner of Halswell Junction Rd and Columbia Ave may have contributed. “It’s an industrial area, it’s open, there’s all sorts of ways around the building nobody’s MISSING: Salvation Army Community Ministries Hornby director Kevin Waugh is upset with people sealing donated items from outside their door. there to say: ‘Don’t do that’,” he said. The store has been at it’s current location since December last year. “We won’t relocate just because this is happening. I |guess it’s part of what happens at op-shops. “Anything that’s dropped off outside is always a temptation to take,” Mr Waugh said. •To drop off an item after-hours at Salvation Army Hornby South Family Store, phone 344 2530 Local News Now In Brief Fire rages, homes at risk FUTURE OF OAK TREES The Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board last week voted to delay its decision on the future of 22 oak trees on Villa Grove, Upper Riccarton. Board chairman Mike Mora said members will inspect the street themselves next month before deciding on the future of the trees. Residents of the street complained that the trees have been causing a nuisance. The trees are 8.1m to 15.8m and were planted in 1994. ICE HOCKEY TRIP TO JAPAN An Aidanfield 12-year-old has secured $500 from the Halswell- Hornby-Riccarton Community Board to travel to the Pee-wee International ice hockey tournament in Japan next year. Oakland School pupil Brianna Greaves will compete for the Canterbury Minors ice hockey team. DANCE CHAMPS GRANT Wigram dancer Molly Brown, 12, is a step closer to attending the Showcase Australian dance championships on the Gold Coast in January. Molly received $500 from the Halswell-Hornby- Riccarton Community Board for the trip. She will perform in six troupes, six solo acts and compete in the dancer of the year category which was chosen through a recorded audition. How can we continue to live well in retirement? Arvida has begun a revolution that is transforming the ageing experience. We’re focused on the holistic wellbeing of each person and we support them to feel truly at home. We live in home environments rather than institutions with rules and timetables, so residents have the freedom to make their own choices and spend their day doing the things they love. Before you make a decision about retirement care for yourself or a loved one, why not visit one of our 11 villages in the Christchurch region. At Mayfair and Wendover, we have resthome rooms and hospital care beds available right now. Ask about our Free 1 Day Respite Care Offer, so you can experience our friendly personalised care first hand. 104 Wharenui Road Upper Riccarton, Christchurch. Phone: 0800 880 009 or 03 348 2445 33 Erica Street Papanui, Christchurch. Phone: 0800 278 432 or 03 352 6089 18810_WEST2_1018 The attitude of living well. www.arvida.co.nz
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