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4 Wednesday November 7 2018 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi SELWYN TIMES News Pathway falls into no man’s land •From page 1 Mr Ward said the developers have made development payments but they “were not associated with the road frontage upgrades, identified as needed for the development.” The district council would not say whether legal or other action would be taken. District councillor Nicole Reid, who is chairwoman of road safety subcommittee, said Nicole Reid from a council perspective, it’s the developers responsibility to fix the road. “I have raised it with council staff and it has been something that I’ve been following,” she said. In Brief CAR SEAT CHAMPIONS A group of volunteers called Selwyn Carseat Champions is making a difference to children’s safety when in a vehicle, and is looking for volunteers. If you are interested in joining, email Stephanie Hautler at roadsafety@selwyn.govt.nz for more information. Neighbour wakes teen from blaze • By Emily O’Connell BRODIE ABLETT will always be grateful to his neighbours who woke him from a nearby fire at the weekend. Mr Ablett, 19, was woken by his neighbour as a blaze in a garage on their property was within minutes of erupting into an inferno. He was asleep in his father’s Rakaia Huts house when the fire started Brodie Ablett in Merrolli and Graham Turner’s garage. Mr and Mrs Turner, who live on Ocean View Pl, were also woken by their neighbours, Barry McKay and Graeme Patterson, after Mr McKay smelled smoke about 5.50am on Sunday. Mr Patterson had been watching the England v South Africa rugby game and was planning to go whitebaiting. Mr McKay was planning to go fishing. Mr Ablett said he is “unexplainably grateful” to have been woken up by Mrs DAMAGE: Merrolli and Graham Turner’s garage after the fire. Turner. “I would hate to think how it may have gone down if it [the fire] had hit a gas bottle or the trees at the front of our section where the fire was heading,” he said. By the time Mr Ablett left his father’s house, Mr McKay and Mr Patterson had pulled the boat away from the front of the garage and were using the garden hose to begin extinguishing the fire. “We actually got it out with a garden hose, reasonably out anyway, and then the brigade turned up and took over from there,” Mr Patterson said. Southbridge chief fire officer Donald McMillan said they were “very lucky.” If no one had been awake, he said the fire would have spread to where Mr Ablett was sleeping in about 10min. “It would have happened if no one had woken up, it would have spread,” he said. It took firefighters 20min to contain the blaze, which caused “considerable damage,” Mr McMillan said. Mrs Turner said they have insurance but it was still “pretty scary and shattering.” She said the garage contained their Suzuki Escudo, power tools, fishing and motor-cycle gear. Mrs Turner said the cause of the fire was still being investigated. TICKETS ON SALE NOW. Grab your early bird tickets now for Canterbury’s biggest day out, the New Zealand Agricultural Show (formerly the Canterbury A&P). The Show will be held at the Canterbury Agricultural Park from 14 to 16 November. Witness ordinary people doing extraordinary things, with the best of the best competing in woodchopping, endurocross, livestock and more! This year, we welcome a strongman competition, medieval mayhem and all the old Show favourites you have come to love. GET YOUR TICKETS NOW AT WWW.THESHOW.CO.NZ
SELWYN TIMES Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Wednesday November 7 2018 5 Concern over fire risk • By Georgia O’Connor- Harding HOT WEATHER and strong wind at the weekend has Kirwee’s chief fire officer pleading with residents to maintain their properties to prevent major fires over summer. Chief fire officer Stuart Jones is calling for residents to be vigilant and ensure they cut down long grass. The brigade is concerned over the difficulty it is facing when trying to access rural properties with overgrown driveways. The fire brigade is also concerned over the build-up of dry material that can fuel fires. “We have had those couple of inches of rain and the nice hot weather. We are going to have a quick spurt of growth and everything is going to get quite long quickly before it dies off.” MetService meteorologist Gerrit Keyser said the combination of heat and the fohn wind coming off the mountains on Saturday and Sunday made the best conditions for fires to start. The outlook for the next four weeks shows average temperatures are set to be higher than normal in Canterbury compared to previous years. Mr Keyser said it is expecting temperatures to be 1.7 deg C warmer on average than previous years. The average maximum in November for Canterbury is 18.9 deg C. Mr Jones said trying to get large fire trucks and tankers up long driveways covered in overgrowth is “impossible”. He said it is hard to get the trucks into overgrown areas where fires are developing and there are concerns over firefighters getting trapped. “We are just damaging our vehicles if we do this and we are putting our members at risk,” he said. Mr Jones also said the sale of fireworks should be “totally banned”. “Especially in these winds, it was ridiculous with the winds we had out here all day Saturday. Most of Saturday night there was potential for a major disaster . . . just from stupid fireworks,” he said. He said people are irresponsible with how they use fireworks and there are already enough displays in Rolleston and New Brighton. THE KIRWEE Volunteer Fire Brigade is ramping up its efforts to secure a rapid response vehicle to speed up its ability to respond to emergencies in tough terrain. Chief fire officer Stuart Jones said the brigade needs a fourwheel-drive as it is often called out in deep snow, high winds, and to areas with unsealed roads. Mr Jones also owns the Challenge service station in Kirwee. It has launched a My Challenge rewards programme to help the brigade achieve its goal. Customers have the ability to choose to donate their My Challenge fuel discount to the brigade. “We’ve been doing raffles down at the hotel, the usual stuff, but now we’re seeing a much wider section of our village community able to donate because it’s so simple,” Mr Jones said. He said being limited to large fire trucks is slowing down its ability to respond to emergencies. The 4WD and a locker box for equipment is estimated to cost about $50,000 and the brigade has raised about Local News Now Fire rages, homes at risk Brigade pumps up bid for rapid response vehicle RESPONSE: Kirwee’s Challenge service station is running a promotion to help get the fire brigade a rapid response vehicle. $30,000 over the past year. “Taking the big fire appliances around those tracks is pretty challenging. We’re damaging the trucks, smashing mirrors off, that sort of thing, just to get around and up these long and tree-lined drives,” said Mr Jones. He said the brigade could use the rapid response vehicle to locate the scene of an emergency and scout out safe access before bringing in its heavy equipment. He’s hoping the Challenge initiative will get them over the goal line. KIDS BIKES LAYBUY NOW FOR XMAS 10% deposit STORAGE AVAILABLE UNTIL XMAS EVE. BIkE pIckUp TIL 9pM ON 24 Th dEcEMBER. 401 Main South Rd, Hornby | Phone (03) 925 9689
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