Selwyn Times: November 21, 2018
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SELWYN TIMES Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
Wednesday <strong>November</strong> <strong>21</strong> <strong>2018</strong> 5<br />
Drink driver caught nearly six times over limit<br />
• By Emily O’Connell<br />
A 52-YEAR-OLD man will<br />
appear in the Christchurch<br />
District Court next month after<br />
being caught driving nearly<br />
six times over the legal alcohol<br />
limit on Saturday night.<br />
It comes after <strong>Selwyn</strong> police<br />
have been targeting bars and<br />
hotels in an effort to crack<br />
• By Emily O’Connell<br />
DISCUSSIONS ARE ongoing as<br />
to who will pay to sort out the<br />
footpath and cycleway outside<br />
The Warehouse in Rolleston.<br />
The footpath and cycleway on<br />
Masefield Drive disappear as the<br />
road narrows around a bend.<br />
A meeting took place between<br />
one of the developers and the<br />
district council on Thursday.<br />
The district council and<br />
the developers of Rolleston<br />
Square, where The Warehouse<br />
is sited, have been at odds over<br />
which should pay to fix the problem.<br />
District council chief executive<br />
David Ward has told <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
<strong>Times</strong> it considers the developers<br />
have responsibilities to resolve the<br />
down on drink driving.<br />
The man, who<br />
is from Auckland,<br />
recorded a breath<br />
alcohol reading of<br />
1438mcg/l. The legal<br />
limit is 250mcg/l for<br />
someone 20-years-old<br />
and over.<br />
Senior Constable<br />
Andy Williamson (above) said<br />
current situation to avoid costs<br />
having to be met by ratepayers.<br />
Rolleston Square director Lloyd<br />
Bathurst said he did not attend<br />
the meeting which was over road<br />
widening, kerb and channel, a<br />
footpath and cycleway.<br />
Mr Ward said discussions are<br />
continuing to take place between<br />
council and other parties involved<br />
about who is responsible and<br />
which will pay.<br />
“Roading engineers have commenced<br />
planning and design for<br />
the works. The work is planned to<br />
be completed by the end of<br />
February 2019,” he said.<br />
Rolleston Residents’ Association<br />
chairwoman Leonie MacLachlan<br />
said two weeks ago her personal<br />
view was that it needs to be sorted<br />
so it’s safe for everyone.<br />
a member of the public saw the<br />
man driving on Gerald St<br />
in Lincoln after drinking<br />
at a local bar and reported<br />
it to police.<br />
The man stopped<br />
himself and police<br />
processed him for<br />
drink driving shortly<br />
afterwards.<br />
Senior Constable Williamson<br />
said he the man was “clearly<br />
intoxicated” but he was “a little<br />
surprised” his breath alcohol<br />
reading was as high as it was.<br />
He said in spite of the<br />
crackdown, police have not<br />
seen as much of a drop in the<br />
number of drink drivers as<br />
they would like.<br />
“Drivers are still getting caught,”<br />
Senior Constable Williamson said.<br />
Masefield Drive discussions ongoing<br />
PATH TO NOWHERE: The district council and developers<br />
are still in discussions about who is responsible for this part of<br />
Rolleston’s Masefield Drive.<br />
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HORORATA NIGHT GLOW<br />
The Hororata Night Glow<br />
will take place on May 18 at<br />
the Hororata Domain. The<br />
event attracted about 10,000<br />
people this year. The Autumn<br />
Festival surrounding the<br />
balloons will engage people<br />
with science, music, food,<br />
craft and fun. The event’s<br />
postponement date will be May<br />
19. For more information, visit<br />
https://www.facebook.com/<br />
hororatanightglow/<br />
YOUTH COUNCIL<br />
Applications close on Friday<br />
for the 2019/20 <strong>Selwyn</strong> Youth<br />
Council. The youth council is<br />
made up of 12 <strong>Selwyn</strong> residents<br />
between 14 and 24-years-old.<br />
If you have a passion for<br />
issues affecting young people<br />
and want to make a positive<br />
contribution to the community,<br />
apply at www.selwyn.govt.nz/<br />
community/youth-council/<br />
application-form<br />
FUNDING GRANTS<br />
The Springs and Ellesmere<br />
discretionary funds committee<br />
has granted $500 to Lydia<br />
Palaiologou and $500 to Natasha<br />
Frost. The money will help<br />
with their costs in attending<br />
the world salsa solo event in<br />
Brisbane which starts tomorrow<br />
and finishes on Sunday.<br />
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www.stephaniemurray.mortgage<br />
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