Pegasus Post: November 27, 2018

6 Tuesday November 27 2018
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News
Red zone
management
needs to be
debated
• By Julia Evans
THE MANAGEMENT of 600ha
of residential red zone in the city’s
east needs to be robustly debated,
says the Ōtākaro Avon Network.
However, discussions about
governance are not set to happen
until after the area’s regeneration
plan is finalised.
Network spokesman Evan
Smith said there needs to be a
conversation about who will
manage the area.
“There’s a real danger that it will
go to council without any debate.
It’s a matter of exploring all the options
available,” Mr Smith said.
Last week, Regenerate
Christchurch released its draft
plan for the area, which included
an 11km Green Spine from New
Brighton to the central city.
The network has mooted several
ideas including establishing a trust
or putting the area under a single
title through Parliament.
To give feedback on the regeneration
plan before December 19,
go to www.regeneratechristchurch.
nz/oarc.
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She said often people will start
drinking as soon as they finish
work at about 5pm on a
Friday.
“When we run those
programmes if they are
not drinking for those two
hours often when they go
home they are too tired so
they don’t even start,” Miss
Hackett said.
Her views are backed by a
survey taken by Touch New
Zealand of participants in
Ranui in 2016.
It showed 20 per cent of
participants would have
otherwise been drinking on
Friday night.
Touch New
Zealand launched the
first of these projects
in Tamaki, east
Auckland, in 2016.
There are now
five projects in areas
including Ranui,
Auckland, Raumanga
and Whangarei.
Miss Hackett said
the social family
sports nights will allow families
to get free food and prevent
Stephen Sibley
people from drinking alcohol at
that time.
The programme aims to develop
positive ongoing social
effects for communities
and families through
sport.
It will cater for up to 20
teams, allowing 200 people
to play and is aimed
to be run in blocks lasting
between four to 10 weeks.
Canterbury Metro Area
Commander superintendent
Lane Todd said, in
general, it can expect an increase
in reports of anti-social behaviour
during the hours of 5-7pm
across the city.
He said callouts at this time of
evening can include
anything from driving
complaints to incidents
relating to mental
health, family harm
and disorder.
“Alcohol is just one
of the drivers of our
demand but at these
times is one of the
more significant ones,”
he said.
His views were backed up by
Aranui Neighbourhood Policing
Glenn
Livingstone
Local
News
Now
City2Surf to celebrate 45 years
STAR MEDIA will celebrate
45 years since participants in
the City2Surf hit the ground
running.
Since 1975, Star Media’s
City2Surf, one of the South
Island’s largest participation
events, has brought thousands
of people together for fun and
fitness.
On March 24, City2Surf will
celebrate its 45th anniversary.
A lot has changed since the
event’s humble beginnings.
However, it still remains first
and foremost a fun run.
Originally, the City2Surf
would start in Cathedral Square
and end at New Brighton beach.
Later, the finish line was
changed to QE II stadium.
In 2011, following the
earthquake, the event had to be
cancelled as parts of the eastern
route were broken.
Now the start line for the
14km event is at Centennial Park
and the Sport Canterbury 6km
event begins at Hansen Park,
Opawa.
Both events finish at the
Ferrymead playing fields with
FREE entry given to participants
into Ferrymead Historic Park.
Over the years, City2Surf
has helped to burn more than
184,730,000 calories, says event
manager Jon Holmes.
START LINE: The next Star Media City2Surf on March 24 will
mark 45 years since runners and walkers took off from the
start line at the first ever City2Surf. PHOTO: RACHEL SLOAN
“The amount of kilometres
run during this event is enough
to run around the world 120
times,” he said.
Entries to participate in
the 2019 City2Surf open on
Saturday.
The Star Media 14km event
with Les Mills and Sport
Canterbury 6km option means
there is always something
suitable for all runners and
walkers of all fitness types.
Participants can choose to
either take part individually or
in a team.
At this year’s event, there were
more than 170 team entries,
including teams of doctors,
construction works, accountants
and scientists.
Many local charities have
benefitted from the City2Surf
since 1975 and our supporting
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Sports programmes a bid to beat anti-social behaviour
Fire rages, homes at risk
•Entries open on
December 1.
•Entry forms are available
online or from Pak’n
Save and New World
supermarkets or The
Athletes Foot Northlands
and Riccarton.
•Early bird entry –
December 1 to December
31, $20 (online only)
•Standard entry – January
1 to March 24, $25
•Late entry on the day –
March 24, $30
•Children aged 10 and
under are free
charity for 2019 is the Charity
Hospital.
Since first opening in 2007, the
hospital has provided more than
15,000 patient visits. It provides
free day surgery, medical
treatments, dentistry, oral
surgery and counselling.
The hospital is unique to New
Zealand in that its services are
frequently updated depending
on the need.
The Canterbury Charity
Hospital Trust does not
receive any Government
funding and relies on
fundraising events, such as
the City2Surf, donations and
charitable organisations.
Team Sergeant Stephen Sibley,
who said alcohol is a factor and
family harm events take up a
large proportion of its service
delivery in the weekends.
He said if people are busy then
they won’t get up to mischief.
The community board
approved a grant of $2500
last week from its 2018/19
discretionary fund to go towards
the project.
City councillor Glenn
Livingstone said touch rugby
is a big part of the Aranui
community and anything it can
do to encourage that is great.
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