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8 Wednesday <strong>December</strong> 5 <strong>2018</strong><br />
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
News<br />
• By Emily O’Connell<br />
SELWYN RESIDENTS are<br />
more positive about their quality<br />
of life than people living in<br />
Christchurch and Waimakariri,<br />
according to the latest Wellbeing<br />
Survey.<br />
But they are the least satisfied<br />
with their ease of access to the<br />
natural environment.<br />
The Canterbury District<br />
Health Board released its survey<br />
from May, done every six<br />
months, to measure earthquake<br />
recovery across the region.<br />
It found 90 per cent of people<br />
living in the district rated<br />
their quality of life positively,<br />
compared with 82 per cent in<br />
Waimakariri District and 79 per<br />
cent in Christchurch.<br />
“<strong>Selwyn</strong> District residents<br />
generally have more positive<br />
findings in key well-being indicators,”<br />
the survey said.<br />
Rolleston youth worker<br />
Courtney Forrest, who has lived<br />
in <strong>Selwyn</strong> for almost six years,<br />
says he would rate his quality of<br />
life positively also.<br />
He believes the district<br />
provides lots of “amazing” opportunities.<br />
“People feel a bit more freedom<br />
to make their mark . . . whether<br />
that be sport, recreation, I think<br />
there’s something out here for<br />
HAPPY: Rolleston youth worker Courtney Forrest, pictured with Rolleston School pupils, enjoys<br />
living in the district. This follows a Canterbury District Health Board survey which found 90 per<br />
cent of <strong>Selwyn</strong> residents rate their quality of life positively. <br />
everybody,” he said.<br />
Mr Forrest said the “majority”<br />
of the people he interacts with<br />
are also positive about their<br />
quality of life in <strong>Selwyn</strong>.<br />
“You always get the odd one<br />
that doesn’t like the growth and<br />
the busyness of it but I think that<br />
statistic is really true,” he said.<br />
Mayor Sam Broughton said<br />
the district council is “very<br />
happy” to see residents enjoy a<br />
high quality of life.<br />
“We have worked hard in our<br />
communities to deliver facilities<br />
and events that encourage<br />
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SELWYN TIMES<br />
Survey finds <strong>Selwyn</strong> residents positive about<br />
Fire rages, homes at risk<br />
community engagement and<br />
participation,” he said.<br />
Greater Christchurch<br />
Psychosocial Governance Group<br />
chairwoman Evon Currie is<br />
wanting “local decision makers”<br />
to explore the data and use it<br />
to positively influence the wellbeing<br />
of its population.<br />
Mayor Broughton said its<br />
operational team will be looking<br />
at the survey results and working<br />
on ways to continue to enhance<br />
the lives of residents.<br />
Seventy-eight per cent of<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> residents are satisfied<br />
with their ease of access to the<br />
natural environment. This falls<br />
behind Waimakariri on 87 per<br />
cent and Christchurch at 80 per<br />
cent.<br />
When it came to emotional<br />
well-being, on average <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
residents rated themselves “significantly<br />
higher” than Christchurch<br />
City and Waimakariri<br />
residents.<br />
The survey also found <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
residents are the most satisfied,<br />
90 per cent, with the overall<br />
quality of their houses in terms<br />
of warmth, insulation, heating,<br />
moisture levels and weather<br />
tightness, when compared with<br />
Waimakariri, 85 per cent, and<br />
Christchurch 77 per cent.<br />
Just under 70 per cent of<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> residents said they were<br />
satisfied with the ease of access<br />
to suitable transport to daily<br />
activities. This is lower than<br />
the 74 per cent of Christchurch<br />
residents who said they were<br />
satisfied, but higher than<br />
Waimakariri on 64 per cent.<br />
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