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26 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Shower Vanity HURRY UP! SUPER SALE XSB900 Unit 900mmX900mmX1900mmH VEY7014W VEY9014W BaSin tap TB154 T4801 TB17001C TB2001C Mirror CaBinet VS60MR VS90MR Thursday December 13 2018 18 News $99 $139 Now $500 1Drw plywood yellow-Grey $389 $425 All $79 ea 8 Stores Nationwide: *Valid to 22/12/18 & all prices are GST excluded. More specials in store! • 18 Ormiston Road, Otara, Auckland • 671 Great South Road, Penrose, Auckland • 740 Te Rapa Rd, Te Rapa, Hamilton • 13B Parkhouse Rd, Wigram, CHCH • 137 Cameron St, Whangarei • 118 Hutt Rd, Petone, Wellington • 59A ST John St, Tauranga • UNIT G, 38 William Pickering Drive, Rosedale, Auckland 0800 MILLEN • www.millen.co.nz Pressure on to save water THE CITY council is taking a myth-busting approach to remind residents about the need to save water this summer. It has put out a series of fact-based articles via its website and Facebook page in an effort to correct common misunderstandings about water use in Christchurch. Water supply programme manager Helen Beaumont says it’s important people get the facts so they understand the importance of saving water this summer. “We’ve had a lot people effectively calling us out for asking them to save water when water bottling plants are taking it out of the ground every day. But there are two problems with that. Firstly, the city council doesn’t decide who can or can’t take groundwater, Environment Canterbury does, while taking environmental factors into account. And secondly, the water taken by water bottling plants doesn’t actually affect our public water supply – they’re separate issues.” Ms Beaumont says another common misunderstanding is around the need to conserve water this summer. “It’s not that we’re running out of water. The problem is we need to take some water wells out of service so we can upgrade them and stop chlorinating as fast as possible. If we keep using too much PRECIOUS: Limit the time you operate your garden hose. water, we have to use more wells to cope, and then we can’t work on them. It’s really that simple,” she says. A wet start to summer in Christchurch has seen the city council’s online water dial spend a number of consecutive days in the “green zone”, which is where the city council wants to see it stay as the city moves into the warmest part of the year. The Star Helen Beaumont Ms Beaumont says the rain means people generally don’t feel the need to turn on their garden sprinklers or irrigators, which are the biggest household water users. “Running a garden sprinkler or irrigator for an hour can use up to 1500 litres – or 150 buckets – of water. That’s a huge amount when you consider we’re targeting an average daily use of 212 litres per person this summer. We’re asking people to use hand-held hoses to water – during early morning or late evening – because you can direct exactly where the water goes and avoid wasting it.” •More water saving tips are available on the city council’s website at ccc. govt.nz/water-saving-tips JOIN DANIEL MCHARDY, BRYAN WADDLE AND JEREMY CONEY YOUR HOME FOR LIVE CRICKET COMMENTARY
The Star Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Thursday December 13 2018 27 $1110 Christmas cake part of Gerry’s video series GERRY BROWNLEE has proven that a career as a celebrity chef may be an option if politics ever falls through. In his latest series of Facebook videos, Mr Brownlee showcased his baking skills and a more laidback side of his personality. Mr Brownlee raised $1110 for the Salvation Army after releasing a series of videos showing Facebook viewers how to make the perfect Christmas cake and auctioning the cake on Trade Me. The donation was made as a tribute to former Lieutenant- Colonel and Salvation Army worker Peter Savage, who died last year. Mr Brownlee told The Star he did not want to comment on his good deed, in spite of receiving a large response from viewers, simply saying his reasons for doing it were “pretty self-explanatory.” The videos received 34,600 Facebook views, with the cake’s Trade Me auction being viewed 21,000 times before the sale. Mr Brownlee said in a previous statement that Mr Savage “epitomised for me the Christmas message of peace and goodwill to all.” He wanted to do what he could “to raise a few dollars for the Salvation Army to help them with some of the extra things they do around Christmas time.” Mr Brownlee’s cake baking videos were also released as part of a new push to connect with his social media audience. The former Canterbury Earthquake Recovery minister released his first instructional video in KITCHEN WHIZZ: Gerry Brownlee’s special Christmas cake recipe has helped raise $1110 for The Salvation Army. October, showing Facebook viewers how to make home-made fertiliser and attracting the interest of more than 37,000 viewers. Mr Brownlee told The AM Show in October, the videos were a great way to connect with a wider audience and show the less serious side of what he does on the weekend. •To view the videos go to Gerry Brownlee’s Facebook page Akaroa rock not suitable for drilling DEEP-BORE injection is unlikely to be a suitable method for disposing of Akaroa’s treated wastewater, test drilling has shown. The city council has completed drilling at two sites on the outskirts of Akaroa. Test drilling and site remediation cost $550,000. At this stage, there are no plans to do more drilling. The first hole, on Old French Rd, was drilled to a depth of 250m. The second hole, at the site of the new wastewater treatment plant at the top of Old Coach Rd, was drilled to a depth of 150m. Senior project manager Kylie Hills said the drilling showed the rock to be highly competent (lightly fractured) basalt and tuff (a mix of rock and volcanic ash). “We wanted to know if the area around Akaroa was suitable for deep-bore injection,” Mr Hills said. “We found some fracturing, but the fractures across the target depths were high in mineral deposits, which had in-filled and Kylie Hills restricted many of the flow paths through the rock.” The city council is looking at options for recycling Akaroa’s wastewater before its consent to discharge into the harbour expires in 2020. Options include reusing the treated wastewater to irrigate trees or pasture in nearby areas, or to provide non-drinking water for garden watering and toilet flushing in Akaroa. Deep-bore was also being investigated. But Mr Hills said it would take many more holes than expected to achieve the flow rate needed to dispose of the town’s wastewater, making it much more expensive than other options available. Mr Hills said the core recovered from the first hole is now on loan to the Canterbury University’s geology department. “They’re pretty interested in it because it’s the only drill core ever recovered at these depths from the Akaroa area,” he said. “It offers a unique insight into the volcanic history of Banks Peninsula.” For all your blind repair and cleaning requirements The Blind Care Company has been cleaning and repairing the region’s blinds for over 60 years. Those six decades have seen changes in both fashion and technology. Styles have ranged from festooned fabric swags to straightforward and still popular holland roller blinds, from vertical to horizontal slat systems, and in every colour or pattern popular since the 1960s. Whatever your style, the Blind Care Company has the expertise to keep your window treatments looking fresh and working efficiently. 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