6 Tuesday <strong>February</strong> 5 <strong>2019</strong> News Removal of trees upsets campers • By Louis Day ABOUT 200 trees have been removed at Okains Bay camping ground. The city council removed trees from the area as part of their Reserve Landscape Plan last June. Additional trees on the western side of the camping ground also had to be removed due to damage caused by salt water inundation in last year’s king tides. But the felling of the pine, gum and macrocarpa trees has left some campers “heartbroken”. One camper who had been going to the camping ground for more than 40 years said they were “heartbroken” when they returned to the area over the holidays. “It’s taken away a lot of natural shelter, it looks terrible, they have left a lot of the trees just lying around. They have left some of the stumps of up to 1m just sticking out of the ground in some places.” The camper said the removal of the trees had left campers exposed to the sun and wind. “Trees that have been killed by the seawater in high tide haven’t been removed, yet all of these other ones have.” Head of recreation, sports and events Nigel Cox said they were working to replace some of the trees which had been felled. “A community planting day was held in September. A large number of native trees were planted into newlyestablished raised gardens. More planting in line with the Reserve Landscape Plan will be completed this coming year.” Has your property been tagged? Bird nurse ready to spread her wings •From page 1 “I’m getting older and each year’s getting harder. It’s quite physical work,” Mrs Stevenson said. She said for all of the birds she had managed to save, many died in her care and it had made her job even harder. Her husband supported the decision to seek someone to take over her role. “He hates coming home and seeing me so tired, so I’ve got to Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi think of him too.” Mrs Stevenson estimated she had cared for about 200 birds last year. All of her work had been voluntary, with some financial support coming from donations. Mrs Stevenson received $100 in petrol vouchers a year from the Department of Conservation, and dog and cat biscuits to mash up and feed to the birds from the SPCA and Dogwatch. She said cats were the main cause of injuries to birds. But •From page 1 “Half a dozen kids can tag a lot of places so we want to be on top of this really quickly,” Senior Constable Ward said. Several youths had gone to a house in Halswell on Sunday night and unbeknownst to the parent they snuck out in the night, picked up more youths, consumed alcohol and spraypainted properties, he said. The tagging was brought to the police’s attention by one of the parents who had seen one of the boys covered in spray paint. “The parents are horrified,” Senior Constable Ward said. Residents on Wigram Rd, near Westlake Park were one of the unfortunate targets on a Monday morning. A resident, who did not wish recently the number of injuries caused by vehicles had increased. The number of native wood pigeons brought to her with injuries was also increasing. The birds commonly received injuries from flying into car windows. She also cares for a lot of native fantails. As Mrs Stevenson said there are a few easy things people can do to make her job easier. “One of the main things is not picking birds up that don’t need Bruce Ward SOUTHERN VIEW Local News Now Fire rages, homes at risk to be named, woke up at about 1.15am to a light being shone in her window before finding two vehicles had been badly tagged. Senior Constable Ward said either the youths or their parents may have to pay for reparation or community service and they will have their photos and fingerprints taken for further use. “If it runs into thousands of dollars we might have to think where we take these youths. They may have to go to the youth court.” If your property or vehicle was vandalised between January 28 and 29 call police on 363 7435. •HAVE YOUR SAY: Are you concerned about tagging in the Halswell area? Email your views to georgia.oconnor@ starmedia.kiwi UNFORTUNATE: The damage sustained from six youths who went on a tagging spree throughout Halswell. to be picked up.” “With most birds, even if they can’t fly, they can get up trees, they can get out of reach of cats.” She said it was about “knowing their needs and knowing when to intervene.” •Anyone interested in taking over from her can get in touch directly through the New Zealand Bird Rescue Charitable Trust website – www.birdrescue.org.nz/ rescuing-a-bird/ style noun elegance and sophistication. synonyms: flair, grace, poise, polish, suaveness, urbanity, chic, finesse, taste, class, comfort, luxury, affluence, wealth, opulence, lavishness. Check out the new Sportsman 470 Range TODAY Proudly supporting JBnZ for over 50 years MAGAZINE STYLE.KIWI 20 Lunns Rd, PO Box 709, Christchurch 8024 Ph: 03 962 <strong>05</strong><strong>05</strong> Email: hamiltonjet.nz@hamjet.co.nz www.hamiltonjet.com
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