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18 Thursday February 7 2019 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi The Star Explore Vietnam and Cambodia Highlights of Vietnam 10 day - Private Tour FROM: HO CHI MINH CITY TO: HANOI from $ 2,799pp Discover Vietnam & The Mekong Waterway 20 day - Small Group Tour FROM: HANOI TO: SIEM REAP from $ 6,855pp Save $ 385 pp share twin. *International airfares are additional. Travel: 02 May-30 Jun & 22 Aug-30 Sep 19 Ideal for those with less time who want to see the highlights of the country in style, this deluxe 10-day private tour will give you a great appreciation of Vietnam. Departing from Ho Chi Minh City, explore the metropolis and its key attractions. Move on to Hoi An to gain an insight into this ancient town. Travel the Hai Van Pass to Hue, visiting the Imperial Citadel and Khai Dinh Tomb. Fly to Hanoi for an overview of the city before transferring to Halong Bay for an overnight cruise. End the tour back in Hanoi. share twin. *International airfares are additional. Travel: 26 Jun-18 Sep 19 (on set tour departure dates) This 20-day small group tour is designed to show the best of Vietnam. Start in Hanoi, travelling south covering key destinations before embarking on a majestic 7-night luxury river cruise of the Mekong Delta whilst cruising into Cambodia. Soak up the vibrant atmosphere of the energetic cities before changing pace as the rural regions are explored. On board the boutique ship, relax and admire the scenery with excursions along the way. The best holidays are created together. HOT.CO.NZ BARRINGTON 331 7182 I CHRISTCHURCH CITY 365 7687 I FERRYMEAD 376 4022 I HIGH ST LANES 339 3440 HORNBY 344 3070 I MERIVALE 355 2200 I NORTHLANDS 352 4578 I RANGIORA 313 0288 I RICCARTON 341 3900 SHIRLEY 385 0710 I UPPER RICCARTON 343 0869 CONDITIONS: Valid for new bookings only. Valid for travel as specified above and for sales to 28 Feb 19. Prices are per person in New Zealand dollars. International airfares are additional. A non-refundable NZD250 per person deposit is required at the time of reservation with full payment required no later than 42 days prior to departure. Discover Vietnam & The Mekong Waterways: Guaranteed departure applies as soon as 2 people are booked on this tour. Advertised price includes the savings as stated above. Discount applies to the tour price only and not the additional single supplement rate. Prices are correct as at 22 Jan 19 but may vary due to currency fluctuations and are subject to change without notice due to unforeseen circumstances until paid in full. Close-outs and surcharges may apply. Cancellation and amendment fees apply. Airfares, Vietnam and Cambodia visa, travel insurance, departure taxes, gratuities and any other personal expenses are at passenger’s own expense. For full terms and conditions please visit www.activeasia.co.nz.
The Star Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Thursday February 7 2019 19 Water: Our ‘precious resource’ WHAT HAPPENS when a community group challenges a resource consent through the courts? I guess the first thing that happens is that costs can mount very quickly and there is no guarantee that they will recover those costs if the challenge is successful. City councillors have been watching with interest the action taken against the Environment Canterbury decision to allow the transfer of old consents to take water to a new owner for a new purpose – water bottling. Leaving aside all of the sustainability issues around producing thousands of plastic bottles every week, the water allocation is exhausted in this area, so new consents need to be declined. The question a lot of us are asking is why it’s okay for these consents to be soaked up by simply purchasing the land (at inflated prices due to the consent), even though the uses and quantum used are completely different? The community group won the initial High Court hearing on a preliminary legal question of whether there was any need Mayor Lianne Dalziel to change the original resource consents at all. The High Court confirmed that either new or varied resource consents to take water for water bottling had been needed. The consentholders have now appealed that preliminary legal question to the Court of Appeal. We believe the outcome of this case is very important to the city as a whole, and we are looking at how we can support it. They have crowd-sourced the amount required to date, and will start another campaign in a few weeks. I support this approach. However could we provide more direct help? If the preliminary decision of the High Court is upheld, and the community group then succeeds with its main claim, it will help limit water takes from the aquifers. Our water is a precious resource. It may not be owned by anyone, but it belongs to us all. •If you want to ask Ms Dalziel a question, email mayor@ccc.govt.nz. Put Reader’s Question in the subject line. Woolston village upgrade criticised • By Matt Slaughter CONCERNS HAVE been raised after a proposal to upgrade the Woolston Village Centre was green-lighted. The decision was made at a Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board meeting on Monday and the project will now be brought to city council for final sign-off. The project to transform the centre, which runs down Ferry Rd, will result in the loss of 14 on-street car parks. The original 2016 Woolston Village Centre upgrade proposal, which did not go ahead, would have resulted in the removal of 48 on-street car parks. In spite of the new plan reducing this number, Woolston Pharmacy owner Simon Payne said business owners and shoppers will still be worse off if these parks are lost. “It definitely is negative for our customers. It will be negative for the whole shopping area, really.” “If you don’t have car parks that are convenient, then people are just going to drive on by.” From a pharmacy’s point of view, we get a lot of people who are injured, immobile, or have low mobility due to long-term health conditions . . . it is very inconvenient if they can’t park nearby where they want to go.” Mr Payne said a petition to keep the car parks, started by the pharmacy late last year, received more than 1000 signatures in one week. The project will also involve the planting of trees and plants around the village, and new footpaths and street furniture. Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board member Brenda Lowe-Johnson said she has concerns about the kauri trees which would be planted. “Kauris are a North Island tree, they don’t belong to the South Island and they don’t grow here very well. I’m not very happy about that either because it’s a waste of money having something that’s not going to grow properly.” The city council is expected to decide in the next six weeks whether the project will go ahead. Have beautiful feet again with Lunula Laser Exclusive to Footprints Podiatry Painless treatment for Toenail Fungus or Onychomycosis No side effects 93% clearance rates (may vary) 0% interest finance available GET A TRADE WITH PASIFIKA TRADES TRAINING BEFORE AFTER If you’re Pasifika and between 16 and 40, you can get trades skills for FREE through the Pasifika Trades Training programme at Ara. A Pasifika support team will mentor and guide you throughout your training to help you gain valuable skills that can earn you good money and create a great life for you and your family. 7 Milton St, Somerfield, Phone 332 9792 footprintspodiatry.co.nz Bookings EssEntial Apply now. ara.ac.nz/pasifika
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