Bay Harbour: February 13, 2019

Wednesday February 13 2019
News
More rubbish dumped at estuary
• By Louis Day
A WILD boar carcass and
broken lime scooter have
been found next to the Avon-
Heathcote Estuary as illegal
dumping continues.
Avon-Heathcote
Estuary Ihutai
Trust co-ordinator
Tanya Jenkins said
the group collects
up to 10 tonnes of
rubbish from the
estuary each year.
Andrew
Rutledge
“It is particularly
sad that people
can’t drive a few
metres to the landfill and dispose
of it there, but I guess it has a lot
to do with cost,” she said.
Mrs Jenkins said the pollution
from illegal dumping was having
a serious impact on wildlife in
the estuary area.
“A couple years back, we had
a dead hector’s dolphin turn up
in the estuary. We had a look
and it had a plastic bottle in its
blowhole.”
Fines under the Litter Act can
range from $100-$400. However,
under the Resource Management
Act, the cost of an infringement
is $500 for an individual or
$1000 for a company. The type of
infringement is determined by
the nature of the offence.
City council head of parks
Andrew Rutledge encouraged
members of the public to report
illegal dumping.
“The public can assist us
by reporting any dumping
they see through Snap Send
Solve, our Call Centre, or
social media. If it’s related to
the waterways, the public can
also contact Environment
Canterbury’s Incident Response
Line. Recording any vehicle
details is always a great help to
investigators,” he said.
•To report illegal rubbish
dumping, phone the city
council on 941 8999 or ECan
on 0800 765 588.
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DUMPED: The
city council has
removed this boar
carcass from the
Avon-Heathcote
Estuary.
Below – A broken
lime scooter was
illegally dumped
at the estuary.
BAY HARBOUR
Local
News
Now
Shared barbecue
plan cooked up
for Mt Pleasant
• By Louis Day
Landlords
Insulate against fines!
PAGE 19
Fire rages, homes at risk
MT PLEASANT could get a
community garden and shared
barbecue.
The Mt Pleasant Memorial
Community Centre and Residents’
Association has applied
for $5500 from the city council
innovation and sustainability
fund.
The association hopes to
plant eight native trees, five
community vegetable and fruit
gardens and install a shared
barbecue area with shade sails
at the centre. It is also waiting
for the plans to be approved by
the Linwood-Central-Heathcote
Community Board.
Mt Pleasant Memorial Community
Centre committee
member Jocelyn Papprill said
the garden would cost between
$7000 and $8000.
Ms Papprill said it hopes to
raise the remaining money from
donations and eliminate some
of the costs through voluntary
work. “This project can be
another thing that people can be
involved in – it’s a way of bringing
the community together,”
she said.
Ms Papprill said the community
vegetable and fruit garden
would provide a place for people
to come together and learn.
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