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• By Louis Day
REDCLIFFS residents are
questioning how the proposed
liquor store on Main Rd will
achieve the fine wine and spirits
experience promised by the
owner.
More than 50 residents
attended a public meeting about
the liquor store application at St
Andrews Anglican Church on
Thursday.
Store owner Jugraj Singh
assured residents the off-licence
would sell fine wine and spirits
and offer a range of delicatessen
goods.
However, residents questioned
how Mr Singh would achieve
what he has promised with a store
that is only 62 sq m.
Mr Singh was unsure exactly
how much space he would have in
the store for the delicatessen but
said it was something he wanted
to try.
St Andrews reverend Thomas
Brauer said he supported what Mr
Singh was pitching but did not see
how it related to the application.
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Norris, who led The Press and other
Fairfax media assets in the South Island,
has one of the most important roles in
the city.
ChristchurchNZ is a pivotal organisation to the region’s
future. Tourism, economic development and events are its key
areas. Without those pillars, the city and wider region will
struggle to grow.
Getting those wheels spinning won’t be easy and it will take
time. Competition from other regions for events, tourism and
economic growth is fierce.
Having the right people around her to build relationships both
here in New Zealand and overseas, and thinking outside of the
square, will be imperative.
I’m sure she will do well.
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Swell keeps lifeboat busy
• By Louis Day
IT HAS been a busy month for
the Sumner Lifeboat Institution
with a call out every few days.
Three people had to be rescued
over the last week due to a 2m
swell on Scarborough beach.
A female swimmer was taken
out to sea by the breakwater rip,
a surfer also lost a board and
was taken
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shore, which
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Lifeboat was
also called out last Wednesday
to help a kiteboarder who was
struggling in the estuary
mouth.
Luckily the kiteboarder
managed to make it back to
South Shore before the Sumner
Lifeboat arrived on the scene.
The kiteboarder was assessed
by Sumner surf lifesavers before
being given the all clear.
Sumner Lifeboat coxswain
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for people to be wary of the
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KEEPING BUSY: The
Sumner Lifeboat has
averaged a call-out every
few days this month.
the swell is high.
“With a 2m swell coming
into the bay, water has got to go
somewhere so it flows straight
out of the rips, generally the
main rip that it works through is
the breakwater rip which is right
in the corner,” he said.
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Fire rages, homes at risk
GRASS FIRE
Ten firefighters were called to
a 300 sq m grass fire on a farm
in Little River. The fire started
from short circuit sparks on a
power pole. It took firefighters
two hours to extinguish the
blaze. Little River Volunteer
Fire Brigade retired fire chief
David Irving said nobody
was hurt and only grass and
a few fence posts were
destroyed.
BURST WATER MAIN
Two fire engines were called to
a burst water main in Ngatea
Rd, Diamond Harbour, on
Monday morning. Firefighters
spent three hours diverting
water out of the basements of
two homes. On Monday night
further water main ruptures
on Ngatea Rd and Whero Ave
were reported by the Diamond
Harbour Volunteer Fire
Brigade.
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Design soon
for tram shelter
• By Louis Day
PROGRESS IS being made with
the Moncks Bay tram shelter.
A design for repair will be completed
for the tram shelter by mid
next month.
The city council has been working
on the design for repair for the
last three weeks.
The 85-year-old building on
Main Rd has been closed since
Christmas Eve after an assessment
of the shelter indicated the condition
of the roof had compromised
the structural integrity of the shelter,
leaving it vulnerable to quakes.
City council transport and operations
manager Steffan Thomas
said an exact date for when repairs
would start was currently unclear.
“Once the design has been accepted
a scope of works will be
outlined to give estimated timelines
and costs. Timelines will be
dependent on funding availability,”
he said.
Redcliffs Residents’ Association
secretary Pat McIntosh said
she was glad to see the project
progressing but was also
disappointed the shelter had been
left to deteriorate to this state.
“It looks as though it has been a
very long time since any roofing
maintenance was done on it to
the point it had to be closed,” she
said.
Locomotive arrives in Little River
• By Louis Day
SEVEN YEARS ago Andrew
Wilson had a dream of bringing
a locomotive to Little River,
last week that dream became a
reality.
On Thursday, the Little River
Railway Station Trust welcomed
a 62-year-old locomotive into the
station.
Director of operations and
trustee Andrew Wilson dreamt
up the idea of bringing a locomotive
to Little River in 2008
as part of the trust’s 2021 vision
plan.
It was also Mr Wilson who
came across the locomotive on
Trade Me and drove to Dunedin
to assess it.
“I have driven further for
trains, I have gone down to Bluff
over a weekend,” he said.
Mr Wilson said he has had a
passion for trains ever since his
grandmother took him for walks
through the train yard next to
their holiday home in Kaikoura.
“On my grandmother’s death
bed she said I must ask for forgiveness
for introducing you to
trains and I said why? You have
introduced me to a hobby that
will last me a lifetime and she
said not to you but to everyone
else for having to put up with
this hobby of yours.”
EXCITED: Little River Railway Station trustee Andrew Wilson with the locomotive.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
Mr Wilson who still has
photos of himself as a child with
locomotives hoped children
today could create the same
memories with the station’s newest
addition.
“The idea is to create that
scene for people to make those
memories and that locomotive
is there to help people do that
so they can look back on those
memories for a lifetime.”
The $8500 locomotive is now
on the tracks connected to a
carriage ready for people to have
their photos taken next to it.
The locomotive was introduced
into service in June 1957
and decommissioned in April
1985.
It spent its entire working role
in the South Island.
Mr Wilson said once the trust
had restored the interior of the
locomotive they would consider
opening it up on special occasions
and maybe even let people
pull the whistle.
The trust does not have a
licence to run the locomotive
along the tracks, however, Mr
Wilson said they could possibly
jack it above the rails which
would allow the wheels to go
round without it actually going
anywhere.
Late night Lyttelton Tunnel closures
From Sunday 24 February, you’ll need to plan your
travel around late night tunnel closures.
These are essential to both install and test a new fire protection
system inside the tunnel.
Work on this $28.7 million project is expected to be completed
by April/May 2019.
Traffic lane closures are timed for late night/early morning
on the lightest tunnel traffic days of the week, that is Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday.
In conjunction with the late night tunnel closures, we are
carrying out maintenance on SH74 (Tunnel Road) to ensure
fewer nights of disruption for motorists and residents. Work
includes replacing some guardrails and road resurfacing work
between Port Hills and Horotane Valley overpasses as well.
Lyttelton-bound traffic into the tunnel for the 10-minute openings
will be unaffected. Traffic leaving the tunnel towards Christchurch
will have to exit onto SH76 Port Hills Road.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
• Real-time traffic information for the Lyttelton Tunnel area is
available at www.tfc.govt.nz
• A schedule of tunnel traffic lane closures can be found at
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TUNNEL CLOSED
from 11pm to 4am
Sunday 24 February
Monday 25 February
Tuesday 26 February
The tunnel will open to
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CHANGE: An application has been made to turn 1/87 Main Rd, which is
currently occupied by the Bloom Room Florist, into a fine wine and spirits store.
Main Rd liquor store
won’t be a ‘booze barn’
•From page 1
Mr Singh’s original
application proposed
turning 1/87 Main Rd
into Thirsty Liquor
Redcliffs. However, Mr
Singh changed the name
to Redcliffs Fine Wine and
Spirits.
The landlord Peter
Croft was absent from
the meeting and was
represented by his wife,
Kate Bovett, who assured
residents they would not let
the store turn into a “booze
barn.”
“Permission to paint
the shop will not be given
and there will be no huge
advertising like you see
around the typical bottle
stores,” she said.
Community Action
on Youth and Drugs, a
Ministry of Health-funded
organisation to reduce the
harm to young people from
alcohol and other drugs,
wants the application
removed because it does
not represent what Mr
Singh is planning. Its
senior project worker Paul
McMahon said the original
application needed to be
removed and a new one
should be submitted.
Mr McMahon said he
would even contribute
to the costs involved
in submitting a new
application.
“The floor plan is
standard for a bottle store,
they [Mr Singh] talk about
cheeses and delicatessen
but there is just a tiny bit of
space,” he said.
•Objections to the
application close
tomorrow. Information
on how to object to
the application can
be found at ccc.govt.
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alcohol/objecting-to-agrant-for-a-licence/
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Joanna Norris
From a top role in the fourth estate
Just over a year ago,
Sumner’s Joanna Norris
moved from her role
as editor of The Press
to run events, tourism
and economic agency
ChristchurchNZ. She talks
to Julia Evans about her
20-year journalism career,
an early encounter with
David Bain and her love
of the outdoors
How have you found your first
year at ChristchurchNZ?
It’s been an incredible year. A
year where we’ve had to do a lot
of foundation-laying to make sure
the organisation comes together
in the way that it was intended.
It’s really cool to be working in
this role, at this time in the city’s
history, so I feel really fortunate
and privileged.
Have there been any
challenges?
I think there are a number of
challenges facing Christchurch
and it’s been understanding
which of those to address and
in which order. It’s really been
there’s so much we could do and
so much impact we could have,
the challenge really has been
prioritisation and making sure
that we don’t spread ourselves too
thinly. We are, relatively speaking,
quite a small agency and we
need to make sure where we do
intervene, we’re doing so with the
greatest impact.
What have some highlights
been?
I think the highlights are
seeing the city come alive and
in particular the CBD. In the
time that I’ve been in this role,
we’ve had a real activation of the
central city and we’ve got a real
glimpse of what we will become
as a city. But also playing a role in
shaping, firstly in the economic
insights that the city has about
itself and understanding what
our challenges are and what
the opportunities are. But also
helping Christchurch become
proud of itself and tell that story
about who we are and that we
INFLUENCE: After five years as editor of The Press, Joanna Norris moved into a new role as
chief executive of ChristchurchNZ.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
have this incredible city and
helping people feel proud of that
is really cool.
What attributes does the city
have that will lure people to
either live here or visit?
We’ve done a lot of work to
understand what it is that is
special about Christchurch so we
can tell an authentic story about
the advantages here. One of the
very first and fundamental things
we have is the lifestyle that we
have and the proximity we have
to our incredible environment.
Whether it’s the Port Hills or
the beaches and I’m very lucky
to live at the beach in Sumner.
So my kids and I and husband
and I love walking on the beach,
we’ve just got this wonderful
life. So there’s the lifestyle piece,
there’s the fact that it’s affordable
in comparison to other parts of
the country. We’ve built this new,
beautiful resilient city and we
have a lot of the big grown-up city
amenities. We’ve got four tertiary
institutions, a skilled work force,
and underpinning all of this, is
this sense of Christchurch being
able to carve a path. The way we
term it is that we’re explorers,
we always have been, we always
will be, and Christchurch has
this wonderful opportunity
to continue that sense of
exploration. All of that packaged
into one great sized city that’s easy
to get around, why wouldn’t you
live here? We’ve been through an
enormous amount as a city, a lot of
pain, and as a journalist and editor
I witnessed and heard so many
stories of pain throughout the
post-quake period. Everywhere we
looked there was sadness. It was an
incredible trauma that the city has
gone through and some members
of our community are still going
through. But the flip side of that,
we’ve had this opportunity to
reinvent who we are, rebuild the
city, build stronger, safer buildings
and that’s been a real advantage for
us now.
How did you end up living in
the city yourself?
The interesting thing for me
about Christchurch is that I’m not
from Christchurch, I didn’t grow
up here. I grew up in Dunedin,
but I was born in Kaitaia. My
husband and I and kids moved
back here in 2012, we made a
kind of crazy decision to move
to what Christchurch was at that
time. Just before I took this role,
we had an opportunity to move
back to Wellington, which was
where we most recently moved
from but we chose Christchurch.
It’s the city that gets under your
skin and becomes part of who
you are. When you become
involved in the reconstruction of
the city and telling that story as
a journalist and now in my new
role, they are once in a lifetime
opportunities. Cities are always
organic, I think that’s the thing
that’s important for Christchurch
to remember. There is no end
point, there never is for a city.
Cities are by their nature, organic
and evolving.
Do you have any personal
goals for your time at
ChristchurchNZ?
People often ask me this
question, like what’s my five-year
plan, sort of thing. I have very
clear goals for this organisation,
we’ve got 10-year goals that we’re
committed to for the city. So
the answer is absolutely from a
professional point of view, but
from a personal point of view, no.
It’s really just about being as useful
to this community as I can be with
the skills and experience that I
have. Also enjoying life and taking
the time to spend with family.
How and when did your
journalism career begin?
I was studying music at Otago
University, I was doing a double
degree in English and music, I
play the violin. David Bain was
in a class of mine. We were a very
small class, there were only about
20 of us. My then boyfriend and
I at the time made the decision to
leave Dunedin, it was sort of quite
tainted by that experience (the
Bain murders). We transferred
up to Auckland University and I
finished up my English degree.
I realised in the course of that, it
was when North and South was
a very, very powerful magazine
and I just realised the power of
storytelling and how it can better
communities with these really
important stories that we tell
about ourselves. I then went to
journalism school in Auckland
and my first job was at the
Dominion Post in Wellington.
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to taking Chch into the future
You did a stint at the Otago
Daily Times as well?
I did. I was living and working
in England, in Cambridge, with
my then boyfriend, now husband.
He’s a technology writer, we met at
journalism school. There are three
couples from our class and we’re
all still married. My father was
diagnosed with terminal cancer,
my parents lived in Dunedin,
so I moved back and worked at
the ODT. In my last role [South
Island editor-in-chief for Fairfax],
I had 19 community papers in my
portfolio, so I have had very close
contact with community papers.
When you started your career,
did you ever think you would
end up as an editor?
No, I’m not that deliberate.
Editing is an incredible privilege
and amazing fun and very hard as
well. I was just very fortunate to
get that opportunity.
Have any of your stories stuck
with you over the last 20 years?
Yes, there are some really, really
powerful ones. The very first
big story I covered as a junior
reporter at the Dominion. I was
working over Christmas and a
young couple [Ben Smart and
Olivia Hope] were reported
missing in the Marlborough
Sounds. Those stories always stick
with you.
Then more recently,
Christchurch. It was interesting
in itself, I was in Wellington
when the quakes of 2010 and
2011 happened. We were working
very closely with the team at The
Press and in fact on the evening
of February 22, we in Wellington
helped The Press team put out that
edition that landed on people’s
driveways on February 23.
That was pretty crazy and
incredible. That night the
reporters all worked, they filed
their copy and we helped produce
that edition of The Press from the
Wellington newsroom and that
next morning that Press was on
people’s driveways. I used to talk
about that publicly and people
would cry.
That’s the power of the media,
it’s so important.
BIG STORY: Joanna
Norris’ journalism career
started after being in a
class with David Bain
at Otago University,
while the first big story
she worked on was the
murder of Ben Smart
and Olivia Hope in
Marlborough.
Have you had any big
fumbles?
That’s the nature of news. There
have definitely been things that
I have reflected on later and
thought we could have handled
that differently, or we could have
put more thought into that, or I
wish we’d had more information
before we published that, we
would have been better off. That
being said, I always describe
the media as a bit of a blunt
instrument, in that you wobble
towards a position of truth
with each iteration of a story.
Journalists are not academics
sitting for three years doing a
thesis and producing a body
of work. You work to whatever
time you work to, weekly, daily
or digital, you get to the truth
and you hold those in power
accountable.
Do you miss working in the
media?
There’s a lot I miss about the
media, absolutely. But I am
also very fortunate to work
with journalists right across the
spectrum and that’s quite a treat
as well.
What do you see for the future
of journalism?
I have great hope for the
media. I think the commercial
proposition is deeply challenging
and very, very difficult in a New
Zealand environment where scale
is a challenge. There are only five
million people, there are only a
certain number of consumers
who are prepared to pay for a
product and a limited number of
advertisers.
But journalism is so
fundamental to a safe and strong
society that there must be a
way through this and I think
journalism is as good now as it’s
ever been.
Some of the investigative work
that’s done by teams across the
country by all media agencies
really makes a difference and
it’s absolutely essential that
the fourth estate keeps an eye
on people in power. It has to
continue.
Are you surprised or
disappointed by the moves made
by Channel Nine in Australia to
sell New Zealand assets such as
The Press?
No, media ownership
changes, it always has done. I
think when I worked for what
was then Fairfax, I think I
worked under three different
owners in the course of my career.
I always said to my newsroom,
you just do your job, your job
is to be a journalist and hold
the powerful to account and
be a watchdog and champion.
It’s other people’s jobs to worry
about what the governance and
ownership looks like. If you’re
continually worried about what’s
around the corner, you don’t do
your job properly.
Do you have any advice for
aspiring journalists who want to
get into the industry or young
reporters?
Just stay curious. But secondly,
know the power that you have. As
a young journo, you don’t quite
understand the words that you
write have an impact and often
you don’t see that impact. It will
change someone’s behaviour, it
will happen behind the scenes,
or the language that you use will
change someone’s life. Just always
be cognisant of the power that
you have both to do good and
damage.
What made you jump from
journalism to the corporate
world?
I had worked as the editor of
The Press for five years and had
overseen a lot of change in that
time. Some of that change was
really challenging to lead. I was
aware I would need to do a lot
more of that change management
as time went on. Again, I was
aware it was likely the next step
in my career at what was then
Fairfax would have been moving
back to Wellington.
•Turn to page 8
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considered. Increased funding of public transport to
match funding from NZTA and increased funding in water
management, pest control and biodiversity are also being
considered, as well as a reduction in air quality funding.
These will impact on some ratepayers, depending on
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Our People
LEADERSHIP: Joanna Norris said she moved to the corporate world so she could play a new
role in the city’s development.
Influencing things from
inside rather than outside
•From page 7
At the same time as I was
considering all of this, this job
became available and people had
conversations with me about this
role. So I had to weigh all of that
up and I realised the city was at
a bit of a watershed period as the
elections were on, there was a lot
of change going on in the city. I
saw, without wanting to overstate
my relevance, an opportunity to
influence things from inside the
tent rather than observing from
the outside. I was very fortunate
that I was with a leadership
cohort within the city that had
gone through a period of the city’s
history.
Then I had a chance to play a
different leadership role in the
city. It’s been interesting observing
the gendership in the city. When I
first came here I was a bit different
from the previous editors. I
would go into these networking
meetings in the city and I would
be the only woman. It was really
weird and confronting and scary.
That’s not so much the case
anymore, there are a lot more
peers who are women. A lot of
great men and women.
Can you tell me a little bit
about your family?
I’ve got two kids who are
amazing. They’re nine and
11. My husband Blayne is a
journo, so I suppose I’ve got a
naturally affinity to journalism,
we’ve grown up together. He’s
a freelancer and he’s primary
caregiver for our kids. I think –
and he and I often talk about this,
it’s one of those things that people
don’t often talk about – it’s really
hard to have two careers.
You’ve really got to think about
that as you start out in life and I
think it’s important for couples
to be really honest about that
together and work out how
they’re going to manage that
because kids are a full-time job in
themselves. It’s full-on. We always
thought that it would get less
work as they went to school, but
actually it gets more because they
get more sophisticated in their
needs. We’re lucky and I’m lucky
I get a lot of time with the kids as
well. Blayne and I share it pretty
well, although he did go surfing
this morning, which meant that I
was late for work but that’s okay.
What do you do on a day off?
I’ve got a good work-life
balance, I work pretty hard at
that. So we’ll go up into the hills,
we’ll go on tramps. We love
tramping as a family. We spent
quite a lot of time up in Hanmer.
We’re a real beach family. Blayne
has taught Evie and Ollie to surf,
they’re good wee surfers.
BEFORE WE get into this, I
need to say, still no luck on
finding my mouse. That bad boy
is probably long gone.
I’m beginning to dread future
hide and seek games, will I
disappear too?
However, over the last week
Vittoria has started holding
some things closer, and it’s very
cute.
She gets her favourite soft
toys, like her Dragon, wraps
her wee arms around them
and gives them a big, smiling,
moving side-to-side cuddle.
Dragon even gets a couple of
kisses on his cheek sometimes.
Very, very cute.
She even gave someone else’s
teddy a big cuddle at Baby
Times. I can’t wait to see her
give her friends big hugs too.
Last week started out
productively. Over the weekend,
Laura and I cleaned the whole
house (hence the mouse update)
with a focus on Vittoria’s room.
Her room has seen a lot of use
for storage, including her cot.
We’ve been co-sleeping with
the wee darling for a while now.
She got sick last year which
ended a joyous run of full nights
of sleep until we gave in and let
her into the big bed.
VITTORIA
& Matt
Long road ahead
getting back to cot
Thing is, getting her back into
sleeping in her own bed is not
going to be easy.
In bed with one of us, she
can roll over, touch us and get
reassured straight away that
she’s safe and with her parents.
In the cot, not so much.
It really highlights how much
like a little prison those things
are when you see your daughter
standing there, holding the bars
and crying like the world just
ended.
And if you’re used to having
your parents next to you when
you settle back to sleep, dad just
holding your hand is not going
to cut it.
So we’ve got a long road ahead
to get her back to a place where
she feels safe in her cot and
happy to sleep there all night.
A lot of that road will involve
very little sleep too.
To add to the difficulty, this
week Vittoria and I have got
some sort of cold. It may be
unfair, but I’m pretty sure I
got it off her since we spend so
much time in close proximity.
•Former Bay Harbour
News journalist Matt
Salmons has become a
stay-at-home dad. We
follow his journey weekly.
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COLUMBUS CAFÉ NOW OPEN
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Ferrymead café
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The café opened in October 2018, and since then it has
received a lot of positive feedback from customers
Customers at Mitre 10 MEGA in Ferrymead
now have the chance to have another enjoyable
experience during their shopping excursion –
time out at the new Colombus Café.
The café opened in October 2018, and since
then it has received a lot of positive feedback from
customers, says the store’s General Manager, Tony
Franc.
Located next to the Garden Centre, and offering
pleasant views of the greenery on one side and
the Port Hills on the other, the café has a light,
airy feel with a seaside ambience. Spacious too,
it accommodates up to 100, so there is always
seating available.
Café manager Ash Hansen has several years’
experience in hospitality, and she and her team
of eight, which includes two qualified chefs and
trained baristas, offer a wide selection of tasty,
freshly prepared cabinet food, kitchen food and,
of course, Colombus brand coffee seven days a
week.
Breakfast and lunch are served up till 2.30pm
each day, and the café is open till 4.30pm.
The Mitre 10 MEGA team are enjoying having
the café on site, Tony says.
“The Colombus Café brand has an association
with Mitre 10 MEGA, and there are around 40
cafes located in MEGA stores around New Zealand
with five in Canterbury,” he adds.
The Colombus Café at Mitre 10 MEGA Ferrymead
is open Monday to Friday from 7am to 4.30pm
and Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from
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News
Give your
views on plan
for Scott Park
PUBLIC FEEDBACK is being
sought on the draft landscape
plan for Scott Park in Ferrymead.
The draft plan features native
trees, sealed parking areas,
an established picnic area and
improved access to the beach and
boat ramps.
It is open for public consultation
until March 11. Linwood-Central-
Heathcote Community Board
member Darrell Latham said
$145,000 will be available for the
park.
“This will not be enough to
complete the entire project. However,
it will mean that a start can
be made on the most important
aspects of the plan,” he said.
“From my perspective, I would
really like to see the access from
the Ferrymead bridge to the
jetty and planting and green space
enhancements done.”
City council head of parks
Andrew Rutledge said the plan
would regenerate and enhance the
popular park by improving water
access.
“Scott Park already meets multiple
community needs, particularly
with regard to recreational
water activities, but we want to
ensure that the area is well-placed
to meet future use,” Mr Rutledge
said.
• By Louis Day
MORE FUNDING could be
given to the Lyttelton Seafarers
Centre.
The Banks Peninsula
Community Board has asked
the city council to request
Christchurch City Holdings Ltd
and the Lyttelton Port Company
provide more funding for the
centre.
Christchurch City Holdings
Ltd is the city council’s
investment arm which runs key
infrastructure including the
port.
LPC gives $5000 to the centre
every year, while Christchurch
City Holdings Ltd does not
currently provide
the centre with any
funding.
Community board
deputy chairman Jed
O’Donoghue said the
amount of funding
to go towards the
centre has yet to be
determined.
Mr O’Donoghue
said the welfare of seafarers is a
humanitarian issue.
“I have seen all these poor
buggers in the rain outside the
library trying to talk to family
Jed
O’Donoghue
back home because of the free
wi-fi there,” he said.
The centre has had more
than 10,000 visits from
seafarers since it opened
three years ago.
The centre provides
them with assistance,
amenities, care, support
and wi-fi so they can call
their families back home.
Lyttelton Seafarers
Centre Charitable Trust
chairman, Reverend
John McLister, said shipping
companies,
cruise ships, port authorities
and the city council should all
Local
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HELPING HAND: Reverend John McLister and three
seafarers from China at the Lyttelton Seafarers Centre on
Norwich Quay,
Seafarers centre may get a boost
be supporting seafarers. “Just as
the airport provides facilities for
aircraft crew, ships’ crews should
be receiving the same standard
of care on arrival in Lyttelton.
This is something seafarers are
guaranteed under international
maritime law,” he said.
LPC strategic engagement
manager Phil de Joux said the
Government also has a role to
play.
“LPC strongly believes a
contribution to the funding of
seafarers’ centres nationally
should be funded via the
maritime levy collected by the
Government,” he said.
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KEEP OUT: The Lyttelton Port Company has advised members of the public to
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Port company blasting
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• By Louis Day
THE LYTTELTON Port
Company has started
blasting in Gollans Bay
Quarry.
The first blast took
place on Thursday. The
operation will include more
blasting and the use of large
earth-moving and mining
machinery.
LPC has advised
members of the public to
keep out of the quarry area,
which is owned by the port
company, and stick to city
council walking tracks.
LPC infrastructure
manager Mike Simmers
said the blasting will
typically occur about
noon, depending on the
site activity and other
constraints.
Mr Simmers said the
blasting would be relatively
quiet compared to the
piling for the harbour’s new
cruise berth.
“It may be audible in
Diamond Harbour, but
very unlikely to be heard
in Lyttelton itself. The blast
yesterday was not noticed at
our office,” he said.
The material collected
from the quarrying will
go towards LPC’s land
reclamation project in
which it tis looking to
expand the harbour by
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all be used to complete
the additional 24ha of
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the club
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Andr’e Rasmussen
THE combination of a
Rotary club, Santa Claus
and a birthday in January
was kind for Andr’e
Rasmussen over summer.
The Bay Harbour threeyear-old
received a big
present which has added a
new dimension to his life.
Andr’e has numerous
disabilities, including
restricted movement and
minimal sight. He has been
unable to interact easily
with other children, and
unable to share in most of
his family’s activities.
That changed when he
received a Go Baby Go car
– an electric, ride-in toy car
designed for children with
Rotary helps Andr’e
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impaired mobility. The cars
are adapted to individual
children’s conditions and
needs, and have dual control
– the child can steer,
but an adult has over-riding
control from a remote.
The aim is to help
children develop spatial
awareness and allow them
to be part of the family
action. Ferrymead
Rotary heard about
Andr’e and funded his
$1600 car through a
special quiz night.
His mum Dannii,
saw potential for
the car to help him
interact with other
children and to allow
him to take a greater
part in family life.
And her hopes have
been fulfilled. Going
to the park is a family
favourite, and Andr’e
has ridden to the local
library and along the
New Brighton pier.
“It has added a lot
more quality of life for
Andr’e and he’s happier
in the family,” said Ms
Rasmussen.
For more information
about Ferrymead Rotary
and its community projects,
call secretary Kai
Tovgaard on 384 9485 or
Barbara Crooks on 384
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Sumner Running Club coach
Ann Wells reports on how
the club competed over the
weekend
DAVID FITCH was in action
again competing in the masters
men’s 800m which he won in a
time of 2min 18.03sec.
Fitch had a successful championship
taking out the 800m,
1500m and 3000m titles plus a
second place in the 400m.
He will be competing in the
Canterbury senior track and
field championships next weekend
in the 800m and 1500m
before heading to Timaru the
following weekend to compete in
the NZ masters championships.
Meanwhile, the juniors had
the quadrathon and ribbon day
last Saturday. Rafi Wright-Stow
finished 10 th on points in the
boys grade 10 with Max Percasky
in 15 th place.
Grades 7-9 competed in the
ribbon events.
IN FORM: David Fitch has
taken out the 800m, 1500m
and 3000m titles this season
and also grabbed a second
place in the 400m.
SPORTS
Successful
championship
for runner Fitch
HAPPY:
James
Alldridge
and Benny
Lamborn,
both 7, were
all smiles
after the
100m ribbon
event.
Sponsor named for
tennis and squash club
Sumner Tennis and
Squash Club president
Phil Loughnan reports on
developments at the club
SUMNER TENNIS and
Squash Club has been offered
sponsorship by the SBS Bank.
Last week John Sherrat, the
mobile mortgage manager for
SBS Bank made the announcement
at the regular Tuesday
night competition held at the
club. He said that SBS is very
proud to be associated the club.
For nearly 20 years Tim Hobbs
and Roger Kay have been running
a very successful competition.
Each Tuesday night nine
tennis teams play throughout the
summer. Eight teams play each
week and the ninth is responsible
for providing dinner for the
players.
While the competition is hot
on the court, competition is
fierce in the kitchen as to who
provides the best dinner Mr
Hobbs said.
Interclub has resumed after the
Christmas break with our men’s
team notching up a win against
Waimairi on Sunday and our
Sumner Cricket
Club captain
Dan Vann
reports on the
two-day clash
with St Albans
After two days
of cricket against a St Albans
second XI (for the second time
this season) the scores could
not be separated with the match
ending in a tie.
Day 1:
Sumner were asked to bat first
on day one and Sumner made
173 on a good pitch with Stalwart
Ben Yock making a crisp 50.
In reply, Sumner took regular
wickets and kept Saints under
pressure with Ryan James the
only major contribution of 42 to
SPONSORSHIP: Tim Hobbs, John Sherratt of SBS Bank, and
Roger Kay at the Sumner Tennis and Squash Club courts.
12 junior teams doing well in
the first week losing only three
matches.
There have been many new
members join the club over the
last couple of months and some
just so they can play in the 2019
tennis club championships.
Rich Stanton, the tennis club
captain, said that there are the
be all out for 143. Dan Vann 4-56
(18 overs) supported by
debutante Simarpreet Singh 2-46
and Jonny Percasky 2-27 doing
the damage.
This left Sumner an awkward
10 overs to bat before stumps, unfortunately
losing three wickets.
Day 2:
Resuming from day 1 Sumner
made a poor start losing another
two quick wickets to be 34-5. Anton
Smail (26) and Dan Vann
(35) managed a fight-back to get
past 100. A key 20-run partnership
for the last wicket meant
Sumner were able to post 136.
Leaving Saints 167 to win.
Sumner had 25min to bat
before lunch and Sumner were
fizzing to get a couple of quick
wickets before the break and that
most entries he has ever seen
in the competition with players
joining from other clubs to play.
Play is already under way and
there was a good crowd on Sunday
to watch some of the opening
games.
Finals weekend is on April 6
and 7 and the public is welcome
to go down and watch the games.
Another cricket tie
they did with Dan Vann taking
three and Dean Smith picking
one to have Saints 20-4.
After the break Saints again
fought back putting on 62 runs
where two wickets fell in quick
succession. R Gibbens then came
to the crease and took a liking
to the spinners picking up 30
off two overs and things were
looking dire for Sumner as Saints
only needed 16 to win with four
wickets in hand and two hours to
get them. But some tight bowling
from Dan Vann 4-27 and Simar
Singh and some great fielding/
poor running meant Saints lost
four wickets, the last with the
scores tied.
Earlier in the season Sumner
and St Albans also tied in the
T20 competition.
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David Cox supported
people in a quiet way
Port Hills
MP Ruth
Dyson
pays
tribute to
former
city
councillor
and Hagley-
Ferrymead Community
Board member David
Cox
We are very fortunate in
New Zealand to have so
many people in our communities
who are “givers”
– whether it’s people who
serve on school boards,
coaches and referees of
our sports teams, people
who run our residents’ and
community associations,
or people who visit and
support those who are
otherwise isolated in their
homes.
It’s part of our culture
that should be celebrated.
The celebration of that
community giving was the
theme at the funeral service
for David Cox, whose passing
the Bay Harbour News
acknowledged last week.
David had an “ABCs” of
giving – arts, business,
community and sports. He
supported so much within
our area and the wider
Canterbury community –
driven by a sense of returning
to our country – his
adopted home – because he
felt so fortunate to be able
to make this his home.
This drive made me
reflect on how much we
take for granted if we
were born here and how
much we should actually
value what we have as New
Zealanders. We have access
to so many opportunities
here that many from other
countries dream about –
we should make the most
of them!
I want to add my reflections
on the life that David
Cox lived and celebrate
the fact that he had this
drive of returning his
good fortune. So many organisations
and individuals
benefitted from his generosity
of time and spirit. He
supported so many people
in a quiet way, connecting
people and groups, and
always with a manner of
impeccable respect and
politeness.
At his funeral, our mayor
reflected on the demise of
David Cox
these manners with the advent
of social media, where
hurtful and unnecessary
comments are accepted.
But I am not as despairing
as her words, as I see the
continued community activity
and others who have
followed in the example
set by David Cox – we are
all better off when we give
our times and skills to our
community.
May his family be
comforted in their loss and
may he rest in peace.
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There’s something for
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The Training College
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organic food production
as younger generations
become more aware of
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He says the growing
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gardening and really starting to embed the
philosophy into the education system.”
As far as conventional agricultural
practices are concerned, he says farmers
should be encouraged to optimise their
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expense of the environment.
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paradigm and re-evaluate our priorities.”
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Lyttelton resident
Alison Ross QSM
writes about the
repairs to Evans
Pass Rd
BOTH Lyttelton and
Sumner residents will be
delighted that the Evans Pass
conduit will be completed
and open for traffic
movements in March.
I must say, I thought
Lynette Ellis, the council
spokesperson,was
somewhat mean-spirited
in not acknowledging
the contractors and
stonemasons by name. So,
bouquets to Fulton Hogan
and their workers for a
magnificent job. Well done
to you all.
I note, however,
within the list of
accomplishments and
factual detail there is one
glaring omission, the
return of our geckos and
skinks.
Much was made of the
temporary relocation of
the reptiles at the time “to
protect the population”
yet now, in spite of the
completion of road and
infrastructure they remain
in the darkness and cold of
the Deans Bush leaf litter.
The reptiles are a Port
Hills colony with a genetic
memory and history extending
back to the last
interstadial approximately
8000 years ago.
Let’s have no
prevarication, delays or
excuses; immediately
return our fauna to their
home amongst the warm
rocks of the Port Hills
where they belong and not
repeat the sorry saga of
Powelliphanta Augusta,
(NZ native giant land
snail), some 4000 of which
were removed from the
Stockton and Denniston
plateaus only to languish
to this day, the majority
deceased, in a chilled
container somewhere on
the West Coast.
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WāKōrero/Storytimes
Today, 10.30-11am
Encouraging learning through
a love for stories, this interactive
programme includes stories,
songs, rhymes and play. This is a
free drop-in session.
Matuku Takotako: Sumner
Centre
JP Clinic
Saturday, 10am-noon
A justice of the peace will be
available to members of the community
to witness signatures and
documents, certify document
copies, hear oaths, declarations,
affidavits or affirmations as well
as sign citizenship, sponsorship
or rates rebates applications.
There is no charge for this service.
Matuku Takotako: Sumner
Centre
Social Games Club
Monday, 10-11.30am
This free session is for those
who enjoy playing board games
such as Scrabble, Chess, or Rummikub.
No bookings required.
Matuku Takotako: Sumner
Centre
Technology Help Sessions
Monday, 2-3pm
If you need help using your
computer, smartphone, iPad
or tablet, go along to these free
drop-in sessions. Learn to use
email, search the internet, use
the library catalogue, eBooks
and other computer functions.
Take your devices or use one of
the libraries computers. This free
event requires no bookings.
Matuku Takotako: Sumner
Centre
Akaroa Craft Group
Monday, 1.30-2.30pm
Go along and join the friendly
Akaroa Craft Group. Sit in the
beautiful library on the comfortable
chairs and have a relaxing
chat while working on your
craft project. Share skills like
needlework, knitting, quilting,
handicrafts, making dolls, teddy
bears and spinning.
Akaroa Library
Create and Connect
Thursday, 9.30am-noon
Enjoy some company while
creating. Take your project or get
some inspiration. Cost is $3 to
cover morning tea. Phone Beth
for more information on 022 678
1252.
St Andrews Church, 148 Main
Rd, Redcliffs
Sumner Market
Every Sunday until April
There will be a great range of
stalls from fresh veges to amazing
food from all over
Check out the Mt Pleasant Bridge Club on Wednesday, 7.20pm, and Friday, 1pm. There
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players need to be seated 10min prior to the start of play. Phone Kay on 384 9113 for more
information.
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You’ll find the market right next
to the beach as you go in to the
village.
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Loopy Tunes Preschool Music
Tuesdays during school term
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Redcliffs, 10.30am
Each session takes about half
an hour and is followed by a
playtime for the children. All
children aged up to five years
plus their parents/caregivers
welcome. Cost is $2 per child.
For more information, phone Siu
Williams-Lemi – 022 632 6140.
Matuku Takotako: Sumner
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Friday, Saturday and
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But he said the presentation
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Children were shown the type
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• By Georgia O’Co nor-Harding
A CRACKDOWN on mobile
traders acro s the districts could
be l oming.
However, the public has li tle
interest in having input into the
i sue.
Only eight submi sions were
received for a potential bylaw
aimed at regulating commercial
activities in public places.
The district council wi l be
holding a hearing for the Public
Places Bylaw and Policy on Commercial
Activities and Events in
Public Places.
A hearing is scheduled to be
held on Thursday.
The bylaw comes as an increasing
number of mobile traders
are s eking to operate in Selwyn,
especia ly during the summer
months.
In the past year, the district
council has received five inquiries
about se ting up a mobile busine s
on private or public land.
A report said there are two
str et operators in Darfield, a
coff e cart is parked beside the
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September-May along with a Thai
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WORKSAFE NEW Zealand
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Surf club move
fina ly repair the potholes in New
Brighton’s Hawke St car park.
Coastal-Burwod Ward city
counci lor David East wants
WorkSafe to pre sure the car
park’s private owners into
repairing the potholes which are
a “trip and vehicle” hazard.
WorkSafe chief inspector
a se sments southern Da ren
Handforth said it may be able to
take action under the Health and
Safety at Work Act 2015, “as a
person conducting a busine s or
undertaking.”
New Brighton surf club opts
to rebuild on new site
Li ter library
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New bid to fix potholes
Action looms
on Hawke St
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Mr Handforth said WorkSafe
is aware of the concerns raised by
Cr East abou the car park.
“WorkSafe has completed
an a se sment visi to the site
and is engaging with the owner
to advise them that it is their
responsibility to manage their
risks a propriately.”
Different parts of the car park
are owned by various people
and the Coastal-Burw od
Community Board recently agr e to anything. “The board One reply has b en received so the car park of people injuring tri ping in those potholes and
wrote to them about its concerns a preciates that multi-ownership far from an owner who is wi ling themselves which had gone doing themselves some damage.”
around health and safety. of the parking space may present to discu s the i sue. However, a l
He is confiden the new
Cr East said the bi gest i sue a difficulty in co-ordinating the owners would have to agr e “I’ve always though that it a proach wi l bring results.
in the past has b en ge ting in repair/resurfacing but felt obliged to undertake work.
has b en quite amazing that we “I think the WorkSafe
touch with the landlords and to pa s these concerns onto you,” Cr East said there had b en haven’t had any serious a cidents involvement may prove to be the
owners and ge ting them to
a “number of incidences” in or senior citizens perhaps lever that we are l oking for.”
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From New World Ferry Rd
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Rock Apartments are expecting the
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earthquakes and were demolished in
late 2012. In 2016, IAG’s offer of the
difference betw en indemnity value,
$10 mi lion, and the sum insured,
$16 mi lion, was rejected by the body
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• By Emily O’Co ne l
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• By Emily O’Co ne l
met in Auckland every two Mr Garth hopes to own a
had competed in the cha lenge months for THE lengthy HALSWELL-Hornby-
w ekend butcher shop of his own someday
but says for now he wi l fo-
A WOOLSTON butcher proved and he was “rea ly proud” of
Ri carton Community Board
to be a cut above the rest in an how the team performed.
Mr Garth, has who b en has given b the a gr en cus ligh on to ge ting more experience
international competition. “We produced some top quality
products and came away competition brought back his “In two years’ time, we’ l be
butcher for o14 pose years, the said planned the qua and ry near on the 2020 cha lenge.
New World Fe ry Rd butcher
Jeremy Garth and his team, the with a g od result so we’re very pa sion for the Mayor job. Lianne Dalziel told going the back to try and win the
Pure South Sharp Blacks, recently
came second a the World The preparation for this year’s m eting new from people, the city s eing council new to make U per a Ri carton butcher Co-
“Doing a board l this stuff on Thursday and it had the okay
Butchers’ Cha lenge in Northern World Butchers’ Cha lenge was ideas, it just submi brings sion that if flair Fulton Hogan rey Winder a plies was part of the Pure
intense as the team members back for you,” for he a resource said. consen to South create Sharp a Blacks team.
Board chairman Mike Mora
told Western News the submi sion
would likely o pose Fulton Ho-
“You can just about guarant e
it . because we [the community
board] don’t believe qua ries
should be so close to residential
areas,” he said.
Mr Mora said he wasn’t sure if
• By Emily O’Co ne l
Pure South Sharp Blacks, which every two months for lengthy
the city council would endorse the
includes W olston butcher w ekend practices. Mr Winder “Those guys over there
board’s submi sion.
AN UPPER Ri carton butcher Jeremy Garth, finished second said coming second against 1 [Australia] are on top of their “I’d like to think so because the
has proven himself to be a cut in the competition.
other countries was a “fantastic” game, they do a g od job,” he city council has had their eyes
above his Au sie rivals at an He said the cha lenge started
open as we l over recent years over
international competition. as a “transtasman test match” “To get second behind Ireland “And it just showcases that the crysta line silica risk,” he said.
Elite Meats owner Corey
was a huge achievement and to New Zealand has got some
Mr Mora said the community
Winder was named in the a l The preparation for this be ahead of Australia is an of the best butchers in the board wi l be “representing and
star team a the World Butchers’ year’s World Butchers’ Challenge
was intense as the team
Mr Winder has b en a butcher community.
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Mr Winder and his team, the members met in Auckland But Mr Winder admires the since the age of 19.
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The sp ed limit change was
a proved by the city counci last
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A decision to paint double yellow
lines on the stretch betw en
Summit Rd and the Sign of the
Takahe was earlier made by the
Spreydon-Cashmere Community
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Bu the Banks Peninsula Community
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ye low lines on the Summit Rd-
Governors Bay section due to the
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The changes are designed to try
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Insta lation of the double
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The work is scheduled to take
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29 and May 2.
While the work is done, Dyers
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