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Marriage and Sumner: A great partnership

• By Louis Day

SHIRLEY AND Ron Burgess

are two of Sumner’s most

recognisable people.

Last week they celebrated 65

years of marriage.

Sixty-one of those years they

have spent in Sumner and they

say they plan to spend the rest of

their lives there.

“It just feels like home. We

love being part of a caring

community – and of course, we

love walking and enjoying the

lovely beach,” Mrs Burgess, 86,

said.

Mr and Mrs Burgess

celebrated with their family

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All five of their children

attended Sumner School as well

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• By Louis Day

GOVERNORS BAY residents

have re-ignited their campaign for

a public bus service.

Governors Bay has not had a

public bus service since late 2010.

However, that service was short

lived due to the earthquakes.

In 2017, residents submitted a

request for the 535 bus service to

be extended from Rapaki through

to Governors Bay and to The

Princess Margaret Hospital. This

was rejected by ECan and the 535

route was terminated in 2018.

Said Environment Canterbury

senior manager of public

transport Stewart Gibbon:

“The 535 route was performing

poorly, and when staff assessed

the community’s proposal, our

view was that this extension was

unlikely to have a positive effect

on the performance of the route,

so it was not pursued further.”

Volunteer bus service Gov Bus

was set up to fill the void left by

the short-lived public bus service

and has been in operation since

2013.

But now resident Helen Schulte

is spearheading the campaign

for a public bus service. She said

the Gov Bus service was unable

to cater for the needs of the community.

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NEWSPAPERS DON’T often cover 65th

wedding anniversaries anymore because

they are now quite common.

The anniversaries are very special to the

couple involved and their family, but from a

public interest point of view, not so much.

So there has to be a bit of a back story or an X-factor to it for a

65th to make news now.

But in Shirley and Ron Burgess (front page today), there is a

back story.

The couple are very well known in Sumner – and why wouldn’t

they be after living there for just over 60 years.

They’ve been involved in many clubs and done their bit to help

the community, so a story there is.

And they had a great day celebrating.

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Crime cameras needed now

• By Louis Day

A KEY FIGURE behind the bid

for crime cameras in Sumner

says they are now needed more

than ever.

Matt Wood said the area

should have some form of

security after a string of petty

crime this month.

Tools have been stolen from

two separate construction sites,

four vehicles have

been broken into,

and cars have

been vandalised.

Mr Wood,

who lives in

Sumner and is

chief executive

Matt Wood

of security

company,

October

Protection, is ready to supply

Safer Sumner with security

cameras after the group raised

$4000.

But police say $20,000 cameras

are needed so they can be

aligned to their system.

Safer Sumner approached the

Linwood-Central-Heathcote

Community Board for the

additional $16,000 in December.

The group is waiting for more

information which may come

back mid-next month.

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requested and is currently

waiting to receive further

technical information from

council regarding costings,

quality of cameras required and

feedback from NZ Police so as to

be able to be in a better position

to make an informed decision.”

Mr Wood said this was not

good enough.

“The community raised $4000

and I’ve got $4000 worth of

cameras to go up and all we face

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SKYROCKETED: The cost for security cameras increased from $4000 to $20,000 after police

requested the cameras aligned with their system.

is opposition.”

He said the $4000 cameras

would be better than nothing

and would at least act as a

deterrent.

“Criminals will look for two

things, weakness and wealth,

Sumner portrays both and is

especially vulnerable with an

absence of cameras and a police

presence,” Mr Wood said.

Sergeant Franco Lovrich said

it was essential the cameras

aligned with their system.

“If you put a camera that is not

compatible with our system, it

is going to cause a whole heap

of resourcing issues in terms

of who is going to review the

footage,” he said.

Safer Sumner’s Kath Preston

agreed the area desperately

needed some form of security

but saw the cameras that aligned

with the police system as the

most logical option.

“I see the police cameras as the

long-term solution,” she said.

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A hearings panel has

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Mistake baches by 35 years.

The hearings panel, chaired by

city councillor Sara Templeton,

recommended if the natural

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acceptable, the city council

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year licence, with conditions

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natural hazards and maintain

the character of the area. The city

council will consider the panel’s

recommendation next month.

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on Andersons Rd was the cause

of a fire in Charteris Bay last

week. The fire destroyed about

10m of hedge before the Diamond

Harbour Volunteer Fire Brigade

put it out. Chief fire officer Bob

Palmer said nobody was hurt but

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Still going strong after

65 years of marriage

•From page 1

They have both been heavily

involved in the community since

moving to Sumner in 1958, being

prominent figures in a long list of

community groups.

Mr Burgess, 88, owned

Mitchell’s grocery store on the

corner of Nayland and Menzies

Sts and Mrs Burgess worked as a

secretary for Fletcher Industries.

They first met on Guy Fawkes

night in 1950 during a dance at

the Papanui RSA.

Mr Burgess recalls the night:

“I remember Shirley being a

very good dancer, I had two left

feet and still have. I asked her

for a dance and was surprised

when she accepted. The next step

was asking her to attend supper

together – she accepted again –

then I was so happy when she

said, yes, when I asked if I could

take her home. Little did she

know I didn’t have a car – just an

old bike – and her home was a

good 10km away.”

Mrs Burgess said they clicked

straight away.

“I worked in Riccarton and

had seen him around and rather

fancied him so was very excited

when I saw him at the dance. I

LOVE: Ron and Shirley Burgess on

their wedding day in 1954.

was even more excited when he

asked me to dance with him.

Even the bumpy ride home didn’t

put me off,” she said.

Mr Burgess has been

the coach, secretary

and president of

the Sumner Rugby

Football Club and

also the bowling

club, secretary of

the Sumner School

committee, a member

of Sumner Round

Table and heavily

involved in the Sumner

Presbyterian Church.

Mrs Burgess has

been involved in

Sumner Plunket,

the Sumner School

parent and teacher

association, the

kindergarten, and

the Sumner Guides

committee.

Both helped Meals

on Wheels for 22 years.

The happy couple

continue to be involved

in the community,

with Mr Burgess still

an active member of

the Sumner Bowling

Club and Mrs Burgess

a member of the local Probus

club.

Governors Bay bus

•From page 1

However, Mr Gibbon said Gov

Bus was the most sustainable

option.

Mr Gibbon said the 2010

service performed poorly in its

short period of operation.

“It was not possible to

continue operating it in the

post-earthquake environment

where the bus network immediately

faced severe financial

constraints,” he said.

About 20 residents met last

Wednesday to discuss what possible

routes would work best for

the community.

“We want to establish a public

IN THE February 13 edition

of Bay Harbour News, it was

reported city council manager

of community parks Al Hardy

said it was not a possibility for

the Akaroa Catholic cemetery to

be extended into the vacant land

next to it.

This was incorrect. What

Mr Hardy said was there are

no current plans to extend the

cemetery.

It was also incorrectly reported

the cemetery was full except

for burials in pre-purchased

plots and second internments.

bus, whether that is extending

another service or reinstigating

what was trialled in 2010, I don’t

know,” Ms Schulte said.

Gov Bus chairman Hugh

MacEwan said he fully

supported Ms Schulte in her

campaign for a public bus

service.

“Gov Bus for various reasons

cannot satisfy the needs of the

community, a lot of that has to

do with the fact that we don’t

have enough volunteers.”

The service does not operate

on weekends or public holidays

and bookings must be made the

day before.

Akaroa cemetery

In response to requests from

residents and the Banks Peninsula

Community Board, city

council staff conducted a survey

of the operational area to identify

additional burial plots. This

work led to an additional 14

burial plots being made available

at the cemetery.

These additional plots have

extended the capacity for burial

in the Akaroa area another four

to five years based on current

demand.

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for the errors.

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‘Confusion’ over open road signs

Police boss

wants them

replaced

• By Anan Zaki

TOURISTS ARE driving too

slow because they don’t know

what an open road sign means.

Senior Sergeant Pete Stills

is calling on the signs to be

removed and replaced with signs

stating the speed

limit.

Open roads

are marked with

a black stripe

in a white circle

(right) and have

a speed limit of

100km/h.

Pete Stills

“I don’t like

open road signs.

So many people

nowadays don’t know what they

are, particularly foreign drivers.”

“I stopped a couple of Chinese

girls . . . last year and they were

doing 70km/h because that was

the last actual sign they had seen,

although they had gone past the

open road sign but they didn’t

know what it was,” he said.

“We should just have a speed

limit on the sign so that there’s

no confusion on what the speed

limit is.”

However, Senior Sergeant Stills’

pleas have fallen on deaf ears. The

New Zealand Transport Agency

had no plans to change the way

the signs look.

Said an NZTA spokeswoman:

“The de-restricted sign has been

an option for road controlling

authorities to sign the default

open road speed limit in New

Zealand for many years. It

was retained when we went to

100km/h as the upper speed limit

on the open road,” an NZTA

spokeswoman said.

But Automobile Association

principal adviser regulations

Mark Stockdale agreed some

tourists may not be familiar with

the open road sign.

“Although they [tourists]

are encouraged to familiarise

themselves with New Zealand

road rules and road rule

collateral is provided by many

rental companies,” Mr Stockdale

said.

He said open road signs are

still authorised signs and other

factors may be in play when it

comes to tourists driving slowly.

Said Mr Stockdale: “The fact

that some visiting drivers are

travelling below the speed limit

may also suggest that they are

driving at a speed that feels

comfortable to them based on the

look and feel of the road.”

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CAUSE FOR CONCERN: Larger cruise ships have begun anchoring further down the harbour

following concerns around the impact they were having on the sea bed.

This resulted in 713 passengers

and 50 crew from the ship

having to take shelter in a local

hall.

However, Mr Fox insisted

cruise ships at anchorage No 2

would not be at greater risk than

the ones at anchorage No 1.

“Anchorage No 1 and 2 are

identical in the level of exposure

to weather conditions. If it

happens at anchorage No 2 it

would happen at anchorage No

1. All anchorages provide the

same level of safety for the ships

that use them.”

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Local

News

Now

Museum puts

Lyttelton’s

past on screen

Fire rages, homes at risk

• By Louis Day

LYTTELTON Museum will

screen footage of the port town

from the early 20th century to

fundraise for a new building.

Resident Hamish Fairbairn and

the museum have been working

with Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision

to create a journey into Lyttelton’s

past.

There will be two screenings on

March 15 and 16 at the LAF theatre

in Lyttelton. Entry will cost

$20 and the proceeds will go tothe

construction of the new museum

building.

The preliminary design for the

new museum is estimated to be a

month away from being finalised.

Lyttelton Museum vice-president

Lizzie Meek said the screenings

will feature footage from the

early 1900s to 1980s.

“There will be some elements

on the screen that we have lost

now which I think will be quite a

nostalgic experience for people,”

she said.

Some of the footage will be silent

and accompanied with music

from Christchurch-based musician

Motte. Gary McCormick will

host the screening.

•For more information, visit

http://www.laf.co.nz

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PROUD MOMENT: ECan councillor Iaean Cranwell and councillor Cynthia

Roberts flank a proud Pam Richardson and her husband Ian.

Richardson awarded for

outstanding contribution

A FOUNDING member of the Banks

Peninsula water zone committee, Pam

Richardson, received an outstanding

contribution award for her work on the

committee.

At a recent Environment Canterbury

meeting, chairman Steve Lowndes

acknowledged Ms Richardson’s incredible

list of community roles, including former

North Canterbury Federated Farmers

president, former Akaroa Waiwera

Community Board chairwoman, current

Banks Peninsula Community Board

chairwoman and founding member of

the Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust.

The trust was created in 2001 after the

Banks Peninsula District Council Plan

identified large natural areas that needed

protection.

The trust has now registered more than

60 covenants on private land, totalling

about 1200ha now protected into the

future.

The trust received a green ribbon award

in 2017 for community leadership.

Cr Lowndes shared his own personal

experience of working with Ms Richardson

on the water zone committee.

“We’d have meetings all across the

peninsula in Lyttelton, Living Springs,

Akaroa, and I always had in my mind I

only have to go around the rim of one

crater but Pam has to go around the rims

of two craters to get home. I always had

that in my mind,” he said.

ECan councillor Cynthia Roberts

described Ms Richardson’s effective means

for getting change.

“I would liken you to the broken record

technique, which is an excellent way of

working away at the stone and making a

difference, and thanks for doing that,” she

said.

Cr Roberts credited Ms Richardson

for including a targeted pest rate for the

whole of the Banks Peninsula and working

towards the Predator Free Banks Peninsula

goal.

Ms Richardson said she was humbled to

be recognised by ECan.

“My work in the community has been

my life. It’s my self-esteem, my recreation,

my hobby. It’s not about me, it’s about

all of us. It’s about you standing in my

shoes and I standing in your shoes and

understanding these issues,” she said.

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Targeted rate plan for

Akaroa health centre

AKAROA residents may

face a targeted rate to fund

the Akaroa Community

Health Centre.

The Akaroa Community

Health Trust asked the city

council to provide it with a

grant of up to $1.3 million

and suggested that city

council recover the money

through a targeted rate on

all properties within the

Akaroa subdivision of the

Banks Peninsula ward.

The city council’s

finance and performance

committee has agreed

in principle to the trust’s

request, but it wants to

be confident there is

strong support from the

community for a targeted

rate before it makes a final

decision.

Consultation on the

grant and targeted rate is

open until March 27.

“It is important that

we consult with the

community and hear their

views about contributing to

the costs of the new health

centre through a targeted

rate,’’ said Deputy Mayor

and Banks Peninsula

city councillor Andrew

Turner.

If there is support for a

targeted rate, it will mean

that each ratepayer in the

Akaroa subdivision will

pay an additional annual

fixed charge on top of their

normal rates.

The amount of the

annual fixed charge will

depend on whether the

community wants the

targeted rate to be applied

over a four or a 10-year

period:

If it applies for a fouryear

period, the annual

fixed charge will be

about $130.20 (including

GST) per property. If

the targeted rate applies

for 10-years, the annual

fixed charge will be about

$58.63 (including GST) per

property.

If the targeted rate is

approved following the

community consultation, it

will come into effect from 1

July this year.

Wednesday February 27 2019

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IT’S BEEN a tough week.

Completely out of

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fault – no, she has been a

great help.

Last week, a family

emergency saw me head

to Dunedin for a couple of

days.

I’m sorry to be so vague,

it’s not like my whānau

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notion of omerta or

anything, it’s just a family

matter.

To put it simply, it’s been,

and still is, an emotionally

trying time for all of us.

Luckily, Laura was able to

be home with Vittoria while

I was away.

She even took Vittoria to

a swimming lesson for the

first time, I’m so proud of

her.

I would have been stuffed

without her.

It certainly gave me an

appreciation for how lucky

we are to have each other to

rely on. Being a solo parent

must be bloody hard.

While I was away in

Dunedin,

Vittoria learned a new trick

– the laughs it has provided

have been very much

appreciated.

You know when you see

toddlers have big tantrums?

And they fall on the

ground, kicking their legs

and screaming?

Imagine that, but in slow

motion and way more chill.

She cries about whatever

is bothering her (most

likely the fact she can’t do

something) then gently and

slowly lies down and looks

at you.

I’m pleased to say she

doesn’t cry or stamp her

VITTORIA

& Matt

feet while on the ground.

Yet.

Watch this space.

When I got back, we

still had a full on weekend

ahead. On Saturday we

took Vittoria out to the

noodle markets and then

Sparks in Hagley Park.

Vittoria tried everything

we ate, ran around the

grounds in and out of

people’s legs and even

managed to borrow

someone else’s chair (they

knew us and offered it, so it

was okay).

She had a great time and

didn’t even freak out when

the fireworks woke her up.

The only downside to it was

that the late night kind of

wrecked her sleep pattern

for a couple of nights. And

ours.

•Former Bay Harbour

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Salmons has become

a stay-at-home dad.

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CHANGE OF SCENERY: The Lyttelton Port Company has installed new

navigation aids in the harbour.

New aids to help

navigate harbour

THE LYTTELTON Port

Company has installed new

navigation aids to mark

the recently deepened,

widened and lengthened

shipping channel.

They provide a visual

aid so ships can be safely

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The new aids include

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Wednesday February 27 2019

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Your Local Views

Learn the

rules around

jet skis

Navigation safety officer

Gary Manch outlines the

rules for jet skiers

AFTER MY previous article,

some interest was generated

from my comments about the

rules around jet skis. Here they

are:

•A jet ski is classed as a type

of boat propelled by a motor.

So, the rules pertaining to power

boats also apply to jet skis.

•When within 200m of the

shore, the speed limit is five

knots (about 9km/h) or a fast

walking pace, unless there is a

marked access lane, or the area

is designated an uplifted speed

zone under the Navigation

Safety Bylaw. The bylaw has

maps showing these areas.

This includes rivers or the like

that are less than 200m wide

– five knots is the rule unless

uplifted.

•When within 50m of another

vessel, a swimmer, or structure,

the speed limit is five knots.

•You must be over the age of

15 to operate a powered vessel

unless a person aged 15 or

over is able to take immediate

control in an emergency.

•Life jackets must be worn on

all vessels 6m or less.

•If towing a skier behind

the jet ski, there must be an

observer on board over the

age of 10 who can advise the

skipper of any incidents with the

skier immediately.

•If there is a buoy saying ‘No

power craft’, then that’s what it

means; No power craft, end of

story.

•Jet skis are required to be

identified under part 20 of

the Navigation Safety Bylaw

2016. This means they require

the registration number of

the trailer that tows the jet ski

on either side of the vessel. It

must be 90mm high and visible

from 50m to the naked eye,

above the waterline. There are

some exceptions, and these

can be found under part 20 of

the Navigation Safety Bylaw

2016. The bylaw can be found

at https://www.ecan.govt.nz/

do-it-online/harbourmastersoffice/recreational-boating

Hopefully, this has clarified

some of the issues. Be safe out

there.

Port Hills

National

list MP Nuk

Korako

reflects on the

earthquakes

and the

Nelson

wildfires

TODAY AS I write this column

it is February 22. A day we will

never forget as that day changed

so many lives and circumstances.

We really took the brunt of the

major earthquakes in our Port

Hills region and today means

something different to each and

every one of us.

It isn’t all doom and gloom

but I do want to take a moment

to reflect on the devastation the

Nelson wildfires have caused. I

am so grateful there was no loss

of life and that can be attributed

to the extraordinary efforts of the

emergency response teams which

ensured the impact on the community

was kept to an absolute

minimum.

I travelled to Nelson to see the

situation first-hand, as many of

our local firefighters were there

working beside the local Nelson/

Tasman crews and I caught up

with most of them.

For us in the Port Hills, we

can really relate to the sense of

loss of beautiful forestland, as

well as the destruction of homes

DESTRUCTION:

A helicopter

with a monsoon

bucket douses

flames during

the Port Hills

fire.

containing a lifetime of memories.

February 13 was the second

anniversary of the Port Hills

fire. We still see the scars of our

fire on a daily basis here in the

Port Hills yet it has given us an

opportunity to recreate a habitat

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