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4 Tuesday March 5 2019 News Dead birds not linked to spraying ENVIRONMENT Canterbury has reassured Southshore residents dead birds in the area are not related to the spraying of the spartina pest plant. ECan said the birds were quite some distance from the spraying of the chemical Haloxyfop and recently died, so it was very unlikely that they were affected in any way by spray. ECan principal of resource management adviser of biosecurity Laurence Smith said spraying was “applied to spartina at low tide to allow the maximum amount of time for the chemical to take effect. It has been mixed and applied at the lowest concentrations to still be effective, and only to a very limited number of plants . . . at these levels, the chance of birds or other animals dying from the chemical is extremely low.” The controlled application of Haloxyfop was undertaken jointly by the city council, the Department of Conservation and ECan at selected sites around the Avon/Heathcote Estuary, McCormacks Bay and Brooklands Reserve. This is to follow up on initial control works that were undertaken at a similar time last year. •Any one with concerns should phone ECan on 0800 324 636. •From page 1 “I didn’t trust my abilities and I couldn’t stop worrying about what people were thinking to the point it would not allow me to show what I can actually do as I have to in an audition.” Gregory has been passionate about the arts since a young age, starting ballet at six. But it was when she was accepted into the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art in 2015 that she began to train heavily in • By Matt Slaughter IT HAS TAKEN two bike crashes in 2min to convince the city council to fill potholes near Banks Avenue School. On February 22, two pupils were left scraped and bruised after hitting rough patches on River Rd, Shirley, in separate crashes. Neighbouring resident Patrick Boland found both pupils after they had fallen off their bikes. Mr Boland and principal Toni Burnside then got in touch with the city council and asked it to fix the street. Mr Boland said he has been asking the city council for five years to make the road safe, but very little had been done. City council road maintenance manager Mark Pinner said a “small number of potholes” have now been fixed. Mrs Burnside said injuries were almost a daily occurrence for pupils who walked and biked to school along River Rd. A parent of one of the pupils who fell of their bike, Cathy Allden, said although her son Jack wasn’t seriously injured, he was shaken by the accident. “It could have been worse if a car had been close . . . he literally fell right into the middle of the road.” Mrs Burnside said the two crashes were “just the tip of the iceberg as far as children who are hurting themselves goes.” Banks Avenue School is due to move to a new site in 2021. Mr Pinner said since 2015, the city council has serviced River Rd and other roads in the red zone less regularly. Mrs Burnside said repairing the road completely may not be the best option because it is in the red zone, but work needs to be done to ensure it remains safe. Mr Pinner said people should Local News Now Crashes prompt council to fix River Rd ballet, jazz and tap. “In terms of my love of musical theatre, it was never a choice. There’s nothing else I want to do and I need to do it,” she said. When Gregory was eight, the skin on her hands and feet began to break and she recalls having to walk on her toes because her heels hurt so much. But it wasn’t until she began to get arthritis in her hands at the age of 14 that she was officially Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi OUCH: Banks Avenue School principal Toni Burnside with Jack Allden who was one of two pupils to fall off their bike after hitting potholes on River Rd. diagnosed with rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis. Gregory said both conditions are caused by the auto-immune disease, psoriasis, which causes a rapid build-up of skin cells. Before she was diagnosed, she was told her skin condition was a result of dermatitis. But now she is taking an oral immune system suppressant, methotrexate, which has kept her condition under control. The only time she ever stopped dancing was when she attempted to take a break from her medication in 2015 to find a more natural way to control her condition. When she stopped taking it her psoriasis came back “horribly” and she had to spend three months away from dance. “This time (away from dance) allowed me to realise how much I actually enjoyed dancing rather than just doing it,” she said. Gregory said she is grateful the medication gives her the ability to do what she wants with her life. PEGASUS POST Fire rages, homes at risk get in touch with the city council if potholes on River Rd and other roads in the red zone continue to cause issues. “In these instances, our contractor would be asked to fill these in,” he said. Arthritis doesn’t hinder passion for performing arts JUMP FOR JOY: Laurel Gregory on her way to New York City to attend the Broadway Dance Center. 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PEGASUS POST Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Tuesday March 5 2019 5 Local News Now Fire rages, homes at risk Bid to inform New Brighton voters • By Matt Slaughter NOT MANY suburbs have as much at stake in this year’s local body elections as New Brighton. With the construction of the New Brighton hot pools set to be completed this year, the continued push from the New Brighton Business and Landowners Association to get the Oram Ave extension under way and opportunities to grow business in the area, New Nikki Griffin Brighton has a lot to gain. For many residents, ensuring •From page 1 He said completing the construction of the Oram Ave extension at the same time as big projects like the New Brighton hot pools made total sense. “If they’re starting to advance some projects that are going to see the business core move ahead . . . the two have got to be linked in some fashion.” New Brighton Business and Landowners Association charwoman Rebecca Tavete said it would continue to put pressure on the city council to start work on the extension and will discuss how to do this at its meeting on Thursday next week. “We’re at a point now where we’ve done all the consultation that needs to be done and it’s just time to get stuff happening.” The proposal would see Oram the right people are in power to drive this growth would be a priority. However, too many people are out of the loop with the political decision-making process in the area. To address this, community members are planning to start a campaign to educate residents in New Brighton and its surrounding suburbs on all aspects of October’s local body elections. Bin Inn New Brighton owner Nikki Griffin is helping to organise the campaign and said it will aim to provide residents information about who will be running, their policies and how they could affect New Brighton. Mrs Griffin hopes this will also help educate people who are not aware of the difference between the city council and Environment Canterbury and the roles the organisations play. “As a community, we need to ask these questions. What are you going to do for us? What is our vote going to get us? Rather than leaving it two to three Ave extended from Brighton mall to Hawke St to increase access to New Brighton’s commercial centre and create a sheltered retail and hospitality area. Former New Brighton Business and Landowners Association manager Paul Lonsdale said the project was proposed to the city council in 2012 and was eventually included in the New Brighton master plan in 2015. POLITICAL: A campaign will be rolled out to New Brighton residents to inform them on all aspects of October’s local body elections. months out or a month out from the election, it’s actually about thinking about it now.” Fellow campaign organiser Patrick Boland said too many residents in New Brighton and other eastern suburbs felt disconnected from the political decision-making process. “There’s certain lobby groups Given funding for the project was available, Mr Lonsdale said it had taken the city council too long to provide funding for it. He said the city council had been working on the master plan since 2012. “We’re now in 2019 and nothing really in that particular commercial area has been done to actually activate capital reinvestment.” Mr Lonsdale said the project has the potential to bring huge investment to New Brighton, but delaying it any longer may put investors off. “The Oram Ave extension provides lots of opportunities for not only getting a better connection to the foreshore along Marine Pde . . . it provides a really great opportunity for businesses to locate in there, especially hospitality or interest groups who, by virtue of being more organised or being more vocal, have had a huge say in shaping the blueprint for the [Ōtākaro Avon] river corridor for example. But, we’re still having residents’ associations or other groups, which are speaking on behalf of their community . . . that have not engaged at all with their local residents.” Mrs Griffin said the amount of on-going work and work still to do in New Brighton meant it is important residents are given the knowledge they need to make informed decisions that are best for the area. Mr Boland said discussions are under way on the best ways to provide election information to residents. He said the Peoples Republic of New Brighton Facebook group would be used, but he wants the campaign to also reach residents who are not on social media. “It’s important for all of us to actually get out there and door knock and talk to your neighbours as well. By doing both things, I think we’ll get there.” Project has potential to bring in investment WAITING: Work on the Oram Ave extension has not started yet. businesses.” It was also important the city council started work on the extension this year, so it did not clash with other big projects in New Brighton, Mr Lonsdale said. “The hot pools are about to go in . . . those works are going to take just over a year. We’ve got between now and then to do other work so we’re not interfering with those projects.” Mrs Tavete said the Oram Ave extension would also improve access to new developments like the hot pools once they were finished. “If we have all these other initiatives happening . . . we’re going to need some better traffic flow. 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