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6 Tuesday April 2 2019 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi News $500k for Collett’s Corner • By Louis Day LYTTELTON’S Collett’s Corner celebrated the end of its crowdfunding campaign on March 21. During the five-week campaign, 370 people invested a total of $504,000 in the project. Collett’s Corner is New Zealand’s first crowdfunding campaign for a commercial development. Founding partner of Ohu Development, the group behind Collett’s Corner, Camia Young said the project was about creating a building the community could call its own. “Wealth is power and if we can all have a little bit rather than a few people having the whole lot, that makes for a healthier society,” she said. With a floor area of 2710 sq m, the building will have a wellness centre, community concierge, hospitality, retail, coworking space and apartments. The opening has been pushed back from 2020 to 2022 after the crowdfunding campaign failed to meet its target of $2 million. “Because we did not meet the $2 million target, we cannot engage the full design team and complete the design stages at this PROGRESS: Camia Young was happy with how the crowdfunding campaign went in spite of failing to meet the target of $2 million. time. What we can do is complete the resource consent, develop a brochure to seek tenants to prelease the commercial space and pre-sell the apartments.” Ms Young said 90 per cent of the resource consent had been completed. •From page 1 Ordinarily, the police station is manned Monday-Friday, 8am- 4pm. Mr Mora said the police station should be open for the hours it is supposed to be open. He said last week the Waterloo Business Park went to the police station on Monday to report a series of recent vandalism issues and was “frustrated” to find it was closed. Waterloo Business Park project manager Ashley McLachlan did not wish to comment. “It has been an issue that has been brought to my attention before . . . people need to go there for all sorts of reasons and it is pretty frustrating when you can’t,” Mr Mora said. Greater Hornby Residents Association member Mark Peters said it is concerning if the counter services are unavailable. He said the association was made aware a member of the public tried to phone the police about vandalism at the Kyle Park public toilets, but police did not respond. But Mr Peters said it is understandable the police is focused on the recent attacks and the community appreciates their increase visibility in public places. SOUTHERN VIEW Local News Now Fire rages, homes at risk Police station closed He said it will be interesting to see in the future if there will be a “happier equilibrium” where the police are more accessible in the community again. The number of police at the Hornby station may be boosted when 121 new police officers earmarked for Canterbury are allocated mid-way through the year. The new officers are part of the nationwide boost of 1800 police officers over the next three years. Former city councillor Bob Shearing said the issue of the station not being open is not something he has heard about, but it is concerning because it is a big part of the community. “I know it is a resourcing issue and a funding issue. For quite some time I have personally been concerned by the way police seem to have been run down.” The public can report a crime by phoning their local station or by reporting some crimes at www.online.police. govt.nz. •Anyone wanting to give information about a crime anonymously can phone Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. If you are in an emergency situation phone 111. Don’t assume your smoke alarms are working. Push the button to check them this daylight saving weekend. NFS0522_DLS_4_180x263
SOUTHERN VIEW Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Tuesday April 2 2019 7 City2Surf Iconic event brings community together The Kadodo Western African band get the crowd warmed up before the start, including Alice Egan, 14, Isabelle O’Carroll, 15, and Bing Lin. • By Julia Evans “THIS YEAR was special.” Star Media regional manager Steve McCaughan said this year’s 45th fun run was one of the most poignant City2Surf events there has been. Thousands of Cantabrians turned out, entries were well up on 2018, with a surge of last minute entries at the end of the week. Had it been any closer to the tragic terror attack of March 15 that claimed 50 lives, Mr McCaughan said the City2Surf would not have gone ahead. Instead it was a chance to bring people together to have a positive distraction through the adversity, he said. “It felt like the first step that Cantabrians could take in the healing process and moving back to some normality . . . we needed this,” he said. “It brought people together to share in a community activity with the benefit of some physical activity.” There was also an increase in the number of small groups, with more people running in twos, threes and fours than usual, Mr McCaughan said. “People were getting together and saying let’s do this.” This year’s supporting charity was the Canterbury Charity Hospital Trust, which is currently offering free counselling following the Christchurch shootings. Maori health provider He Waka Tapu had 1200 people running, jogging and walking under its banner. The major prize, return flights to Singapore with Singapore Airlines, was won by one of its team. “There was a strong sense of elation at the finish line, more so than usual,” Mr McCaughan said. “People from almost every part of the community came over the line as one. It was inclusive, which is a value that New Zealanders have embraced.” •More photos, pages 8 & 11 Mya Kingi with her father Cedrick Brendan Kingi. bring the trailer seconds, samples, ex-photoshoot stock & more! SATURDAY 6TH & SUNDAY 7TH APRIL, 9-5PM 43 GARLANDS RD, WOOLSTON *terms & conditions apply
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