Southern View: April 09, 2019

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4 Tuesday April 9 2019 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi News Digging deep on Riccarton Rd ABOUT 1m of Riccarton Rd needs to be dug a day as part of the $18.4 million upgrade. Almost 1km of sewer pipe needs to be replaced, buried 4m below the road and work digging it up has begun. “Replacing that much pipe at the depth is a big project by any measure, but when you’re digging up Christchurch’s second busiest road, you have another ball to juggle in terms of keeping traffic moving both ways and keeping access to all the open shops,” said manager planning and delivery transport Lynette Ellis. “The sewer pipes are nearly 100-years-old and at the end of their lifespan, so the work has to happen now if we want to avoid the pipes failing,” Ms Ellis said. “We thought we’d take the opportunity to make quite a few other improvements to Riccarton Rd that will leave the whole area much more vehicle – and pedestrian-friendly than it is.” The project will cost $18.4 million and is expected to be complete by December 2020. The city council is also replacing water mains under the road. Once the underground work is finished, the council will rebuild the road and then widen it, creating bus priority measures and extra space for DIG: Work has started on stage one of the Riccarton Rd upgrade opposite Westfield Shopping Centre. emergency vehicles. “Riccarton Rd has more than 800 bus movements a day and around 3000 passengers boarding here per weekday, so the bus priority measures will provide more reliable bus travel for a lot of people, especially at peak times when they need to get to work or home,” Ms Ellis said. There will be sections of bus lane on each side of the road, bus lights at traffic signals so buses can proceed ahead of general traffic, and longer bus stops so getting on and off is easier and quicker for passengers. A tree-lined median is also being installed between Clarence and Matipo Sts. “The trees we’re putting in will have a calming effect that will gently slow traffic, which will make this section of the road a more pleasant destination for shoppers and visitors,” Ms Ellis said. On-street parking along Riccarton Rd is being permanently removed to make space for the new road layout, but the council has created a time-restricted car park behind Riccarton Rd between Rimu St and Straven Rd to replace it. Eight-cinema complex planned for Wigram Skies •From page 1 A transportation assessment said the traffic generated by the development can be accommodated on the adjacent network without capacity or efficiency issues arising. The idea of a new cinema complex has received positive feedback from the community. Greater Hornby Residents’ Association member Mark Peters said it is a “fantastic idea” and will be a great resource. “There are a number of residents in the Hornby area that would be really keen to have a cinema back in our region. I am sure there will be plenty of patronage,” he said. His views were backed by Awatea Residents Association secretary Kay Stieller, who said it will mean having more facilities in the community and residents won’t have to go into the city. Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board chairman Mike Mora said if it brings people, business and provides entertainment, it could be positive for the area. SOUTHERN VIEW “I was totally unaware of it . . . I am not really in a position to say too much about it because I haven’t seen the application,” he said. In 2011 independent cinema Movieland closed after more than 20 years in business to make way for expansion plans at The Hub Hornby shopping mall. The Hub Hornby centre manager Jason Marsden said there was never any plans to include a new one due to simply not having the space to accommodate everything it wanted to. Jason Marsden The mall completed its last redevelopment back in 2016. “People do love having a cinema in their community . . . it would be a great asset to the community to have a cinema back here and I hope it goes really well,” Mr Marsden said. •HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you think a new eightcinema complex could be beneficial to the Wigram area? Email your views to georgia.oconnor@ starmedia.kiwi JOIN US NOW! See website for details BONDS 40% off storewide (While stocks last) REMBRANDT Buy a suit or jacket and add a shirt for $50 (Conditions apply) SCRIBER & MARKS Super 120 Merino Wool Suit plus a pure cotton shirt and a pure silk tie for $299.00 (While stocks last. Conditions apply). STYLES MAY DIFFER TO IMAGE SHOWN BENDON OUTLET Nothing over $20 on all sale items store wide (While stocks last) SWANNDR Half price Men’s Tees – now $20 (While stocks last. Conditions apply) UNDER ARMOUR Hoodies & Joggers 2 for $160 (T&Cs apply) Sign up to Smart Deals & be in the monthly draw for a $100 Dress-Smart gift card! Be one of the first to hear about the latest deals, sent straight to your inbox each week! CHRISTCHURCH 409 Main South Road, Hornby www.dress-smart.co.nz Open 10am-5pm, 7 Days 03 349 5750
SOUTHERN VIEW Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Tuesday April 9 2019 5 Changes to online Halswell page • By Georgia O’Connor-Harding AN ONGOING social media quarrel has led to a survey being released on how Halswell’s largest community Facebook page is run. The Halswell Community Group Facebook page will mostly stick to the status quo after releasing results on what its members think about the way the page is run. Halswell Community Project chairwoman and one of the Chrys Horn Greig Russell administrators Chrys Horn said after the page has been facing so much trouble recently, it was important to gauge what people thought about what it does. The page has come under fire from outspoken Halswell resident Greig Russell who was removed from the group of nearly 11,000 members for ONLINE: The result of an online survey will help guide how the Halswell Community Group Facebook page is run. posting a mobile number on the page. As a result of falling out with the administrators, he has since set up his own page called Halswell Community Page Uncensored. Following the Halswell Community Group Facebook page releasing the findings of its survey, the group decided it will continue to approve posts in spite of the majority voting against it. Out of the 352 people that took part in the survey, 61.9 per cent preferred it being allowed for any member to post to the Facebook page, while 34.7 per cent voted to have all online posts approved. But Dr Horn said approving all posts online has made the administrators lives so much easier and it has cut down their workload enormously. She said because the group is approving posts before they go online she feels it was unlikely Mr Russell would cause too much damage and would be happier about adding him back to the group. But Mr Russell said he was no longer interested in being part of the page and it was not worth the “headache.” He said he didn’t think the group was going to change and it was “wrong” for them to decide what people should or shouldn’t read and many Halswell residents were sick of it. Mr Russell has also criticised the page for temporarily shutting down over the weekend recently. But Dr Horn said that was not fair, the group administrators needed a weekend to talk about the way the group was run. “It is all done voluntarily . . . we had a team where people were starting to think, oh we don’t really want to do this anymore,” she said. Other conclusions from the survey was for the group to allow local clubs and groups advertise fundraisers, the majority wanted less trolling and bickering and members should not be able to list items for sale. Local News Now Land gift keeps riding school operating Fire rages, homes at risk • By Louis Day THE HEATHCOTE Valley Riding School will live on due to a change of land ownership. After 36 years of ownership, 14ha within the Heathcote Valley has been gifted to the newlyformed Kahukura Charitable Trust by Heathcote Recreational Holdings Ltd. A small ceremony was held on Sunday to mark the transition of ownership, led with a karakia from Uekaha Taane. The land has been home to the Heathcote Valley Riding School for the last 30 years. Aisjah Addison who started the riding school, said it would continue under the trust. “The land has shown us what to keep doing and now we want it protected for the future and keep giving children the opportunity to learn, so that the land – the heart of the valley – will remain open and green forever,” she said. Heathcote Ward city councillor Sara Templeton was delighted to see the riding school live on. “The fact that the riding school is there and the horses and the paddocks gives the valley this rural feel which people really value,” she said. IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE MEN’S ROOM A COMEDY BY PATRICK EVANS. DIRECTED BY ALISTAIR BEAN. New member Frank offers the ‘The Men’s Room’ lads an alternative vision of the path to male fulfilment… what could possibly go wrong?! 10–20 APRIL WEDNESDAYS TO SATURDAYS AT 7.30PM THE DRAMA THEATRE, RANGI RURU SCHOOL, MERIVALE LANE, CHRISTCHURCH BOOKINGS: 338 4699 OR ONLINE: WWW.RICCARTONPLAYERS.CO.NZ Meet Ruth at the Te Hapua ¯ Halswell Centre Café 2-3pm Friday 12 April Second Friday of each month Phone 03 376 4512 porthills.mp@parliament.govt.nz “Where Every Smile Matters” Experienced team provides caring and gentle dentistry for the whole family Dental Hygienist Available Sedation dentistry Wedding packages Winz quotes ZOOM whitening treatment ACC accredited Dental Health Counselling Free treatment for adolescents (13-18 years) Free treatment of children (0-13) with a school dentist referral PH 332 6399 104 Colombo Street, Beckenham, Christchurch www.smileconcepts.co.nz
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