Bay Harbour: May 01, 2019

Wednesday May 1 2019
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Fire rages, homes at risk
HISTORY: The footpath along the rock wall following a storm in July 1978.
Sea wall investigation
•From page 1
Emails obtained by Bay
Harbour News show the purpose
of the assessment was to report
on the present condition of the
rock wall and identify the best
way to restore its effectiveness.
The report from Tonkin &
Taylor stated the rock wall was
likely to be overtopped during a
one per cent annual exceedance
probability event, resulting
in seawater flowing over the
Esplanade and potentially
flooding the first row of houses
in the area.
AEP is the probability of a
certain size of flood occurring
in a single year.
A one per cent AEP flood flow
has a one per cent chance of
occurring in any one year and a
10 per cent chance of occurring
in any 10-year period.
Dr Latham said the
community board was not
informed about the assessment
before it was undertaken.
“I had to hear about the
project details through
unofficial sources and I’m
angry that the city council did
not take the time to update the
community board or the
Sumner community about
the scope and significance of
the assessment before it was
undertaken.”
Dr Latham said he would be
requesting that the findings of
the assessment be made public
once completed.
BOOST: John McLister with a group of seafarers from the
Philippines outside the Lyttelton Seafarers’ Centre.
Seafarers’ centre may
get more funding
• By Louis Day
THE LYTTELTON Seafarers’
Centre could receive a boost.
Mayor Lianne Dalziel has met
with Lyttelton Port Company
chairwoman Margaret Delvin to
discuss ongoing funding options
for the centre.
The city council has also
requested Christchurch City
Holdings Ltd engage with LPC to
support the centre.
Further discussions with the
Banks Peninsula Community
Board will happen before a
final decision is made on future
funding.
LPC currently gives $5000
to the centre every year, while
Christchurch City Holdings Ltd
does not provide the centre with
funding.
The centre has had more than
10,000 visits from seafarers since
it opened three years ago.
Lyttelton Seafarers’ Centre
Charitable Trust chairman
John McLister said more funding
will allow the centre to offer a
more complete service. “With
the current limited funding
we have, we can only be open
certain nights of the week. More
funding would mean we could do
longer hours and provide a better
service,” Rev McLister said.
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