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PAGE 4 Wednesday May 8 2019 BAY HARBOUR Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi News Ship has sailed on saving Kia Ora • By Louis Day A BADLY damaged historic racing yacht stranded in Lyttelton will not be restored. The 121-year-old Kia Ora, which has been sitting on Lyttelton Port Company land for more than 20 years on the corner of Norwich Quay and Donald St, will be destroyed. LPC planned to dispose of the vessel unless the owner came forward and agreed to pay for its removal. Family members of Robert Bryson, the last owner of the boat, have decided not to remove it because of its poor condition. They have salvaged pieces of it as mementoes instead. Ian Knewstubb, former chairman of the now-defunct Norwich Quay Historic Precinct Society, said the vessel was of high significance. “A boat built not long after the Kia Ora called The Rainbow in Auckland has just been restored and they spent $800,000 on it. That is how these boats are looked upon in other parts of the country. Down here it is different, I don’t think anyone gives a hoot about maritime heritage in Canterbury,” he said. The Kia Ora was sunk in the 1960s and was moved by Mr Bryson to a vacant section in Locksley Ave, Dallington. It was then gifted to the Norwich Quay Historic Precinct Society and relocated to its current location where it has deteriorated to a condition DECAY: The Kia Ora vessel will not be restored to its prime condition like in 1900, after sitting on Lyttelton Port Company land for more than 20 years. beyond repair. Mr Bryson’s granddaughter Emma Graham said the Kia Ora was well past the point of saving. “It was borderline 20 years ago, so the ship has sailed so to speak,” she said. “I would love to have that boat fixed and going again, but it is just beyond repair. My grandfather should have fixed it all those years ago, but he had so many other projects and also heart problems to deal with.” LPC port services and security manager Tony Simpson saw the boat as a potential risk to the public. “Our first step was to place fencing around the Kia Ora, but we believe this is an inadequate long-term option to mitigate the risk, as the stability of the way it is propped up and the condition of the hull itself led us to believe that it could collapse,” he said. The vessel was designed by More time to make seaplane submissions • By Louis Day THE PUBLIC now have until the end of the month to make a submission on the plan to bring seaplanes to Lyttelton Harbour. Submissions were initially due by April 30 but the Civil Aviation Authority has extended the deadline out to May 31. The authority is seeking feedback on Rangiora-based company Peninsula Air Ltd’s plan to construct a waterdrome in Lyttelton Harbour. The 1km runway would be located between Rapaki and Quail Island and provide seaplanes with an area to take off and land. One of Peninsula Air Ltd’s directors Mark Christensen Mark Christensen told Bay Harbour News the seaplanes would be used to take people on scenic tours of the peninsula. “It is still very early days, but we are thinking about providing a service that would complement all the other tourist operations in the peninsula,” he said. Mr Christensen hopes the project will emulate the Sydney seaplanes experience. “In concept, it is a similar operation to the Sydney one involving a seaplane that takes people on scenic flights,” he said. “If you look at the Sydney operation, they also deliver people to tourist destinations as well.” Public submissions can be sent to: aerodromes@caa.govt.nz Professor RJ Scott, head of Canterbury College’s engineering school and cousin of Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott. The Kia Ora would go on to win the annual regatta in 1900 against staunch opposition, such as The Rainbow. Visit our new website: www.min.nz With thriving communities and picturesque views, the bays are truly spectacular COASTAL REAL ESTATE SPECIALISTS We’ll help you live the dream. Min Sarginson Real Estate Ltd. specialises in homes, sections and rental properties in the spectacular Lyttelton Harbour bays, and coastal suburbs of Christchurch, New Zealand. We’ll make it so easy for you. All our sales consultants live in the area – we can give you valuable insights into life in our thriving coastal communities. This is an exciting time; of promise, optimism, and opportunities never anticipated pre-quakes. Beachfront, or hillside with grandstand views, find the property of your dreams: Lyttelton | Diamond Harbour | Governors Bay | Cass Bay Charteris Bay | Church Bay | Purau Bay | Port Levy | Northshore Southshore | New Brighton | Heathcote | Sumner | Redcliffs Scarborough | Mount Pleasant | Clifton Call Min Sarginson Real Estate Ltd. for free, no-obligation advice. Lyttelton: 03 328 7273, lyttelton@min.nz or Church Bay: 03 329 4161, churchbay@min.nz
Wednesday May 8 2019 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Local News Now Fire rages, homes at risk BAY HARBOUR PAGE 5 WILD: Peacocks in Lyttelton are being relocated to protect rare geckos and skinks. Peacocks moved after threat to shoot them • By Louis Day WILD PEACOCKS are being relocated from part of Lyttelton to stop them eating endangered geckos and skinks. The move comes after a farmer sent her neighbour, Janelle Wills, a legal letter stating she would shoot the peacocks which entered her property. The farmer, who has declined to be named, said the peacocks eat geckos and skinks on her property. Miss Wills feeds the wild peacocks and can sometimes have up to 30 around her house. She said she was “heartbroken” to have to relocate them and “disgusted” the farmer had plans to eat them. “They climb around my house and look through Anita Spencer my windows at me and, as soon as I leave my house, they follow me. It’s going to be heartbreaking to see them go,” she said. The farmer’s legal letter stated any peacock which wanders onto private property is considered to be trespassing under the Impounding Act and is permitted to be shot. She also told Bay Harbour News: “I certainly hope to eat one and provide meat to several people.” “If I just had sheep it would not matter but with these other creatures [skinks and geckos] it makes for a very different situation. It is like a peacock eating a diamond and that diamond is of value to New Zealand, it is not just me that is losing out.” Department of Conservation senior biodiversity ranger Anita Spencer said peacocks posed a potential threat to skinks and geckos. “Peacocks have wide diet preferences and are interested in anything that moves. Overseas they eat lizards, rodents and snakes, so they could potentially eat a threatened lizard if they came across one,” she said. Ms Spencer confirmed there were rare geckos and skinks in the area. “We know there are three threatened lizard species in the area and we have been told by the property owner two of those species can be found on her land. DOC hasn’t carried out any formal surveys to confirm this, but we understand a herpetologist has visited the property and identified the lizards.” Miss Wills said the peacocks are being relocated throughout the Canterbury region with the help of Serendipity Animal Rescue. DIZZYINGLY LOW PRICES! YOUR LOCAL ACCOUNTANT I COME TO YOU Financial Statement Preparation Tax Preparation & Compliance Xero & MYOB Specialist Steven Clarke Ltd. 7 Margot Lane Mount Pleasant, Christchurch Phone 03 384 4633 Cell 021 677 670 steven@sclarke.co.nz Home & Business Security • Cameras • Gates & Fencing Access Control • Alarm Monitoring • Home Automation Alarms Electrical Cameras Intercoms Auto Gates Residential and Business Security Tailor Made Security Solutions All Your Electrical Needs Custom Designed Automatic Gates Innovative Intercom Systems Pet Friendly Sensors Security Cameras Access Control Systems Electric Fencing Service and Maintenance 24/7 Fault Service Locally owned and operated All faults attended that same day FREE QUOTES P: (03) 384 0995 24/7 E: info@actionsecurity.co.nz www.actionsecurity.co.nz Valid Wednesday 8th May MAD DAY DEALS – TODAY ONLY!
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