TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019 Connecting Your Community www.star.kiwi How best to avoid the city’s potholes Helping kids get a wi-fi connection EXHIBITORS INVITED NOW Page 5 Page 11 Fan-bloody-tastic being midge free • By Matt Slaughter JANET PROFIT had been battling a midge problem on her property for 11 years. Now, the Bromley resident says she feels “fan-bloody-tastic” to be midge-free. Mrs Profit told Pegasus Post in February midges were plaguing her Shortland St section near the Bromley wastewater treatment plant’s oxidation ponds. It was common for her dog to come in covered in midges and she couldn’t eat outside without getting a mouthful of them. She said she had been going back and forth with the city council for more than a decade to try and fix the problem, but nothing had worked until now. •Turn to page 4 Lisa Lynch 021 800 809 Residents call for plan to reduce traffic woes • By Georgia O’Connor-Harding HORNBY’S long-standing transport woes are unlikely to end anytime soon. The city council confirmed it currently has no projects planned, in spite of residents calling for congestion at peak times to be alleviated. The Greater Hornby Residents’ Association highlighted the issue in its submission to the Annual Plan, asking the city council to invest more into its roading infrastructure. Chairman Marc Duff said it wanted to see an acknowledgement from the city council that Hornby’s traffic had increased significantly since the February 22, 2011, earthquake and to find out if there was a plan in place to deal with it. But a city council spokesman said while there are no specific projects to date, it is monitoring concerns and will develop solutions if required. “Some of the traffic through Hornby central will drop with the opening of the Christchurch Southern Motorway Stage 2 by the New Zealand Transport Agency,” he said. •Turn to page 4 Buy pre-loved & spread the love Clothing | furniture | household goods Corner Gasson & Carlyle Streets, Sydenham | ph (03) 332 8277 Open Monday–Friday 9am–4:30pm & Saturday 9:30am–1:30pm. Free pick up of donated goods. familystore.org.nz More than just a store. BLINDS...Cleaned, Repaired & Restored... Restore your oiled CEDAR BLINDS with our re-oiling service. Rejuvenate your lacquered CEDAR BLINDS High-tech Cleaning We clean and repair all types of blinds – Venetians, Cedar, Verticals, Roller, Hollands, Romans and Pleated – with environmentally friendly cleaning products. Temperature Controlled Drying Re-oiling & Rejuvenating Fabric Blinds - such as Austrian and Roman Same Day Pick Up & Drop Off We offer a same-day, pick up and drop off service for most types of blinds. Bookings are required. Convenient Location We are located at 330 Cashel Street (near the Fitzgerald end), parking available onsite Roller Blinds cleaned from as little as $22 per blind Ph 377 0770, 330 Cashel St, Christchurch www.blindcare.co.nz SCAN QR code for Info > WE ARE OPEN Mon - Fri 8.00am to 5.00pm Please get in touch with my office if you need any assistance on 03 338 6347 or megan.woods@wigram.org.nz Authorised by Hon Megan Woods, Shop 6, McCathy St, Christchurch
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