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PAGE 4 Wednesday May 29 2019 BAY HARBOUR Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi News Local News Now Controversial liquor store plan met Fire rages, homes at risk A plan for a liquor store in Redcliffs went before the district licensing committee last week. Louis Day reports THE POLICE, the city council’s district licensing inspector and the Canterbury District Health Board’s medical officer of health all have no issue with the liquor store planned for the Main Rd shopping area. But a number of Redcliffs residents don’t want it. Forty-six made written submissions opposing the plan, while nine gave oral submissions at the hearing and a petition Neralie containing 97 names was presented to Brittenden the hearings panel. Rizak Enterprises Ltd wants to put the off-licence in at 1/87 Main Rd and operate from Monday to Sunday, 9am to 10pm. Redcliffs resident of 23 years Neralie Brittenden’s closing statement during her oral submission was met with applause and cheers from the public gallery. “There is a billboard that says say nope to dope, equally to that I say nah to liqaaa,” she said. She is concerned about the impact a liquor outlet could have on youth in the area. “I have 12 grandchildren and I’m very mindful of the social issues that alcohol presents while kids are growing up,” she told the threeperson panel, chaired by Cindy Robinson. “I view it as an unnecessary influence on our young people.” This was a concern for many objectors. Rizak Enterprises Ltd sole director and shareholder Juraj Singh felt he was experienced enough to mitigate alcohol harm in the community. Mr Singh referred to the success of his Thirsty Liquor outlet in Papanui, which he has run for three years. “The application to renew the licence was not opposed by the reporting agencies, nor were there any objectors. I have good relationships within the local community with both residents and business owners. The good CHANGE OF SCENERY: A liquor store is planned for Main Rd, which is currently occupied by the Bloom Room Florist. order and amenity of the vicinity has not been reduced in any way,” he said. Counsel Peter Egden does not think what his client is proposing poses more of a threat than the Redcliffs New World alcohol section. “What Mr Singh proposes is far better than the exposure to alcohol at the supermarket, where a child can go to the supermarket unaccompanied and go up and down the liquor aisle unattended. They won’t even be able to go into Mr Singh’s store,” he said. Mr Singh originally proposed to operate the business under the Thirsty Liquor franchise, but decided to resubmit his application as an independent fine wine and spirits store. Mr Singh said there would not be the outdoor advertising that characterises a typical bottle store and he would ensure the windows would be frosted to the height of the shelving so the alcohol would not be visible from the street. Sumner Redcliffs Anglican assistant curate John Fox labelled the application as “incomplete and inconsistent.” Dr Fox questioned whether a fine wine and spirits store should be selling RTDs. Peter Egden Mr Singh said not all RTDs are bad. “Old aged people love RTDs, like Gordon’s gin and tonic.” Dr Fox did not think Mr Singh would be a “good neighbour.” He referred to when Mr Singh received a six-week suspension of his manager’s certificate in 2011 for selling alcohol to an underage person. Join us these school holidays at over 260 awesome events including: • FREE day at the movies • FREE Peppa Pig and George interactive stage show All tickets available 9am, Tuesday 4 June. For more information and to book your tickets: kidsfest.co.nz
Wednesday May 29 2019 with opposition Dr Fox thought Mr Singh’s application failed to cater for Redcliffs “vulnerable community.” “We have substantial areas where people are still recovering from the earthquakes and we obviously had the terrorist attack. What we would have liked to see is a much more responsible approach to alcohol harm.” Mr Singh’s application was also criticised by Redcliffs resident Jackie Jones. She questioned why Mr Singh did not include tobacco in his application when he had full intentions of selling it in his store. Mr Singh said he simply forgot to include it in his application. “Everyone sometimes forgets, when you get ready you forget a watch or something,” he said. Ms Jones responded: “This is a legal document and this is what really concerns me. A process must be seen to be followed.” Redcliffs resident Dan Tremewan was concerned the instalment of a liquor outlet would increase the amount of disorderly behaviour on Beachville Reserve. Mr Tremewan said he would often come across piles of soiled clothing and inebriated people sleeping on the reserve. He said he had also been met Dan Tremewan with threats of violence when asking people keep the noise down late at night. “There are already too many problems on the reserve and we don’t want to see alcohol access extended and the problems increase,” he said. Mr Egden questioned whether Mr Tremewan would challenge New World’s liquor licence when it came under review. Mr Tremewan responded: “No teenagers I know go and drink pinot gris, they go and drink RTDs.” Senior Constable Logan Steele, for the police, city council alcohol licencing inspector Hamish Little and Canterbury District Health Board medical officer of health Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi John Fox George Paul put questions to both Mr Singh and the objectors during the hearing. They had declared at the start of the hearing they had no objection to the application. The district licensing committee will now consider all the information that has been submitted to them in the hearings process. A city council spokeswoman said it was unclear when they would come to a final decision. •HAVE YOU SAY: What do you think of the planned fine wine and spirits store in Redcliffs? Email your views to louis.day@ starmedia.kiwi A TRIAL is under way to see if roadside plantings can help reduce the amount of sediment ending up in Lyttelton Harbour. Banks Peninsula’s hilly terrain is covered by a windblown sediment, which when exposed to rain and wind, is easily eroded and washes into the many small streams that feed into the harbour. The Whakaraupō Rd cutting trial is looking at ways to lessen the amount of sediment reaching the harbour’s waterways because it’s having a negative impact on the health of the harbour. “The harbour’s water quality is deteriorating as a result of too much sediment getting in,” said city council head of strategic policy Emma Davis. By encouraging vegetation to grow and cover the bare ground and slopes beside the roads, the team behind the trial hope to dramatically reduce the amount of sediment getting into the harbour. “Our team are trialling various ways to use vegetation to cover the bare soil and reduce roadside erosion. This includes applying a mixture of water, BAY HARBOUR Local News Now PAGE 5 Fire rages, homes at risk Planting trial in bid to reduce sediment HEALTHY HARBOUR: A trial to reduce the of sediment getting into Lyttelton Harbour is under way. paper pulp and hardy grass seeds and plant species able to cope with the harsh growing conditions.” The results of the trial will help the city council make better decisions on how it designs and maintain the peninsula’s roadsides. The trial is being run alongside the Whaka-Ora Healthy Harbour Plan to restore the cultural and ecological health of Lyttelton Harbour. The trial will run until 2021 and is a collaboration between the city council and Environment Canterbury with technical input from EOS Ecology and Landcare Research. •
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