Western News: June 11, 2019

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Cruising behaviour new term for boy racers
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
IF YOU are hooning around
the western suburbs in your
car, you now won’t be labelled
a “boy racer” by community
representatives.
The Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
Community Board has
renamed the term “boy racing”
to “cruising behaviour” following
concerns the
words were not
appropriate.
The topic
emerged when
deputy chairwoman
Helen
Broughton
filed a motion
Helen
Broughton
calling for increased
enforcement
of police
against boy racers on Deans Ave.
It will be discussed at the
board’s meeting today.
Before the motion was brought
to the board, the term was
changed to “cruising behaviour”
due to concerns from board
chairman Mike Mora.
“If you are a girl for an example
driving a car, you are not a
boy racer are you? If you are a
25-year-old or a 38-year-old you
are not a boy racer,” he said.
His other concern was the city
council has a “no cruising bylaw”
in place, not a “boy racer” bylaw.
Said Mr Mora: “How would
you feel if you were pulled up by a
policeman . . . you said: ‘Well I am
not a boy,’ and you went to court
and you could prove you are
not a boy but it is under the boy
racer legislation.”
Daniel Cossar, who organised
the notorious Aves Invasion event
over Easter, said the term “boy
racer” is not offensive at all and
people can call them what they
like.
Canterbury metro area commander
Superintendent Lane
Todd said the term boy racer has
sometimes been an issue and police
instead call them anti-social
road users.
He said reported calls for
service in relation to this issue
at Deans Ave has been low for
several months.
The city council implemented
no cruising restrictions on Deans,
Moorhouse, Fitzgerald and Bealey
Aves in June 2010 in response to
complaints about driving behaviour.
Penalties for cruising range
from $150-$1000.
Residents have also been
advised if they are concerned
NAME CHANGE: The
Halswell-Hornby-
Riccarton Community
Board has renamed
the term “boy racing”
to “cruising behaviour”
after concerns
the term wasn’t
applicable.
about boy racer activity to phone
*555 from a mobile phone.
While phone calls will go to a
police communications centre,
they will be given lower priority
than 111 calls.
As well as phoning *555,
residents can also call the Hornby
Police Station on 344 1800 or
Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 if
concerned about boy racers.
•HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you
think the term boy racers is
out of date? Email your views
to georgia.oconnor@
starmedia.kiwi
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SPEED LIMITS REVIEW
Monday is the last day
to make a submission on
the city council’s review
of speed limits along
several roads in Halswell
and Hornby. Under the
suggested changes, some
roads may be reduced
to 60km/h, while some
– Halswell Junction and
Kennedys Bush Rds, as
well as parts of Cashmere
and Hendersons Rds – may
be changed to 50km/h.
For more information or
to make a submission, go
to www.ccc.govt.nz/thecouncil/consultationsand-submissions/
haveyoursay.
COMMUNITY BUILDING
The Hei Hei Community
Link building on Wycola
Ave is now available for
casual hire. Members of
the community will be
able to use the building for
meetings as it is currently
vacant. The building was
recently painted, and had
insulation and a heat pump
put in. To make a booking,
go to community.facilities@
ccc.govt.nz.
URGENT MEDICINE RECALL
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There have been overseas reports of liver injury in consumers
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hospitalisation. While the risk of drug induced liver injury is
low, it has the potential to be life-threatening.
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Consumers should return unused product to the place of
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Global Therapeutics also seeks to advise that there will be no
future supply of this formula.
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