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4 Tuesday June 18 2019 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi NOR’WEST NEWS News FUNDING: If traffic lights are approved for the Harewood, Breens and Gardiners Rds intersection, the city council would need to allocate $800,000 in additional funding to the project. Possible lights funding concern •From page 1 Mr Osborne said if the traffic lights are approved, the city council would need to allocate additional funding to the project as part of the Annual Plan and Long Term Plan process. This means another existing project would need to be deferred or a rates increase would be needed to provide the additional budget required. However, if the city council’s preferred option was approved, work could begin in the first half of 2020 as it has allocated $400,000 towards the upgrades and it would likely be eligible for a funding subsidy from the Government. City councillor and chairwoman of the infrastructure, transport and environment committee, Pauline Cotter said funding was “quite clearly spelt out in the document.” “The question is, did people read it properly or did people just vote emotionally and say ‘traffic lights sound like a good idea, let’s tick that’,” said Cr Cotter. “There’s a big queue for the money in Christchurch as we are all very aware of and this is not one of the most dangerous intersections in the city.” The intersection is currently ranked number 61 on a list of the city’s 100 most dangerous intersections. “It would seem quite bizarre to accelerate that above the priority programme and I think other communities could well question that and ask why it’s happening,” Cr Cotter said. But Harewood Ward city councillor Aaron Keown said the intersection is a “safety issue” and that other communities would not judge its funding if they “believed in democracy.” “If that’s the logic then we should apply it to funding community centres, swimming pools and all Aaron Keown the other things that are nice to have.” He said the city council can apply for a subsidy for the intersection from the New Zealand Transport Agency. “My expectation as an elected member and a ratepayer is that our staff would do that,” he said. Pauline Cotter “I will be keeping a very close eye on the application we make for the funding of the intersection to make sure it has the best chance possible of succeeding,” Cr Keown said. A report on the two options will come before the Fendalton- Waimairi-Harewood Community Board who will make a recommendation to the city council. After that, the city council will make its final decision. Fundraiser has dual role THE FIGHT to end period poverty is under way. The Fill-a-Bag fundraiser for The Good Fund is being held in 16 locations nationwide throughout June. Kimberli Schuitman, co-founder of The Good Fund, is hosting the Christchurch event from 2-4pm on June 22 at the Landsdowne Community Centre. Ms Schuitman said the fundraiser pulled together two things that were extremely important to her. “Period poverty is rife in New Zealand and by talking about it we can break down taboos and create an awareness around this cycle of poverty that keeps children from achieving their learning milestones. It is about ensuring menstruating people in New Zealand have easy and affordable access to sustainable and more comfortable menstrual products,” she said. They are currently seeking donations of children’s clothing that will be recirculated from a family who no longer needs them to another in need to keep them out of a landfill, says Ms Schuitman. To date the quality of the clothing donated has been incredible, a lot of people will walk away with a real bargain. They are also looking for bags Tennis identity recognised •From page 1 “I’ll just keep a stringing machine and trot round the country and Wilding Park, picking up the odd thing when there’s a tournament on,” said Ralfe. “In smaller places like Greymouth or Kaikoura if you break a string on Saturday morning you can’t get it restrung, but: “I used to play veterans and take the machine with me. You can restring between games quite comfortably.” Ralfe isn’t just accustomed to doing restrings for talented recycled from online grocery orders that will be given on arrival to fill with baby clothes. Entry is $10 and anyone is welcome from parents, guardians to grandparents, Ms Schuitman said. There will be lots of other fun stuff happening as well as an information table about reusable menstrual products. “The fundraiser is an important event in bringing Christchurch communities together to share baby clothes, catch up with friends and raise awareness of period poverty in our community,” she said. “The Good fund is all about giving access to reusable menstrual products to people that would normally be unable to afford them,” Ms Schuitman said. All proceeds raised will go juniors and veteran players, every January he travels to Auckland for the ASB Classic where he has serviced rackets for the world’s best players including Serena Williams. “I went this year. I may have had my swansong. I’ve had 15 years up there and I’m getting too old for it now. The hours are long and it’s fairly tough work, but I haven’t fully decided yet,” said Ralfe. Award winners: Personality of the year – Dylis Hancox and Sue Dennis. Junior female player of the year GOOD CAUSE: Cofounders of The Good Fund Emily Holdaway and Kimberli Schuitman celebrating the launch of the fundraiser. towards The Good Fund that helps New Zealand women nationwide have a choice to access and be educated on reusable sanitary products. There, women can buy sustainable sanitary products or apply for a Good Fund rebate to get discounted products. www. thegoodfund.co.nz Due to the success of the first Fill-a-Bag in Hamilton in March that raised over $3000, Ms Schuitman is hoping for similar success in Christchurch. She hopes that this will be a yearly event to help awareness around period poverty. Donations of kids clothing ages 0-5 years can be dropped off to 175a Waltham Rd from 9-2.30pm weekdays or email My Cup hello@mycup.co.nz for drop off points outside of these hours. – Abby Mason Junior male player of the year – Reece Falck Club coach of the year – Gareth Robb Performance coach of the year – Andrew Falck Volunteer of the year – Gordon Collingwood Administrator of the year – Megan Bruynel Ian Jones memorial award – Tony Ralfe Player of the year – Tessa McCann Club of the year – Waimairi Tennis Club Schools not for everyone! Is school not working for your teen? ULTIMATE CAREER DECIDER / SECURITY & FORCES PREP / DIGITAL MEDIA & DESIGN / BUSINESS ADMIN & TECHNOLOGY / WEB DEVELOPMENT / SOFTWARE DESIGN / EARLY CHILDCARE www.studywithus.co.nz VISION & TRAINME CAMPUS INFO NIGHT DATE: 26 th June 2019 TIME: 7:00pm CHRISTCHURCH CAMPUS 50 Hazeldean Road, Addington 50 Hazeldean Road, Addington, Christchurch | 0800 834 834
NOR’WEST NEWS Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Tuesday June 18 2019 5 Local News Now Fire rages, homes at risk Fendalton centre may get more services • By Jess Gibson ANOTHER ONE-stop shop may be on the cards for the northwest – this time in Fendalton. The city council is considering expanding the Fendalton Library Service Centre to offer postal services, bill payments and Metro card purchases. The city council also announced recently that its Papanui Service Centre will soon offer these services, as it has become a full NZ Post agent. The move prompted Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board chairman Sam MacDonald to request the same for the Fendalton centre. The Fendalton centre is currently closed while a $1.1 million upgrade is made to the interior and exterior of the building. It is set to reopen on July 29. “When you’re spending money to redo the library like that, we should do it right.” Since the closure of the Fendalton Post Shop in 2015, the centre has been providing basic postal services. Mr MacDonald asked the city • By Jess Gibson MERIVALE’S POST shop will remain open. NZ Post last week announced it has partnered with stationery business Paper Tree Local, which will move into the Kiwibank premises at 183 Papanui Rd. NZ Post needed to find a new business partner in order to stay afloat after Kiwibank announced it will close the Papanui Rd branch. Kiwibank services will be available until 3pm on June 28, and the store will then close while renovations are made over two days. council to consider adding bill payments and the purchase of Metro cards. “There are five schools within After July 1, Paper Tree Local will continue to deliver the postal services and bill payments which are currently available at the store. All postal services will be available from July 1 but bill paying services will start on July 30. Paper Tree manager Hiren Amin, who also runs Papercraft, which is a partner of Lincoln NZ Post, wanted to open a second location and continue the partnership. “We’ve seen how much the community value these services at our Lincoln location, and we want the Merivale community to know we will be ready to help out with their postal needs from day one. Partnering with NZ close proximity to the library, including two large secondary schools – Burnside High School and Christchurch Boys’ High Post is exciting for us, and we can’t wait to serve the Merivale community.” Said NZ Post head of retail Mark Yagmich: “This model of working with local businesses works well for our customers, who now also have access to our partner’s products. We are excited to continue working in this way in this location.” “It is also a more financially sustainable way of working for NZ Post in an ever-changing mix of postal services usage . . . it’s also good for the businesses we work with, as they enjoy additional income both from transacting postal services on our behalf and by having more customers coming through their doors to pick up their parcel or send a postcard,” he said. School. (The community board) believe that having the option to purchase Metro cards from the service centre would be of great convenience to our residents,” he said. “We are also conscious of the needs of our older residents, who often prefer to pay their bills in person rather than online.” A response from chief executive Karleen Edwards said the city council is in discussion with NZ Post about providing bill payment services within the Fendalton area. “Proximity of other NZ Post plus centres and customer demand are considerations that they will investigate further,” she said. An update is expected by the end of the month. Dr Edwards said the city council is also in discussion with Environment Canterbury over Metro card services to cover gaps in coverage. “Further work is under way to identify high demand areas and the development of an appropriate rollout strategy.” •HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you want to see the Fendalton Library and Service Centre become a one-stop shop? Email your views to jess.gibson@starmedia.kiwi New Paper Tree Local store to take over Merivale NZ Post Hiren Amin CONVENIENCE: Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board chairman Sam MacDonald has asked the city council to look at expanding the services offered at Fendalton Library and Service Centre. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER NEW PARTNER: NZ Post services will continue to be offered at 183 Papanui Rd when Paper Tree Local opens on July 1. KEEP YOU AND YOUR BUMP FLU-FREE Getting the flu shot every year is the best protection against the flu for you both Flu shots are FREE for pregnant Canterbury residents from your GP team or some pharmacies. Check out www.flufree.co.nz for more info and flu facts.
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