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4 Tuesday July 9 2019 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi News McMaster & Heap Veterinary practice “The Needle” Last week the decision was made to open up my beautiful girl Lola to retrieve a “bent needle” somewhere in her abdomen. I debated over this for 24 hours as I don’t like her having anaesthetics and I hate cutting her open. She was telling me she wasn’t right though, lagging behind on walks and eventually not wanting to leave the house, tucked up sore in her abdomen, head hung low and those sad eyes staring at me. She may not speak English but she sure talks to me. She is loved and adored by everyone at the clinic so my nurses took blood from her and run them in house. Everything tested was within normal limits. Richard Lucy then ultrasounded her abdomen and again nothing of concern was seen - thankfully. We radiographed her spine which appeared normal. What we did find was what looked to be a needle sitting ventrally in her abdomen. I was aware of the needle after her first surgery to remove her kidney due to cancer. The specialist surgeon mistakenly had left it behind. I had been monitoring its position with regular X-rays and it hadn’t moved in years. Last week when we radiographed her the needle had moved and appeared bent, necessitating removal. My colleague surgically operated on Lola as I find it difficult to cut my girl open. The rusty looking needle was removed and it had passed through a lobe of liver causing adhesions to the peritoneal wall lining. This would have caused her pain. These were freed up and she was closed and recovered so quickly with the aid of our “Bear Hugger’ which blows warm air around Lola on recovery. She’s getting lots of TLC at home and work and with my clients. She’s adored by so many and everyone wants her to recover speedily. She’s fought kidney cancer and chemo, split pad disease and intervertebral disc disease. She’s hard to keep down and out for too long. So far so good ( Lucky her parents are vets!!)- she’s more comfortable and moving better and that needle had to go!! Dr Michele McMaster Signage at Bottle Lake to be improved • By Matt Slaughter MORE SIGNAGE will be installed at Bottle Lake Forest Park to stop people getting lost. The existing signage will also be improved. City council head ranger for coastal and plains Robbie Hewson said more map boards would be installed and minor updates would be made to the map boards already in place. As well as this, Mr Hewson said pamphlets showing the tracks in the park would now be available from its visitor centre. More markers would also be installed to ensure walkers and cyclists could be sure they were heading in the right direction, said Coastal-Burwood Community Board member Tim Baker. Pegasus Post reported last month, on average there were between five and 10 police call-outs a year for people who get lost in the park. The Coastal-Burwood Community Board asked the city council to improve • By Matt Slaughter PHIL MAUGER had not finished removing a pile of shingle near The Bower on Friday morning. Mr Mauger, who is trying to oust Burwood Ward city councillor Glenn Livingstone from his seat in October’s local body elections, told Pegasus Post last week, the job he started three weeks ago would be finished by then. One of the Bower’s staff FOUND YOU: New signage to stop people getting lost in Bottle Lake Forest Park will be installed and the existing signage will be improved. signage throughout the park to help people navigate it. Mr Baker, who previously told Pegasus Post he had been lost on his bike there before, said he was pleased the city council had acted on the board’s request. “It’s going to make it a lot members said the pile was still there. This was just before noon on Friday (Pegasus Post’s deadline). Mr Mauger was not available for comment. Last week, Pegasus Post reported a war of words had erupted between Mr Mauger and Cr Livingstone over the remaining shingle pile and the fact Mr Mauger lived outside of the Burwood Ward in Avonhead. Mr Mauger said rather than criticising him, PEGASUS POST better and they were very reasonable and it wasn’t a big deal so it was great.” Mr Hewson said the planned improvements would take place soon. “Signs to be updated are currently being reviewed and work will get under way as soon as the changes are ready.” Part of shingle pile still remains Cr Livingstone should “do door-knocking and just do common sense electioneering.” Mr Mauger said last week: “Glenn’s about to get a rocket right up his a*** very soon in the next couple of days, because I am sick and tired of hearing about the fact that I don’t live in the ward. Cr Livingstone said he had not been contacted by Mr Mauger since this comment. 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PEGASUS POST Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Tuesday July 9 2019 5 Oram Ave work may have to wait • By Matt Slaughter WORK ON the highly anticipated extension of Oram Ave from New Brighton mall to Hawke St may not start as early as hoped. And Coastal-Burwood Community Board members are disappointed, saying not starting the extension as soon as possible has the potential to damage investment in the area. The project is being overseen by Development Christchurch Ltd, which said in March it supported making funding for the project available sooner. The board also asked in its submission to the city council’s Annual Plan if funding for the extension can be made available so work can start sooner than July 2026 as originally planned. Board chairwoman Kim Money said it wants the city council to make $100,000 available between this year and next year and another $300,000 available between 2020-2021 so work can start. However, the city council did not approve the board’s request at its Annual Plan meeting and instead asked for more information about bringing the funding forward. Said city council transport planning and delivery manager Lynette Ellis: “The funding needs for any early delivery of a portion of this work requires an initial project scope to identify an appropriate budget amount. Funding needs are not currently adequately defined.” She said the information the city council had asked for would be provided “as soon as practicable.” But Coastal Ward city councillor David East said it could take “a few months” for the information to be provided and this would delay work starting, which could also damage New Brighton’s growth. “All delays are not exactly conducive to getting the right mix of investor confidence and projects going forward,” he said. Ms Money was disappointed with the city council’s reaction DELAY: The city council has delayed its decision on whether to make $400,000 available sooner to start work on the Oram Ave extension. to what she believed was a reasonable request. “Councillors need to understand that we’re trying to do a regeneration here and the board and DCL are asking for the same thing and time is of the essence,” she said. “To bring forward that most minor amount would have been helpful.” Both Ms Money and Cr East say they are frustrated because making the $400,000 available between now and 2021 would only have a small impact on ratepayers. Said Cr East: “The bigger chunks came in about year three, and at that stage, it would have a 0.1 per cent impact on rates.” DCL chief executive Rob Hall said it would support the city council as it made further considerations. Concerns over boy racers •From page 1 Said Mr Thomas: “The information currently available doesn’t indicate a specific issue with anti-social road-user activity in Waratah St, Briarmont St or Orrick Cres.” Cr Livingstone disagreed: “Some residents have told me that they have been reporting in the boy racer issue in those streets to the council call centre and they haven’t had at times the best of responses or there hasn’t been any action, so they’re feeling frustrated.” “It’s definitely a problem and there are no two ways about it, and we need to do what we can to address it.” When asked if Cr Livingstone was correct, Mr Thomas did not want to comment. Cr Livingstone has not reported the boy racers he has seen to police. Instead, he asked the city council to visit the streets. Once city council staff had done so, Cr Livingstone said it would give him stronger grounds to go to police. Said a police spokesperson: “Police are not aware of boy racer activity on these streets. We would be glad to receive any reports from the public that help us to identify areas to focus on.” Meanwhile, Cr Livingstone said the city council has a role BURNOUTS: Residents want speed bumps in Waratah St, Briarmont St and Orrick Cres to prevent boy racers causing carnage. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER to play if boy racers are to be stopped in Avondale. Last week, he sent a request to city council staff for speed bumps to be installed. Cr Livingstone said the residents he has spoken to did not want to go to Pegasus Post with their concerns as they want to keep their identities private. •HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you have an issue with boy racers in your street? Email matt.slaughter@starmedia. kiwi Get together with your neighbours this summer! Apply for a subsidy for your Summer with your neighbours event. Applications close 16 August 2019. Apply at: ccc.govt.nz/GetTogether Outdoor burning in winter During the cooler months, no outdoor burning is allowed within the Christchurch clean air zone, including on properties over two hectares, except for cooking purposes. Smoke can have a negative impact on air quality and cause a nuisance for nearby neighbours. Your local friendly Bar 200gm Steak, Salad & Fries Just $15.50 or 2 for $25 With a drink purchase on Monday nights Buy a main meal & get another for $5 Sunday nights. Conditions Apply Chats Bar 251 Travis Road, QEII Shopping Centre Ph: 388 1566 Tuesday quiz nights Wednesday karaoke Thursday live music Sky Sports Courtesy van To report a burning-related incident, call Environment Canterbury on 0800 765 588. Head to ecan.govt.nz/outdoorburning for more information.
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