Nor'West News: July 16, 2019

6 Tuesday July 16 2019
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SLOWER: The speed limit along parts of Sisson Drive, Restell St, Winston Ave and Langdons Rd
may be reduced to 30km/h.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
Submissions roll in on plan
to lower speed limits
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“So it would be pretty gnarly if
you sped through that area faster
than 30km,” Mr Stringer said.
The busy streets have an
average traffic count of about
8900 vehicles per day with the
peak being at 3pm.
Some Papanui businesses have
not heard about the proposed
speed limit changes, but there are
no concerns over the plan.
Warehouse Stationery store
manager Ed Hall said the speed
needs to be reduced in the
narrow and winding Restell St.
“At the moment, cars fly
along there quite quickly, so I
think if they reduce it, it’s going
to minimise the risk of cars
crashing into each other.” Mr
Hall said.
Espresso Carwash worker
Jass Purewal said he doesn’t
mind whether the speed limit
changes or stays at the current
50km/h.
The car wash is located on the
corner of Langdons Rd
and Sissons Drive, and
Mr Purewal said vehicles
usually go slow through the
roundabout.
“Pretty much everyone is on 30
when they drive past,” he said.
Once submissions close and are
collated, the community board
will make a recommendation
to the city council on the speed
limit changes.
•To make a submission
visit www.ccc.govt.nz/thecouncil/consultations-andsubmissions/haveyoursay
• By Jess Gibson
TWO HIGH school choirs from
the Nor’West News area will put
their best lungs forward at The
Big Sing finale.
Choirs from Christchurch
Girls’ High and Rangi Ruru
Girls’ School have been selected
for the nationwide choral
competition, hosted by the New
Zealand Choral Federation.
It will take place in Dunedin
late next month.
Twenty-four choirs have been
invited to the televised national
finale to sing for gold, silver and
bronze medals.
CGHS’s Cantrices choir was
selected after taking out the
best overall performance at the
Big Sing Canterbury and West
Coast competition.
Cantrices also won a special
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CGHS, Rangi Ruru
choirs in national
competition finale
Fire rages, homes at risk
award for outstanding recital
performance by a treble voice
choir at the regional event.
Rangi Ruru’s Resolutions
choir will also take the
national stage. It was awarded
outstanding performance of
early music composition at the
regional competition.
Meanwhile, St Andrew’s
College choir Staccoro will take
part in The Big Sing Cadenza
competition in Timaru in
August.
Cadenza is the “next best
thing to The Big Sing finale”,
enabling competing choirs to
experience the buzz of a finalestyle
event.
It will have the added
dimension of workshops with an
international choral conductor
who will also perform the role of
adjudicator.
SING: Rangi
Ruru choir
Resolutions
will be on the
national stage
at The Big
Sing finale in
Dunedin next
month.
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