Pegasus Post: August 06, 2019

4 Tuesday August 6 2019
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MP settles into new
electorate office
• By Matt Slaughter
LABOUR MP Poto Williams’
new electorate office in
Linwood will officially open
next week.
In spite of Ms Williams
moving from her old
headquarters in
New Brighton a few
weeks ago, she said
an opening event on
August 16 would mark
the completion of the
move.
The office on
level one of Eastgate
Mall sits outside the
Christchurch East
electorate, which Ms
Williams serves and is instead
in the Port Hills electorate.
But Ms Williams said
Christchurch East will continue
to be her main priority and
she hopes Eastgate Mall will
become part of this area when
the electorate boundaries are
reviewed next year.
To New Brighton and other
east Christchurch residents
who are concerned their communities
could suffer because
of her move, Ms Williams
said: “I can understand people
are concerned that not having
a physical presence there
means that my attention is not
there, but that’s not the case, I
mean that is my home patch,
so I’m very, very engaged in
what’s happening there.”
Ms Williams said the
reasons for moving
from her New
Brighton office were
that it was not as
accessible by bus as
it used to be and the
Eastgate office was
near a number of
social service providers,
such as the
Linwood Medical
Poto Williams Centre and Linwood
Library and Service
Centre. “Part of the thinking
was, really, when we get people
who come in who have got
concerns that we can’t necessarily
deal with, we’re able
to hand them over to other
people straight away.”
She said the new office was
also surrounded by much
more economic activity than
the New Brighton office was.
“We think that
Christchurch East deserves
to have some other economic
drivers within its boundaries.”
Bid to stop boy racers hits a wall
•From page 1
Cr Livingstone was disappointed
with the decision, saying residents
opinions should be given more
weight.
“They [city council staff] do
admit that there’s an issue, they do
take what we say at face value, but
they haven’t got the data to support
it. I’ve gone to the board and said,
well, we need a way to capture
residents’ information, which can
also be admitted as data. It may
not be as measurable as staff would
like it, but it’s still data.”
Cr Livingstone said city
council staff will come back to
the board with a response on how
Couple have long list of achievements
•From page 1
They were married three years
later at St Andrew’s Presbyterian
Church, which was then located
beside Christchurch Hospital.
Betty said the secret to a long
life and happy marriage is “all
in the mind – you’ve got to be
positive about these things.”
This mindset has seen them
rack up a long list of achievements
and overcome adversity.
The couple have lived in east
Christchurch for about 50 years.
They have raised two sons,
Martin and Grant, and have
residents’ information can be
included in the decision-making
process more often.
Said Mr Osborne: “Staff
will continue to consider all
available information, including
the personal experiences and
wishes of the community, when
investigating and reporting on
requests for service.”
Cr Livingstone said this had
not happened with his request for
speed bumps, even though boy
racers continue to be a concern for
Avondale residents. He said things
need to change. “In the meantime,
residents feel frustrated because
there’s a real problem,” he said.
six grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren.
When you add to the mix
John’s sporting exploits as a
New Zealand hockey player,
Canterbury cricketer and
talented golfer, and Betty’s as a
representative netballer, it’s clear
the couple have had a lot to be
thankful for.
However, among the highs,
there have also been lows, with
John going through bone marrow
cancer 20 years ago and the couple
losing their home in Bexley after
the earthquakes.
BURNOUTS: Speed bumps
will not be installed in
Avondale at this stage.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
But John said neither he nor
Betty had let these challenges get
the better of them.
“You can only be positive.
You’ve got to turn around and say
well, ‘this is not going to beat me’
. . . it’s determination,” he said.
“Life’s a thing that when
you’ve got to go, you’ve got to
go, and that’s going to happen
and nothing’s going to stop it, so
you’ve got to enjoy yourself before
it happens.”
John and Betty celebrated their
90th birthdays surrounded by
family.
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