Selwyn Times: August 28, 2019
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SELWYN TIMES Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
Wednesday <strong>August</strong> <strong>28</strong> <strong>2019</strong> 3<br />
News<br />
•HAVE YOUR SAY: Have you seen drivers<br />
Dai Henwood Donna Brookbanks JarRed Fell Alan M<br />
speeding past schools in the <strong>Selwyn</strong> District?<br />
c Elroy<br />
Email your views to devon.bolger@starmedia.kiwi<br />
<strong>28</strong> th septAT lincoln<br />
• By Devon Bolger<br />
WINDWHISTLE School pupils<br />
have gone right to the top to<br />
ask for help from Mayor Sam<br />
Broughton around motorists<br />
speeding outside of the school.<br />
The children decided to write<br />
letters to the mayor as they felt<br />
he may be able to help, principal<br />
Bronwen Seaward said.<br />
She said<br />
they asked<br />
if he knew<br />
how they<br />
could get<br />
flashing<br />
signs installed<br />
like<br />
Bronwen<br />
Seaward<br />
they have<br />
noticed at<br />
other schools<br />
and about other solutions that<br />
might help.”<br />
Mr Broughton said it was<br />
great to receive the letters from<br />
the pupils.<br />
“It shows that they care about<br />
what’s going in the district and<br />
are taking some initiative to not<br />
just complain about something<br />
but to actually do something<br />
about it.”<br />
Last week Mr Broughton and<br />
councillor Bob Mugford visited<br />
the school to hear from the<br />
pupils.<br />
“We listened to the students<br />
concerns and the actions they<br />
were looking at taking,” Mr<br />
Broughton said.<br />
“The road is a state highway<br />
and controlled by the NZTA<br />
so is not under the discretion<br />
of our council. We said we can<br />
help advocate to the NZTA for<br />
improvements and invited them<br />
to attend the next road safety<br />
sub-committee meeting.”<br />
Mrs Seaward said the pupils<br />
think the speeding is because<br />
a hedge along the road means<br />
motorists don’t know there is a<br />
school behind it.”<br />
They also sought a quote for<br />
installing metal fencing as the<br />
children thought this would<br />
make them look more like a<br />
school.<br />
The quote revealed the fence<br />
would cost $18,000 plus GST<br />
which is too expensive and just<br />
not possible, she said.<br />
NZTA senior traffic and<br />
safety engineer David Scarlet<br />
LAUGH<br />
Pupils tackle mayor<br />
over road speed concerns<br />
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SAFETY:<br />
Windwhistle<br />
School<br />
pupils are<br />
asking the<br />
mayor to<br />
help them<br />
deal with<br />
motorists<br />
speeding<br />
outside of<br />
the school.<br />
said it is aware of the pupils’<br />
concerns.<br />
“However, the school is<br />
situated in a rural environment,<br />
surrounded by paddocks<br />
and hedges which screen the<br />
school buildings and activities<br />
from passing motorists,” he<br />
said.<br />
NZTA has agreed to install<br />
additional signage so the<br />
40km/h school zone<br />
sign will be visible on both<br />
sides of the highway in both<br />
directions.<br />
www. liveinlincoln .nz<br />
In Brief<br />
DROP-IN CENTRE CLOSED<br />
The Rolleston Welfare Drop-In<br />
Centre has been closed due to lack<br />
of response from the community.<br />
The decision was made to close the<br />
centre with a view to open it again<br />
when it is needed. The centre has<br />
been open at 95 Rolleston Drive<br />
since March.<br />
ALPINE FAULT MEETING<br />
The district council is holding<br />
an alpine fault earthquake video<br />
presentation in Tai Tapu next week.<br />
Community resilience coordinator<br />
Sue Jenkins said the video will help<br />
you understand what the likely<br />
impacts will be and how best to<br />
prepare. The presentation will be<br />
held on Thursday, 7–8.30pm, at the<br />
Tai Tapu Community Centre. For<br />
information email sue.jenkins@<br />
selwyn.govt.nz<br />
WEED KILLER WARNING<br />
Residents are being reminded not<br />
to spray the banks of water races<br />
with weed killer. A district council<br />
spokesperson said there has been a<br />
rise in the number of incidents of<br />
blanket spraying recently. The soil<br />
washing away leads to sediment in<br />
the water race. This can block it,<br />
which leads to increasing risk of<br />
flooding and contaminants in the<br />
water.<br />
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