Selwyn Times: August 28, 2019

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30 Wednesday August 28 2019 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi SELWYN TIMES Selwyn’s progress in the last three years Kia ora, I love serving our community and am excited to continue to lead as our Mayor. My wife Liz and I live in Darfield with our 2 year old daughter Elliott. Selwyn continues to grow and develop, as does our community’s expectations on council. Our growing diversity and perspectives can help ensure we honour our heritage, remain focused on meeting the needs of today and plan wisely for our future. Council governs $1.6 billion of assets and has income of $140 million. This requires us to choose a Council with a broad range of skills. In my first three years, on top of council’s usual work, we have made major investments in community infrastructure, completed earthquake works, and overhauled our consultation process to focus on talking with you on the street, rather than talking at you in meetings. I appreciate your continued support this election. Sam After years of people talking about what Selwyn needed, we have spent the last three delivering on those discussions. The Health Hub, Rolleston Town centre and Te Ara Atea, the Indoor Courts, Local Community Centres new build and repair as well as a change in consultation methods has meant we are now on track to catch up. Partnering with central government We have a leadership position in and for the South Island into Wellington - if reelected I will look to chair the group of local councils from the top of the South Island to ensure Selwyn’s experience and success are well known at a national level. Selwyn is the third largest population in the South Island after Christchurch and Dunedin, a key fact in delivering for current residents and planning for our future. I will continue to push for more decisionmaking powers to be afforded local councils. Too often, our central government provides irrelevant, Auckland-centric solutions to local issues. Local NZTA funding, immigration settings, and water infrastructure control will be three areas I will continue to advocate for. Partnering with Government has seen many new schools and classrooms in Selwyn, thanks to the Ministry of Education. DOC have upgraded many tracks and we are working closely around responsible camping. Our work together in conjunction with Ecan, Ngāi Tahu and many community groups to improve water quality and biodiversity at Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere has attracted millions of central government dollars to our district. NZTA is another key government department partner. We continue to work together on many projects from State Highway and motorway completion through to local road safety improvements and cycleways. Growth and employment in Selwyn We are the fastest growing district in New Zealand and our new diversity provides numerous firsts for the area. Growth means we have or are building facilities in our district that we wouldn’t have had the opportunity to enjoy, had we remained small. This growth also means new career opportunities. Success for young people growing up in Selwyn used to often mean leaving the district, but our young people are now able to stay or return and find employment in industries for which they have trained. Selwyn is a destination of choice for young families. Our 2% unemployment - half the national average - means plenty of work opportunities, although finding the right staff can be difficult for expanding businesses. Ensuring a range of housing options is important for our future. One area of need is the provision of appropriate housing for our elderly, for whom a 4 bedroom home is not the right fit. Relationships with Tangata Whenua I’m proud of the continually developing relationship with Te Taumutu runanga over the past three years. We held our citizenship ceremony on Waitangi Day there, our executive teams meet together regularly, we have a council waiata, and Te Reo lessons have been offered to staff. Having Te Taumutu and Ngai Tūāhuriri on our District Plan review Committee has meant we now have a more robust draft document ready for notification next year. Water management The work of our Water Zone committee continues to lead the way for Canterbury.
SELWYN TIMES Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Wednesday August 28 2019 31 93% of building consents issued on time at an average of 14 days 3rd largest population in the South Island The Near River Recharge project to bring Central Plains water into the Selwyn riverbed during dry winters is now under construction and will help support summer flows of lowland streams. Tourism I’m looking for us to capatilise on our natural beauty with tourism from which the whole community can benefit - from more job opportunities and great restaurants to a vibrant, festive atmosphere. We need to ensure this is done in a Selwyn way to avoid the pitfalls of large tourist destinations where visitors become a drain rather than asset to those living there. We don’t need more Freedom Camping, but instead focus on higher-value visitors. I am leading work on behalf of South Island Mayors to create a South Island Destination Management Strategy. Too often New Zealand focuses solely on attracting more visitors. We need to be smarter as an island and target value rather than volume. Visitors to the South Island don’t recognise boundaries between districts so a more collaborative approach to visitor management makes sense. This will ensure we don’t overuse particular spots and can share the benefits of visitors around more of the island. Infrastructure We are making progress, but more work is needed on our base infrastructure. Our roading network needs attention. The inland ports at Rolleston help remove trucks to Lyttelton by putting freight on trains, but a growing number of heavy vehicles on our local roads are moving our premium produce to markets. As few were built for such heavy loads, these roads require additional funding for maintenance and improvements. Frequent, heavy rainfall events are resulting in surface flooding in a number of low-lying townships. The new stormwater bypass in Leeston has helped the flooding situation there and we need to ensure other towns now get the same level of attention. Some minor works in Hororata have been completed but a wider scope and approach is required to solve things there. We are currently working with Ecan on a cohesive strategic approach to flooding in the upper reaches of our rivers and tributaries - currently the responsibility of individual land owners, but with potentially better outcomes if we were to work together. Our council is open and serviced minded. To reflect this I have focused on greatly improving our communication and social media, including our new Selwyn Response Team being trained and ready to deploy in case of natural disaster or civil defence emergencies and Selwyn Gets Ready (have you signed up?). We’ve managed to achieve a lot, but there is still more to be done. I’m excited about the coming three years, and look forward to achieving more for our outstanding district. Tēnā koutou Kaingākau nui ana au, ka mutu e hīkaka tonu ana au ki te tū anō hei Mea. Noho tahi mātou ko tāku makau ko tā tāua tamāhine, a Elliott ki Whenuakura. Kei te whakaahutia tonutia a Waikirikiri i tēnei wā, pērā hoki me ngā hiahia o tehāpori. Nā te puāwaitanga mai ō whakaaronui, ō tirohanga rerekē ka ū tonu ai temana o a tātou taonga tuku iho, me te whakamahere(or whakatau) i ngā hiahiame ngā wawata o tēnei wā tonu, ka mutu, o te ānamata. Ko te tōpunga rawakatoa o te kaunihera ko te $1.6 piriona tāra, ko te whiwhinga pūtea he $140 miriona tāra. Nā tēnei ka puta ko haepapa nui, nā reira me whiriwhiri tika e tātou kei a-wai ngā pūkenga me ngā rawa kia tutuki i te mahi. I ēnei tau e toru kua pau, kua nui noa atu ngā mahi kua tutuki e te Kaunihera. Kua whakahoungia ngā tuāpapa o te hāpori, kua whakatikahia ngā hara o te rūwhenua, kua whakahoungia ngā āhuatanga ki te whakahoahoa, ki tewhakahuihui i a koutou katoa kia kōrero kanohi ki te kanohi, mana ki te mana. 84% of residents used playgrounds 84% of residents used libraries 98% of resource consents issued on time in 17/18 Nā reira, e ōku nui, tēnā koutou ka tautoko tonu mai i ahau. Nāku, nā Sam 5.3% increase in GDP 70+ businesses & 1300+ employees at Izone
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