The Star: August 29, 2019
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>August</strong> <strong>29</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
4<br />
NEWS<br />
in brief<br />
Runaway inmate<br />
remanded in custody<br />
An inmate given court bail to<br />
attend a funeral who was then<br />
allegedly found with multiple<br />
guns is expected to appear in<br />
court next month. <strong>The</strong> 36-yearold<br />
was remanded in custody<br />
following an appearance in the<br />
district court on Tuesday. He<br />
is next expected to appear on<br />
September 13. <strong>The</strong> man was<br />
given bail to attend a funeral<br />
but went on the run and failed<br />
to return to prison in May. He<br />
was later found in a motel unit<br />
in St Albans where it is alleged<br />
he had an AK47 assault rifle,<br />
two 12-gauge shotguns, two .22<br />
calibre rifles and more than 100<br />
rounds of ammunition.<br />
Quake legacy issues<br />
under consideration<br />
Today the city council will<br />
consider staff recommendations<br />
to alleviate earthquake legacy<br />
issues relating to the Southshore<br />
and South New Brighton<br />
estuary edge. City council<br />
staff have recommended<br />
councillors approve a plan to<br />
develop a continuous walkway<br />
immediately adjacent to the<br />
estuary edge and install bunds<br />
between 25 to 100m from the<br />
estuary edge between Bridge St<br />
and the boardwalk adjacent to<br />
South New Brighton Park.<br />
• By Claire Booker<br />
HEATHCOTE River<br />
landscaping is set to begin next<br />
month after completion of<br />
dredging along Opawa Rd and<br />
Radley St.<br />
Sediment removal along this<br />
section of the river is about<br />
half-way complete, and work<br />
will continue for the next two<br />
months.<br />
<strong>The</strong> work on this section of<br />
the river will be done four days a<br />
week and sediment curtains and<br />
other in-river controls will not<br />
be used.<br />
This is to reduce the duration<br />
of work and overall impacts on<br />
migrating fish.<br />
Linwood Ward city councillor<br />
Yani Johanson said he is pleased<br />
to see this work taking place.<br />
“It has been neglected for a<br />
long time and current maintenance<br />
has left a lot to be desired.<br />
Coupled with the dredging to<br />
alleviate some of the flooding<br />
risks, putting in some decent<br />
landscaping that can be better<br />
maintained is great improvement<br />
for the better which I welcome,”<br />
Cr Johanson said.<br />
<strong>The</strong> dredging has been carried<br />
out with an amphibious excavator.<br />
<strong>The</strong> landscaping that is<br />
planned for next month will<br />
start with native shrubs and trees<br />
news online at www.star.kiwi<br />
River landscaping set to start<br />
TRANSFORMATION: Dredging work (inset) has now finished at Woolston Cut on the<br />
Heathcote River. Landscaping will start next month.<br />
to replace the greenery which<br />
was removed due to poor health.<br />
About one-third of the trees<br />
and shrubbery will be planted<br />
this year, and the remainder<br />
will be completed in the coming<br />
years to spread the impact on<br />
river wildlife.<br />
<strong>The</strong> next sections of work on<br />
the river (stages three and four)<br />
between Beckford and Wilsons<br />
Rds is planned for later this year,<br />
through to 2020.<br />
Work in these areas will mainly<br />
be sediment removal, bank<br />
stabilisation and replanting.<br />
In some areas, the city council<br />
plans to remove a small number<br />
of trees that are in poor condition<br />
to allow for bank regrading<br />
and stabilisation.<br />
<strong>The</strong> city council will work with<br />
river care groups and schools<br />
in the area to involve the community<br />
in the replanting stage of<br />
the project.<br />
Trees which are removed will<br />
be replaced in future landscaping<br />
plans.<br />
<strong>The</strong> landscape plans can be<br />
viewed at the drop-in session at<br />
the Opawa Community Church<br />
on September 3.<br />
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