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NPD agrees to meet residents<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
NPDhas agreed to meet<br />
aggrievedAmberley residents<br />
upsetaboutthe sitingofaselfservice<br />
petrol stationinthe<br />
heart of the<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
town.<br />
Tony Trewinnardand<br />
PamelaWelch,who have led<br />
theprotest overplanstosite<br />
thestation on aformer<br />
shoppingcentre site,handed<br />
over petitionsopposingthe<br />
siting to the HurunuiDistrict<br />
Council lastweek.<br />
Mr Trewinnardsaid NPD<br />
hadindicated it would meet<br />
with himand othersopposed<br />
to thesiting.The meeting is<br />
scheduled fornextweek.<br />
In response to aquestion<br />
from MayorWinton Dalley, he<br />
said thepetitioners werenot<br />
askingthe council to do<br />
anythingatthisstage until<br />
they had metwith NPD.<br />
At thatstage, if NPD chose<br />
to be ‘‘heroic and listen, and<br />
change its plan’’, thenthe<br />
council couldbeinvolved.<br />
Mr Dalleysaid thecouncil<br />
wouldbehappytohave a<br />
conversationwith the<br />
company. ‘‘Youcould take that<br />
as agiven. In themeantime,<br />
we willwait to hear back.’’<br />
Mr Trewinnardtold<br />
councillors nearlyhalfthe<br />
adult populationofAmberley,<br />
878, had signed his online<br />
petition,while apaper<br />
petition circulated by Mrs<br />
Welch had around80<br />
signatures.<br />
Siting under acloud ... An artist’s impression of the NPD service stationproposed for Amberley.<br />
He accepted some<br />
signatureswerefrom people<br />
outside of Amberley,including<br />
Australia, but allhad an<br />
interest in the township or had<br />
lived there.<br />
He hoped thedepthof<br />
publicopinion sent astrong<br />
and clearmessagetothe<br />
council.‘‘Please do not ignore<br />
us,’’ he said.<br />
The petitioners criticised<br />
the council’sdisconnectwith<br />
the district’s residents,saying<br />
the resource consent forthe<br />
stationshould havebeen<br />
publicly advertised.<br />
Mr Trewinnardsaidthe<br />
council put itscommunity<br />
centrestage in itsprocesses<br />
and plans. However, it was<br />
Water plan shelved<br />
From Page 1<br />
The irrigation company<br />
issuedaProduct Disclosure<br />
Statement in Junefor the<br />
scheme which proposed<br />
irrigating between7000 and<br />
9000 hectares,ofwhich<br />
around 1000 to 2000<br />
hectaresare alreadyunder<br />
irrigation.<br />
It was arevised scheme,<br />
and muchsmallerthan the<br />
21,000hectare arrangement<br />
previously proposedbythe<br />
Hurunui WaterProject<br />
(HWP), which did not<br />
proceed duetoinsufficient<br />
support.<br />
HWP was takenover by<br />
AIC in late 2018 aftera<br />
takeoveroffer was accepted<br />
by more than 90 percent of<br />
HWP shareholdersinearly<br />
March.<br />
It was proposed to take<br />
water fromanintakeonthe<br />
south bank of the Hurunui<br />
River and distribute it to<br />
farmers through 100<br />
kilometres of pipeline.<br />
AIC chairmanDavid Croft<br />
saidatthe time it was seen<br />
as an opportunity to<br />
showcase efficient<br />
irrigation and<br />
environmental<br />
responsibility.<br />
It had been the<br />
culmination of alot of hard<br />
work by its backers over<br />
many years.<br />
difficulttounderstandhow<br />
any community couldhave<br />
faith when the council had<br />
failedtosignal the<br />
development.<br />
‘‘Itshowsthe council hasno<br />
appealtowork withthe<br />
community.<br />
‘‘Thisisthe 21st century and<br />
an informed and valued<br />
community workingwiththe<br />
councilistobeexpected,’’Mr<br />
Trewinnardsaid.<br />
Amberley, he said, should be<br />
treatedasacommunityinits<br />
own right, notasaservice<br />
townasithad been in thepast.<br />
Mr Dalleysaidthe council<br />
had beenthrough two<br />
substantial processesin<br />
formulating itsDistrictPlan.<br />
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‘‘Time changesthingsand<br />
canmove things alongquickly.<br />
We have hadachange of<br />
population since2010.<br />
‘‘Thehard reality is that<br />
staffare workingwith<br />
documents thatare in place<br />
following community<br />
consultation,’’ he said.<br />
Themanagerofregulatory<br />
services,Judith Batchelor,<br />
said allthreeAmberley<br />
councillorshad been sent the<br />
information aboutNPD’s<br />
applications,and there were<br />
regular updates,including<br />
aboutnonnotification and<br />
notificationofits application.<br />
Ms Batchelor willbe<br />
attendingnext week’s meeting<br />
with NPDand residents.<br />
Motunau book to launch<br />
Hooked on Motunau,ahardcovered<br />
album capturingthe<br />
culture and history of the<br />
beachsettlement,will be<br />
launched in midNovember.<br />
The album has 410 silksatin,<br />
artinfused pages of<br />
photos and material from<br />
1840 to 1980, and is the work<br />
of Julie Brown.<br />
Julie, awriter and fourthgeneration<br />
bachholder at<br />
the beach, was<br />
commissionedbya<br />
pioneering family to write<br />
and compile the album of<br />
archivedmaterial, anecdotes<br />
and verbalhistory of the<br />
settlement and its environs.<br />
She has beenhumbled by<br />
the supportfor the album,<br />
whichcontains history<br />
sourced from many<br />
pioneering families, current<br />
resident and bachowners. It<br />
includes acompilation of<br />
photos, stories and<br />
anecdotes.<br />
The launchwill be on<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> Show weekend,<br />
on Sunday, November 17, at<br />
Motunau Beach.<br />
Thereisa<strong>September</strong> 24<br />
deadlinefor buying the<br />
album. Copiesmust be prepaid.<br />
For an albumprice,<br />
contact Irene by emailing<br />
admin@ghostwriter.co.nz or<br />
phoning(03) 314 3545.
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