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10 Tuesday September 10 2019 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz News Chorus bound for New Orleans • By Claire Booker SINGERS IN the Christchurch City Chorus are packing their bags and warming up their voices for the Sweet Adelines World Championship in New Orleans. The group was founded in 1985 and the women sing in a four-part harmony a capella style and have been national champions 11 times – but this time they are back representing the country on an international stage. The last time the group performed internationally was 2016 in Las Vegas where they placed fifth and received the “most entertaining” award. The chorus is made up of 130 women from across Christchurch, with members also hailing from Nelson, Dunedin, Invercargill, Palmerston North, Auckland and Australia. Ellie Sutton, of Cashmere, is one of the chorus members and said she is fizzing in anticipation of her first international contest. “We and our families have willingly sacrificed so much to get the fabulous Christchurch City Chorus to this point. New Orleans is the pinnacle of the journey we have taken together over the last couple of years and I can’t wait to show the rest of ENTERTAINING: The Christchurch City Chorus will head to New Orleans for the Sweet Adelines World Championship this week. PHOTO: CLIVE COPEMAN the SAI world what we can do,” she said. Papanui’s Nicky McCaughan is the group’s visual director, and she is in charge of the choreography and showmanship of the chorus. The chorus will fly to New Orleans this week, and the competition will run from September 16 to 21. Redwood resident Sharyn Glassey is excited and feels “blessed” to be a part of the chorus. “Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would be representing our beautiful country in an international competition,” she said. Musical director Virginia Humphrey-Taylor said the chorus is excited for the thrill of representing New Zealand on the international stage. “It has taken three solid years of learning and performing songs to reach this pinnacle time. The chorus’ aim is to better our fifth placing in Las Vegas the last time we represented New Zealand in 2016,” she said. “It is exciting, extremely focused, intensely pleasurable work, right up until the moment on stage when they announce: ‘We are ready for our next contestant, from Christchurch, New Zealand, under the direction of Virginia Humphrey- Taylor, the Christchurch City Chorus,’ I live for this moment in my life,” Ms Humphrey- Taylor said. Speed limits under review around Yaldhurst SPEED LIMITS in Yaldhurst are being reviewed. The city council is planning to lower the speed limits on Ryans, Pound and Hasketts Rds as well as in Yaldhurst Village to 60km/h. The New Zealand Transport Agency is also be looking at decreasing the speed limit along State Highway 73 in the area. City council staff have spoken to residents and businesses about making the highway around Yaldhurst safer. There has been a lot of development in the area, both commercial and residential, and more pedestrians are present, especially around the intersection of SH73 and Sir John MacKenzie Ave. In the last 10 years, there were 56 crashes. As a result of these crashes, there was one fatality WESTERN NEWS SAFETY: Speed limits around the intersection of Pound and Ryans Rds are under review. and five people were seriously injured. The Halswell-Hornby- Riccarton and Fendalton- Waimairi-Harewood community boards will consider all submissions and hear from submitters before making any recommendations over speed limits. A recommendation on Ryans, Pound and Hasketts Rds, as well as Yaldhurst Village, will be made to the city council before final approval can be given. For State Highway 73, NZTA will decide on what the safe and appropriate speeds should be based on a technical assessment and submissions. •To make a submission, go to www.ccc.govt.nz/thecouncil/consultations-andsubmissions/haveyoursay/ before September 30.
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