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2 Tuesday October 1 2019 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz get in touch GENERAL INQUIRIES Ph 379 7100 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ph 379 1100 Star Media, a division of Allied Press Ltd PO box 1467, Christchurch starmedia.kiwi news Creating a healthy Heathcote Young people from schools and early learning centres are being called into action to create a healthy Heathcote River. Page 4 community events SOUTHERN VIEW Bees and ladybirds Make a finger puppet at Te Hapua: Halswell Centre on Thursday from 10.30 to 11.30am. NEWS Matt Slaughter Ph: 021 910 788 matt.slaughter@starmedia.kiwi ADVERTISING Mark Sinclair Ph: 364 7461 mark.sinclair@starmedia.kiwi The best-read local newspaper, delivered to 21,155 homes every Tuesday Spreydon, Hoon Hay, Hillmorton, Cracroft, Cashmere, St Martins, Somerfield, Sydenham, Addington, Waltham, Opawa, Beckenham, Huntsbury, Woolston. Page 15 tasty bites Vegan friendly-food from Asia Try these classic Asian dishes with a vegan slant, which are sure to satisfy your taste buds. Page 18 • The Star • North Canterbury News • Selwyn Times • Ashburton Courier also publishing: • Bay Harbour News • Western News • Pegasus Post • Western News liquiD SeLF Service LaunDroMatS 289 colombo street, sydenham 17 halswell road, hoon hay 713 ferry road, woolston All sites open 7 DAYs, 5Am-11pm WaSH 2 Mink BLanketS or DuvetS For onLY $8 Hot Water & extra LarGe WaSHerS avaiLaBLe Dry up to 14kg from $4 in only 25 minutes! Save time & electricity WaSH & DrY aLL Your LaunDrY in unDer 1 Hour • Fast Dryers • Sports Gear • Duvets • Mink Blankets • Bedding • Washers • Domestic Laundry from $ 4.00 WASH $ 4.00 DRY over 75 locations nationwide www.liquidlaundromats.co.nz Other Locations: Richmond • Hornby • Burwood Aranui • Rangiora • Redwood • Ilam • Kaiapoi Ladies from $18 Men from $12 Kids from $18 282A Colombo Street, Sydenham 022 424 5624 Want a friendly internet Are you over the way the provider with a local big telcos treat you? call centre? Check out Compass. Because we’re a smaller company, we work harder at doing all the things the ‘big boys’ seem to over-look, such as: having a local call centre, great pricing, flexible payment plans and being locally owned. Call Ash 0800 964 558 www.compass.net.nz CMP001
SOUTHERN VIEW Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Tuesday October 1 2019 3 News •HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you think wheelchair accessibility at Nga Puna Wai is an issue? Email your views to matt.slaughter@starmedia.kiwi Wheelchair user issues at Nga Puna Wai • By Matt Slaughter CONCERNS HAVE been raised about accessibility issues for wheelchair users at Nga Puna Wai. The city council say it is aware of these concerns and will put in place measures to improve accessibility. Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board chairwoman Karolin Potter said wheelchair access at the venue is not good enough and the rest of the board agrees. Ms Potter brought to the David Bailey board a wheelchair user’s concerns about having trouble seeing when they use the wheelchair seating areas at the venue to watch sport. For wheelchair users, Ms Potter said: “The fence around the field is at their eyeline or just below it, so you’re either looking through wire netting or you’re looking at the fence post along the top rail.” Ms Potter who used to work for the Human Rights Commission said this is not good enough. “My experience over the years is that we fail and fail and fail again on the issue of disability access. Nga Puna Wai is brand new and this made me feel more angry than I could possibly discuss with you about this issue. It’s just outrageous.” The board has asked city council staff to investigate accessibility issues at Nga Puna Wai, including introducing space for spectators in wheelchairs to have an unobstructed view of the sports fields. Said city council manager of recreation and sports facilities David Bailey: “We value the concerns and have investigated one complaint about the hockey wheelchair spectator area not being accessible. In this instance, the limited access was due to temporary fencing incorrectly closing off the area. The issue was rectified on the same day.” Ms Potter said some of the wheelchair seating at Nga Puna Wai is separated from the other spectator areas with little shelter from the elements. Said Mr Bailey: “Within the covered spectator seating for hockey there are dedicated spaces at the top of the stand for people who use wheelchairs. Fixed seats are below this viewing platform for other spectators. The covered seating provides some protection from UNFAIR: Visibility from wheelchair areas at Nga Puna Nai has been raised as an issue and the city council says it will take measures to improve accessibility at the venue. the weather, specifically rain. The rear and sides of the stand provide some wind protection.” Ms Potter said accessibility and inclusiveness at the facility has to be improved. “The premise is, is that everything we do should be just like an open door, it should be built for everyone.” Mr Bailey said the city council’s current plans to improve accessibility at Nga Puna Wai will involve installing “improved signage directing wheelchair users to the accessible viewing stands.” In Brief SCHOOL LOCKDOWN Police had Bamford School in Woolston in lockdown after a life-threatening incident at a neighbouring property on Wednesday. Gould Cres was cordoned off and the school was placed in lockdown at about 3pm. Parents picking their children up were made to wait outside the cordon. A police spokeswoman said there was a large police presence at the address, including the armed offenders squad. The lockdown was lifted at about 5pm. STREET NAMED Mamuku Lane has been chosen as the name for a street in a new Huntsbury subdivision. The name was approved by the Spreydon- Cashmere Community Board. GRANTS FOR STUDENTS Three Woolston students have received grants towards upcoming trips. The Linwood- Central-Heathcote Community Board has approved $150 towards Haeata Community Campus student Haddasah Timo’s trip to Samoa from which is taking place right now until October 12. It also approved $200 to Linwood College students Mapu O-Moungatonga Uasi and Sione Lei Uasi towards the rugby league southern zone under-19 tournament in Dunedin. Buy pre-loved & spread the love Clothing | furniture | household goods Corner Gasson & Carlyle Streets, Sydenham | ph (03) 332 3378277 2843 Open Monday–Friday 9am–4:30pm & Saturday 9:30am–1:30pm. The revolution in heat pumps is here now! Free pick up of donated goods. familystore.org.nz The revolution in heat pumps is here now! The Fujitsu e3series The brilliant heat pumps from Fujitsu e1 : efficiency e2 : environment e3 : economy More than just a store. 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