The Star: October 03, 2019

• By Claire Booker
A $15,000 donation to the
Christchurch City Mission
will change the lives of 12
Cantabrians.
Smiths City Colombo St store
manager Kevin Owers presented
the cheque to City Mission chief
executive Matthew Mark last
week.
Mr Mark said the mission has
to raise $5.5 million each year to
cover the cost of the services it
offers to people in need.
“This $15,000 cheque will
support 12 people through an
alcohol and drug detox. It is an
incredibly generous donation,”
he said.
Each year, the city mission
supports about 42,000
Christchurch residents in need.
It celebrated its 90th
anniversary in July.
“Almost 10 per cent of
Christchurch’s population has
been supported by the city
mission,” Mr Mark said.
Mr Owers said he was
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HELPING
HAND:
Kevin
Owers (left)
presents
Matthew
Mark with
a cheque
to support
people in
need. ​
Smiths City donates
$15k to city mission
“very proud” to make the
presentation.
“I couldn’t think of anyone
better to give it to. It gives you
tingles,” he said.
Smiths City chief executive
Roy Campbell said the company
has been a supporter of the city
mission for years.
“It doesn’t matter where we
are in New Zealand, we want to
be those locals who help locals.
It makes us immensely proud,”
he said.
NEWS 15
$23k crime cameras
confirmed for Sumner
• By Jess Gibson
A GROUP of Sumner residents
have finally won the battle to
get crime prevention cameras
installed in the village.
The city council has confirmed
it will fund the $23,000
installation of five cameras on the
corner of Mariner and Burgess
Sts before the end of the year.
Safer Sumner started advocating
for the equipment in December
2017 after a spike in crime.
The group’s spokeswoman
Kath Preston said it is “rapt”
to have closure after what has
been a “very long and confusing
process.”
“We’re very excited about it. It’s
taken a lot of perseverance, but
all we wanted was this result,”
she said.
Safer Sumner raised $4000
for the security cameras in 2017,
but was told to approach the
Linwood-Central-Heathcote
Community Board for funding
when the cost jumped to $20,000
after police requested the cameras
be aligned with its system.
However, there was
confusion when a report in July
recommended the community
board decline the group’s
application for $16,187 to help
pay for the cameras.
The report was then pulled
from the board agenda at the
Thursday October 3 2019 The Star
WATCHING: Crime cameras
will be installed in Sumner
after a community group
started advocating for them
in December 2017.
“last minute” before its meeting
due to Safer Sumner’s difficulty
meeting the criteria within the
application.
Now city council head
of community support,
partnerships and governance
John Filsell said after discussions
with police, the decision to fund
the cameras was delegated to city
council staff.
The equipment, which
aligns with the police system,
will include four static cameras
and one camera able to pan
360 degrees with zooming
capability.
Mr Filsell said the location was
chosen as it will achieve the best
coverage of Sumner Village.
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