Nor'West News: October 08, 2019

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6 Tuesday October 8 2019 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz News Climate issue leads to award Special October events for cyclists • By Claire Booker EMMA TAYLOR’S generation is full of leaders striking for climate action, and she used this passion to create a science fair entry. The 17-year-old St Margaret’s College pupil placed third-best at the NIWA Canterbury-Westland Schools Science Fair. More than 200 students from 26 schools entered the event held at Canterbury University. Emma’s entry focused on the impact of ocean acidification and the entry explored how pH and temperature affect the concentration of calcium carbonate that green-lipped mussel shells leach. “I wanted to do a project that would have a real-world application. Climate change and ocean acidification affect us all, especially here in New Zealand with our primary industries and the communities they support. New Zealand’s territory is largely ocean with it playing an important part in our culture and heritage. We have a responsibility to care for it,” Emma said. This year was Emma’s first time entering the science section of the fair, but she entered the technology section in 2017. Her entry took months of CONCERNED: Emma Taylor won third-best in fair at the NIWA Canterbury-Westland Schools Science Fair for her entry on ocean acidification and its impacts. ‘Climate change and ocean acidification affects us all.’ – Emma Taylor work totalling about 30 hours to complete the entry. Emma said climate change is a huge issue for young people. “Around the world, young people have been at the forefront of the voices that call for measures to avert climate change. Our generation is becoming more and more environmentally concerned and proactive,” she said. Emma chose to focus her science fair entry on greenlipped mussels because the seafood industry is an important primary industry for New Zealand. She said because greenlipped mussels live close to the shoreline, they are particularly vulnerable to our changing temperature. Thomas James from Burnside High School won best in fair, and Rātā Airey and Petra Arthur from Cashmere High School placed second. CHRISTCHURCH cyclists will spin their wheels for Biketober and get involved in special events across the city. More experienced cyclists will be able to join the Canterbury Mountain Bike Club on a social ride around Bottle Lake Forest on Sunday. Keener participants will have from the start of Biketober until October 25 to take up the Passport Challenge. An online map features more than 40 destinations where cyclists can pick up the unique code and fill up their “passports”. Some spots offer deals for anyone arriving by bike during October. A prize pool valued at over $7000 value is up for grabs. You can also race into the free Passport One-Day Challenge on October 26. Powering up from 9am, see how many destinations you can get to by 4pm. Cyclists will become artists, drawing a picture with their bikes using GPS navigation during the Biketober Strava Art Contest. They will also be able to explore the city while taking in the SCAPE Public Art season. People are invited to use the city council’s SmartView to find their favourite NOR’WEST NEWS PEDAL POWER: Biketober will involve a number of cycling events across Christchurch, including a social ride around Bottle Lake Forest on Sunday. public artworks and take a selfie to win a prize. Cyclists can also join the Climate Crisis Progress Ride on October 17. Guided by experts, the free ride will provide an opportunity to look at architecture, transport and the environment and to learn about moves to deal with the climate crisis. City council planning and delivery transport manager Lynette Ellis says Biketober emphasises the importance of the city’s sustainable approach to transport. “Christchurch’s investment in cycleways is vital to addressing climate change, creating healthier communities and reducing congestion, so it is great to see residents make the most of the new network,” Ms Ellis said. Study with Vision CHOOSE FROM OUR CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS & DEGREES! WE OFFER: • ULTIMATE FOUNDATION SKILLS • EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE • SECURITY AND FORCES TRAINING COURSE • BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND TECHNOLOGY • COUNSELLING • WEB DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT WWW.VISION.AC.NZ | 0800 834 834 50 Hazeldean Road, Addington, Christchurch
NOR’WEST NEWS Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Tuesday October 8 2019 7 News Photo hunt keeps the past alive THE ARTS Centre as we know it has been part of Christchurch’s landscape for generations – but this glimpse of one of its buildings standing alone on a dusty unpaved road is unfamiliar to many of us. From 1877 until the mid-1950s, the Arts Centre was buzzing with students, as Canterbury College (now Canterbury University) and Christchurch Girls’ and Boys’ High Schools used the buildings as a campus at various times. The buildings were transferred to the Arts Centre Trust Board when Canterbury University completed its move to Ilam in the 1970s. Designed by prominent architect Benjamin Mountfort, this Gothic Revival tower served as the Observatory and Biology building, with a telescope gifted by James Townsend located in the Observatory right at the top when this photo was taken. The historic Townsend Telescope, a six-inch refractor made by Thomas Cooke and Sons of York, England, in 1864, was recovered from the rubble of the Arts Centre tower after the February 22, 2011, earthquake. The Arts Centre and Canterbury University plan to restore the building and the telescope. HISTORY: This photo of the Observatory, Canterbury College, circa 1895, was entered in the 2013 Christchurch City Libraries’ Photo Hunt. The Beca Christchurch Heritage Festival 2019 starts on Monday and this year, as part of the festival, Christchurch City Libraries will celebrate 10 years of the Christchurch Photo Hunt. Over the past decade, the photo hunt has collected hundreds of great photos like this one, and Christchurch City Libraries hopes people will dust off their collections and unearth some more treasures. The photo hunt competition runs from now until October 31. Your photo hunt photos will be carefully scanned and preserved as part of the Christchurch City Libraries’ collection. They will then be loaded onto the Discovery Wall at CELEBRATION: To check out the Beca Christchurch Heritage Festival events taking place at the Arts Centre, visit ccc.govt.nz/heritagefestival. PHOTO: ARTS CENTRE Submit your photos for the Christchurch Photo Hunt at any city library or at christchurchcitylibraries. com Tūranga central library so everyone can enjoy them. You can also see them at discoverywall.nz. There will be heaps of events happening in the central city during the Beca Christchurch Heritage Festival 2019. There will also be some great events at the Arts Centre during the festival. Check out what’s happening at ccc.govt.nz/ heritagefestival or pick up a copy of the Heritage Festival printed guide from your local library or service centre. $1500 raised for breast milk bank A QUIZ fundraiser has raised more than $1500 for the Rotary community breast milk bank. The bank, based at St George’s hospital in Merivale, is the only centre in New Zealand to supply pasteurised donor breast milk to babies in need outside the neonatal unit. More than 150 babies have been supported with the “liquid gold” since the bank’s opening last year. The service is run entirely by volunteers, with mothers donating their excess breast milk. The milk bank runs entirely on community support, therefore fundraising is required to meet the annual operating costs of $30,000. The Rotary Club of New Horizons held the quiz night at the Elmwood Trading Co and more than 100 participants went along to support the cause. Anna Bush, president of Rotary Christchurch New Horizons was grateful with the amount raised for the cause. “This is thanks to the generosity of those who participated in the quiz,” she said. ‘CEREC’ & cosmetic dentistry Wisdom tooth removal Painless, high quality dentistry Sedation dentistry Experienced, conscientious team Experienced hygienists OPEN SATURDAYS 355 9380 144 Cranford Street www.stalbansdentalcentre.co.nz Nicky Wagner A E P W NUMBER ONE SUPPLIER TO THE NZ JET BOATING COMMUNITY FOR OVER 50 YEARS • Part Boats & Hulls • Turn Key Packages • New Jet Units • Custom Fabrication • Expert Advice SERVICING John Connelly 03 962 0505 john.connelly@hamjet.co.nz National List MP • Spare Parts Retailer • Jet Unit Refurbishment • Engine Tune-Ups • Insurance Repairs • Impellor Reconditioning 922 Colombo Street Central Christchurch PO Box 21359 Christchurch 8143 chch.office@parliament.govt.nz 03 365 8297 nickywagner.co.nz Encounter our stories 7–28 October Over 80 special events! Discover heritage tours, walks, talks, workshops, music, food and more with the Christchurch Heritage Festival… ccc.govt.nz/heritagefestival Christchurch Heritage Festival • Christchurch Marshlands – Polish Ancestry Encounter, 12 October • Hidden Taonga – Heritage Hikoi, 13 October • McLean’s Mansion – Allan McLean: the Man Behind the Mansion, 16 October Funded by the Parliamentary Service and authorised by Nicky Wagner, 922 Colombo Street, Christchurch.
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