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2 Tuesday October 22 2019 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 Matt Slaughter Ph: 021 910 788 matt.slaughter@starmedia.kiwi ADVERTISING Elaine Moon Ph: 364 7436 elaine.moon@starmedia.kiwi Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz news Northern corridor impacts A student study has found residents want safe streets when the Northern Corridor opens next year. Page 8 community events Brighton venue for eBikes Wheel out your eBike and head to the New Brighton Library on Sunday from 2 to 3pm. Learn about the machines and gather with others. Page 12 tasty bites Page 16 PEGASUS POST Benefits of a plant-based diet Japan is known for its plant-based diets. This dish embodies the flavours and benefits of what the country has to offer. The best-read local newspaper, delivered to 15,657 homes every Tuesday Linwood, Avonside, Richmond, Shirley, Burwood, Dallington, Wainoni, Bromley, Aranui, Avondale, Bexley, New Brighton, Northshore, Queenspark, Parklands, South Brighton. • The Star • North Canterbury News • Selwyn Times • Ashburton Courier also publishing: • Bay Harbour News • Southern View • NorWest News • Western News Paradise found… 13 Cholmondeley Lane, Governor’s Bay 4 bedrooms | 2 bathrooms | 2 living rooms | 1 kitchen | 2 sunrooms + conservatory 1 large library/office | 2 car-garage | 2 off-street park | Listing Number: BE193366 Restoring your confidence through your smile Your agent, Your home, Your future LICENSED SALES CONSULTANT REAA 2008 Locations such as this are rarely available. Here is your opportunity to settle in a beautiful home looking across the harbour. In a park like setting with gently sloping lawns and lush, established gardens the property connects directly to the waterfront via a pathway. With nothing in the way, it’s a magnificent panorama out to the Lyttelton Harbour and surrounding hills. Peaceful and ever changing, this must be the ultimate antidote to life’s daily stresses. P 027 777 0411 Full service Denture Clinic and Laboratory Caldent Denture Cleaner Free Consultation No Obligation Ph: 385 5517 + 396 Innes Road, St Albans admin@denturesplus.co.nz + denturesplus.co.nz fiREwORKS ExtRAvAgAnzA AnD SUpERnitES Painters & Decorators SAtURDAY 26 th OctOBER ★★★ 6.30pm StARt★★★ fAmiLY pASS: (2 ADULtS & 4 chiLDREn 15YRS & UnDER) $50 ADULtS $25 | SEniORS $10 | chiLDREn $5 | UnDER 5YRS fREE DOUBLEDAYS ROAD KAiApOi | infOLinE 03 327 6117 | www.wOODfORDgLEn.cO.nz
PEGASUS POST Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Tuesday October 22 2019 3 News Plan to beat midge problem MORE THAN 9000 native shrubs and trees will be planted beside the Bromley oxidation ponds over the next few weeks as part of ongoing efforts to keep the midge population down. The trees and shrubs will create a natural screen between the oxidation ponds and nearby homes and help cut down the light from the residential area. Midges, like moths, are naturally attracted to light. “We’ve prepared the ground for planting and over the next few weeks our contractor, Fulton Hogan, will be putting in 9330 native trees and shrubs,’’ said city council three waters and waste operations manager Adam Twose. “As the plants grow up, they will shield the ponds from the light from neighbouring homes and roads which should make the residential area less attractive to the midges.’’ The planting work is part of a multi-pronged approach the city council is taking to control the midge population around the oxidation ponds. Midges are not harmful but over the warm summer months, they are an unwanted nuisance for nearby residents. “Unfortunately midges breed well in the shallow, warm waters of the oxidation ponds so we are continually working to find new ways of keeping the midge population down,’’ Mr Twose said. “Last summer we mechanically disturbed the floor of the oxidation ponds by using a slow-moving boat fitted with a raft of chains that dragged behind it. By doing this, we were able to create a less hospitable environment for the midges to breed in. “As a result we saw a 35 per cent decline in the midge population around the ponds and received fewer complaints about the midges from nearby residents. NUISANCE: Nine thousand native shrubs will be planted beside the Bromley oxidation ponds in a bid to reduce the midge population. “We’ll be using the same approach again this summer so we hope to see a further decline in midge numbers. “We will also have contractors working on extending the spur in Pond 2 so that we can alter the inflow of treated wastewater, which should also make the ponds a less attractive breeding ground for midges.’’ In Brief PARK UPGRADE Work is under way to upgrade Woolston Park. The city council is improving the drainage network to service the park and some surrounding properties. Contractors will renew the sports field irrigation, cricket wicket block and re-levelling the playing surface. There are drainage issues affecting the ability to use parks playing surface during the winter months as well as some drainage limitations for the community centre, playground and other nearby areas. GARDEN AWARDS Entries are open in the Linwood- Central-Heathcote Edible and Sustainable Garden Awards. The awards recognise and support individuals, groups, schools, communities and businesses that grow their own food. There are residential, school, and community/business categories and special awards including best sustainability features and best first-time garden. Entries close January 20. MOBILE LIBRARY The mobile library bus will be visiting the MacFarlane Park Neighbourhood Centre every fortnight on a Tuesday from 1-4pm. It will visit the centre on red bin weeks. Pataka Christmas shoP! oPEN 7 days 10am - 4.30pm 768 Marshland Road (North End) SUPER DEALS Milk 2L 2 for $8 Monster Cans 500L 2 for $6 Pepsi Range 1.5L 2 for $4.50 ICE CREAM AVAILABLE City Express Discounter 724 Gloucester St (near Woodham Rd) Ph 381 7437 | Open 7 Days LET US HELP YOU MAKE YOUR DREAM COME TRUE •DRIVEWAYS •EXCAVATION •DRAINAGE •FENCING •ASPHALT & CONCRETE •HOUSE FOUNDATIONS 021 870 725 Accepted here. LENDING CRITERIA, FEES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY. info@stylescivil.com | www.stylescivil.com 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
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