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NEWS 2 The North Canterbury News, October 24, 2019 Build customers, sales &profits with North Canterbury’s best read newspaper Workshop to tackle social isolation By DAVID HILL Social connectedness remains achallenge for many in North Canterbury. Asocial inclusion workshop is beingheld at the Ruataniwha KaiapoiCivic Centre next Thursday,asthe Waimakariri district’s social inclusion initiatives group lookstobreakdown barriers. Waimakariri District Council community development adviser Madeleine Burdon,who chairs the group,says asocially inclusivesociety is where people feelvalued, their differences are respected, and their basicneedsare met,‘‘so thatthey can live in dignity’’. The groupwas established in 2007underthe umbrella of Social Services Waimakariri, but is now resourced by the council’s community team. ‘‘The challenges and barrierscreating social isolation have notchanged much in 12 years—indeed, some new concernshave emerged, including rapid populationgrowth. ‘‘We are championing what’s already out there and exploring new opportunities to address isolation, and we’re keen to hearwhat people are doing.’’ She says social isolation can be caused by severalfactors and not justbymoving to anew community, or due to getting olderorlosing mobility. ‘‘It could be achange in life situation. It could be someone who has retiredorlost their job, or you’velost yourspouse.’’ The socialinclusion workshop will be held upstairs in the centre on Thursday, October 31, from 9am to 12pm. Spaces are limited. Email madeleine.burdon@wmk.govt.nz. Thursday, January24, 2019 Issue 830 | www.ncnews.co.nz 46,000 readers every issue 0 readers every issue 46,000 readers every week 30,150 copies deliveredtoEVERY home, farm, RD and lifestyle block in Waimakariri, Hurunui and Kaikoura districtsevery Thursday! ‘I’mconfident we’re looking at 24-hour care’ From Page 1 ‘‘We’ve kept the pressure on when perhapsother areas might havegiven up. ‘‘I’m waitingfor the release of further details aroundhoursasthe CDHB and South Link Health work through these details, butI’m confident we arelooking at 24hour careand this is whatIwill be continuing to pushfor.’’ Waimakariri Mayor DanGordon saysasevendayafterhours facility represents an important step forwardfor the districtand is acredit to allthosewho have campaigned to establish suchservicesinthe area. ‘‘Wehave reached a populationwhere the provisionofanafterhours hubissomething the community deserves. ‘‘Itisall about making surelocalservices are here. ‘‘Alongwithspecialist services thatare availableinour community,wewillbe wellserved,’’ he says. ‘‘Itisgreat news and verywelcome. It is something the CDHBhad committedtoat apublic meetinglastyear.’’ Mr Gordon says he looks forward to meeting withthe CDHB to hear moreabout what is proposed. Community backing ... Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey, left, with Sandi and David McLean. Their petition urged health authorities to provide afterhours health care in North Canterbury. news Robyn Bristow Managing Editor 027 312 1581 robyn.bristow @ncnews.co.nz Reporters Neil Clarkson, David Hill, Shelley Topp, Rachel MacDonald. advertising DaynaBurton Sales Co-ordinator 027 312 0089 dayna.burton @ncnews.co.nz Amanda Keys Advertising 027 536 6224 amanda.keys@ncnews.co.nz Claire Oxnam Advertising 021 560 386 claire.oxnam@ncnews.co.nz ValGenet Advertising 027 807 2251 val.genet@ncnews.co.nz Kerryn Clark Advertising 021 586 138 kerryn.clark@ncnews.co.nz getintouch Editorial info@ncnews.co.nz Advertising sales@ncnews.co.nz GraphicDesign heather.hood@ncnews.co.nz Distribution/Deliveries 027 807 2251 Amberley: 03 314 8335 119 Carters Road, Amberley Rangiora: 03 313 2840 77-83 High Street, Rangiora Christchurch: 03 364 7460 www.starnews.co.nz *Source 2018 Nielsen readership survey. Some big movers in property revaluations From Page 1 Turning to business premises, Mr Rodgers said the commercial and industrial sector had experienced steady growth since 2016, driven by the effects of population growth and construction. ‘‘With the developmentof new retail space, precincts and industrial developments, Waimakariri business areas are now competing with and attracting customers from surrounding areas, including Christchurch. ‘‘Thebusiness sector was one of the largest movers with commercial increasing14% on capital value and 1.9% on land value, while industrial property increased 8.1% on capital value and decreased 1% on landvalue.’’ Mr Rodgers notedthat, in the rural sector, farmerswere experiencing regulatory pressuresfrom government and financial institutions, resulting in afallinsales activity across the district. ‘‘There has been asmall decrease in valueacross dairy properties,whilstpastoraland arablehave remained at similar value levels to 2016, with pastoral properties in some localitiesexperiencing a small increase.’’ Notices of rating valuation are being posted out to owners now, with 26,628properties acrossthe district having been revalued. Ratingvaluations are carried out on all properties in New Zealand, usuallyonce every three years, to specifically helplocal councilsset rates for the following three years. Such valuesare just one of several factors councils use to set rates. An increased rating valuation does not necessarily mean aproperty owner will pay more rates. Ownerswhoseproperties have increased above the district average will likelypay more, while thosewhose valuationchange is belowthe average may well pay less. Council rates will not be updatedbasedonthe new valuations untilJuly 1, 2020. Theupdatedrating valuations should reflect the likelysellingprice of a property at the effective revaluation date, which was August 1, 2019,but did not include chattels. Thefigures from QV show thetotal rateable value of the 26,628 propertieswithin the district is now $17,252,147,000, with the land value of those propertiesnow valued at $7,883,667,000. The updated rating valuations are independently auditedbythe Office of the Valuer General, and need to meet rigorous quality standards before the new ratingvaluations are certified. Pataka Christmas Shop TABLE TOP SALE Labour weekend Laybys welcome -Open every day 10am to 4.30pm 768 Marshland Rd (North End) Ph 03 323 8915 2218655 The council’s manager of finance and business support, JeffMillward, says the QV rating valuationsdon’t increase how much the council collectsfor rates,but can affect the distribution of rates. ‘‘Rates are one source of council income,’’ he says. ‘‘Revaluation doesn’t increase the amount council collectsfrom rates, but it helps workout everyone’s share.’’ Also, the revaluation only affected ratesbasedona property’s value.Ithad no impact on rates setbyfixed charges, land area, or targeted rates such as kerbside collection services. ‘‘Rating levels dependon funding decisions made by the council. ‘‘Wewon’t know until the start of the next rates yearhow the new property values will affect individualrates,’’ Mr Millwardsaid. MASTER BUILDER LocaltoNorth Canterbury. 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NEWS The North Canterbury News, October 24, 2019 3 ECan appeal condemned By ROBYN BRISTOW Environment Canterbury defied logic when it appealed aHigh Court decision on defining riverbeds, Hurunui farmers say. The appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeal earlier this month. The farmers say the appeal, and ECan’s determination to set riverbed lines based on 1in50 year floods, has cost them, and ratepayers who footed the bill for the appeal, thousands of dollars. The High Court had earlier determined that ECan’s argument over river widths, accepted by the District Court in aprosecution case against Dunsandel dairy farmer Mike Dewhirst, was wrong. ECan’s position was based on looking at the river’s fullest flow and searching for asuitable bank. The chairman of the Hurunuibased Rural Advocacy Network, Jamie McFadden says the essential issue was not about protecting braided rivers as ECan purported. It was about using aflawed and unfair process based on hypothetical 1in50 year floods to map riverbeds. ‘‘This decision (the appeal) should be celebrated by all those who value commonsense and fair process,’’ he says. Mr McFadden says he cannot understand why ECan, at significant cost to ratepayers, pursued acourt case that would have seen land used for houses, roads, and townships, as well as areas farmed for 100 years, deemed riverbed. ‘‘A number of farmers have been subjected to considerable cost —$5000 to $15,000 —and aWaiau farmer prosecuted and branded a criminal because of ECan’s flawed, and now proven illegal, riverbed lines policy,’’ he says. He wonders if ECan will show any empathy for the ‘‘appalling injustice it has inflicted on these landowners’’. Dave Holland, who farms near the Hurunui River, says the riverbed lines appeared to be nothing short of aland Ill-fitting dentures can affect your teeth & mouth, makeeating difficult,&just plainhurt! We can relineyour dentures foroptimal fit and comfort, and you’llbesurprised how quickand convenient the entire process is. Riverbed debate ... Hurunui farmer Dave Holland, left, with Rural Advocacy Network chairman Jamie McFadden. Mr Holland’s pasture below them, beside the Hurunui River, would have been considered riverbed under ECan’s 1in50 year flood modelling. PHOTO: FILE grab by ECan. ‘‘It is pretty odd when riverbed lines encompass towns and buildings. Ican’t see how you can suddenly call private property riverbed, and then restrict farming with no talk of compensation or even consultation,’’ he says. He struck problems when he applied for consent to extend his irrigation to a small area of land near the river. ECan said it was riverbed, ‘‘The whole thing has been awaste of money and time. They are trying to landgrab and control what is happening. To all of asudden call it riverbed was plainly not right,’’ he says. Mr Holland says ECan’s riverbed determination defied logic, had cost people quite alot of money, and it appeared the regional council was running its own agenda without the thought of bringing farmers along with it. Paul Hood, who farms at Parnassus, paid $10,000 to a surveyor to prove part of the freehold land he had bought alongside the Waiau River, Dentures not fitting properly? Call now to book your FREE Consultation at either of our 2North Canterbury Clinics 210 HighSt Rangioraa 03 313 3001 (atLumino) duchenne.co.nz was his land. ECan raised concerns at the 11th hour, after he sought consent to do river protection work on his property, bounding the Waiau River. ‘‘I was told Icouldn’t farm the land because it was riverbed. It was not until I threatened to take ECan to court, and pointed out their ruling would affect every farmer along the river from Parnassus to Hanmer Springs, that they came around and in the end backed down.’’ It was decided to call his property an island, and the consent was issued. He says he should have challenged it being called an island, but he had just bought the farm and had acow shed on it. He said he had spent a considerable amount of money and did not want to put anything at risk for his shareholders. ‘‘I accepted it and moved on.’’ Nadeine Dommisse, ECan’s chief operating officer, says there are no plans to appeal the Dewhirst decision. 42 Charles St Kaiapoi 03 375 4442 She says the key reason ECan appealed the decision was to clarify the definition of riverbed under the Resource Management Act (RMA). ‘‘This decision now provides clarity for landowners, communities and river users on apoint of law that has widereaching implications and is central to ECan’s work in protecting the region’s muchvalued braided rivers. ‘‘The RMA definition of ‘bed’ is ‘the space of land which the waters of the river cover at its fullest flow without overtopping its banks’. ‘‘In our braided rivers, which do not have clearly defined banks, the definition is difficult to apply.’’ Ms Dommisse encourages anyone considering works that may be in the bed of a waterway to discuss it with officers before doing any work to ensure a‘‘fuller understanding of the potential issues’’. ‘‘Doing so should help avoid any disputes over whether they are working in a riverbed or not,’’ she says. 2095268 Kaiapoi Lodge Residential Care Nursing Home, Hospital and Respite Person Centred Care, Care that’s built around you 6Cass Street, Kaiapoi Ph 03 327 7235 Make the Switch, North Canterbury Be delightedwith your hearing again Are you curious about your hearing and need ahearing test? 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