Southern View: October 29, 2019

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Tuesday October 29 2019 7
Spray to be used to
clear Heathcote weed
INVASIVE weeds clogging
the Heathcote River and
taking over its banks will
soon be targeted in a weed
spraying programme.
The programme is due to
start early next month, but
the work is weather and
tide dependant.
The weeds are covering
the riverbanks and will
eventually wipe out native
species. Some are also
restricting flood flows and
increasing the amount of
sediment in the river.
“The weeds are starting
to impact on the river’s
ecosystem and capacity so
they need to be removed,’’
said city council land
drainage manager Keith
Davison.
“We have bank stabilisation
and planting work
happening along the
Heathcote River as part of
our flood mitigation programme
in the area and we
need to get rid of the weeds
before we progress this
work any further,” he said.
The chemical herbicide
glyphosate will be used to
target the weeds.
“The council has been
trying to reduce its use
• By Kim Thomas
JUNIOR PUPILS at
Oaklands School in
Halswell has moved
into a renovated and
expanded junior block –
the first completed stage
of the school’s campus
redevelopment.
A new $180,000 junior
school playground funded
by the board of trustees
and PTA has also just been
installed.
The school is in the middle
of a $5-million-plus
redevelopment that is part
of the Ministry of Education
rebuild programme
following the earthquakes.
Oaklands School principal
Margaret Trotter said
she is thrilled students
in their first two years of
school have a lovely new
area to learn in.
A new extension links
two existing junior blocks
to create a dedicated junior
school area.
The extension is light and
airy and has exposed timber
beams in the ceiling,
she said.
It has window seats and
looks out over a native
garden under development
with students input.
Mrs Trotter said the
block also features covered
private decks for the use of
TAKING OVER: A spraying programme will aim to
remove invasive weeds from the Heathcote River ​
junior school pupils, and a
wet area for experimental
learning.
Because Oaklands School
buildings held up well in the
earthquakes, the completed
campus will be a unique
mix of new buildings and
refurbished existing long
‘Canterbury’
blocks from when the
school was opened in the
1960s, Mrs Trotter said.
Work is under way to
build a new office and
of glyphosate and in our
parks and reserves we are
using organic fatty acid
alternatives to combat
weeds.
“Unfortunately, the
organic fatty acid alternatives
that are available are
not safe to use around
waterways because of their
toxicity to aquatic invertebrates.
“We can’t physically remove
all the weeds in and
along the Heathcote River
so our best option is to use
glyphosate, which becomes
inactive in soil and sediment,
so safe to use around
water,’’ Mr Davison said.
Mr Davison said the
contractors will follow
strict protocols when
spraying with glyphosate
to minimise the impact on
the surrounding environment
and to avoid the
risk to people travelling
through the area.
“The areas that have
been sprayed will be
clearly marked with
warning tape and signage
to keep people and their
dogs out until the spray has
dried,” he said.
School buildings renovated
THUMBS UP: Oaklands School junior pupils outside
their newly-completed classroom. (From left) –
Brieana, Clyde, Felix, Marcus, Lacey, Wallace, Myrah,
Maddison and Zyan. ​
a new flexible learning
block as well as the refurbishment
of an existing
building to create a stateof-the-art
hub for year 7
and 8 pupils.
This work will be finished
by the end of this
year, Mrs Trotter said.
Next year refurbishment
of the two Canterbury
blocks will take place, and
the development of an outside
courtyard where the
whole school can gather.
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