North Canterbury News: February 20, 2020

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North Canterbury News, February 20, 2020
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The way we were ... Jim and Julie Ryan, from Woodend, look at historic photos of Rangiora during their visit to the Rangiora town centre
exhibition.
PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP
Building on town'smomentum
By SHELLEY TOPP
Acharismatic and
contemporary look at
Rangiora from the past and
into the future features in a
new exhibition in the Gables
Arcade.
The Rangiora TownCentre
Charismaticand
Contemporary Exhibition,
installed last Friday, has been
set up by the Waimakariri
District Council to introduce
the draftRangiora town
centrestrategy.
It provides alook at what
the town could looklike in the
future, offers areminder of
what it used to be like, and
allowspeopleachance to
comment on whatthey want to
see happen.
‘‘The success of the
Rangiora town centreisvital
in ensuring Waimakariri’s
economycontinues to thrive,’’
Mayor Dan Gordonsays in the
Draft Rangiora Town Centre
Strategy Blueprintto2030+
consultation document,
supplied at the exhibition.
‘‘We are not starting with a
blank canvas;much has
alreadybeen achieved
throughthe successful
implementation of the
previousRangioratown
centre strategy and our task
now is to build on the
momentum.’’
The exhibition outlines 10
big projects whichinclude
reinforcingthe role of High
St, connecting the east to the
core, developingthe BNZ
corner, transforming station
corner, completing
development north of High St,
revampingthe civic precinct,
supporting the Durham St
development, enabling
opportunities south of High
St, providing accesstothe
town centre, and encouraging
living in the centre.
The exhibition includes an
ideasboard wherepeople
viewing the exhibition can
have theirsay about what they
wouldlike to see in the town,
plus astack of forms should
they choose to make alonger
submission.
Abig­screen television
displays acontinual
slideshow, including
comments from Rangiora
business owners and people
working in the central
business districtabout what
features they wouldlike to see
in the town.
HartleySchool of
Performing Arts founder Dale
Hartley­Brown wants support
for the Town Hall, ‘‘with
places to eat and things for
people to do afterseeinga
show’’.
Jenna Broad,ofNiche Gifts,
wants local retailers to ‘‘work
more closely together to
market the stylish and unique
aspects our town has to offer’’.
Suzanne Snow, of Fresca
Mediterranean,would like to
see the town centre improved
for pedestrians, whileJaden
WilliamsHolland, amember
of the Waimakariri District
Council Youth Council,wants
moregreeneryinthe town
centre. ‘‘The environment is
really important to young
people.’’
Kaikoura workers' village to be sold
By ROBYN BRISTOW
The temporary Kaikoura village that
housedcrew workingonearthquake
recovery in Kaikoura is up for sale.
The New Zealand Transport Agency
has re­started the sale­by­tender
process.
It initially tendered it early in 2019,
but as extra work was added to the
recovery programme, it was put on hold
because the housing was stillneeded.
It is owned by the agencyand
KiwiRail, and is used by their delivery
agent, the North Canterbury Transport
InfrastructureRecovery (NCTIR)
alliance.Itsits on leasedfarmland near
the Kaikoura township.
TransportAgency owner interface
manager Colin Knaggs says the village
still playsanimportant part in works
along the Kaikoura coastline.
NCTIR has afull workload planned
throughtothe end of June, and the
village will then shut down.
Alternative accommodation for the
remaining workers will be found in
Kaikoura.
There are 115 people staying in the
village, down from 180 less than two
months ago.
Numbersstayinginthe villagevary
depending on the work projects under
way, Mr Knaggs says.
For moreinformationonpurchasing
the village, register on GETS at
gets.govt.nztogain access to the
necessary documents.Responses are
expected no later than March 4, 2020.
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