Bay Harbour: February 26, 2020
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Wednesday <strong>February</strong> <strong>26</strong> <strong>2020</strong><br />
News<br />
Restored gun emplacements to reopen<br />
• By Jess Gibson<br />
A PIECE of history tucked away<br />
at Godley Head has been restored<br />
and is to reopen to the public.<br />
Gun emplacements damaged in<br />
the <strong>February</strong> 22, 2011 earthquake<br />
have recently been reinstated at<br />
the Godley Head coastal defence<br />
battery.<br />
Built in 1939, the battery is<br />
ranked as one of the top ten New<br />
Zealand coastal defence heritage<br />
sites.<br />
In the early years of World War<br />
2, people living in Canterbury<br />
were comforted that the two<br />
six inch long-range guns of the<br />
fort ensured their city was not<br />
defenceless against a surprise<br />
attack.<br />
The fort was once staffed by<br />
more than 400 men and women<br />
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It closed in 1963, and remaining<br />
today are the gun emplacements,<br />
seven military buildings,<br />
and other features.<br />
The Department of Conservation<br />
has an exclusive event<br />
planned for today to celebrate the<br />
restoration of the gun emplacements<br />
for people and groups<br />
involved with the site from 9am<br />
to 11am.<br />
Ngāti Wheke will walk those<br />
attending from the gate of the<br />
gun placements onto site with<br />
a mihi whakatau, karakia and<br />
waiata.<br />
There will be guided tours,<br />
brunch and opportunities listen<br />
to speeches by a DOC ranger,<br />
mural artist Wongi Wilson, the<br />
Godley Head Heritage Trust, and<br />
the NZ Defence Force.<br />
For more information, visit:<br />
www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/<br />
places/godley-head/godley-headcoastal-defence-battery/<br />
Spate of suspicious fires on Port Hills<br />
• By Sophie Cornish and<br />
Jess Gibson<br />
Two suspicious fire have been<br />
lit in the same place in the Port<br />
Hills in less than a week.<br />
Four crews from Sumner,<br />
Woolston, Central and Governors<br />
<strong>Bay</strong> attended the 40m x<br />
10m blaze Evans Pass Rd about<br />
3.30am on Monday.<br />
Sumner Volunteer Fire Brigade<br />
chief fire officer Daryl Sayer said<br />
the fire was extinguished quickly<br />
but crews stayed for about an<br />
hour to make sure it did not flare<br />
up in dry areas.<br />
A similar early morning blaze,<br />
of about the same size, happened<br />
on the same road last Tuesday.<br />
Police are investigating both<br />
fires, which have been deemed<br />
suspicious.<br />
It is the third large suspicious<br />
fire in the Port Hills area this<br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
HISTORIC: Built in 1939, the battery at Godley Head is ranked as<br />
one of the top 10 New Zealand coastal defence heritage sites.<br />
month.<br />
On <strong>February</strong> 12, fire crews battled<br />
a fire that burnt through 6ha<br />
of native reserve off Tunnel Rd<br />
(State Highway 74) in Heathcote,<br />
between Port Hills and Ferry Rds.<br />
Fire and Emergency New<br />
Zealand fire investigator Wayne<br />
Hamilton said anyone with information<br />
about the fires should<br />
contact police on 105.<br />
He wanted to thank the public<br />
for alerting FENZ to Monday<br />
morning’s fire.<br />
Said Mr Sayer: “My concerns<br />
are that [these fires] are damaging<br />
walking tracks and the<br />
wildlife and plant life that goes<br />
with those. But more concerning<br />
is that even though we have good<br />
safety measures in place, we may<br />
end up with our personnel becoming<br />
injured as a result of this<br />
thoughtless action.”<br />
Water<br />
restrictions<br />
are in place<br />
Level 4 water restrictions are now in place<br />
for Akaroa, Duvauchelle and Takamatua.<br />
This means no outdoor water use.<br />
We’ve made this decision as local streams are<br />
very low and we’re expecting hot, dry weather<br />
to continue. For more information, check the<br />
Akaroa sign, call 0800 800 169 or visit<br />
ccc.govt.nz/waterrestrictions<br />
Thank you for your help.<br />
BAY HARBOUR<br />
In Brief<br />
PAGE 3<br />
CORRECTION<br />
Last week <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong><br />
News reported that Victoria<br />
Andrews had written a letter of<br />
correspondence to the Banks<br />
Peninsula Community Board<br />
raising concerns over cruise ship<br />
impacts on behalf of the Akaroa<br />
Civic Trust. However, Ms<br />
Andrews actually submitted the<br />
letter as a resident rather than as<br />
a member of the trust.<br />
SECOND HUI IN AKAROA<br />
A second community hui<br />
will be held in Akaroa on<br />
Thursday to discuss concerns<br />
and opportunities which were<br />
raised during a first meeting in<br />
November. Residents can listen<br />
to key stakeholders speak from<br />
police, Akaroa Health Centre<br />
and Akaroa Area School who<br />
will help explore ways forward<br />
and share what is happening in<br />
their respective areas. The hui<br />
will be held at The Gaiety, Rue<br />
Jolie, from 5.30pm. To RSVP,<br />
email Kerry Little at heartlands.<br />
coordinator@gmail.com<br />
SECTIONS PLANNED<br />
The developer which purchased<br />
the former Cave Rock<br />
Apartment site will onsell the<br />
land as five individual sections.<br />
Citadel Property Ltd bought<br />
the site from owners for $4.8m<br />
following a nine-year-long battle<br />
between a body corporate and<br />
four individual owners.