Ashburton Courier: April 23, 2020

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By Jess Gibson
WITH MORE than100 edible
speciesinhis garden, Dave
Brycewould give anyvegetable
shop arun for its money.
Which is whythe Mt
Pleasant resident,who is also
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thechairmanofRedcliffs/Te
RaeKura Eco VillageGroup,
wassuccessful at theLinwood-
Central-HeathcoteEdible
Garden Awards.
He receivedaspecial
awardfor BestSustainability
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DEDICATED: Dave Bryce is passionate about gardening as it is sustainable and promotes healthyeating.
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Features andwas one of seven
recognised in theResidential
House Category.
The awards were presented to
Mr Bryceataceremony held at
theMatuku Takotako: Sumner
Centre earlier thismonth.
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At themoment,edible
items in Mr Bryce’sgarden
includepumpkins, courgettes,
beans, lettuce,rhubarb, celery,
tomatoes, berries, nuts and
herbs amongothers.
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By Jess Gibson
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RESOURCE consent hasbeen
granted foramajor commercial
andresidentialdevelopment in
Lyttelton.
Collett’sCorner, athree-storey
complex, is nowastepcloser to
being builtonOxfordStafter
Christchurch City Council
approvedthe consentapplication
from Ohu Development -the
group behind the project.
The project is being fundedby
the first crowdfundingcampaign
under taken in NewZealandfor a
commercial development.
However,before work starts on
the complex, OhuDevelopment
will need toraise between
$800,000 and $1.4 million in its
second round of crowdfunding,
whichisplanned to start on
April 2.
The public willdecide whether
or notthe second crowdfunding
bid will go ahead on thatdate.
In asurvey by Ohu
Development, people can
choosewhether they think the
crowdfundingcampaignshould
continue, or should bepaused
until theCovid-19 outbreakis
brought under control.
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from ayoung agehas always Juliaisone of25young industries that were often maledominated,withparticular
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By DevonBolger
ANYDECISIONonhelping people
who may struggletopay theirrates
will come from theGovernment,
thedistrictcouncil says.
Said district
councilchief
executiveDavid
Ward:“(We) will
be guidedby
government
policy and
guidelines in
relation to financialassistance
David Ward
forratepayers.
It is likely to be anational
decision.”
Mr Ward said it isstill too early
to tellexactly what assistancethe
community willneed.
“It’sveryearly days andI
think that we arejust looking
at how we respondtothe virus.
Forus, it’s aboutresponsiveness
to thecentral government
guidelines,the safetyofstaff
andthe safety of ourcommunities.”
It follows callsfrom
Christchurch citycouncillors to
stop ratesincreases in response
to theCovid-19 crisis.
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SPREYDON residentsare
preparingtohelpmembers of
theircommunity if they are
forced to self-isolatebecause of
Covid-19.
Spreydon Neighbourhood
Network Facebookgroup admin
SonyaHodder got behindthe
idea after one of its members
postedaskingifresidentsare
willing to supportpeople who
areself-isolating by dropping off
foodand other supplies.
Said MrsHodder: “One of the
ladies who is in thegroup works
for theRed Cross andshe’s like
an emergency person, you know,
she goesout with thefour-wheeldrive
andthat,and shecameup
with theidea andsoIagreed that
we should use ourFacebookpage
as an avenueifanybody does
need help.
“I’m notsurehow needed that
it will be becausemostofthe supermarketsare
providingonline
deliveryand things likethatbut
it’s just hardtoknowhow it’s going
to panout.
“I just thinkthey[people]just
need to letusknowwhat they
need andwe’ll do ourbestto
help,”she said.
MrsHodder saidthereisno
need to panicbut it is important
those who canhelpdotheirbit if
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theworst happens.
“I just think anything to help
our community,that’s what we
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All of Mid Canty back
in Rangitata electorate
Rakaia, Chertsey, Dorie, Pendarves and Lauriston are
back in the Rangitata electorate, after an adjustment
of electoral boundaries.
The change affects some 3300 voters inthose rural
areas who werepart of the Selwyn electorate in the last
general election.
Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon had been lobbying
for them to return to his electorate and said having all
of Mid Canterbury in the same electorate made
complete sense.
He was among more than 400 people who made
submissions to the Representation Commission when
boundaries were reviewed last year. Other submitters
from Geraldine said they wanted to be part of the
Rangitata electorate, but they remain in the Waitaki
electorate.
Selwyn electorate loses Banks Peninsula, which is
merged with eastern parts of Christchurch previously
in the Port Hills electorate.
Changes around the country range from major to
minor. Anew seat proposed as Flat Bush will instead
be named Takanini. Other name changes are Helensville,
which becomes Kaipara ki Mahurangi, Hunua
becomes Port Waikato and Rimutaka becomes
Remutaka.
Mr Falloon said he was happy the commission had
agreed with his submission.
‘‘I put forward what I thought was a pretty
compelling case to have the Rakaia River as the
boundary rather than where it has been at Dromore
corner, which alot of people found quite odd.’’
He and Selwyn MP Amy Adams had operated a‘‘no
wrong door’’ policy, which meant he had helped people
in places like Rakaia, Chertsey and Lauriston despite
them being in the neighbouring electorate.
‘‘I’ll continue to do that until the election, and
beyond that Idon’t take anything for granted.’
‘‘I’ve worked hard to be a strong voice for our
district in Parliament and I’ll keeping working hard
every day to earn the support of people to do so again.’’
Temporary work visas extended
Mid Canterbury workers on temporary
work visas, like thousands of
others around the country, have
had their visas extended by Immigration
New Zealand because of
the Covid­19 pandemic.
Visas due to expire between
April 2 and July 9 have been
automatically extended by Immigration
New Zealand (INZ) until
September 25.
The temporary visas total around
270,000 and cover work, visitor,
student and limited visas.
Federated Farmers and Dairy
NZ were among those asking the
Government to consider extending
visas for migrants already working
in New Zealand when the extent of
the coronavirus became known and
when borders were set to close.
Ashburton immigration consultant
Maria Jimenez said the visa
extension decision was after an
Epidemic Management Notice had
been issued to INZ which meant
that their current instructions were
no longer practical.
It was good news and areassurance
for Mid Canterbury workers
and others on temporary work
visas.
Entry into New Zealand was only
open to NZ citizens and residence
visa holders, although INZ was
allowing very limited exceptions to
assist certain circumstances such as
humanitarian reasons and essential
health workers.
‘‘INZ also needstomake atough
decision on which visa type needs
to be prioritized. Health care
workers who have a job offer to
start from March 2020 to June 2020
are prioritized because they will be
working for critical purposes. On
the other hand, anumber of visa
programmes have been suspended,
not cancelled, just suspended.’’
They included expressions of
interest for the skilled migrant and
parent categories.
Ms Jimenez, a licensed immigration
adviser, said INZ needed to
accommodate a huge number of
changes because of the Covid­19
pandemic.
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Footballers urged
to stay fit, practise
Mid Canterbury United Football
Club development officer Darren
Cavill is encouraging football players
around the district to keep up their
fitness and skills levels and to prepare
for afootball season.
He is hopeful some sort of season
will happen after Covid­19
restrictions, but says any season start
will not be before May 30 at the
earliest.
‘‘New Zealand Football and its
seven Federations have announced
that the community football
postponement has been extended
until at least Queen’s Birthday
Weekend due to the pandemic.
‘‘The best case scenario at this
stage is that training can resume on
May 16 with the community football
and futsal seasons starting two weeks
later.
‘‘The worst case scenario is that we
don’t get afootball season at all,
which would be ahuge
disappointment for all players,
regardless of age.’’
Mr Cavill said excitement and
expectation for the new season had
been building before coronavirus
restrictions kicked in and senior
teams had started pre­season
training.
‘‘It is important to keep fitness
levels up and to keep enthusiasm for
the game during lockdown.
‘‘I encourage kids to get out with
their parents and others in their
bubbles to enjoy arun around and
kick around.’’
Mr Cavill intends posting aseries
of videos on the Mid Canterbury
Football development officer
Darren Cavill.
United Football Club Facebook page
with short messages and tips on how
to improve and develop technical
skills.
They will include demonstrations
on how to dribble, juggle, pass and
kick the ball, and are aimed primarily
at those under 14 years.
New Zealand Football is also
offering an online home training
programme that focuses on its fourcorner
holistic training model ­
technical, tactical, physical and
mental.
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