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NEWS 4 The North Canterbury News, May 28, 2020 Cash boost for youth programme By DAVID HILL There’s neverbeeneen abetter time to support local. Help our local economy recover in these difficult times and supportour local advertisers by shopping local. The North Canterbury News features local businesses and news everyweek. If you’re abusiness owner and want to find out how we can help you -send us an email on info@ncnews.co.nznz 2095268 The Widest Music Variety Tune in nowtolisten on 104.9 for North Canterbury 103.7 for Hanmer Springs andKaikoura Kaiapoi Lodge Residential Care Nursing Home, Hospital and Respite Person Centred Care, Carethat’sbuilt around you 6Cass Street,Kaiapoi Ph 03 327 7235 An initiative to turn aroundthe lives of atrisk Kaikoura youngsters has received a major cash injection. Christchurchbased Bros for Change,which has been operating in Kaikourasince last year, has received $510,000 to offeranalternative educationprogrammefor 15 to 24yearold males. The programme usesTeAo Maori protocols —aworld view thatacknowledges the interconnectednessand interrelationshipofall living and nonliving things. The funding was announced by Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones and Employment Minister WillieJackson last week. Bros for Changefounder Jaye Pukepuke saysthe programme teaches lifeskills, selfesteem, selfawareness, selfrespect and selfmanagement to youngmales who have been ‘‘labelled’’. ‘‘You can’t justgodown the street and say ‘look at those naughtykids’. ‘‘They’re not naughty. They’rejust doing what they know.’’ He saysthere can be any number of reasonswhy young people fall through the cracks, including being raised in solo parent homes, having aparent in jail, the lack of amale role model, alcoholand drug abuse, links to agang, ‘‘or they’re just alone’’. Jaye knows only too well how things can go wrong. ‘‘I was contracted to playin the NRL (NationalRugby Making change ... Bros for Change founder Jaye Pukepuke with boys he has helped. League) but Icouldn’t get avisa because Ihad acriminal record. ‘‘Teacherstold me Iwas stupid and Ibelieved it. But just because someone says something it doesn’t meanthey know you. Sometimesitjust takessomeone to say ‘good job’ or ‘you can do it’.’’ Jaye says the funding will allowrenovations to be completed at Brosfor Change’s new Kaikouraheadquarters, as well as funding the courses, with the next one scheduled to start in July. While the sixmonth programme is Te Ao Maori based, it is open to any young maleaged 15 to 24, who are all selfreferred. ‘‘Any male in thatage group can ask to come on this programme andthen we will assess whether the programme is right for them.’’ The programme is not curriculumbased,but it can leadtoyoungpeople being abletoreturn to school or moveontotertiary education. PHOTO: SUPPLIED ‘‘NCEAiscurriculumbased and it’s not an outcome these young peopleare ready for,’’ Jaye says. ‘‘An outcomefor us is having ahot meal or not smashing windows today. You’ve got to be realistic about the backgrounds or the upbringing these young people have come from. ‘‘It’snot that we can’t reach them. It’s about getting those life skills right and allowing them to haveconfidence in themselves.’’ Waimakariri rates rise pinned to 1.5pc By DAVID HILL Waimakariri residentswill get some rates relief. Councillorshave deliberated on a revised 2020/21 annual planwhich will see rates risebyanaverage1.5 percent across the district,insteadofthe 4% forecastinthe draftannual plan. The revision follows the lockdown, whichcost the council about $2.25 million in lost incomeand related expenses, whichwill be paid off over 10 years. MayorDan Gordonsays council staff achieved savingsof$2.9m by reviewing the capital works programme, adjusting earthquake loan repayments,astaff wage freeze and deferring new projects. “To get to 1.5% we have takenalong, hard lookatour finances and adjusted our plans,projections and assumptions for the coming years. ‘‘We’veheard from residentsthat they are lookingfor us to keep any increasesas low as possiblethis year while positioning the council to helpWaimakariri recover.” While some capitalprojects are being deferred the council is pressingahead with a$67m capital works programme, including thecompletion of the $28m Stadium Waimakariri,MrGordonsays. The council’s five‘‘shovelready’’ projects, submitted to central government to assistwith the Covid19 recovery, have all beenshort listed, leaving him optimisticofalocal cash injection. ‘‘I’m hopeful, fingers crossed, that we may get some investment, but there’s 800 projects beingconsidered.’’ Two projects, the ‘‘WheelstoWaipara’’ cycleway and the Woodend Bypass, would haveregionwide benefits,hesays.The three others are realignment of Skewbridge Rd bridge, Kaiapoi stormwater and floodprotection works, and districtwidedrinkingwater infrastructure. BEEN OUT CYClINg DURINg lOCKDOWN aND DECIDED IT’S TIME TO... upgrade to an e-bike 12 MONTHS INTEREST FREE * *conditions apply More e-Brands More e-ChoiCe NEED YOUR BIKE OR SCOOTER SERVICED THIS WINTER? On-site bike mechanic 48 hour turnaround 484 Cranford Street Phone 03 925 8987 Simply Furniture now trading upstairs on mezzanine floor. 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NEWS The North Canterbury News, May 28, 2020 5 MattDoocey MP forWaimakariri Kaiapoi Office 156BWilliams St P 03 3270514 |Ekaiapoi@parliament.govt.nz Rangiora Office Level1ConwayLane,188 High St P 03 3107468 |Ewaimakariri@parliament.govt.nz Iamrunning constituent clinics in Oxford on thelastFriday of everymonth. facebook.com/MattDoocey mattdoocey.co.nz Smoky day in Fernside ... Smoke from an outdoor fire pollutes alarge area of Rangiora’s clean air zone recently. ECan’s regional air plan says no outdoor burning is permitted on properties within aclean air zone between May 1and August 31. PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP Smoky outdoor fires generate complaints By SHELLEY TOPP Outdoor fires have provenanuisance in the Waimakariri Districtthis month, with tighter winter rules applying. During the first 19 days of thismonth, 17 complaints were filedwith Environment Canterbury (ECan) over outdoor firesin the district. ‘‘Outdoorburningcan be anuisance for neighbours and can add to air pollution caused by other sourcessuch as home heating,’’ECan’s Waimakariri zone delivery lead, Marco Cataloni, says. ‘‘Because of this, we encourage alternatives such as mulching, composting, kerbside collection services, taking garden rubbish to the local transfer station, or hiring achipper and using or selling the chips.’’ Although the Canterbury Air Regional Plan allows some outdoor burning, it is not permitted on propertieswithin acleanair zone betweenMay 1and August 31. In Rangiora, the 5125.64hectare clean air zoneincludes the townshipand alarge area of rural land extendingout to Dixons Road in the north, Plaskett and Merton roadsinthe west, and almostupto Hicklands Road in the south, withthe eastern boundaryless clearly defined by roads. Anyone planning an outdoor burn must also alwayscheckwith Fire and EmergencyNew Zealand onlineat checkitsalright.nz to ensurethey comply with any seasonal restrictionsor permitting requirements. However,ifall the environmentally friendly options have been rejected andan outdoor burn is permitted under ECan and Fire and EmergencyNZrules,the person who lightsthe firemust still adhere to strict requirements on the day or facea $300 fine for afire on private property and $1000 forafireoncommercial property. ‘‘We would encourageanyone planning to undertake an outdoorburn of their green waste to contactusfirst,’’ Marco says. ‘‘Our officers can provideguidance and advice.’’ If an outdoor burn is to take placethe wind must be blowing away from neighbouring properties,fires must not be lit on still days which can causethe smoke to hang around, or very windydays becauseofunpredictable windchanges, or if rain is forecast. The vegetation must alsobedry and the fire must start with asmall pile and be hot with agood flame to minimise smoke. If the burn is likely to last for more than three days, asmoke managementplan is required. Burningrelated incidentscan be reported, withasmuchdetailaspossible, to ECan on 0800 765 588. Once an offence has been identified, ECan staff will investigate and, in many cases, theyare still able to determine a breach of the rules daysafterthe event. Schools look to get creative By DAVID HILL Local schools are looking for more creative ways to engage with next year’s intakeofstudents due to Covid19 restrictions. Open nights and enrolment for prospective Year 9pupils usually takes place duringMay and June, but Canterbury’sstate secondaryschools agreedtocancel open nights in response to Covid19. Rangiora and Kaiapoi high schools plan to hold virtual open nights to engagewith families ahead of enrolments. RangioraNew LifeSchool principal Stephen Walters says open nights are an important part of easing the transition to high school. ‘‘In our case the parentshave usually already made up their mind, so it’s often abouthelping the childtotransition by familiarising them with their new school, so hopefully schoolswill be able to open up later in the year. ‘‘Usually they start lookingfrom Year 6or7,sobythe time theyget to Year 8 they have usually made up their minds.’’ For now, mostCanterbury schools have restrictions on parentsbeing on site, which is unlikely to change until the countrymovesout of alert level 2. ‘‘It is possible to have informal visits and showpeople around, so the smaller schoolswill be able to do it on an ad hoc basis, but that’smore difficult for the larger schools.’’ Keeping to the restrictions is essential to reducing the riskof spreading Covid19, as one confirmed casecould see aschool shutdown for up to two weeks,ashappened when Kaiapoi HighSchool had asuspected casejust before lockdown. Mr Walters says his school is sitting on its maximum roll of 470,sothere were no plansfor an open night. ‘‘Wedidn’t have one last year because we didn’t have any vacancies.Even at the primary school, last year we only accepted new entrants of siblings. ‘‘Wehave been actively lobbyingthe Ministry [of Education] for aroll increase and, until that happens, we havelimited space available.’’ 2272213 “A Healthcare Home for you and your Family” • Open for Phone, Video and In-Practice Consultations*. • New Patients welcome to enrol • Flu Vaccine Clinics for enrolled patients • On-site Pharmacy *ifdeemed necessary by the clinical team Funded by ParliamentaryServiceand authorisedbyMattDoocey MP,Level1, Conway Lane,Rangiora. There’s neverbeen abetter time to support local. Help our local economy recover in these difficult times and supportour local advertisers by shopping local. The North CanterburyNews features local businesses and news everyweek. 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