North Canterbury News: July 23, 2020

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OPINION 6 North Canterbury News, July 23, 2020 McALPINES MITRE 10 MEGA RANGIORA -OCEAN WATCH This Week Sun Fishing Guide Moon Wind KAIKŌURA VIEWS MAYOR CRAIG MACKLE Kiwis are getting out to explore their country It’s good to see that retail spending in Kaikoura is up from last year,providing awelcome boost over the winter. It is heartening to see that Kiwis who might go away overwinter are discovering their own country and supporting locals. Longmay it last! Iwent to the first sailing of Whale Watch earlierinthe month. Afull boatloadwas heading out, with the next 12 days fullybooked. The Mayfair Theatre is coming together. Ihad alook around and wasreally blown away by the thought that has gone intothe reconstruction of thisspecial building. The Mayfair is targeted to openatthe end of the year and is going to be ahuge asset for the community. The KaikouraEconomic Recovery Governance Grouphas been alot of work for many peopleand Isincerely thank everyone for the efforttheyput in. We received some great ideas from the communitywhichhavebeen incorporated into our proposals to central government. At therisk of soundinglike abroken record, don’t forgettoconsider the Draft Annual Plan. Thereare some reallybig changes to rubbish and recycling services being discussed as part of the2020/2021Draft Annual Plan. Good Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Jul 23 Jul 24 Jul 25 Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul 28 Jul 29 Rise 7:50am Set 5:21pm Best Times 2:18am 2:45pm Rise 9:38am Set 8:01pm Moderate W easing ☑ Calling all candidates forthe Saturday, September 19, General Election. TheNorth Canterbury News will be publishing aspecial edition “meet the candidates” feature for the Kaikoura electorate August 27, Waimakariri electorate September 3. To be involved, please contact us at info@ncnews.co.nz. Ok Rise 7:49am Set 5:21pm Best Times 3:12am 3:38pm Rise 10:10am Set 9:16pm Light Wturning NE ❛There are some really big changestorubbish and recycling servicesbeing discussed as part of the 2020/2021 Draft Annual Plan.❜ This will impact the whole community, so we want as many people as possible to make asubmission. The council is hosting two presentationsthat outlinethe proposed changesand there will be opportunities to ask questions. This is the best waytoget an understanding of whatisbeing suggested before decidingwhat option youprefer, and what you areprepared to payfor. This first was at the Memorial Hall on Wednesday.The secondwill be held on Monday, July27, at the TakahangaMaraeat5pm. Makingasubmission is afairly easy process. Just go onlinetokaikoura.govt.nz/ or drop into the council offices forapaper copy. Submissionsclose on Friday,July 31. Takecare out there and don’t forget to lookafter each other. JP service desks For North Canterbury people seeking help from aJustice of the Peace, free regular services are offered from the Rangiora, Oxford, Amberley and Kaiapoi libraries. The Rangiora and Kaiapoi service desk is available every Tuesday from 10am to 1pm in Rangiora and from 11am to 1pm in Kaiapoi. In Oxford, the service is available every Thursday from 11am to 1pm, and at Amberley on Fridays, 11.30am to 1pm. Outside those hours, the public can simply search online for ‘‘Find aJP’’, enter their postcode, and hit ‘‘search’’ to find their local JPs. Ok Rise 7:48am Set 5:22pm Best Times 4:04am 4:29pm Rise 10:39am Set 10:30pm Ok Rise 7:47am Set 5:23pm Best Times 4:54am 5:19pm Rise 11:06am Set 11:44pm Good Rise 7:46am Set 5:24pm Best Times 5:44am 6:09pm Light NWturning SE Light NW Light W Down side of cannabis needs to be pointed out DearEditor, Yourfront page on July16glorified the growingofcannabis withthe promiseof 20,000jobs andthe collectionofmillions of dollars in tax revenue.Italso seemedto be an active attempttosolicit a“yes” vote in the coming referendum. It is important to notethat theproposedbillweare voting on doesnot cover medicinal cannabisorthe growing of hemp as these are already legal. Yourstory does not mention the ‘‘down’’ sidetolegalisingcannabisuse. As agrandfather,and not an expert in thisfield, Iamconcerned aboutthe negative effects of cannabis usefeatured in the many studies thathave been done and that Ihave read about.These have found thatcannabis usetriples the riskof developingpsychoticsymptoms,thatit doubles therisk of domestic violence, that the rates of murder andassaults have increasedmuch faster in the states in the US thathave legalised than the restofthe country, and that thenumberofdrivers involved in fatal caraccidentsinColorado and Washington,and whohave tested positive for marijuana,has soared.The costtoour country from theresulting mayhemwillcertainly be morethanthe tax collected. It is also verystrangewhenweasa nationhave realproblemswith alcohol and heavilydiscouragepeoplefrom smokingcigarettes, that we would now encourage the use of another addictive substance.That is why it wasbanned in the first place. Do we not learn? Yours, A.D.Wethey Gobsmacked DearEditor, As aresidentofNorth Canterbury Iwas gobsmacked andinfuriated last night whenIreturned home fromwork and saw the front page of the North Canterbury News,whichinmyview espoused biased and illinformedviews. Iamall for people statingtheirviews but to utilise the situation we are currentlyinwith apandemicand rising unemployment as apotential swaying point in the upcoming referendum makes me angry. Iamsure there manyothers are disappointed with ourlocalnewspaper. There was no even representation of bothsides of theissue to vote yesornoin the upcoming referendum. Ilivedand worked in Coloradofor 30 years.Istillhavemany friends in Colorado andIknowthe stateand its social history, politicsand its people well. The statementsinthe article, in my Rise 11:33am Good Rise 7:45am Set 5:25pm Best Times 6:34am 7:00pm Set 12:57am Rise 12:02pm Light Eturning NE Good Rise 7:44am Set 5:26pm Best Times 7:27am 7:53pm Set 2:11am Rise 12:34pm Moderate NE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR opinion, paint afalsepicture of the situationnow facing Colorado and its residents. Frommystandpoint, and thatofall my friendsinColorado andother states in the US, is that monumentaldamage has occurred fromthe legalisationof cannabis. Massive increasesinmental health issues, familyviolence, teen suicide,vehicle fatalities, drugaddiction and loadsofother social issues far outweigh the small contributionsthat legalisingcannabis and thetax funds raised have broughttostates thathave legalised the drug. Iwould welcomearticles fromthe North Canterbury News thatgive allthe facts so thatthe public hereinNew Zealand can be informed of allthe issuesaround legalisingcannabis. It is our young people who aregoing to suffer alifetime of harm frompotentiallylegalisinganotherdrug. Legalising cannabis,inmyview, will damageour communities and social infrastructure,aswellkiwisyoungand old. Iwould askthe media here in New Zealandtogoand takeapoll in the states of the US thathavelegalisedcannabis whether, if theycouldroll backtime, would they vote differently. Iwould suspect from talking to my friendsinthe US thatthe pollwouldshow that sentiments havechanged drastically on theissue. The problem is they cannot turn back time andnow thatitislegal it is nearlyimpossibletoget awayfromall the negative effects on society. It is my view thatthe North Canterbury News should notbeputtinginformation like they have donethis past week on the frontpage. Yours, Linc Burgess (Abridged) Claptrap Dear Editor, In reply to MichaelSmith’s letter on cannabis reform on July 2, Iask:How naive can you be? Theletter is fullofclaptrapand naivety. A‘‘no’’ vote in the cannabis referendum is avote againstnaivety and apositive one forgoodoldfashioned commonsense. Let’sremain theenvyofthe world — nuclearfreeand intolerant to all drugs. Vote no. Yours, Vince Flynn, Pegasus Swell Pegasus Bay Tide Chart 3 2 E1.0 m E1.1 m SE 0.7 m SE 0.5 m SE 0.4 m SE 0.4 m E0.5 m 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 1 0 Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Waimakariri 6:24am 2.3 12:17am 0.5 7:18am 2.4 1:07am 0.4 8:12am 2.4 1:58am 0.4 9:06am 2.4 2:50am 0.4 10:01am 2.4 3:45am 0.4 10:57am 2.4 4:41am 0.4 11:55am 2.4 5:38am 0.4 Mouth 6:48pm 2.5 12:35pm 0.4 7:40pm 2.5 1:26pm 0.4 8:34pm 2.5 2:19pm 0.4 9:29pm 2.5 3:14pm 0.4 10:25pm 2.4 4:11pm 0.5 11:22pm 2.4 5:12pm 0.5 6:13pm 0.5 Amberley 6:24am 2.3 12:17am 0.5 7:18am 2.4 1:07am 0.4 8:12am 2.4 1:58am 0.4 9:06am 2.4 2:50am 0.4 10:01am 2.4 3:45am 0.4 10:57am 2.4 4:41am 0.4 11:55am 2.4 5:38am 0.4 Beach 6:48pm 2.5 12:35pm 0.4 7:40pm 2.5 1:26pm 0.4 8:34pm 2.5 2:19pm 0.4 9:29pm 2.5 3:14pm 0.4 10:25pm 2.4 4:11pm 0.5 11:22pm 2.4 5:12pm 0.5 6:13pm 0.5 6:33am 2.3 12:26am 0.5 7:27am 2.4 1:16am 0.4 8:21am 2.4 2:07am 0.4 9:15am 2.4 2:59am 0.4 10:10am 2.4 3:54am 0.4 11:06am 2.4 4:50am 0.4 5:47am 0.4 Motunau 6:57pm 2.5 12:44pm 0.4 7:49pm 2.5 1:35pm 0.4 8:43pm 2.5 2:28pm 0.4 9:38pm 2.5 3:23pm 0.4 10:34pm 2.4 4:20pm 0.5 11:31pm 2.4 5:21pm 0.5 12:04pm 2.4 6:22pm 0.5 6:35am 2.3 12:28am 0.5 7:29am 2.4 1:18am 0.4 8:23am 2.4 2:09am 0.4 9:17am 2.4 3:01am 0.4 10:12am 2.4 3:56am 0.4 11:08am 2.4 4:52am 0.4 5:49am 0.4 Gore Bay 6:59pm 2.5 12:46pm 0.4 7:51pm 2.5 1:37pm 0.4 8:45pm 2.5 2:30pm 0.4 9:40pm 2.5 3:25pm 0.4 10:36pm 2.4 4:22pm 0.5 11:33pm 2.4 5:23pm 0.5 12:06pm 2.4 6:24pm 0.5 6:29am 1.7 12:21am 0.4 7:22am 1.8 1:13am 0.3 8:16am 1.8 2:05am 0.3 9:10am 1.8 2:59am 0.3 10:06am 1.8 3:54am 0.3 11:03am 1.8 4:49am 0.4 5:44am 0.4 Kaikoura 6:53pm 1.9 12:36pm 0.3 7:45pm 1.9 1:28pm 0.3 8:40pm 1.9 2:23pm 0.3 9:36pm 1.9 3:20pm 0.3 10:34pm 1.9 4:19pm 0.3 11:32pm 1.8 5:19pm 0.4 12:01pm 1.9 6:20pm 0.4 *Not for navigational purposes. Wind and swell are based on apoint off Gore Bay. Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa. www.ofu.co.nz www.tidespy.com Graphic supplied by OceanFun Publishing Ltd. 2118223
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