Nor'West News: July 30, 2020

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4 Thursday July 30 2020 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz NOR’WEST NEWS News Retail spending on the rise • From page 1 ChristchurchNZ general manager of strategy, insight and policy Anna Elphick said increased spending was encouraging but there is still some way to go. “There’s been strong growth in many suburbs including Papanui and New Brighton. Pent up demand and eased restrictions on movement have provided some buoyancy to the levels of retail spending, but we are yet to see how long the sugar rush will last. We know there are still challenging times ahead and any return to normal will take a long time. “The impact of border closures is also being felt with a 58 per cent reduction in international visitor spend in Christchurch during June, compared to the same time last year. “It was positive to see spending by residents in the central city increase by 13 per cent on June 2019, going some way to compensate for the loss of international visitor spend which makes up a relatively large proportion of central city spend,” said Elphick. Students’ bid to reduce plastic waste • By Bea Gooding AS MILLIONS of plastic bottles make their way into landfills and natural environments, six young entrepreneurs have come up with a bubbly way to tackle the issue. The year 13 young enterprise students at Villa Maria College will soon release Eliminate – an effervescent disinfectant tablet for water bottles in a bid to encourage families to reduce their single-use plastic waste. Charlotte Restieaux said the project, with Hannah Shallcrass, Kaitlin Willetts, Ella McHerron and Ella Dolan, of Harewood, was aimed at “busy people” who often reached for single-use bottles instead of cleaning the one they already had. “We realised a lot of us are busy and we don’t often have enough time to properly clean our drink bottles,” she said. “We recognised the issue of single-use bottles and how convenient it was to chuck it out and get another one.” She said the process was simple – by placing the tablet in a bottle with water, which will “fizz” and disinfect the inside, followed by rinsing. The homemade tablets comprised of common bacteriakilling cleaning agents including hydrogen peroxide and baking soda which will also be suitable for reusable bottles. Charlotte and her team believed it will provide a convenient way to clean on-the-go, reducing the chances of purchasing a new bottle. Even though plastic bottles could be recycled, at most, only 30 per cent of which was eventually recycled in New Zealand. With a portion of waste winding up in waterways and beaches, the group were committed to donating 10 per cent of profits to the Sustainable Coastlines charity. Said Charlotte: “A lot of single-use plastics end up on our coastlines and the charity helps clean up the beaches, so we felt that our mission aligns with theirs.” The project was part of the PROJECT: (Rear, from left) – Kaitlin Willetts, Caroline Holder, Charlotte Restieaux and Ella McHerron. (Front) – Ella Dolan and Hannah Shallcrass. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN nationwide Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme, which the group took part in through the school’s business studies class. “We want to make people aware of the amount of plastics going into our world and about the major problems climate change,” said Charlotte. Eliminate was now in production, she said, which was due to be released this week. Discover Christchurch’s best pet accommodation • Daycare - all breeds • Long stay/short stay Call now to book in your fur baby, inspections welcome anytime! Brighten up your winter with Frankie4 Active Flats Fashionable functional footwear 271 Dyers Road | Phone 384 1297 | www.alameda.nz Fashionable • Functional • Footwear Unit 3, 355 Riccarton Rd, Upper Riccarton P. (03) 929 0927 E. info@theshoeroom.co.nz www.theshoeroom.co.nz
NOR’WEST NEWS Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Thursday July 30 2020 5 A walk along memory lane See more from the The Star archive at https://canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/star The Papanui Petrol Dome service station in 1979. Burnside High School students being taught to ride Benelli 60cc motor-cycles in 1975. Papanui High School student, Jennie Hobbs, holds up a pumpkin during pumpkin picking at G. F. Case and Sons farm on Cranford St in 1990. THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTION AND REFERENDUMS Carlton Cellars and Canterbury Fried Chicken on Papanui Rd, Merivale in 1976. • More photos page 6 This year you can vote in two referendums. Enrol. Vote. Be heard. vote.nz referendums.govt.nz 0800 36 76 56
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