North Canterbury News: September 03, 2020

KAIKOURA HOP
12 North Canterbury News, September 3, 2020
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Fun line-up of events planned
By DAVID HILL
The next two months could be busy in
Kaikoura, should New Zealand return
to alert level 1.
While Covid­19 has created some
uncertainty, plenty of events are
planned in the tourist town in coming
weeks, depending on the alert level.
The Kaikoura Whale Run scheduled
for September 5has been cancelled, but
the town is gearing up for the Kaikoura
Hop from September 16 to 19, while the
Kaikoura Spring Festival and Lip Sync
competition are planned for October.
Residents are undeterred by the
cancellation of the inaugural Kaikoura
Winter Festival because of level 2, and
will bounce back with the inaugural
Spring into Summer Festival from
October 2to4.
There’s neverbeen
abetter time to
support local.
It will feature apoetry night, live
music, late­night shopping, markets,
food, games, The Great Kaikoura Road
Trip, astreet parade and the annual
Kaikoura Lip Sync Competition.
The lip sync contest was originally set
for August, but will now be on October 3,
with residents encouraged to ‘‘double
up and wander the streets of Kaikoura’’
in their lip sync costume. More details
will be available closer to the event.
One event which is going ahead is the
Porsche Club of New Zealand’s visit
this weekend, with 60 cars expected to
line up outside the White Morph Motor
Inn for public viewing.
The Kaikoura council has been
working to create events during quieter
periods in abid to attract visitors to the
town, community development and
events co­ordinator Jo York says.
Pool work to begin soon
The long­awaited Kaikoura Aquatic
Centre will soon start to takeshape.
The tendertobuild the centre has
been awarded to CMT Group NZ Ltd, and
construction of the 25­metre pooland
complex will start earlythis month.
The Marlborough and Canterbury
company willwork with local
subcontractors, withKaikoura firms
expected to provide at least 35 percentof
the building works or products.
KaikouraCommunity Charitable Trust
boardchairmanJohn Wyatt says it is
exciting to be breaking ground.
‘‘Theaquatic centre is somethingthat
the communityhas wanted for years.
Thereisareal sense of anticipation as
we see the project physically begin.”
Between the boardand the Kaikoura
District Council,funding of $3.7 million
has been secured.
The complex will include a25m by 12m
lap pool, a6mx10m multi­use learn­toswim/hydrotherapy
pool and abeachentry
toddler pool.Changing rooms and a
picnic/barbecue areawill alsobebuilt.
“Many of our funders havementioned
the unique sitewith the best view of any
pool in the country,’’MrWyatt says.
The fundraisingteam is now focusing
on extras, including achildren’saqua
play area and asplashpad with awhale
tail fountain and jet streams.
Eventssuch as The Great Kaikoura
‘‘Part of it is changing the way
businesses think. Winter has
traditionally been aquiet period so
many of them have shut their doors and
relied on the busy summer period, so
it’s about persuading the businesses to
open.’’
As long as New Zealand is at level 1,
more events are in the pipeline to
attract visitors, including the annual
Kaikoura Trotting Cup, which is set to
return in November, and the Kaikoura
A&P Show will be back in February.
The council has also been talking to
Fusion Events and has confirmed
Kaikoura will host atriathlon on
January 3.
Afanzone is also being planned for
the America’s Cup yacht racing in
March, with alarge, movable outdoor
screen to view the races.
Planned ... An artist’s impression of the
children’s splash pad.
RoadTrip on October 4will help
fundraise for thisadditional feature.To
learn more, contact poolfundraising@
gmail.comorphone 027 438 2678.
Ultrasound machine aboost
KaikouraHealth’s new ultrasound
machineisproving to be an invaluable
asset.
KaikouraHealthdoctor Andrea Judd
says it is usedmultipletimeseveryweek.
‘‘It reallyismakingasignificant
differenceinensuring patients getthe
rightcare at the righttime,” she says .
The Maia Health Foundation bought it
for Kaikoura Health thanks to substantial
donations of $22,000 each from Pegasus
Health and MainPower, and an individual
donationfromGerald and Peggy Salkeld.
It was installedinMarch.However, the
lockdown meant hopes for an official
unveiling were dashed.
However, in late Julythat was rectified,
with MainPower chief executive Andy
Lester, the MainPower executive
leadership team, Pegasus Health chief
executive Vince Barry, and Anna Galvan
and Michael Flatmanfrom the Maia
HealthFoundationtravellingtoKaikoura
to meetthe Kaikoura Health team.
Mr Lester saiditwas amazing to see the
equipmentinactionand discoverthe
differenceitmade to patients.
‘‘We are proud that we played apart in
providingthistothe community, ”hesays.
Since March it has been usedto
diagnose abdominalpain, check for gall
bladder infections, and has also been used
in the treatment of accident victims to
check for internal injuries. In one case, it
was used to diagnoseaneye condition.
Mr Flatman says there’s no doubtthe
machine has fulfilled Maia’smission of
improvinglocal health services.
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