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Selwyn Times Wednesday September 23 2020 BUY A FAMOUS FOUR SQUARE PIZZA & PEPSI 1.5L COMBO 6 NEWS FOR ONLY 14 .99 Pams Fresh NZ Oven Ready Chicken 1.5kg $ 11 99 Broccoli ea NEW SEASON NZ ASPARAGUS Coming Soon! Product of New Zealand $ 1 79 ea Signage will assist drivers • HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you think trying to get onto the northbound motorway on-ramp on Halswell Junction Rd is tricky? Email your views to devon. bolger@starmedia. kiwi • From page 1 “With this roundabout, there is a relatively short distance for drivers to move across lanes to get to the on-ramp,” he said. “Once the southbound motorway lanes are open, and when traffic gets used to the layout, the situation should ease to some extent.” One of the frequently asked questions on the NZTA website is: “Why is there a wait at the Springs Rd roundabout and to access the motorway on-ramp?” Following final utility works in the area, permanent signage will be installed which will further help drivers with the correct lane, Griffths said. He also said an alternative route from Prebbleton to get on to the motorway is available, but it is 2km further than using the onramp. He suggests turning left from Springs Rd onto Marshs Rd and accessing the motorway on-ramp at Shands Rd. The Shands Rd on-ramp has traffic lights, making it easier to access the motorway, he said. Construction of stage two of the Southern Motorway is still in progress and is expected to finish next year. “Once all four lanes of the new motorway are open and fully operational, traffic volumes will adjust and settle.” Stage two of the Southern Motorway project began in 2016 and is expected to cost $195 million. The first stage of the motorway, between Brougham St and Halswell Junction Rd, opened in 2012 at a cost of $140 million. Pams Finest Cookies 300g $ 3 69 ea WHAT’S NEW AT FOUR SQUARE A Sweet Sapphire Grapes Seedless Be to win FRESH FROM THE U.S * Birthday Box with FOUR SQUARE to celebrate 90 Years of Weet-Bix TM Puhoi Valley Yoghurt 450g 1 PRize PER Store Over $150 worth of Sanitarium TM and Four Square goodies inside. www.foursquare.co.nz $ 4 99 ea SEE INSTORE FOR MORE INFO Clare Reilly INNER LANDS Clare Reilly’s work has been described 26 September as Neo- – 28 October 2020 Romantic. Her paintings are imbued with a poetic stillness and calm. She has a close affinity with birds in the landscape, with the bird motif signifying a sense of joy in flight, and hope and renewal. Clare lives in Otago’s Blueskin Bay but also spends time Main on Rd, Banks Little Peninsula River where | 03 325 1944 | art@littlerivergallery.com she is inspired by the landscape, flora and fauna. Her career spans more than three decades of painting and exhibiting throughout ‘The Chattering Stream’ oil painting New Zealand, with many by Clare Reilly exhibiting at Little River works going overseas. Gallery 26 September – 28 October Inner Lands Standing at the edge of the Inner land Looking within and out again. All is clouded and clear with Insight, foresight, hindsight, and still much unknown. There was a time when, the land was stilled and hushed. As if resting, from the itchy human activity, the earth sighed with relief. The wind played its song over the ridge lines and the voices of birds rang out clear into a cleaner, quieter air. The streams chattered down into gullies of bush and ferns, and the passing of days were, at last, observed by many, from inside their bubbles. A time of meditative connection to leave distractions of everyday life and find the meaning in being. Now take me to those Inner Lands, on the journeys of the mind, where coastal forests give way to the place of dreams, and the mind can settle and rest, and sustain the momentary beauty of existence. Clare Reilly - Sept 2020 Clare Reilly INNER LANDS 26 September – 28 October 2020 facebook.com/FourSquareNZ STAFFORD STREET Specials available South Island only from Monday 21st September until Sunday 4th October 2020 or while stocks last. Wine and beer available at stores with an off licence. Wine and beer purchases restricted to persons aged 18 years old and over. Main Rd, Little River | 03 325 1944 | art@littlerivergallery.com
Wednesday September 23 2020 Selwyn Times Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Drink driving: By the numbers • By Devon Bolger NEARLY TWICE as many drink drivers have been caught in Rolleston than any other township in the district. A total of 137 people recorded excess breath or blood alcohol levels in Rolleston, data released to the Selwyn Times shows. Lincoln had the second-highest number with 77 motorists caught. There were 67 people in Rolleston who recorded a breath alcohol level over 400mcg/L. That compares to 53 in Lincoln, 33 in Leeston, 19 in Darfield and two in Arthur’s Pass. The legal limit is 250mcg/L, if you record between that and 400mcg you will receive a $200 fine. If you record more than 400mcg/L you could be jailed for up to three months, fined up to $4500 and will automatically be disqualified from driving for at least six months. The legal blood alcohol limit is 50mg. Senior Sergeant Dean Harker said he thinks the higher numbers in Rolleston are due to a larger population and could possibly be due to people commuting from the city. CHECKPOINT: Statistics have revealed how many people were charged with drink driving across the district between 2017 and 2019. “It is a real concern for us. We have been pushing for a long, long time to try and spread the message about drink driving.” Dean Harker Harker said memorable call-outs for police in the district include apprehending drunk drivers that were stopped in the middle of the road, slumped over the steering wheel and covered in vomit. “Another time, a driver was weaving all over the road and followed home by a member of the public, when spoken to by police they didn’t know where they were.” Last week Selwyn Times reported police have seen an increase in drink driving in the district over the last month. People caught with excess alcohol levels over the last three years: Rolleston: 137 Lincoln: 77 Leeston: 59 Darfield: 34 Arthur’s Pass: 5 Selwyn total: 312 It follows a motorist in their early 30s being caught three times the legal alcohol limit a fortnight ago. The man was found slumped over his steering wheel on Springston-Rolleston Rd. Harker said the driver, who lives in the district, refused to get out of the vehicle when police arrived. He was taken to the Rolleston Police Station where he recorded a reading of 1050mcg/L. The motorist was one of six people caught drink driving in the district over one weekend. About 80 per cent of the offenders recorded readings over 1000mcg/L, Harker said. Harker said the man would not tell police if he had been drinking at an establishment before driving but he had been drinking in his car. NEWS 7 New offer benefits students ELLESMERE College and Lincoln University are teaming up to smooth the transition for international students directly into tertiary study. The new programme will mean international students can easily progress their chosen study programmes while also continuing to live where they feel comfortable. A range of subjects taught at Ellesmere College that align with corresponding study programmes offered at Lincoln Ronan Bass University have been identified. Lincoln University director international, Roger Shew, and Ellesmere College director international, Steve Henderson, have been working towards cementing the new partnership for the last year. Ellesmere College principal Ronan Bass said the new partnership will offer prospective international students and their families a compelling education package that maps an entire learning pathway. 3 CG EVENTS presents LIVE IN LINCOLN 6 MARCH LINCOLN 2021 JON STEVENS THE NOISEWORKS +INXS COLLECTION The Fan Brigade Ben Hurley comedy night [ R18 ] 5 t h ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL BRIDGESTONE LINCOLN Jarred Fell Alan McElroy saturday 17 october in lincoln ONLY $44+BF tickets on sale now www.liveinlincoln.nz CRATE & BARREL LEESTON STAN WALKER JORDAN LUCK BAND ANNIE CRUMMER JASON KERRISON OPSHOP • THE LADY KILLERS RODNEY FISHER GOODSHIRT • CHE FU SUPERGROOVE NATHAN KING + ANDY LYNCH ZED AUTOMATIC 80’s THE REMNANTS OF HELLO SAILOR Tickets On Sale Now www.selwynsounds.co.nz SUPPORTED BY
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