Selwyn Times: October 07, 2020

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020

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‘Shovel ready’ roading package

denied Government funding

• By Devon Bolger

THE DISTRICT has missed

out on millions of dollars in

Government ‘shovel ready’

projects funding.

The district council’s application

was for a roading package

that would bring forward a range

of pavement renewals that had

been deferred as well as upgrade

125km of road in areas across the

district.

The works

spread across

the district

council’s

2500km maintained

roading

network and

includes works

Sam

Broughton

on both higher

volume arterial

roads close to

Christchurch

and those in the rural areas of

the Canterbury Plains serving

dairy and other primary production

activities.

Mayor Sam Broughton said the

decision was “very disappointing.”

District council asset manager

transportation Andrew Mazey

said the district council did not

receive a specific reason why the

proposal was rejected.

“We were told the value of the

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submitted projects was much

greater than the funding available,

so some projects were not

able to be included,” he said.

The fund received 1924 submissions

across New Zealand

and funding was agreed for

about 150 projects.

The proposal the district

council submitted to Crown

Infrastructure Partners, which

is managing the funding, did

not include a specific number of

jobs the roading package would

create.

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THAT’S A big blow on page

1 today – the Government’s

‘no’ to the district council’s

bid for $13.5 million of

‘shovel ready’ funding.

Given what is happening

with money being sloshed

around up north, I would

have thought Selwyn, one

of New Zealand’s fastest

growing districts, would have

secured a reasonable chunk

of ‘shovel ready’ money.

‘Shovel ready’ is about

getting the economic wheels

turning. Job creation is vital.

Selwyn’s application seems

a bit short on job creation

details but neither the council

or Government will say if

this was a factor.

Said Infrastructure

Minister Shane Jones: “Job

creation was one of a number

of criteria the applications

needed to meet and not the

sole consideration.”

But I suspect it was a big

consideration.

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POLICE MAY have broken an

organised operation which has

been stealing utes and pick-ups

to on-sell or break down for

parts.

Senior Sergeant Stephen

McDaniel said some of these

were stolen

from the

district, others

were stolen in

Christchurch

and across

Canterbury.

Armed

police have

raided

properties in

Oxford and Rangiora in recent

weeks, the latest last week.

Eight stolen Toyota Hiluxs

and Land Cruisers have been

recovered. Police also found

firearms and cannabis at the

properties, and a stolen trailer.

As well as the Hiluxs and

Land Cruisers, police are also

focusing on a spate of Ford

Couriers which have been

targeted as part of Operation

360.

Nineteen Couriers, made

between 2000 and 2006, have

been stolen in Canterbury in the

past six months.

Senior Sergeant Stephen

McDaniel said three people

have been arrested and charged

with theft, cultivating cannabis

and processing firearms

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Police make traction

on spate of ute thefts

Stephen

McDaniel

offences.

More arrests are likely, he said.

Said McDaniel of the vehicles

recovered: “They’re being

rebirthed. So, legitimate plates

and numbers are being put on

them to enable them to be sold.

Others are used and stripped for

parts.”

BUSTED: Eight

stolen Toyota Land

Cruisers and Hiluxs

were recovered

during police raids

last month and

police are also

looking for stolen

Ford Couriers and

their parts.

He said there was a demand

for the vehicles and parts.

He said police were armed

when they carried out the

raids but were met with no

resistance.

McDaniel said the occupants

of the properties they searched

are not gang members.

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‘We thought

we had a really

strong case’

• From page 1

“Our view at the time was that

this project would stimulate the

industry at a time of uncertainty,

retaining certainty for existing

contractor staff and adding new

hires where necessary, but the

exact number of new hires was not

possible to calculate,” said Mazey.

Infrastructure Minister Shane

Jones was a part of the decisionmaking

process.

“Job creation was one of a

number of criteria the applications

needed to meet and not the sole

consideration,” he said.

Said Broughton: “We worked really

hard and staff didn’t get their

Easter break to meet what was

asked for from the Government. It

wasn’t something that we entered

into lightly.”

Broughton said the council

shortened the list of projects down

to one they thought was the best

fit.

“We thought we had a really

strong case that was going to

provide jobs, be able to be implemented

immediately and help with

the response to Covid-19.”

As part of the Government’s

response to Covid-19, it asked the

public and private infrastructure

sector impacted by the pandemic

to submit ‘shovel ready’ projects

for funding consideration.

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Selwyn candidates: Bios and views

Nicola

Grigg,

National –

Grew up on

a sheep and

beef farm in

Mt Somers,

went to school

in Christchurch

before

studying journalism at the New

Zealand Broadcasting School.

First job was in a shearing

shed. Since then has worked

as a journalist, communications

manager in big tourism

businesses, Parliamentary press

secretary to Simon Bridges

and Sir Bill English under the

last National-led government.

Prior to beginning full-time

campaigning, was working as

a portfolio manager at New

Zealand Trade and Enterprise,

responsible for the trade development

of a wide range of

Canterbury-based exporters,

primarily in the agricultural and

manufacturing sectors.

Wants to be the MP for Selwyn

because of “our ambitious, fastgrowing

region is facing challenges

that need an experienced,

capable representative to help

tackle.”

“Parliament needs more rural

representation - particularly

rural women. While my morals

and convictions are deeply

rooted in my rural upbringing, I

am also a socially-liberal, modern

urbanite - so I bring a broad

insight to a number of facets of

New Zealand society and community.”

Priorities for Selwyn:

• Support local businesses by

fighting hard for Governmentfunded

construction and infrastructure

projects such as the

rebuild and repair of a number

of our schools, as well as the

four-laning of SH1 from Rolleston

to Ashburton – a $1 billion

project that will keep approximately

2000 people in work.

•Fight for our local farmers

impacted by punitive regulations

and ensure legislation is backed

by science and best international

practice so these family businesses

can be supported to farm

their way to better environmental

outcomes.

• The preservation and

conservation of our natural environment.

I will work constructively

with local authorities and

community groups to support

projects and initiatives to help

mitigate the impacts of climate

change.

Three main characteristics an

MP needs to serve their constituents:

• Genuine in their desire to

serve people, to work with them

and for them to help solve their

problems, improve their lives,

and those of their families and

communities

• To have a relentless

commitment to the role, their

electorate and, above all, their

constituents.

• Be available and accessible to

their constituents.

Cannabis Legalisation and

Control Bill: I will be voting

against this referendum. It is

a poorly-thought out proposal

that does not go anywhere near

far enough to address the social

impacts of cannabis legalisation,

not least mental health. Not

only that but, unlike the End

of Life Choice, Flag and MMP

referendum, the Bill has not been

through Parliament or the scrutiny

of a Select Committee so the

public is being asked to vote on a

law that we don’t even know the

final details of. I’ve tried it once

as a student in my early 20s and

have never used it since.

End of Life Choice Act: Will

be voting for the End of Life

Choice Act 2019. The legislation

contains substantial safeguards.

This is a matter of freedom

of choice and I believe that

if, by offering a person with a

terminal illness the choice – thus

removing the terrible fear

many of us have of dying – then

that is the just and humane thing

to do.

Abe

O’Donnell,

Greens –

Finished

high school

last year and

is studying towards

a Bachelor

of Law

and Bachelor

of Arts, majoring in political science

and international relations,

minoring in nutrition at the University

of Canterbury.

Campaigning for the party

vote this election to help return

the Green Party to Government

so “we can reach an Aotearoa

where everyone thrives, the

climate is stable and nature is

protected.’’

Three priorities for Selwyn:

• Support farmers to transition

to organic plant production to

ensure jobs remain after the food

revolution.

• Embed civics education

in schools and make 16 the

minimum voting age to enhance

democracy.

• Initiate a food subsidy and

levy system so that fewer people

get food-related chronic diseases.

Three main characteristics

an MP needs to serve their

constituents:

• Fairness

• Transparency

• Accountability

Cannabis Legalisation and

Control Bill:

Voting yes. I have never used

cannabis. I don’t consume any

type of harmful drug and I plan

on never doing so.

End of Life Choice Act:

Voting yes. Everyone should be

free to choose and do whatever

they like as long as they are not

harming anyone else, are of an

appropriate age and are aware of

the consequences.

Calvin

Payne,

Independent

Has been

living in

Selwyn for

the past six

years on a

lifestyle block

breeding full blood highland

cattle and heritage pigs in

Weedons.

Has worked in the

construction and infrastructure

industry for more than 38 years.

Has tutored on construction

management degrees and

currently runs two businesses

based in Selwyn, one supplying

construction time consultancy

services and training to major

projects and the other focusing

on the production of sustainable

local food.

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Wants to be MP for Selwyn

to make a difference as an independent

and support the recovery

from the impacts of Covid-19.

“As an independent candidate

I do not have to align with party

polices and I will work with all

parties, MPs and government for

the benefit of expanding Selwyn.”

Three priorities for Selwyn

are:

Health – Advocate for mental

health services to be provided

locally iand reduce the cost of

dental healthcare.

Education – Provide free

tertiary education for all Selwyn

residents young and old to retrain

our workforce for the post

Covid-19 world, which will also

support our tertiary sector.

Water – Improve the quality of

drinking water and clean up our

rivers by actively supporting local

farmers.

Three main characteristics

an MP needs to serve their constituents:

Open – Be honest, do not lie

and take personal responsibility

for mistakes

Considerate – Listen to constituents

and support their views

Objective – Achieving policy

aims effectively and on time

Cannabis Legalisation and

Control Bill: Likely to vote yes.

Legalising recreational cannabis

will be able to better control

the quality of supply. There needs

to be robust testing for driving

and industries that involve operating

machinery .

I last used cannabis in 1986

when taking my finals at university

and I passed with honours!

I do not currently use cannabis

medicinally or otherwise.

End of Life Choice Bill: Will

probably vote yes. My view is that

we should all have the choice to

die with dignity. I can confirm

that I will probably be voting yes

in this referendum.

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Stuart

Armstrong,

ACT

New Zealand

table tennis

representative

and until

cancer forced a

career change,

a healthcare

sales manager.

Has two adult children and

lives near Lincoln with wife Rebecca

and seven horses, dog, two

cats and kune kune pigs.

“In the last two years I’ve campaigned

relentlessly for David

Seymour’s End of Life Choice

Act. This was underpinned

by an in-depth interview with

Newstalk ZB’s Chris Lynch

which I’m proud to say created

an explosion of interest in this

important issue.”

Three priorities for Selwyn

are:

Implement ACT’s five-point

costed plan for our economic

recovery, including tax cuts,

lowering debt and returning to

surplus sooner.

Repeal the Firearms Legislation

Act, including the threat of a

firearms “register” .

Support hard working rural

people, which includes replacing

the Resource Management Act.

Three main characteristics an

MP needs to serve their constituents:

Provide easy access and communication

for the Selwyn community.

Show the persistence and determination

already demonstrated

by David Seymour and Brooke

van Velden when they pushed

through the EOLC Act.

Make decisions based on ACT

Party principles of respecting the

freedoms and rights of the individual.

The freedom of speech so

hard fought by previous generations

should be protected at all

costs.

Cannabis Legalisation and

Control Bill: Likey to vote yes.

“Anything is better than the status

quo. Seizing gang assets and

reducing their income is a huge

benefit in the battle for a safe

country for our citizens.”

Yes, I have tried it. No, I’m not

a current user.

End of Life Choice Bill: The

EOLC offers people like me, who

live with terminal cancer, the

comfort of knowing that we can

choose a death with dignity, that

reflects the life we have led. That

choice should be afforded all NZers

who fit the strict criteria such

as being mentally competent and

within six months of death.

Reuben

Davidson,

Labour

Born and

raised in Canterbury.

Has

productionmanaged

shows for

TVNZ and

worked as a creator and series

producer for New Zealand’s

largest children’s production

company. Is a community board

member on Banks Peninsula.

Three priorities for Selwyn

are:

· Create and keep jobs in

Selwyn to ensure our people and

communities thrive.

· Support for small businesses,

schools, primary industries and

rural communities.

· Ensure our growth is supported

with good infrastructure

and smart planning.

Three main characteristics an

MP needs to serve their constituents:

· Hard working and committed.

· A strong advocate for the

region, its industries and issues.

· Available for you

Cannabis Legalisation and

Control Bill: The Bill’s main

purpose is to reduce cannabisrelated

harm to individuals,

families/whānau and communities.

I don’t think our current system

works. Voting yes will ensure

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that we can regulate the use of

marijuana to better manage

health impacts and minimise the

harm to our communities

I tried cannabis a long time

ago, I didn’t enjoy it and I don’t

use it.

End of Life Choice Act: I

believe that people who are suffering

from terminal illnesses

should have the option of a dignified

death on their own terms. I

will be supporting the End of Life

Choice Act.

Bronnie

Lyell, New

Conservative

Married

with

three adult

children. Has

a nursing

background,

retrained as

a counsellor in 2008. I am keenly

aware of the challenges that Kiwis

face today and have become

increasingly concerned with the

increased pressures on families

and the subsequent breakdown of

families.

I am passionate about supporting

families, farmers, valuing

people, protecting free speech

and defending democracy.

The decisions of this current

Government have led to our most

challenging environment since

World War 2.

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My three priorities for Selwyn are:

•Supporting Farmers- Water storage

•Rural Medical support including Mental

Health

•Supporting our Youth

Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill

To me cannabis is having a devastating

affect on our youth and families – destroying

lives. It is a gateway drug that is way

more potent today than ever before. I will

be voting no

No I’ve never used it

End of Life Choice Act: Euthanasia is a

dangerous thing to bring into any society

and sends a very loud message to our

youth and others that if life gets tough –

you can opt out! life is expendable. Our

young people need hope and they need

to be valued and encouraged – I believe euthanasia

sends the wrong message.

I will vote no.

Jerry Larason,

Advance New

Zealand

Comes from a farming

background. Says he

and wife Rebecca grew

a local appliance repair

company into a United

States nationwide

then international

business. Arrived in New Zealand in 1992.

Campaigns against government “bureaucracies

and overbearing institutions”.

Went on a hunger strike outside IAG’s

Addington offices in 2013 over earthquake

issues.

Priorities for Selwyn:

•Sever New Zealand’s ties to global

agendas and corporate interests and reestablish

our full sovereignty, including

repealing the recently rushed through and

draconian laws against the reasonable use

of farmland and support Farmers in their

fight to survive in the current economic

atmosphere.

•Assist local businesses after the recent

pressures of Covid-19 lockdowns.

•Reopen the borders while protecting

the vulnerable and reverse the hammering

approach implemented by the current

government.

3. The three main characteristics an MP

needs to serve their constituents

•Ears

•And a brain that will actually register to

their signal

Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill

Will vote no. Says the Bill should not be

passed in its current form.

“It seems that the only measurable

benefit would be increased tax take at the

expense of mental health”.

Says he used cannabis once when a teen.

“I succumbed to heavy peer pressure one

night, and unlike Bill Clinton, I did inhale

– deeply. I didn’t smoke at the time and

never have, so I was as sick as a dog.

My brain instantly learned to never do that

again and I have not since.

“I learned from a mistake.”

End of Life Choice Bill

“I feel for those involved but again this

is a poorly written law, so no. We can do

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Drugs a factor in Selwyn road deaths

• By Matt Slaughter

DRUGS HAVE been a factor

in eight road deaths in Selwyn

since 2017.

Latest figures obtained by the

Selwyn Times show of the 28

deaths on the district’s roads in

this time period, eight involved

drugs.

Constable

Daniel Ingram

has seen drug

driving lead

to road deaths

first hand.

He said Tai

Daniel Ingram

Tarulata Dixon,

a mother of

two from the

district, died when Daryl

John Price drove onto the

wrong side of the road and hit

her vehicle at the intersection

of Sandy Knolls Rd and

West Coast Rd, near West

Melton last year. He had

methamphetamine, cannabis

and alcohol in his system.

Price pleaded guilty to

manslaughter and will appear

for sentencing in November.

There have been 17 people

stopped by police and charged

with drug driving offences

in the district since 2017, an

average of 0.5 offences a

month.

Most people were caught in

the area covered by Rolleston

Selwyn road deaths

where drugs were a

factor

2017 - 2

2018 - 1

2019 - 4

2020 - 1

Drug driving offences

by Selwyn police station

boundaries

Arthurs Pass

2017/18 - 0

2018/19 - 0

2019/20 - 1

Total - 1

Darfield

2017/18 - 1

2018/19 - 1

2019/20 - 0

Total - 2

Police Station, where seven

people were charged. Four

people were charged in Lincoln

Police Station’s catchment area

and three in Leeston Police

Station.

Rounding out the list is

Darfield Police Station’s area,

where two drug drivers were

charged and Arthur’s Pass

Police Station’s where one

person was charged.

The most common drug

found in the systems of those

charged was opioids such as

legal pain killers like codeine

and illegal drugs like heroin,

Leeston

2017/18 - 1

2018/19 - 1

2019/20 - 1

Total - 3

Lincoln

2017/18 - 0

2018/19 - 2

2019/20 - 2

Total - 4

Rolleston

2017/18 - 2

2018/19 - 3

2019/20 - 2

Total - 7

Overall totals by year

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2018/19 - 7

2019/20 - 6

All years - 17

followed by cannabis, stimulants

like methylphenidate and

MDMA, other drugs, and

sedatives.

Sergeant Harrison McLennan,

who is on the Canterbury

police’s impairment team, said

motorists who are suspected to

have drugs in their system are

taken back to police stations for

a Compulsory Impairment test.

During these, a light is shone

in their eyes, they are made to

stand on one leg and place one

foot in front of the other and

walk in a straight line. If they

fail two or all of these tests they

are required to take a blood test

to show if they are under the

influence of drugs.

Senior Sergeant Dean Harker

said in spite of the district’s

police focusing more on drug

driving in the last few years

and carrying out more tests on

motorists, alcohol continues

to be the biggest factor in road

deaths and crashes there.

“The majority of the ones that

I’ve seen since I’ve been in here

[Rolleston Police Station] since

November, the majority have

been alcohol-related.”

Selwyn Times reported last

week 312 people have been

charged with drink driving

offences in Selwyn in the last

three years.

It comes as the focus for

Canterbury police this month

is on clamping down on drink

drivers.

• Dean Harker’s column, p14

NEWS 7

More than

66,000 people

live in distict

THE DISTRICT’S population has

topped 66,000 residents.

Statistics New Zealand has

released its latest revision of population

figures for different regions

using data from the 2018 census

and post census survey.

The new figures show the district’s

population was 66,300 as at

June 30, 2019, growing by 4.7 per

cent over the previous year.

Previous estimates had the

population at 65,600 but this has

increased by 700 following the latest

revision. The figures also show

that from 2013-19 the district

grew by an average of 6 per cent

a year, adding around 3,300 new

residents annually.

That confirms the district among

the fastest growing in the country

over that time, a little behind

Queenstown Lakes District which

grew by an average 7.1 per cent.

The district remains the third

largest territorial authority area

in the South Island by population,

behind Christchurch City

(387,700) and Dunedin City

(132,300).

Data from the census also

shows 11,910 people have come

from across the globe and settled

in Selwyn.

They make up 19.85 per cent

of the 59,979 people living in

the district who stated their

birthplace.

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Feral cat problem in Doyleston

• By Devon Bolger

FERAL CATS are becoming

a problem in Doyleston

and residents are calling for

something to be done.

Resident Kala Teale said the

number of feral cats she has seen

in the community is increasing

and she has counted more than

25 at one time.

She and others in Doyleston

say they appear to being “adopted”

by a resident. The cats were

having their own litters making

the problem worse.

Teale said she had approached

the resident.

“She is very reluctant to acknowledge

there is a problem. A

number of us had contacted the

SPCA and Cat Protection and

they were unable to assist,” she

said.

Teale has also complained to

the district council, which says it

is a SPCA matter.

She also said her cats have

been attacked by the feral ones.

“Our dog is quietly natured

and these cats have been caught

taking her food from her bowl.

We are now feeding our dog

inside.

“It’s very frustrating that we

are responsible cat owners and

we have no support from anyone

with our ongoing cat issue.”

Doyleston community committee

member Brian Hooper

said the issue with feral cats has

been ongoing for about five years.

“It seems to be primarily

coming from one property. It is

getting a little bit beyond a joke

now. Her heart is in the right

place, she wants to look after

the cats but you’ve got to control

them.”

He said the cats are causing

trouble in the community by entering

people’s homes and going

through rubbish bins.

“We’ve physically seen them,

they open the red bins and drag

the food out.”

The person who has been

accused of having the feral cats

refused to talk to the Selwyn

Times.

Teale and Hooper said they

would like to see the inclusion of

mandatory microchipping and

desexing of cats in the district

council’s new animal control

bylaw.

Provisions around cats were

not included in the draft bylaw

that went out for public consultation

on Monday.

District council regulatory

manager Billy Charlton said

they received a call about the feral

cat issue in Doyleston about

18 months ago.

“Animal welfare, including the

welfare of cats is the responsibility

of the SPCA and we refer all

questions around animal welfare

to them, which was what we did

in this case,” he said.

NEWS 9

New motorway

signage

in pipeline

• By Devon Bolger

IMPROVEMENTS TO the

signage on the Weedons

overbridge near the Southern

Motorway will be made soon.

It comes after Weedons resident

Gary Doyle made a complaint

about health and safety about the

overbridge.

A New Zealand Transport

Agency spokeswoman said: “The

designs have been finalised with

modifications to the signage and

road marking in response to a

nearby landowner’s concerns.”

An order for the manufacture of

the signs was placed on September

11, the spokeswoman said.

“The Southern Motorway stage

2 team hope to get these signs in

place and work completed soon.”

Doyle told the Selwyn Times in

July that if you are travelling down

the overbridge towards Lincoln,

there is a roundabout sign that

shows a road going straight, and

one to the right.

What the sign does not show is

a section of Weedons Rd, where

Doyle lives, that connects to the

left of the roundabout.

“Anyone coming down to the

roundabout is not expecting to

have someone slowing right down,

virtually to a stop, to make a very

hard left-hand turn to get onto

that road,” he said.

Rolleston Drive/Dryden Avenue intersection works

From 9am Friday 9 October to 7pm Sunday 11 October one lane of Rolleston Drive will be closed from just south of Dryden Avenue to the

Norman Kirk Drive intersection as part of the work on the new Dryden Avenue, Rolleston Drive, Markham Way intersection. There will be a

reduced speed limit and stop/go controllers in place to manage the traffic around the work site.

Please consider using alternative routes such as using the Weedons Interchange, to avoid delays on this section of road. Thank you for

your patience while we carry out this work.

Rolleston Drive

Norman Kirk Drive

Weedons Road

Dryden Avenue

Levi Road

Reduced to one lane

Alternative routes

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• By Devon Bolger

RECKLESS drivers are making

it increasingly difficult for Judy

Nahkies to continue one of her

favourite past times, horse riding.

The Dunsandel resident

frequently rides around the

township with her 23-year-old

daughter Melissa.

But lately the pair are noticing

fewer and fewer drivers slowing

down as they go past.

“I have lived here for over 30

years and the roads are getting

increasingly busy. We’ve had

quite a few incidents where

people have just not slowed down

at all.”

About a month ago, there was a

particularly bad incident, Nahkies

said.

“A big stock and trailer unit

zoomed past us on a gravel road

and we weren’t in a position to

cross as he’d come around a bit

of a blind corner.

“We got swamped in a big dust

cloud. Fortunately my daugher

was quick enough to get off

her horse. My pony just totally

freaked out, she hit the fence, she

hit Melissa’s horse, somehow I

managed to stay onboard but it

was just really scary.”

Nahkies said she understands

that people think they should

not ride on the road but she has

been doing so for more than 30

years.

“I was really angry because

not only did the driver not slow

down but when he was beside

us, he planted his foot on the accelerator

and roared off.

“It just was an awful thing. I

couldn’t identify the truck. People

just do ridiculous things.”

Melissa has experienced people

deliberately doing skids on shingle

roads to spray up stones.

Her aim is to promote more

awareness for drivers on what

they should be doing around

horses, Nahkies said.

“I don’t think the behaviour

is malicious, I think its a lack of

awareness.

“Slow down, move as far across

the road as you possibly can and

allow space like you would if

someone was on a bike.”

District council transportation

asset delivery manager

Mark Chamberlain said roading

incidents, where drivers are not

taking care should be directed to

the police.

“We do receive requests on occasion,

usually to install warning

signs, and we have received two

requests in the past year.

“The warning signs are to

encourage drivers to slow down

and be aware of the hazard that

horses can pose to other road

users,” he said.

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Family harm is a high priority for police

Area response manager

Senior Sergeant Dean

Harker talks about police

activity in the district

OVER THE last few months we

are starting to see an increase

in the reports of family harm

incidents.

This could be put down to

a number of things including

Covid pressures, financial

pressures, uncertainty around

employment.

Over the next few issues I

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This will include, what is family

harm, what is family violence,

what is a police safety order,

what is a protection order.

Family harm is responsible for

about 17 per cent of priority calls

for police service and about 40

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The New Zealand Crime and

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76 per cent of family violence is

not reported.

Family harm

Family harm encapsulates a

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within families and their

ensuing detrimental effects.

Family violence is a subset of

family harm which includes

physical, sexual or psychological

abuse within family relationships.

There may be behaviour that

is coercive or controlling and

causes cumulative harm.

Family harm is a high priority

for police and reducing the

impact of family harm episodes

is a key police priority. Family

harm can be a single episode or a

Dean Harker

Selwyn Police

number of episodes forming a

behaviour or series of events, an

act of violence is often an escalation

of an ongoing pattern of

coercion and control.

There are wide reaching

societal consequences of family

harm including crime. Poor

physical and mental health and

poverty.

When police attend family

harm events they aim to:

• Slow and eventually stop the

family harm cycle/cumulative

harm across generations.

• Reduce serious harm such

as the use of physical violence,

sexual abuse and child abuse

and neglect.

• Reduce family harm-related

deaths (homicides and other

related offences and suicides).

When investigating a family

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Police will provide an

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• Taking an “eyes wide open”

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early intervention helps to stop

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• Being culturally responsive

• Ensuring all parties are kept

safe including victims, children

and police.

• Taking action with predominant

aggressors/ offenders

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response.

• Working with partners as

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If you have concerns about

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•By phoning 105 – when no

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16 Selwyn Times Wednesday October 7 2020

Give it a go in Selwyn 12–22 October 2020

Join us for 10 days of events and activities especially for our older residents.

There are over 50 workshops on offer including guest speakers, club and

hobby group open days, exercise classes, walking groups, indoor bowls,

local history, digital workshops, craft and social opportunities to name a few.

Pick up your SWELL – give it a go events booklet from any Selwyn District

Council library or service centre.

For further information go to

selwyn.govt.nz/swell2020

• By Jonny Turner

DRIVER Samantha Ottley

pulled off a miraculous win

with Bonnie Boy after being

jolted out of her sulky and going

within millimetres of crashing to

Forbury Park track on Thursday

night.

Ottley was facing the prospect

of being thrown out of her cart

and amongst a line of oncoming

horses when a tightening of runners

racing in to the first bend

started to flip her cart sideways.

As her disaster approached, the

Canterbury reinswoman hoped

she would somehow be able to

avoid what would have been an

ugly and terrifying scene.

Ottley got her wish, but admitted

she had no idea quite what

saved her.

“I don’t really know how I got

back in, it happens quick,” she

said.

“I am sore on my side, so I

must have really strained to get

back in. But let’s just say I am

really pleased that I did.”

After avoiding catastrophe,

winning race 4 was not at the

forefront of Ottley’s mind.

Instead, she was calming her

nerves, which had just been fully

tested.

“At the time I got back in the

cart and around the first bend I

was taking some deep breathes

and thought okay, I’m safe now.”

Once Ottley and Bonnie Boy

composed themselves it was not

long before they were heading

around the field to take the lead

from the favourites To Ri Caitlin

and Mark Hurrell.

Though it did not seem like the

front was there for the taking, a

fired up Bonnie Boy soon made

sure it was

“The front wasn’t really there,

but the horse latched on and I got

up next to Mark,” Ottley said.

“I was hoping he would get a

neck in front and then start to

relax.

“But the horse had other ideas.

Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz

Win after near crash

MIRACLE: Sam Ottley brings Bonnie Boy back to the

Forbury Park birdcage after a win on Thursday night.

“He has won his other two

races in front, so he does love it

out there bowling along.”

A home straight battle loomed

for Bonnie Boy as he turned the

corner with the To Ri Caitlin

ready to come off his back and

pounce.

But the 7yr-old dug deep to

pull off the most incredible of

comeback victories.

Bonnie Boy is trained by

Anne-Marie Best, who is in the

process of moving her stables

from Fairhall, near Blenheim, to

Canterbury.

Harness Racing News

SPORT 17

Prize-giving ceremony

for Springston bowlers

SPRINGSTON Indoor Bowling

Club members have celebrated

the end of the season at its prizegiving.

After a disrupted season

because of Covid-19 restrictions,

30 members and their partners

gathered on September 29 for

a trophy giving ceremony at

the Springston Hotel and were

treated to a country-style meal.

Neville and Marie Lancaster

took home six of the 12 club

trophies presented.

Some members were also presented

with the club’s signature

bowling balls.

Neville Benny, a life member

and club captain, kept the club

in-house competitions going

this year and club membership

increased after the lockdown

ended.

Club president Alan Paton

congratulated the trophy

winners for their ability and

all members for their regular

attendance, their friendly spirit

when playing bowls and making

new members feel welcome.

Paton said the club is in excellent

heart to start next season.

Earnings from the hotel’s

gaming machines go to Pub

Charity, which provides grants

to the bowling club.

Full list of winners

Mixed singles – Neville

Lancaster

Wednesday October 7 2020 Selwyn Times

CELEBRATION: (Left to

right) – Neville Lancaster,

Alan Paton and Neville

Benny at the Springston

Indoor Bowling Club prizegiving

on September 29.

Ladies singles – Margaret

Woods

Men’s singles – Graeme Blair

Pairs – Neville and Marie

Lancaster

Husband and wife pairs –

Neville and Marie Lancaster

Mixed pairs – Bill Pickering

and Marie Lancaster

Triples – G Blair M England B

Allport

Fours – G Blair G Cate M

Woods G Daniels

Novice singles – Barry Allport

Progressive pairs – Marie

Lancaster

Ladies aggregate – Margaret

Woods

Men’s aggregate – Neville

Lancaster

•More sport, pages 21 & 23

WHAT’S YOUR VISION?

What kind of Greater

Christchurch do you

want in 2050?

Visit greaterchristchurch.org.nz

Tell us what you want to see for 2050 by

answering a few quick questions around

our identity, the environment, climate

change, innovation, well-being, change

and more before 8 November.

18 Selwyn Times Wednesday October 7 2020

Once in a decade make over

for district’s rule book

People in Selwyn can now read and have their say on the Proposed District Plan, which is open for

consultation until 5pm on Friday 4 December.

The District Plan sets the rules for what people can do on their properties and what needs resource

consent, and must be reviewed every 10 years.

Mayor Sam Broughton says the new plan will make huge strides in preparing the district for the future.

“This is an important move for Selwyn. The District Plan matters, because it impacts all our lives and

how we live, work and play in the district. Most of the current plan has been in operation since 2008.

Since then we’ve seen massive changes and we need a new plan that is not only up to date with the

new world we live in, but ready to take us through the next decade.”

The new plan aims to simplify the rules, make it easier to find them and shifts the focus to what you

can do.

The proposed plan includes rules to focus residential development in and around our existing

townships. It allows more housing types in urban areas and removes the requirement that only

family members can live in a family flat.

It proposes reducing the density of houses allowed in part of the Outer Plains, to ensure land is

retained for rural production, and tighter rules around businesses in residential and rural areas.

Daytime noise rules would run from 7am–10pm and sky glow rules would reduce light pollution,

in particular creating dark-sky zones in areas of the high country, the coast and around the West

Melton Observatory.

You can read the summary consultation document Because it matters at Council libraries and

service centres, or online at selwyn.govt.nz/districtplanreview, or search your address and see how

the rules affect your property at selwyn.govt.nz/proposedeplan.

Council planning staff will also be holding drop-in sessions to answer your questions.

Wednesday 14 October, 6–7.30pm, Baylis Lounge at Lincoln Event Centre

Sunday 18 October, 10am–4pm, CultureFest, Lincoln Domain

Tuesday 20 October, 6–7.30pm, Darfield Recreation and Community Centre

Tuesday 27 October, 6–7.30pm, Council Chambers at Selwyn District Council buildings

Tuesday 3 November, 6–7.30pm, Community Room at Leeston Library and Service Centre

Saturday 7 November, 9am–5pm, Hororata Highland Games, Hororata Domain

Saturday 21 November 10am–4pm, Courtenay A&P Show, Kirwee Showgrounds

A dance of friendship and Indonesian culture

Hand in hand, dressed in colourful traditional Indonesian costumes, members of Lincoln University’s

Indonesian Club will take to the CultureFest stage to dance.

Club founder Yeni Yeni says their dance will reflect coming together and represent some of Indonesia’s

34 provinces.

“This year we want to perform a dance showing friendship. We want to be a friend of kiwis and dance

together with the audience.”

Each costume worn by the performers comes from a different province in Indonesia.

The Indonesian Club, which has 23 members, was started by Yeni and a friend in December to

recognise and promote Indonesian culture at Lincoln University and help new Indonesian students feel

welcome and settle.

“I’m so happy finally we can have a club and introduce our culture and be a part of the Lincoln

community. It is very important for us to be represented at LUSA.”

Yeni came to Lincoln University a year and a half ago on a

scholarship for her masters. It was a dream come true and allowed

her to bring her son with her, she says.

“Not only did I benefit from the scholarship, but also my son. He

can learn about education, different culture and language here and

respect for other people.”

While Yeni misses the large variety of fruit that grows in Indonesia,

she has found a new favourite in our feijoa.

“I don’t get that back at home, I will miss feijoa from New Zealand.”

Meet us in the country

A celebration of spring in Selwyn is kicking off next week.

‘Meet us in the Country’ will showcase the best of rural events and

lifestyle, highlighting visitor attractions around Selwyn in October

and November.

The campaign covers everything from farm experiences, farmers

markets, fêtes, A&P Shows, garden tours and festivals such as the

Hororātā Highland Games.

It aims to highlight the best of rural life, particularly for people looking

for a day out from Christchurch or the surrounding districts and

Selwyn people looking to get to know their own backyard, Council

Community and Facilities Group Manager Denise Kidd says.

“We know there’s always something exciting going on in our rural

communities, but it’s not always well known in the wider community.

The life we have from the land is the backbone of our district and

community and we want to share that with people around Canterbury

and encourage people in Selwyn to enjoy what we have here.”

More information about what’s on is available on

Selwyn.nz/meetusinthecountry.

Have your say on rules for

keeping animals in towns

We want to hear from you on proposed rules for keeping animals,

poultry and bees in our towns and townships.

As Selwyn’s population grows, especially in our townships, so

does the number of pets and animals we have, so the Council has

developed a draft bylaw on the keeping of animals, poultry and bees.

The draft bylaw covers the keeping of animals in townships except

dogs, which are covered by separate legislation. It aims to protect the

public from nuisance, and address public health and safety issues.

It sets rules on the numbers of hives and poultry allowed, and where

and how they can be housed.

It would also mean no stock is allowed on properties under 2000

square metres without written approval from the Council.

It covers issues such as nuisance, odour, and noise and will allow

the Council to investigate and act on nuisance complaints relating

to animals.

In the previous consultation feedback was sought on whether the

Council should require people to microchip and de-sex their cats.

The Council has reconsidered its position and these provisions have

been removed from the draft bylaw.

Submissions are open until 5pm Friday 6 November, and you can

request to be heard at a public hearing on your submission.

The Statement of Proposal (which includes the draft Proposed

Bylaw), can be viewed at all Council Service Centres and Libraries.

You can read the draft bylaw, and make a submission online at

selwyn.govt.nz/animalbylaw. Or you can download a submission

form and email to animalbylaw@selwyn.govt.nz or post to:

The Regulatory Manager, Selwyn District Council, Bylaw for Keeping

Animals, PO Box 90, Rolleston 7643.

Council Call

Selwyn District Council

Norman Kirk Drive, Rolleston

Ph 0800 SELWYN (735 996)

Rolleston Library

Rolleston Drive, Rolleston

Ph 347 2880

Darfield Library & Service Centre

1 South Terrace, Darfield

Ph 318 8338 or 347 2780

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Wednesday October 7 2020 Selwyn Times 19

Notices

DOG MICROCHIPPING

This free monthly service is

available on Friday 9 October at

the following places:

· Rolleston Council offices

9–9.30am

· Lincoln Library 10.15–10.45am

· Leeston Library 11.30am–12pm

· Darfield Library 12.45–1.15pm

If your dog was first registered

after 30 June 2006 and is not a

Meetings

Public Forums: Council,

Community Board and local

committee meetings are open

to the public. Time is available at

the start of meetings for people

to speak on matters of concern.

Please notify Therese Davel or

Bernadette Ryan if you wish to

speak at the Council meeting at

least five days before the meeting.

Township, Hall and Reserve

Committees: To list or make

changes to meeting details,

email meeting.changes@selwyn.

govt.nz or phone 347 2800 or

318 8338 by 9am Wednesday

the week before publication.

COUNCIL & COMMUNITY

BOARD

Audit & Risk Subcommittee*

Wed 7 Oct 9.30am

Council Rolleston Offices

Council*

Wed 14 Oct 1pm

Tai Tapu Community Centre

*Livestreamed on Council

website and YouTube channel

DISTRICT COMMITTEE

MEETINGS

Darfield Recreation

and Community Centre

Management Committee –

Triennial Elections

working dog, the law requires

him or her to be microchipped.

Please note:

· All clinics last for half an hour.

· The Rolleston venue is in

Norman Kirk Drive. All others

are libraries.

· Microchipping will not take

place if wet.

If you have any questions

regarding microchipping, please

Mon 12 Oct 7.30pm, Darfield

Rec Centre Memorial Rooms

All welcome. Any enquiries

contact Mr Stuart Gillanders 03

3188 679

Darfield Township Committee –

Triennial Elections

Thu 15 Oct 7.30pm

Darfield Library

All welcome. Any enquiries to Mrs

Mandy McCaughan 03 318 8575

Doyleston Community Committee

Wed 7 Oct 7.30pm, Osborne Park

Dunsandel Community

Committee

Mon 19 Oct 7.30pm

Dunsandel Community Centre

Hororata Reserve

Management Committee

Wed 7 Oct 7.30pm, Hororata Hall

Kirwee Community Committee

Mon 19 Oct 7.30pm

Kirwee Community Hall

Kirwee Recreation Reserve

Management Committee

Mon 12 Oct 7.30pm

Kirwee Reserve

Lincoln Community Committee

Mon 12 Oct 7pm, Fitzgerald

Room, Lincoln Event Centre

Little Rakaia Huts

Advisory Committee

contract Tracey Wheeler on

0800 SELWYN (735 996).

ALCOHOL NOTICES

Highway 73 Holdings Limited

has applied for an on licence.

Objections to this application are

open until Tuesday 20 October.

Pelemi Limited has applied for

an on licence. Objections to

this application are open until

Wednesday 21 October.

Mon 19 Oct 7pm

Community Rooms,

Rakaia Huts Camping Ground

Malvern Community Board

drop-in session

Mon 12 Oct 2.30– 5pm

Sheffield Hall

Bring your ideas – all welcome!

Sheffield-Waddington

Community Committee

Thu 15 Oct 7.30pm

Sheffield Community Hall

Springston Committees –

Community, Hall and Reserve

Wed 21 Oct 7.30pm

Errol Tweedy Pavilion,

Springston Reserve

Springston South Soldiers

Memorial Hall AGM

Sunday 18 Oct 1.30pm

Springston South Soldiers

Memorial Hall, 433 Days Road

All welcome. For more

information phone 3295079

Weedons Reserve

Board Committee

Mon 12 Oct 7.30pm

Weedons Community Centre

Whitecliffs Township and

Domain Committee

Mon 12 Oct 7.30pm

Glentunnel Hall

Selwyn Events

THURSDAY

OCTOBER

FRIDAY

OCTOBER

FRIDAY

OCTOBER

BOOST Splash!

Selwyn Aquatic Centre, 7.30–9pm

The annual BOOST pool party is back

with a DJ, big inflatables and more! All

youth aged 11–18 years are welcome.

Normal pool admission applies.

Bath Bombs – Teens

Rolleston Library, 10–11am

Learn how to make all natural and

vegan-friendly bath bombs tailored to

your favourite scents. Recommended

for 12-17 years. Bookings essential.

Wilderness survival

Darfield Library, 11am–12pm

Are you an expert at surviving in the

wild? Take part in our interactive

survival scenarios, and learn how

to put together an epic survival and

first aid kid. For children aged over 5.

Bookings essential.

Leeston flood protection work begins

Work is under way on stage three of the Leeston stormwater bypass, replacing the High Street culverts

and connecting these to Volkman Drain.

To do this work Station Street and Leeston Road will be closed at times around the Volkman Road

and High Street intersections. Station Street is due to be closed from 16 October to 11 November and

Leeston Road is due to be closed from 12 November to 15 December.

When Station Street is closed the detour will take traffic down Cunningham Street back to Station

Street. Because Station Street is the truck bypass into Leeston, residents should expect increased

truck movements during this time.

The works are part of a long-term project to upgrade the stormwater network and reduce the risk of

flooding in Leeston.

Detailed design work for stage four, connecting the Leeston creek with the flood bypass channel is

under way and the Council is making progress to begin construction in February 2021.

This is the final stage for the bypass to be operational. The bypass was originally due to be completed

by 2023, but could be operational two years ahead of schedule. Further work and refinements will be

considered in the future.

Rolleston Drive roadworks

One lane of Rolleston Drive will be closed this weekend, from just south of Dryden Avenue to Norman

Kirk Drive.

The work, which is part of the new Dryden Avenue, Norman Kirk Drive intersection construction, will

begin on Friday 9 October and be finished by the end of day on Sunday 11 October, weather permitting.

Stop/go controls and a reduced speed limit will be in place around the work site. We’re encouraging

people to please consider using alternative routes such as the Weedons Interchange, to avoid delays

on this section of road. Thank you for your patience while we carry out this work.

FRIDAY

OCTOBER

MONDAY

OCTOBER

UNTIL

OCTOBER

Adult Book Club

Rolleston Library, 1.30–3pm

Join other adults to chat about books.

Book discussion groups are a fun and

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