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NEWS<br />
22 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>October</strong> 8, <strong>2020</strong><br />
Mayoral approval ... Hurunui Mayor Marie Black, second from left, joined Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon, fourth<br />
from left, as well as councillors and council staff from the region, in an inspection of the Christchurch <strong>North</strong>ern<br />
Corridor last week.<br />
PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />
Corridor work impresses<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
Dan Gordon is impressed by<br />
progress on theChristchurch<br />
<strong>North</strong>ern Corridor.<br />
The WaimakaririMayorwas<br />
joined by HurunuiMayor Marie<br />
Black andWaimakariridistrict<br />
and Christchurch city councillors<br />
and council staffinaninspection<br />
of developments on StateHighway<br />
1north of Christchurch and into<br />
the city.<br />
‘‘I was reallyimpressedwith<br />
their project management.It’sa<br />
big project with new(flyover)<br />
bridges andsubways,’’MrGordon<br />
says. ‘‘For our district,it’s goingto<br />
be agamechanger,particularly<br />
with thecycleway.’’<br />
The$290 million project,<br />
scheduled forcompletion in<br />
December, includes the triplelaning<br />
of the northern motorway<br />
forboth northbound and<br />
southbound trafficbetween<br />
Belfast andTramroads,<br />
strengtheningofbridges, thefourlaning<br />
of CranfordStin<br />
Christchurch,and the Belfastto<br />
Kaiapoi cycleway.<br />
Thethirdsouthboundlane will<br />
be ahigh occupancy lane, for<br />
multipassenger vehicles and<br />
buses.<br />
Mr Gordon wasparticularly<br />
impressedwith thesteel beams<br />
placed underthe State Highway 1<br />
WaimakaririRiver road bridge.<br />
‘‘It’smaking surethe<br />
Waimakariribridge is goingtobe<br />
safer and last foralongtime.’’<br />
‘‘I’m veryimpressed with where<br />
the projectisat. They were<br />
certainlyabit behindwithCovid,<br />
but they looktobewellontrackfor<br />
midDecember,’’ Mr Gordon says.<br />
There is also an extensive<br />
landscaping project, with630,000<br />
plants beingplanted along the<br />
corridor.<br />
Workonthe parkandride<br />
facilitiesinRangiora and Kaiapoi<br />
is scheduled to begininJanuary.<br />
Bureau worried by<br />
digital exclusion<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
The Citizens Advice<br />
Bureau in <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> is concerned<br />
at adrive to get people to<br />
access government<br />
services online.<br />
Chairwoman Margaret<br />
Finnie says the bureau is<br />
concerned that<br />
government services are<br />
being withdrawn from<br />
communities.<br />
The service wants local<br />
parliamentary hopefuls<br />
to commit to ensuring<br />
public services remain<br />
accessible to everyone.<br />
‘‘People of all ages are<br />
coming to us stressed and<br />
frustrated about their<br />
experiences of trying to<br />
access government<br />
services. It’s getting<br />
harder to access human<br />
support from government<br />
agencies, but people’s<br />
need for facetoface<br />
services is as real as<br />
ever,’’ she says.<br />
‘‘While online services<br />
are great for some people,<br />
the drive towards onlineonly<br />
is leaving some of the<br />
most vulnerable members<br />
of the community<br />
behind.’’<br />
Many individuals<br />
sought support from the<br />
bureau because they<br />
needed access to facetoface<br />
services, paperbased<br />
resources, and<br />
empathetic human<br />
connection.<br />
Earlier this year, a<br />
report by the Citizens<br />
Advice Bureau made it<br />
clear the public sector<br />
relied heavily on the<br />
goodwill of the bureau<br />
and volunteers to fill the<br />
gap from the<br />
government’s withdrawal<br />
from facetoface and<br />
paperbased service<br />
delivery.<br />
Election candidates are<br />
being asked to support<br />
the recommendations of<br />
the report, particularly to<br />
pledge support to leaving<br />
noone behind through<br />
ensuring steps are taken<br />
to address the digital<br />
exclusion.<br />
The bureau also wants<br />
public services accessible<br />
to all through offline<br />
channels, and for its<br />
branches to be<br />
compensated through<br />
being properly funded to<br />
meet the demands as a<br />
result of government<br />
services going online.<br />
It is also asking the<br />
public to get behind a<br />
petition. Apaper copy is<br />
available at the bureau in<br />
Percival Street, Rangiora,<br />
in the Trevor Inch<br />
Memorial library.Phone<br />
(03) 313 8822 of freephone<br />
<strong>08</strong>00 367 222.<br />
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