North Canterbury News: November 06, 2020
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NEWS<br />
16 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>November</strong> 5, <strong>2020</strong><br />
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Grantreceived ... The Coastguard <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> swiftwaterrescue crew.<br />
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Funds received to<br />
replace vital craft<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Coastguard <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> has<br />
received a$9730 grantfromtheNew<br />
ZealandCommunity Trust foran<br />
inflatable rescueboat(IRB).<br />
It has the firstspecialist trained<br />
swiftwater rescue crewinNew<br />
Zealand. It is ahighly mobile, regional<br />
search andrescuecrew,attending<br />
callouts fromthe RakaiaRivertothe<br />
Hurunui Riverand inlandtothe<br />
Southern Alps.<br />
Swiftwaterrescues require<br />
specialistskills, training and<br />
equipment.<br />
TheIRBsthey use for rescues are<br />
similarto those usedbySurf<br />
LifesavingNew Zealand,and are built<br />
for tough conditionsand weather<br />
extremes. Theyare constantly bashed<br />
by rocks and floating debris.<br />
It willreplaceonethat is more than<br />
10 yearsold and startingtoshowsigns<br />
of wear.Toensure compliance and<br />
safety, they should be replaced every<br />
few years.<br />
The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>Coastguard is<br />
avoluntary organisation,relianton<br />
public generosity to generateits<br />
income. It has already invested<br />
fundraising income to train<br />
volunteers in swiftwaterrescue and<br />
to provide the specialistequipment<br />
needed, but theold IRBhad become<br />
unsafe.<br />
Communications manager Julia<br />
James saysthe localcoastguard has<br />
the country’s first fullytrained,<br />
specialist swiftwaterrescuecrew.<br />
‘‘Having the right rescue equipment<br />
is vital for successful swiftwater<br />
rescues and theunit’sIRB is keyto<br />
enabling themto accessareas that a<br />
rigidhulledrescue vesselcouldnot.<br />
❛Having the right rescue<br />
equipment is vital for<br />
successful swiftwater<br />
rescues.❜<br />
—JuliaJames<br />
‘‘Withthis addedlayerofexpertise,<br />
the policeand theNew Zealand<br />
RescueCoordinationCentre often<br />
callon<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>’sswiftwater<br />
servicein response to distress calls in<br />
the area,’’ she says.<br />
Lastyear,the grouprescued five<br />
people fromashingle bankafter their<br />
vehicle got stuck while crossing the<br />
Waimakariri River.<br />
‘‘Afterdays of stormyweatherand<br />
heavy raininthe mountains, there was<br />
avery highchance of the area<br />
flooding.<br />
‘‘Duetoaccessibilityissues,the<br />
teamhad to partly carrytheir IRBto<br />
reach asafe launchingarea, skilfully<br />
manoeuvring it throughthe racing<br />
water while fighting the strong<br />
current.<br />
‘‘Giventhe dangerous conditions,<br />
the decision wasmade to ferrythe<br />
people across the river,two by two,<br />
back to safety,’’ Julia says.<br />
‘‘Thelast person was safely<br />
returnedtoshore at 11pm,just as the<br />
storm broke, with wind gusts<br />
exceeding 30 knots.<br />
‘‘Thefull forceofthe flood<br />
increased theriver flowfrom100<br />
cubic metresto331 cubicmetres per<br />
second.<br />
‘‘If the people had still beenonthe<br />
island, theywould have been swept<br />
away by theraging floodwater.’’<br />
Doctor writes comic book<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Oxford general practitioner Dr Richard<br />
Clinghan will hold afamily evening at<br />
the Kaiapoi Library to talk about his<br />
new book, Jenny &The Eddies.<br />
Dr Clinghan, originally from<br />
<strong>North</strong>ern Ireland, works at the Oxford<br />
Community Health Centre.<br />
He was inspired to write Jenny &The<br />
Eddies,acomic book about viruses and<br />
vaccines, after last year’s measles<br />
epidemic in New Zealand.<br />
He also did the drawings for the book,<br />
which aims to promote vaccine safety<br />
by addressing conspiracy theories in a<br />
nonconfrontational and engaging way,<br />
and provide new ways to talk about<br />
viruses and vaccines.<br />
In the book, viruses are represented<br />
by forest monsters, who are silent, stalk<br />
their victims, attack quickly and cause<br />
indiscriminate suffering.<br />
The vaccine is represented by Eddie,<br />
adoglike creature who is always<br />
vigilant, brave and loyal.<br />
Dr Clinghan’s talk will be on<br />
Thursday, <strong>November</strong> 12, from 5.30pm to<br />
6.30pm, with pizza served after his talk.<br />
Books can be bought on the night for<br />
$25, cash only.<br />
People planning to attend must<br />
register at the Kaiapoi, Rangiora or<br />
Oxford libraries.
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