North Canterbury News: November 06, 2020

NEWS AND OPINION
6 North Canterbury News, November 5, 2020
KAIKŌURA VIEWS
MAYOR CRAIG MACKLE
District in strong position
Irecentlyattendedaregional
conferenceinAshburton. This is a
biannual event and an opportunity to
meet with chief executivesand mayors
from all over the South Island.
There were several challengesthat
kept cropping up, including the
proposed water reforms,and
infrastructure replacement and
maintenance.
Icouldn’t help but think that we are in
areally good position right now.Our
infrastructure is in good nick thanks to
Governmentfundingfor the rebuild and
the greatjob the council’s
infrastructure rebuildteam has done
managing the project. We are asmall
council and to deliver a$38.6 million
project under budget (andifnot for
Covid­19, on time)ispretty impressive.
While the last few yearshave been a
long, hardslog for everyone, let us take
alook at whatishappeningaround the
district right now: The reconstructionof
the Mayfair Theatre, the development of
WakatuQuay, construction of the
aquatic centre, the ScoutHall
refurbishment and the Mayoral Task
Force for Jobs funding. These are huge
thingsfor asmall community.
Ivisited the high school recently to
check out the ScienceRoad Show. The
students were really enjoyingthe
interactive learning experience, being
educatedwhile havingfun.
Principal JohnTait gave me atour of
the school grounds, including the
buildings thathave been given an
overhaulwith acolourscheme selected
by the students. The place is looking
good and it is nicetosee our local youth
taking pride in theirschool.
Speakingofschoollife, accordingto
the young audience at the WhatNow TV
show event recently, Iwas personally
responsible for sendingkids to school.
For my sins, Iwas gunked with green
slime (it’s quite surprising just how
much gunk that bucket held). Iwould
like to congratulate the younggirl who
threw the winning shot. She has agood
aim!
Somegood newsfor our tourism
sector:Kaikoura has topped the country
for the biggest increase in domestic
tourism over the school holidays
comparedwith 2019. Not only that, but
we are ranked No. 122 in Lonely Planet’s
new UltimateTravel List —the third
locationinNew Zealand behind
Fiordland and MountCook.
If you are feelingstressedor
pressured, Iwould urge everyone to
take astep back,take adeep breath and
realise how lucky we are to be living
here right now.
Rally organisers express thanks
Dear Editor,
Through your newspaper, on behalf of
the organising committee for the Lone
Star Canterbury Rally 2020, Iwould like
to expressour thanks to the residents of
NorthCanterbury for allowingusto
once again hold our rallyinthe Hurunui
district.
From the residents of Waikari and
Cheviot, whose streets we invaded for a
shortperiodoftime for our service
areas, to the residents on the roadsthat
we wereallowedtoclose to runour
special stages, we say avery big thank
you .
We realiseitisonly possibletouse the
roadsbecauseofyour acceptance and
we really appreciate that.
Because of Covid 19,wehad to swapa
sometimes cold and even snowy Queen’s
BirthdayWeekend this year for amuch
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
warmer and drier LabourWeekend.
Although the drivers had to battle the
dust at times, theystill appreciated
beingable to compete on someofthe
best rally roads available anywhere.
Once again, thank you and hopefully
we willsee you again at some stagein
the future
Yours,
Paul Bradshaw
For Autosport Club Inc
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robyn.bristow@ncnews.co.nz.
Taggart applies for
quarry consents
By ROBYN BRISTOW
Taggart Earthmoving has applied for
resource consent for aquarry at the
Rangiora Racecourse.
Both the Canterbury Regional
Council (ECan) and Waimakariri
District Council have received the
application for consents to establish,
maintain and operate an aggregate
quarry at 309 West Belt, Rangiora.
People wanting to make a
submission on the proposal must have
them into ECan by 5pm on Friday,
November 27.
The proposed quarry will involve
topsoil stripping, aggregate extraction
to adepth of no more than five metres
below ground level, and rehabilitation
of the site by backfilling.
Excavation and deposition of
material will maintain at least one
metre separation to groundwater at all
times.
No crushing, screening or washing
of aggregates is proposed at the site.
The aggregate material will be
transported off site for processing.
According to the application, the
quarrying will be undertaken in at
least eight stages of no more than two
hectares each, over atotal area of 14.5
hectares.
Other activities that are proposed
on site include formation of acoustic
bunds, flood mitigation, and
temporary stockpiling of aggregates.
It is proposed to manage adverse
effects by establishing and
maintaining bunding, as well as dust
control mitigation.
The site will be accessed only via a
dedicated access point from River
Road.
Taggart Earthmoving has applied
for resource consents from ECan for
land use to excavate material, permits
to discharge contaminants to air and
land, and awater permit to divert
floodwater.
The application to the Waimakariri
District Council is for land use
consent to establish, maintain and
operate an aggregate quarry in the
rural zone.
Aresource consent for 15 years is
sought.
Details of the application, ajoint
submission form and submission
information are available on the ECan
and Waimakariri District Council
websites.
Freedom camping revisited
Freedom camping in Hanmer Springs
is being revisited by the Hurunui
District Council.
In September, the council agreed to
consider shifting the camping areas in
Hanmer Springs to the Hanmer Sports
Reserve during its Long Term Plan
deliberations.
This month it voted to revoke the
motion. Instead, council officers have
been asked to consult with the
community in the Hanmer Springs
basin to identify potential freedom
camping sites.
Officers will report back to the
council with aproposed amendment to
the Freedom Camping Bylaw by March
2021.
Unbudgeted expenditure will be
used to hasten the work.
Councillors also supported areview
of the bylaw being brought forward to
2022, instead of 2023.
Mayor Marie Black said in areport
that the council resolution in
September had been drafted without
consultation with the community,
which was not desirable.
The new resolution will give the
community asay on potential sites in an
open and transparent process, she said.
‘‘It is important that we continue to
work with the community and
acknowledge we have not yet
determined the most desired outcomes
in this regard.’’
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Waimakariri 8:51am 2.2 2:36am 0.7 9:36am 2.2 3:19am 0.7 10:22am 2.2 4:04am 0.7 11:09am 2.2 4:52am 0.7 11:58am 2.3 5:42am 0.7 12:26am 2.2 6:34am 0.6 1:17am 2.2 7:28am 0.6
Mouth
9:14pm 2.0 3:04pm 0.7 10:01pm 2.0 3:50pm 0.7 10:49pm 2.1 4:39pm 0.7 11:37pm 2.1 5:29pm 0.7
6:20pm 0.6 12:50pm 2.3 7:10pm 0.6 1:43pm 2.4 8:01pm 0.5
Amberley 8:51am 2.2 2:36am 0.7 9:36am 2.2 3:19am 0.7 10:22am 2.2 4:04am 0.7 11:09am 2.2 4:52am 0.7 11:58am 2.3 5:42am 0.7 12:26am 2.2 6:34am 0.6 1:17am 2.2 7:28am 0.6
Beach
9:14pm 2.0 3:04pm 0.7 10:01pm 2.0 3:50pm 0.7 10:49pm 2.1 4:39pm 0.7 11:37pm 2.1 5:29pm 0.7
6:20pm 0.6 12:50pm 2.3 7:10pm 0.6 1:43pm 2.4 8:01pm 0.5
9:00am 2.2 2:45am 0.7 9:45am 2.2 3:28am 0.7 10:31am 2.2 4:13am 0.7 11:18am 2.2 5:01am 0.7
5:51am 0.7 12:35am 2.2 6:43am 0.6 1:26am 2.2 7:37am 0.6
Motunau 9:23pm 2.0 3:13pm 0.7 10:10pm 2.0 3:59pm 0.7 10:58pm 2.1 4:48pm 0.7 11:46pm 2.1 5:38pm 0.7 12:07pm 2.3 6:29pm 0.6 12:59pm 2.3 7:19pm 0.6 1:52pm 2.4 8:10pm 0.5
9:02am 2.2 2:47am 0.7 9:47am 2.2 3:30am 0.7 10:33am 2.2 4:15am 0.7 11:20am 2.2 5:03am 0.7
5:53am 0.7 12:37am 2.2 6:45am 0.6 1:28am 2.2 7:39am 0.6
Gore Bay 9:25pm 2.0 3:15pm 0.7 10:12pm 2.0 4:01pm 0.7 11:00pm 2.1 4:50pm 0.7 11:48pm 2.1 5:40pm 0.7 12:09pm 2.3 6:31pm 0.6 1:01pm 2.3 7:21pm 0.6 1:54pm 2.4 8:12pm 0.5
8:58am 1.7 2:45am 0.6 9:42am 1.7 3:29am 0.6 10:28am 1.7 4:13am 0.5 11:15am 1.7 4:59am 0.5
5:47am 0.5 12:32am 1.6 6:38am 0.5 1:22am 1.7 7:31am 0.4
Kaikoura 9:25pm 1.6 3:16pm 0.6 10:11pm 1.6 4:02pm 0.5 10:57pm 1.6 4:49pm 0.5 11:44pm 1.6 5:37pm 0.5 12:05pm 1.8 6:26pm 0.5 12:57pm 1.8 7:15pm 0.5 1:49pm 1.8 8:05pm 0.4
*Not for navigational purposes. Wind and swell are based on apoint off Gore Bay. Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa. www.ofu.co.nz www.tidespy.com Graphic supplied by OceanFun Publishing Ltd.
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