Selwyn Times: November 25, 2020

A CRICKET oval and new
lights will be installed at Kirwee
Reserve and the first part of the
development is under way.
Work on the reserve
development started on Monday
and will be completed in March
next year.
The work will include
upgrading the electrical and
irrigation systems to futureproof
further developments, as
well as installing the new cricket
oval and lighting.
It will also include
landscaping changes, the
removal of some trees on the
west side of the reserve and
the realignment of the No 2
field to free up space for future
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developments.
The Kirwee Recreation
Reserve Management
Committee, Kirwee Township
Committee and district council
have worked together on the
master plan over the last 18
months.
Pupils from Kirwee Model
School have also carried out
planting of native plants
around the boundaries of the
reserve.
Management committee
chairwoman Raewyn Feast
said it is excited and pleased
to see work under way and the
development will better cater for
the sports users of the reserve.
“It will also complement
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Major upgrade under way at Kirwee Reserve
Courtenay A&P Show’s outstanding young achievers award winner Lizzie Wilson with
Matson and Allan’s director Chris Flanagan. Matson and Allan sponsor the award. A range
of attractions were held on the day for the 145th running of the show in Kirwee.
COPPER WIRING has
been targeted by thieves on
construction sites in Rolleston.
Senior Sergeant Dean Harker
said over show weekend between
1m and 2m of copper electricity
wiring was taken from 16 properties.
The houses targeted were in
Ridgeway Ave, Wittington Drive
and Chesney Drive.
Harker said police believe the
incidents were linked and were
likely carried out by one person.
He said copper wiring was also
stolen in similar burglaries in
Lincoln last year.
“It [copper wiring] has a monetary
value. The value of the wire
itself is not overly large,” he said.
He estimated the resale value of
the amount of wiring stolen from
each property is about $50 but
said it costs much more to have it
installed.
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and maximise open space for
community to enjoy the quiet
surroundings that a rural
reserve brings,” she said
Future stages are planned
to include sensory and junior
play spaces and may involve
the further development of the
community hub and a pump
track.
Copper wire stolen
Selwyn Times reported earlier
this month DOT loves data
statistics have revealed the district
has the least crime of anywhere in
New Zealand.
Harker said the recent burglaries
do not bring this into question
but burglaries of construction
sites are becoming more common
in the district due to its developing
nature.
“It’s probably just a trend.
There’s a lot of building here, there
is that opportunity for people to
actually target those sort of areas.
With all that building it’s just an
opportunity for dishonest people
to steal stuff.”
Harker recommended people
building houses should install
security cameras on construction
sites. He said police are currently
investigating if any footage was
taken of the burglaries over the
long weekend.
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