Selwyn Times: November 25, 2020
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
Wednesday <strong>November</strong> <strong>25</strong> <strong>2020</strong> <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
• By Matt Slaughter<br />
MORE PEOPLE have moved<br />
to the district from other parts<br />
of New Zealand than anywhere<br />
else in the country this year.<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Business Group member<br />
and Harcourts Rolleston<br />
manager Richard Tait says good<br />
employment opportunities and<br />
affordable housing in the district<br />
may be reasons for this.<br />
Statistics New Zealand’s latest<br />
data on internal migration gain<br />
as of the end of June, shows 2100<br />
people have moved to the district<br />
this year.<br />
Tait said the district and<br />
Canterbury as a whole have<br />
bounced back from the impacts<br />
of Covid-19 faster than other<br />
parts of New Zealand, making it<br />
a desirable place to move to and<br />
work in.<br />
“In real estate, if you look at<br />
what you were doing and what<br />
you missed out on, we’ve recovered,<br />
eh. Most businesses, from<br />
what I can see, have recovered<br />
and now are moving forward,<br />
that would be a fair assessment<br />
but I can’t speak for everyone,<br />
that would just be within our<br />
[business] group.”<br />
He said some of the most<br />
common New Zealand locations<br />
people are moving to the<br />
district from are Auckland and<br />
Hamilton.<br />
“I think everyone’s had a look<br />
at their lives after Covid and<br />
thought well, you know what,<br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
Employment, housing have<br />
people moving to district in droves<br />
GROWING: More people have moved from other parts of New Zealand to <strong>Selwyn</strong> than<br />
anywhere else in the country in the last year.<br />
we could go and live in [<strong>Selwyn</strong>]<br />
and be debt-free and find some<br />
form of job and get rid of a<br />
massive mortgage and live quite<br />
comfortable, so that’s really<br />
noticeable,” he said.<br />
Tauranga had the second most<br />
internal migration, with 1900<br />
people moving there from other<br />
parts of New Zealand.<br />
Twelve-hundred people moved<br />
across the country to Waikato,<br />
which had the third-largest<br />
growth.<br />
NEWS 3<br />
In Brief<br />
TOXIC ALGAE IN RIVER<br />
A health warning has been<br />
issued for <strong>Selwyn</strong> River after<br />
potentially toxic algae benthic<br />
cyanobacteria was found in<br />
the river at Glentunnel. People<br />
and animals, particularly dogs,<br />
should avoid the area of the river<br />
until the health warning has<br />
been lifted. There are also other<br />
access points along the river that<br />
may have benthic cyanobacteria<br />
present. People are advised to<br />
treat every area of low-flowing<br />
river cautiously.<br />
PLAN CONSULTATION<br />
Submissions for the proposed<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> District Plan close on<br />
December 11. When finalised,<br />
the proposed plan will set out<br />
the rules for what people can<br />
and can’t do in the district. Some<br />
of the topics people can give<br />
feedback on include what sort of<br />
building they want to see in the<br />
district, what kind of businesses<br />
can operate, how indigenous<br />
biodiversity and cultural and<br />
historical heritage are protected,<br />
and natural hazard risks and<br />
protection.<br />
GARAGE SALE<br />
Treasure hunters will once<br />
again be able to search for<br />
bargains at the Waddington-<br />
Sheffield Christmas Garage Sale<br />
Trail on December 5 from 9am to<br />
noon.<br />
SAFER SPEED REVIEWS<br />
Yaldhurst Road, Ryans Road and Pound Road<br />
NEW PERMANENT SPEED LIMITS<br />
Speed limits are changing on SH73 (Yaldhurst Road), and on sections of Ryans Road and<br />
Pound Road. From Friday 4 December <strong>2020</strong> the new permanent speed limits will be:<br />
LOCATION<br />
SH73 East of Yaldhurst – from 155m west of SH73/<br />
SH1 (Russley Road) intersection to 200m west of<br />
Sir John McKenzie Drive<br />
SH73 Yaldhurst – a reduction of the existing 70km/h<br />
zone through Yaldhurst to 60km/h, and an extension<br />
of this 60km/h zone to 150m west of Hasketts Road<br />
SH73 West of Yaldhurst – from 155m west of SH73/<br />
SH1 (Russley Road) intersection to 200m west of<br />
Sir John McKenzie Drive<br />
Ryans Road – from 300m east of Pound Road to 300m<br />
west of Pound Road<br />
Pound Road – from 350m south of SH73 to 300m<br />
north of Ryans Road<br />
EXISTING SPEED<br />
LIMIT<br />
80km/h<br />
Yaldhurst – 70km/h<br />
Extension of 60km/h<br />
zone west – 100km/h<br />
100km/h<br />
70km/h and 80km/h<br />
70km/h and 80km/h<br />
NEW SPEED<br />
LIMIT FROM 4<br />
DECEMBER <strong>2020</strong><br />
60km/h<br />
60km/h<br />
60km/h<br />
80km/h<br />
60km/h<br />
60km/h<br />
The setting of the new speed limits follows<br />
public consultation, in conjunction with the<br />
Christchurch City Council.<br />
We thank everyone who provided feedback.<br />
For more information on SH73 and local road<br />
speed limit changes visit:<br />
nzta.govt.nz/projects/sh73-yaldhurst-area/<br />
or ccc.govt.nz
Change language