<strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>December</strong> <strong>16</strong> <strong>2020</strong> 14 NEWS Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Courts finished at new sports centre THE FIRST courts have been completed at <strong>Selwyn</strong> Sports Centre. The four polyurethane courts, similar to many school gyms, have been laid and the lines painted on last week. The building is on track to open in time for the 2021 winter sports season. The courts will be a multiuse space, with the markings set up for basketball, netball, futsal, tennis, korfball, floorball and other sports. The surface will also allow the space to be used for exhibitions and events. The hall will also host an interactive sports BACKYARD CRITTERS ACTION: The first courts have been completed at the <strong>Selwyn</strong> Sports Centre, it is on track to open for winter 2021. and educational wall. <strong>Selwyn</strong> Netball has agreed with the district council to use the centre for the 2021 winter season and beyond. <strong>Selwyn</strong> Netball Centre president Andrea James confirmed it will use the centre for its year 1 to 4 programme and its Saturday competition will be split between the <strong>Selwyn</strong> Sports Centre and the court facilities in Lincoln. In addition, a community indoor netball competition open to the district’s residents will be held at the sports centre. The centre will have a focus on serving the community, including clubs and schools, and will feature two halls with four courts each, divided by a central corridor space. As well as the polyurethane courts, the John F. Reid Courts on the other side of the building will host four courts with a sprung wood floor, which is currently being laid. This hall will have courts for basketball, netball, futsal, volleyball and badminton, while a mezzanine around the top of the hall will feature a 240m walking track. The building features panelling, which provides high quality insulation and removes the need for internal cladding. It will also have solar panels that will generate about 80 per cent of its power during summer. 03 322 4548 | Easy Parking 17 Lillian Street, Halswell Open Mon-Fri 9.30am - 5.00pm Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm LAYBY WELCOME MANY OF you will have seen the whirligig mite without realising what it was. THis bright red 1.5mm diameter mite known scientifically as Anystis races around randomly over plant and soil surfaces searching for prey. THere are at least 18 species of whirligig mites around the world with the most common species being Anystis baccarum. Mike Bowie is an ecologist who specialises in entomology (insects and other invertebrates). Each week he introduces a new species found in his backyard at Lincoln. His column aims to raise public awareness of biodiversity, the variety of living things around us. Check out the full list of invertebrates found at www.inaturalist.org/projects/backyard-biodiversity-bugs-in-my-lincolnsection THis species has been observed and recorded on iNaturalistNZ in Wellington, Canterbury and Dunedin regions. Little is known about these mobile mites in New Zealand but overseas they are known to be a predator of pest species such as spider mites, aphids, leaf hoppers, thrips, codling moth larvae, scales, mealybugs, springtails and psyllids. It is very likely that they feed on similar species here in New Zealand. Whirligig mites are cannibalistic at all stages and adults survive for 15-17 days. Interestingly, no males have been recorded in this species and females reproduce through parthenogenesis. Eggs are laid in clusters numbering 15 to 24 in soil litter or under bark. That’s a fail. Drinking? Don’t drive.
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