North Canterbury News: February 18, 2021
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
NEWS<br />
10 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> <strong>18</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Algal bloom<br />
warning lifted<br />
The algal bloom health warning issued<br />
for Lake Pegasus on November 30 has<br />
been lifted by the <strong>Canterbury</strong> District<br />
Health Board’s community and public<br />
health unit.<br />
Recent water testing at LakePegasus<br />
has shown the quantity of potentially<br />
toxic bluegreen algae (planktonic<br />
cyanobacteria) has reduced and<br />
concentrationsare now below levels that<br />
would be of concern to public health.<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> medical officer of health<br />
Dr Cheryl Brunton says sampling of Lake<br />
Pegasus will continue weekly in summer.<br />
“The public will be informed if testing<br />
shows thatconcentrations have<br />
increased and there is arisk to public<br />
health again,” she says.<br />
HILUX, HIACEAND<br />
EVERYTHING IN<br />
BETWEEN<br />
68 FalsgraveStreet,Woolston<br />
W: nzvanspares.co.nz<br />
E: nzvanspares@hotmail.com<br />
Ph: 03 3793932/0508 698267<br />
100% <strong>Canterbury</strong> Owned<br />
NZ’s favourite home for<br />
Recycled Hilux &Hiace Parts<br />
Tsunami zones updated<br />
<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> coastal<br />
residents are being<br />
encouraged to prepare for<br />
afuture tsunami.<br />
Whilethere is no needto<br />
live in fear, there is aneed<br />
to prepare.<br />
Environment<strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
commissionedGNS<br />
Science to model the<br />
impacts of various tsunami<br />
scenariosfor coastal areas.<br />
From thatdata,tsunami<br />
evacuation zones for the<br />
Hurunui and Waimakariri<br />
districts wererevised.<br />
The Hurunui District<br />
Council has been working<br />
closely with ECan,<br />
neighbouring councils and<br />
localemergency services to<br />
revise evacuation zones<br />
and response plans for the<br />
southern Hurunuicoast.<br />
For now, thereisno<br />
change to tsunami<br />
evacuation zones northof<br />
the Waipara Rocks,several<br />
kilometres north of the<br />
Waipara River mouth.<br />
LeithfieldVillage is the<br />
only community in the<br />
Hurunui with significant<br />
evacuation zone changes.<br />
Thereare three zones on<br />
the revised map, with red<br />
beingthe most likely to be<br />
affected by atsunami,<br />
orange lesslikely and<br />
yellow the leastlikely. ‘‘No<br />
zone’’ referstoanarea<br />
outside the evacuation<br />
zones.<br />
‘‘Overall, our message<br />
has stayed the same. Know<br />
what zoneyou are in and<br />
Know your zone ... Tsunami evacuation zones have been<br />
updated by Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />
IMAGE: SUPPLIED<br />
whatitmeans.Ifthe<br />
earthquakeislong and<br />
strong, get gone,’’ says Allan<br />
Grigg, the Hurunui District<br />
Council’s emergency<br />
management officer.<br />
The Waimakariri<br />
district’s revised tsunami<br />
evacuation zoneswere due<br />
to be released today.<br />
For more information go<br />
to ecan.govt.nz/yourregion/<br />
yourenvironment/naturalhazards/tsunamis/tsunamievacuationzonesandwarnings/.<br />
Standardbred<br />
sales delayed<br />
The Christchurch sessionofthe <strong>2021</strong><br />
National StandardbredYearling<br />
Sale, scheduledfor earlier thisweek,<br />
has been postponed.<br />
The decision was made late on<br />
Sunday afternoon after the<br />
Government upgradedCovid19 alert<br />
levels.<br />
The salewill nowbeheldon<br />
MondaytoWednesdaynextweek,<br />
providedalert levels are reduced.<br />
The sale’sauctioneers,New<br />
ZealandBloodstockStandardbred,<br />
saidthe postponementwould give<br />
northern buyers, trainers and agents<br />
the opportunity to physically attend<br />
the sale.<br />
About 60 yearlings fromsouthern<br />
areas of the SouthIslandwere<br />
alreadyatthe sales venue,<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> Agricultural Park, on<br />
Sunday in preparationfor the first<br />
day of thesaleonMonday,whenthe<br />
postponementwas announced.<br />
Christchurchbased auctioneer Cam<br />
Braysaid someowners chosetotake<br />
their yearlingshome.<br />
Accommodation had beenfoundfor<br />
theothersatvarious locationsaround<br />
Christchurch.<br />
‘‘Whenweput thecall out we were<br />
overwhelmed withoffers of<br />
accommodation forthe horsesand<br />
their owners,’’ he said.<br />
‘‘The support has beenamazing. It<br />
is veryhearteningtohave something<br />
like this happen.’’<br />
Thefirst session of the salewas<br />
held at Karaka, in Auckland,on<br />
<strong>February</strong> 13 and14, withthe toppricedlot,<br />
aBettor’sDelightfillyfrom<br />
Major Reality, selling for $300,000.<br />
Whenwecall, hundreds<br />
of Kiwi businessesanswer.<br />
At Fireand Emergency, 80%ofour people arevolunteers,many running or working at businesses<br />
just likethis. In an emergency, their businesses proudly allow them to rush out and help.<br />
LOOK FOR<br />
THIS MARK
Change language