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4 Bay Harbour News Wednesday March 10 2021 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz NEW RELEASES GREAT Autumn READS INSTORE! Grief on the Run by Julie Zarifeh What happens when your life is rocked by unimaginable loss and grief? How do you survive and how do you keep going? Julie Zarifeh shares the tragic story of losing her 27-year-old son, Sam, in a whitewater rafting accident just sixteen days after her 60-year-old husband, Paul, died of pancreatic cancer. She describes how she and her surviving son and daughter dealt with this double whammy and how she embraced the notion of ‘active grieving’. This included a 450-kilometre cycle tour around Sri Lanka, raising money to give disadvantaged Kiwi children new bikes; trekking the 800-kilometre Camino de Santiago; and running the New York marathon on behalf of the Mental Health Foundation. Julie’s account of learning to live with grief, plus her experience as a clinical psychologist, make this an inspirational and ultimately uplifting read. Joe Biden - Promises to Keep ‘A ripping good read … Biden is a master storyteller and has stories worth telling.’ President Joe Biden tells the story of his extraordinary life and career prior to his emergence as Barack Obama’s beloved, influential vice president. Joe Biden has both witnessed and participated in a momentous epoch of American history. In Promises to Keep, he reveals what these experiences taught him about himself, his colleagues, and the institutions of government. With his customary honesty and wit, Biden movingly and eloquently recounts growing up in a staunchly Catholic multigenerational household in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware; overcoming personal tragedy, life-threatening illness, and career setbacks; his relationships with presidents, world leaders, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle; and his leadership of powerful Senate committees. Farm for Life Mahi, mana and life on the land by Tangaroa Walker The awesomely inspiring true story of how Tangaroa Walker turned his life around through farming - and how what he learned can help anyone succeed. Tangaroa Walker’s early years were pretty rough. Adopted twice, he went to six different schools by the time he was six. He never read a book in his life and lived to play rugby. But he had a dream, and he knew how to do the mahi. Today, T is a true community and industry leader running a successful 500-cow dairy farm and reaching millions as the much-loved face of Farm4Life with his practical, inspiring, crack-up videos on everything from farming to fishing, finance to whanau, management to mental health. This is the story of how he did it - the good and the bad times - and all the lessons learned along the way. Gangland New Zealand’s Underworld of Organised Crime By Jared Savage New Zealand is now one of the most lucrative illicit drug markets in the world. Organised crime is about making money. It’s a business. Award-winning investigative reporter Jared Savage shines a light into New Zealand’s rising underworld of organised crime and violent gangs. Mauri Ora by Peter Alsop and Te raumawhitu Kupenga Pearls of wisdom contained in proverbs - whakatauk I - have been gifted from generation to generation as an intrinsic part of the Maori world. As powerful metaphors, they combine analogy and cultural history in the most economical of words. Short and insightful, they surprise, engendering reflection, learning and personal growth. Mauri Ora links whakatauk I to key personal virtues idealised across cultures and generations. The virtues - wisdom, courage, compassion, integrity, self-mastery and belief - stem from the science of positive psychology; the study of how to live a better life. Illustrated throughout with wonderful photographs from an old world, this book draws on traditional wisdom to provide a recipe for personal effectiveness and leadership, and a rewarding connection of Maori knowledge to contemporary thinking about personal happiness and fulfilment. 1005 Ferry rd Ph 384 2063 while stocks last (see instore for terms and conditions) Barry & kerry
Wednesday March 10 2021 Bay Harbour News • By Samantha Mythen MYSTERY surrounds why hundreds of thousands of honey bees have been dying in Lyttelton. Seven Lyttelton beekeepers met last week to investigate what was happening to the bees that have perished in huge numbers for the past three years in February. Local beekeepers Paul Maguire and Hannah Ewing joined forces creating the group for other beekeepers to discuss their concerns. Maguire said the hives seem to be affected at the same time with a massive die out. But the bee numbers then bounce back. “We want to find out what is happening so we can stop it happening again next year,” he said. Maguire said it was likely almost half a million bees died in Lyttelton. The beekeepers have several theories about what is killing the bees but have not yet found any conclusive evidence. A local resident or the city council could be spraying for weeds or baiting for wasps using substances toxic to bees. It could be an accumulative or one-off type event. Or something else could be happening. The group has decided to investigate the costs involved to send some of the dead bees and collected pollen to a laboratory to hopefully come to some conclusions. However, lab sampling can cost thousands of dollars, so the ‘Lyttelton Beeks’ group, now made up of 19 beekeepers, is considering starting a community fundraiser in the future. Maguire, who owns 30 hives, including four in Lyttelton, said they think the issue is specific to the port town. He explained the problem was not seen in Cass Bay nor Governors Bay, although they had talked with a beekeeper in Moncks Spur. They had seen their bees die-off at the same time for the past five years. Maguire said: “Bees are like canaries in a coal mine. We need to realise if bees are dying, other things will be dying too.” The group is hoping to raise further awareness about taking care of bees. “There are weed and insect sprays out there that appear to be okay, but they contain surfactants which suffocate bees. “Some chemicals are okay for bees individually but when you mix them together they become toxic to bees,” he said. He also explained it is important to be aware of the times of the day for spraying. For example, if you are spraying roses for aphids, spray in the evening once bees have retired. The group wondered about the potential of an environmental science student focusing their thesis on this mysterious issue. “It will be a detective job to figure out what is going wrong,” Maguire said. Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Beekeepers’ bid to investigate reason for mysterious deaths Paul Maguire MYSTERY: Dead honey bees scattered over the ground from one of Maguire’s hives. PHOTOS: PAUL MAGUIRE THRIVING HIVE: A helper inspects Maguire’s healthy hives prior to them being decimated in February. NEWS 5 Current limits negatively impact service •From page 1 The current limit of 40km/h was set following the earthquakes after the community had requested the speed limit be lowered from 70km/h. The noise and vibration caused by the trains was emotionally affecting residents as they could not tell whether the sound was caused by an approaching train or an earthquake. The request was granted after Low organised a community meeting to discuss the noise Lewis Low concerns, which more than 100 residents attended. Heissenbuttel said the current 40km/h was negatively impacting the train service. “The current limit means more wear and tear on the locomotives’ engines and increased fuel consumption because of the need to power up, along with greater difficulty in maintaining traction in adverse weather conditions and an increased chance of stalling.” The trains travelling through the valley are a mixture of loaded and empty freight trains, including coal trains. Twenty trains go through Heathcote to Lyttelton Port there and back each day. IT’S IN OUR HANDS Kai roto i ō tātou rikarika #toitūWaitaha #ourCanterbury Stepping up for the future of our region now… means asking more from all of us. Environment Canterbury needs your input into the draft Long-Term Plan 2021-31, which outlines the proposed actions that will help shape our region’s future. Make a submission at haveyoursay.ecan.govt.nz/LTP.
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