Bay Harbour: April 14, 2021

Wednesday April 14 2021 Bay Harbour News
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Disappointment at supermarket closure
• By Samantha Mythen
END OF AN ERA: The Redcliffs Four Square supermarket
will close its doors on April 24.
SHOPPERS ARE disappointed
but not surprised about the
impending closure of the Four
Square supermarket in Redcliffs.
Foodstuffs has announced the
supermarket will close its doors
on April 24.
Imre Speizer lives in Sumner
and often shopped at Four
Square.
“I am displeased at the closing,
however, I am not surprised
as the number of shoppers was
always dwindling,” he said.
When the Four Square reopened
as New World in 2015
after being rebuilt as a result
of earthquake damage, Speizer
thought it would slowly take off.
In a normal, non-Covid world,
it would have grown in use, he
said.
However, the shop re-branded
as Four Square in June 2020, a
move Speizer said, was too hasty.
“If the goal was to increase the
numbers of shoppers, the brand
change did not make sense,’’
Speizer said.
“Four Square typically being
more expensive than other
supermarkets.’’
Nancy Meherne is 92-years-old
and also lives in Sumner. She said
she will be sad to see the shop
close because of its convenience,
however, she usually shops at
Countdown in Ferrymead anyway
because it is much cheaper.
Said Meherne: “It is understandable
it is closing. There
weren’t ever many people there,
sometimes I was the only one.”
Margaret McKie, agreed with
Meherne on her sentiments of
shopping somewhere cheaper –
she usually does her larger shops
at Pak’n Save.
Said Tim Donaldson, general
manager retail, Foodstuffs South
Island: “We would like to thank
our loyal Redcliffs customers for
supporting the store over the last
20 years – it’s always a sad day to
close a store and we very much
wish things had turned out differently.”
Foodstuffs South Island is
looking at alternative options for
the use of the building following
closure, which may include
selling or leasing the site.
•HAVE YOUR SAY: Where
will you shop now? Email
samantha.mythen@
starmedia.kiwi your views
on the closure of Redcliffs
Four Square.
DISPLEASED: Sumner
resident Imre Speize is
disappointed Four Square
will close.
UPSET: Sumner resident
Nancy Meherne says the
closure is understandable
because of the lack of
customers.
NEWS 3
In Brief
COBB COTTAGE REPAIRS
The city council together with
the Botanic Gardens and garden
parks are close to
repairing the Cobb Cottage at
Ferrymead. There will be a garden
beside the cottage with emphasis
on the history of the cottage
garden. The Botanic Gardens
wish the local community to be
involved long term in helping out
in the garden. Any local persons
or group wishing to be involved
can phone Jude Turner 384 9320.
SKIPPER REVALIDATED
Heather McDonald, a member of
the Sumner Lifeboat Institution
has been revalidated as a
coastguard rescue vessel skipper,
officially known as an ISC Master.
This is a rigorous assessment that
must be completed every five
years to ensure the vessel’s skipper
is still meeting the required
standards. McDonald has
volunteered at Sumner Lifeboat
for more than 25 years.
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at 39 Waipapa Ave, Diamond
Harbour, to celebrate the signing
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including being a habitat for
native species and a relaxing space
for the community. All welcome.
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