The Star: April 15, 2021

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The Star Thursday April 15 2021 10 NEWS Shoppers disappointed at Four Square closure but not surprised • By Samantha Mythen SHOPPERS ARE disappointed but not surprised about the announced 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 numbers of shoppers Imre Speizer was always dwindling,” he said. The Four Square reopened as New World in 2015 after being rebuilt as a result of earthquake damage. It re-branded as Four Square in June 2020. 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. Foodstuffs South Island is looking at alternative options for the use of the building following closure, which may include selling or leasing the site. • By Matt Slaughter DOROTHY GOSSER says the number of pigeons at Burnside Park is like a scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 horror film The Birds. Gosser thinks the number of pigeons is increasing and said her house across the road on Memorial Ave has become covered in their droppings and feathers. Trees at Burnside Park are also being damaged by the birds, she said. She has contacted the city council about six times in the last two years trying to get its staff to get rid of pigeons from the area, but nothing has been done. But the city council says there is no problem with pigeons in Burnside Park or on Memorial Ave and it does not have plans to remove pigeons from the areas. Said Gosser: “I am so fed up with them [pigeons] and so are my neighbours. “I counted 53 pigeons on one side of the pylon [above her house] a week or so ago and there was just as many on the other side. They’re nesting in Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Pigeon numbers in park ‘reminiscent of horror film’ THE BIRDS: Pigeons above Dorothy Gosser’s Memorial Ave home and across the road at Burnside Park are a concern for her, but not the city council. the oak trees in the middle of Memorial Ave, as well as in the park. “My yard’s covered in feathers, my red bin and my garbage bins are covered in bird droppings. It’s all over the place and the council has done nothing about it. It’s absolutely ridiculous. “They [city council staff] should be controlling them. “I’m now respiratory compromised and I’ve got to be very careful about infections, and the last thing I need is to be picking up something from cleaning up bird rubbish.” City council community parks manager Al Hardy said the city council has only received two complaints about the number of pigeons in Burnside Park in the last two years and four across Christchurch. “The number of complaints and absence of damage at Burnside Park/Memorial Ave does not indicate there is an issue with pigeons. “Following ranger inspections, no damage to trees or excess fowling caused by pigeons was found. “The council parks unit does not consider the current number of pigeons to be an issue,” he said. Gosser is disappointed with this response and said the issue needs to be addressed. HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you think the number of pigeons is an issue in Burnside Park, on Memorial Ave, or elsewhere in Christchurch? Email your views to matt. slaughter@starmedia.kiwi
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