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NEWS<br />
The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>May</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
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Council explores<br />
housing needs<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
Playing from the heart ... Loburn drummer Shae Jackson, aged <strong>13</strong>, and her band, Who Da Funk,will be the support act for Ryan<br />
Neville and the Midnight Blues Band in the Rangiora Town Hall.<br />
PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Shae steps up to the town hall<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Loburn drummer Shae Jackson and her<br />
band, Who Da Funk?,will open for Ryan<br />
Neville andthe MidnightBlues Band at<br />
theirRangioraconcert.<br />
The concert will be held in the<br />
Rangiora Town Hall on Saturday,June<br />
19. It will be the first timethe young<br />
drummer has performed at the venue.<br />
Shae,a<strong>13</strong>yearold RangioraHigh<br />
School pupil, said her threepiece band,<br />
which includes her father, Stu, on<br />
electric guitar, got the opportunity to be<br />
the support act at Ryan’s concert<br />
because her father knowsthe<br />
Christchurchbased entertainer.<br />
‘‘Ryanwas one of Dad’s guitar<br />
teachers yearsago and we went and saw<br />
him play and got talking to him,’’Shae<br />
said.<br />
‘‘We sent him afew clips of us playing<br />
and hismanagement liked them and said<br />
we couldplay at the Rangiora concert.<br />
‘‘Itisabig opportunityfor me to share<br />
the music we make withother peoplein<br />
abig venuewith cool sound gear. It will<br />
be the firsttime my drumswill be miked<br />
up.’’<br />
Shaehas beenplayingthe drums since<br />
she wasthree and hopestobecome a<br />
professional musician.<br />
‘‘I have been thinking aboutgoingto<br />
jazzschool whenIfinishhighschool and<br />
would like to make music for ajob, in a<br />
bandorasasession musician.’’<br />
The Waimakariri District Council will<br />
considerhow it can bestsupportthe district’s<br />
social and affordablehousing needs.<br />
Councillorsvoted at lastweek’s council<br />
meeting to support the establishment of a<br />
housing working group.<br />
<strong>May</strong>orDan Gordonwelcomed the decision,<br />
whichfollows ahousing needs assessment<br />
report commissioned by the councillastyear.<br />
The reporthighlighted aprojected growth<br />
in olderhouseholds generally, aneed to assist<br />
renters because of ashortageofrental<br />
properties, and alack of affordable housing.<br />
The Greater Christchurch Partnership also<br />
commissionedasocial and affordablehousing<br />
report last year which explored arange of<br />
actions thatcouncils can consider to stimulate<br />
housing provision in their districts.<br />
Abudgetofabout $3 million is already set<br />
asidetoinvest in housing,asthe council<br />
secured funding from the Rata Foundation<br />
some years ago for social housingtosupport<br />
firsthome buyers.This becamesurplus to<br />
requirementsatthe time and was sold, Mr<br />
Gordon says.<br />
‘‘We willbelooking at ourcurrentneeds,<br />
who we can partner with,and look at where<br />
that resource would be best placed.<br />
‘‘Some workhas alreadybeendone by the<br />
community team and our property team,soit’s<br />
amatter of pullingall thatinformation<br />
together.’’<br />
Housing for peoplewith disabilities to<br />
provide independent living backed up by<br />
specialised carewas one option, he says.<br />
The council has aportfolio of 112 pensioner<br />
unitstohelp meet the housingneeds of senior<br />
citizens on modest incomes.<br />
The housing workinggroup is expectedto<br />
provide an interim report within six months,<br />
with its ongoing role to be reviewednext year.<br />
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