Bay Harbour: May 19, 2021

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‘Dumb’ drivers caught at 

114km/h in Lyttelton tunnel 

• By Samantha Mythen 

“JUST REALLY stupid.” 

That is the response from 

police after they caught two 

young drivers speeding through 

Lyttelton tunnel 

at 114km/h. 

The two 

drivers, in their 

late teens, were 

caught driving 

through the 

tunnel from 

Gerard 

Peoples 

Lyttelton to 

Christchurch at 

about 7.30pm 

last Thursday. The speed limit is 

50km/h. 

Said Sergeant Gerard Peoples: 

“This was a really dumb and 

stupid thing where they weren’t 

thinking about the extra risks 

involved with driving through a 

tunnel.” 

They were following closely 

behind each other and were 

stoped by a patrol car travelling 

to Lyttelton. 

The police officer clocked the 

excessive speed on his radar, did 

a U-turn and followed the two 

drivers who pulled over outside 

of the tunnel. 

They have both been suspended 

from driving for 28 days and 

have received a summons to appear 

in court for excessive speed. 

Police have the power to 

automatically suspend someone’s 

licence for 28 days for several 

different reasons, including if 

you are caught travelling 

40km/h or more over the speed 

limit. 

Peoples said motorists travelling 

through the tunnel usually 

stick to the speed limit. If drivers 

were caught speeding, it was 

usually at about 70km/h. 

Peoples called this instance 

extreme. 

“Some people don’t really 

appreciate the hazards in the 

tunnel,” he said. 

“It is relatively narrow, it 

often sees heavy traffic, there 

are areas where there can be 

water on the road from leakage, 

tunnel maintenance and 

cleaning and this can make the 

road quite greasy being an extra 

hazard.” 

CRAZY: Two 

young drivers 

were caught 

travelling 

at 114km/h 

through 

Lyttelton 

tunnel. 

Peoples said crashing in the 

confines of a tunnel could be a 

major problem. 

If there was a crash it 

magnifies further problems 

that can occur such as fire and 

accessibility for emergency 

services. 

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MADNESS. THAT’S all 

that can be said of the two 

teenagers who raced through 

the Lyttelton tunnel at 

114km/h (see page 1). 

Years ago when I was 

a reporter at The Press I 

covered a horrific crash in 

the tunnel, on a late Sunday 

afternoon from memory, 

caused by a group of young 

guys on their way back to 

Christchurch. 

The driver lost control 

of the vehicle they were in 

at speed. The walls of the 

tunnel meant there was no 

room for other vehicles to 

escape. 

The offending vehicle 

went up the side of the wall 

like a skateboard ramp 

and smashed into another 

vehicle, causing carnage. It 

was a shocking scene, the 

innocent victims in the other 

car had no chance. 

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Community board 

weighs in on rock issue 


THE CITY council must 

provide a plan to remove excess 

rocks from Clifton Beach, as 

requested by Redcliffs residents, 

and now supported by their 

community board. 

The Redcliffs Residents 

Association took a deputation 

to the Waikura/Linwood-Central-Heathcote 

Community 

Board last Wednesday. 

They asked the community 

board to request the city council 

produce a concrete action plan 

for removal of the rocks on 

Clifton Beach. 

These rocks were leftover from 

roadworks done in 2019. 

After hearing the deputation, 

the community board decided 

to pass a resolution requesting 

an options report from the city 

council for a plan to remove the 

excess rocks. 

Said community board 

chairwoman Alexandra Davids: 

“We are asking the city council 

to produce a holistic plan and 

time frame for when remediation 

work can take place.” 

They want to see an 

explanation of costing, as well 

as information on when and 

DISAPPOINTED: Pat McIntosh with some of the rocks 

that are sitting on Clifton Beach. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

how the rocks will be removed. 

This is in spite of Environment 

Canterbury telling the city 

council in April that removal of 

the rocks is not a priority and 

no action is currently required 

for removal. The correspondence 

from ECan comes after they held 

last year, the city council was 

non-compliant with their resource 

consents for the roadwork that resulted 

in the leftover rocks, meaning 

the city council is eventually 

required to remove the rocks. 

During the meeting, it was 

asked why the city council is 

spending money on commissioning 

reports on the origin 

of the rocks, on challenging 

the finding of non-compliance 

with their original roadworks 

consents and on seeking legal 

opinions, instead of making a 

plan for the rocks’ removal. 

Residents’ association 

secretary Pat McIntosh 

said both it and the community 

board shared disappointment in 

the city council spending time, 

money and effort on avoidance 

measures rather than working 

on a potential solution. 

“From this length of time, it 

is reasonable to expect the city 

council is working on plans 

for the rocks’ removal,” said 

McIntosh. 

She explained that although 

currently, the rocks are not an 

issue because they are covered 

in sand, as confirmed by ECan, 

the conditions will eventually 

change and ECan’s order will 

have to be re-visited. 

“The city council needs to have 

plans in place,” McIntosh said. 

Davids said it was disappointing 

the city council was 

spending ratepayers’ money on 

challenging the non-compliance 

rather than spending it on remediating 

the issue. 

The city council is wanting 

to challenge ECan’s finding of 

non-compliance. 

Said city council transport 

planning and delivery manager 

Lynette Ellis:: “City council 

does not consider that there is a 

breach of the resource consent 

and the non-compliance by 

Environment Canterbury was 

wrongly issued.” 

She explained city council 

held this view as it does not 

consider the rocks to be ‘spoil’ 

or ‘waste material’ left on the 

site, rather they are excavated 

material that has been reused on 

the site in compliance with the 

consent. 

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In Brief 

FREEDOM CAMPING 

The city council is calling for 

public feedback on proposed 

changes to the Freedom 

Camping Bylaw. The bylaw has 

been in place for five years and 

it legally has to be reviewed. 

The bylaw has generally been 

working well, but city council 

staff are recommending a small 

number of changes, including 

creating a specified area at Naval 

Point in Lyttelton where freedom 

campers can stay, and limiting 

the number of freedom camping 

spots to 18 vehicles. 

CAR CRASH 

Police attended a car crash in 

Diamond Harbour at 4.30pm 

on Friday. Only one car was 

involved. It had left the road and 

collided with a large boulder 

causing it to overturn. Both 

occupants were able to get out of 

the car before emergency services 

arrived and were lucky to suffer 

only minor cuts and bruising. 

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wearing 25kg of kit will tackle 

1103 steps up 51 flights of 

Auckland’s Sky Tower on 

Saturday. 

The sweat-fest is all in the 

name of raising funds and 

awareness for the Leukaemia 

and Blood Cancer Foundation 

as part of the Sky Tower Stair 

Challenge. 

Rohin Palmer is the challenger 

from the Diamond Harbour 

Volunteer Fire Brigade. 

This year will be his second 

time taking part in the event. 

“It’s definitely not easy,” he said. 

“It’s more of a mental game, 

telling yourself to not give up.” 

Last year, he completed the challenge 

in 14min 26sec. He’s hoping 

to clock in around that time again, 

or perhaps even beat it. 

Palmer said it’s both a great 

cause to support and a great 

weekend away meeting other 

firefighters from around the 

country. 

“We all know someone who 

has had cancer or been lost to 

cancer,” he said. 

“It’s good to do this challenge 

on their behalf.” 

A team from the Lyttelton Volunteer 

Fire Brigade is also competing. 

They are Andrew Legge, 

Craig Smith, Peter Lauryssens, 

Coral Mazlin-Hill, Walter Gray, 

Philip Leabourn and Kevin Hurl. 

Legge is the group’s leader and 

it will be the fifth time he has 

completed the challenge. 

Every year he says he will give 

it a miss, but every year he takes 

up the mission. 

He said it’s pretty tough but 

usually “wings it.” His goal is to 

complete the challenge in under 

20min. 

Legge’s favourite part of the 

event is the dinner where a cancer 

survivor guest speaker takes 

to the stage to tell their story. 

“There’s always certain stories 

that stick with you and you 

remember,” he said. 

The Lyttelton team has been 


training for the challenge by 

walking up and down the stairs 

by Lyttelton tunnel, although 

Legge said with a chuckle, some 

people have been training more 

than others. 

“Coral has been walking up 

the stairs almost every day since 

the first week of January, others 

have been walking a few times 

a week, I’ve done the staircase 

about three times,” he said. 

Mazlin-Hill said she looked 

“quite the spectacle.” 

During their training, she 

wears ski pants, heavy gloves, 

2kg ankle weights and a 20kg 

weight vest, attempting to 

replicate the firefighting kit they 

will be climbing in. The weight 

is basically another third of her 

body weight. 

“It’s definitely a big challenge 

but the fitness and strength gains 

have been really relevant and 

helpful for my confidence and 

performances as a firefighter,’’ 

she said. 

In the last seven years, Lyttelton 

has raised $123,270 for the 

challenge. Over the past few 

years they have had a first, several 

second places and a third for 

fundraising. 

Volunteer Glen Walker 

was first in the grand masters 


NEWS 5 

Firefighters gear up for Sky Tower challenge 

TOUGH: 

The team 

of Lyttelton 

firefighters 

who will 

take on 

the Sky 

Tower Stair 

Challenge 

on Saturday. 

over-50 event in 2013. In 2015 

the organisers introduced the 

supreme grand masters for those 

over 60, where Walker has two 

firsts and still holds the record for 

this age category. 

Governors Bay is also 

sending up a team. The team is 

Matthew Annand, Mike Smith, 

Vaughan Jones, Rob Dantzer, 

Mel Dixon and Anita Norris. 

Chief Fire Officer Andrew 

Norris said it has been sending 

a team for the past six years, 

usually raising around $10,000 

each time. 

“Mike Smith is the eldest (in 

his late 50s), but he is usually the 

fastest,” Norris said. 

“It’s a good bunch heading up 

this year. They all put in a fair bit 

of training.” 

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hemisphere. 

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NEWS 


Lifestyle choice for many living in the 

The diverse settlements 

on Banks Peninsula 

may be small and 

far-flung but they 

are extremely 

engaged. Samantha 

Mythen reports on 

the latest Banks 

Peninsula population 

demographics 

PEOPLE LIVING in Banks 

Peninsula earn, on average, more 

than their Christchurch city 

counterparts. 

Twenty-two per cent of the 

Banks Peninsula population, 

aged 15 years and older, earn 

$70,000 or more. This is higher 

than for Christchurch city as a 

whole, where only 16 per cent of 

the population earn this amount. 

The data is detailed in a wardbased 

community profile created 

by the city council based on data 

from the 2018 census. 

These have been conducted 

since 2011, when the project 

first began after the February 

22 earthquake to profile the 

worst affected suburbs across 

Christchurch. 

They are ‘snapshots’ of a 

community at a certain period 

of time. 

Banks Peninsula Ward is 

made up of eight census areas 

– Akaroa, Akaroa Harbour, 

Banks Peninsula eastern bays, 

Diamond Harbour, Lyttelton, 

Governors Bay, Little River and 

Port Levy. 

Geographically, the area encompasses 

the entire peninsula 

from the summit of the Port 

Hills; 1150 sq km of hills, harbours 

and bays. 

Alongside, the higher income 

levels, on New Zealand’s 

Deprivation Index, the 

percentage of people living at 

the highest end of deprivation in 

Banks Peninsula is zero. 

In comparison with 

Christchurch city as a whole, 

Banks Peninsula experiences 

lower levels of socio-economic 

deprivation with 79 per cent 

of the area rated as 1-4 on the 

deprivation index. 

The factors used to determine 

ward’s deprivation scores were 

people aged 18-64 receiving a 

means tested benefit, those living 

in households with income 

below an income threshold and 

people with no access to internet 

at home. 

The other factors were those 

aged 18-64 without any qualifications, 

people aged less than 65 

living in a single parent family, 

people not living in own their 

home, those living in households 

below a bedroom occupancy 

threshold, people aged 18-64 

who were unemployed, and 

those living in dwellings that 

are always damp or always have 

areas of mould bigger than an 

A4 piece of paper. 

Living in Banks Peninsula is 

to many, a lifestyle choice. It is 

said to be the “playground” of 

Christchurch, with diverse geography 

and easy access to nature 

being perfect for recreational 

activities. 

There are an estimated 8850 

residents living in this primarily 

rural area. 

The largest township is Lyttelton 

with an estimated 2982 

people. 

The largest age group living in 

Banks Peninsula are those between 

30-64 – making up more 

than half of the population. 

This is significantly more than 

the 45 per cent population in 

Christchurch. 

Those aged between 15-29 

make up the smallest proportion 

of the population (only 11 per 

cent), significantly less than the 

22 per cent in Christchurch. 

Sixteen per cent of the population 

are under 15 years old and 

20 per cent are aged 65 years and 

over. 

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scattered throughout the area. 

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‘playground’ 

In Akaroa, 62 per cent of 

homes are unoccupied dwellings 

– used mostly as holiday homes. 

However, because of this rental 

properties are difficult to secure 

in the long-term and this is 

limiting opportunities for young 

people and families to establish 

themselves permanently there. 

House prices in Akaroa 

are also inflated. The village 

experienced the highest median 

house price increase in New 

Zealand up 58 per cent year-onyear 

to $830,000 for the three 

months to November 2021, 

compared to $525,000 in the 

same period the previous year. 

Gentrification in Lyttelton 

after the earthquakes has 

also resulted in rental prices 

increasing. 

Although the Banks Peninsula 

comprises of just two per cent 

of the population under the city 

council, it makes up 70 per cent 

of the total land area. 

This rural and natural 

environment is highly valued. 

There are 145 council owned 

parks, including sports parks, 

garden and heritage parks, 

and regional parks. Many 

volunteering groups active in 

the ward focus on protecting 

the environment, such as for 

predator control and native 

vegetation regeneration. 

In spite of the small population 

THE IMPACTS of climate 

change and maintenance of 

infrastructure remain clear 

community issues. 

Many Banks Peninsula 

communities are likely to be 

impacted by sea level rise as 

a result of climate change, 

including from coastal 

erosion, inundation and rising 

groundwater. 

This can also create further 

issues such as access to safe 

drinking water. 

With increasing temperatures, 

there also comes the increased 

risk of wildfires. 

Due to the geographical 

spread over a sparse and diverse 

land area, Banks Peninsula is 

made of strong communities 

who take pride in managing 

their environment and engaging 

people in both leisure and 

volunteering activities. 

Community halls, local 

wharfs, and reserves provide 

“bumping spaces,” where 

members of the community can 

meet and engage. 

For example, community 

groups manage 16 of the 19 city 

council-owned community 

facilities, and there are five 

volunteer fire brigades. 

There are also 18 community 

and residents groups, eight 

community development and 

support organisations and over 

100 sports and recreational 

groups. 

The area’s foundations are 

rich with history, which have 

built the societies of today. 

Many buildings and structures 

are listed with Heritage New 

Zealand. 

The area also has a significant 

Maori heritage with four Ngāi 

Tahu Paptipu rūnanga. 

However, in spite of the 

heritage, the population 

comprises of 93 per cent 

European ethnicity compared to 

eight per cent of Maori. This is 

similar to the demographics in 

Christchurch city. 

distance between communities, 

the risk of isolation during 

emergencies is also increased. 

Many communities can easily 

be cut off, often having only one 

road in and out of their settlement. 

Because of this, communities 

need to be as self-reliant as 

possible. 

A number of wastewater 

systems are old and are no 

longer compliant with new 

regulations. However, the aim to 

end discharge of wastewater into 

Lyttelton Harbour is on track to 

end by 2021. 

Further work is needed to 

consider the impact of sea level 


KAREN BANWELL has lived in 

Governors Bay for 17 years. 

“I chose to live here with 

my family because of access to 

nature, and it’s still not that far 

from the city,” she said. 

“The bellbirds wake us up in 

the morning. We can walk up the 

hills in the afternoon,” she said. 

Banwell, who is the Governors 

Bay Community Association 

chairwoman, said for the vast 

majority of people living in the 

Banks Peninsula – it’s because 

they can afford too – and they 

choose to as living there as it 

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These values foremost include 

being close to nature, having 

active communities and a village 

life. 

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there’s village boundaries.” 

Banwell chose to move to Governors 

Bay after spending several 

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Evans and thought: “It’s Central 

Otago by the sea.” 

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nature, sealed her desire to live in 

Banks Peninsula. 

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Banks Peninsula, but she works 

there as well. 

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rise on septic tanks in low-lying 

peninsula communities, and 

other aging wastewater systems 

need to be addressed, 

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roads and bridges remains an 

issue in several communities 

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River and Pigeon Bay. 

Although, the annual budget 

for rural road maintenance in 

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was increased, and the Inner 

Harbour Road Improvement 

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Diamond Harbour, is ongoing 

to improve that connecting 

road. 

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Healthy Harbour plan, 

working to improve the ecological 

health of Lyttelton Harbour. 

In this role, she either works 

from home, at the Environment 

Canterbury office in town, or in 

Rapaki. 


NEWS 7 

Being close to nature a 

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Volunteers shape mountain bike park 


THE KEEN mountain bike 

riders of Heathcote are pumping 

their pedals through the valley, 

planning winter working bees to 

continue the build of a mountain 

biking skills park. 

Their first get-together was on 

Sunday. 

The working bees will continue 

on the second Sunday of each 

month throughout winter: June 

13, July 11, and August 8. 

Although more than 250 

people are members of their 

Facebook group, Heathcote 

resident Grant Brokenshire 

said usually only three to four 

people turned up to the previous 

working bees. 

“The park’s progress is based 

on the number of people who 

come to help,” he said. 

“If 20 people show up each 

time with wheelbarrows and 

a good attitude, it will be 

fantastic.” 

Brokenshire is also calling for 

anybody interested in helping 

build platforms and other timber 

structures. 

The bike park is next to 

Truscotts Rd by Ferrymead 

Heritage Park. 

The idea for the park started 

out as a family project. Last year 

during lockdown, Brokenshire’s 

two sons and their friends 

wanted somewhere local to play 

on their bikes. There were some 

basic features already around the 

place, but they were all quickly 

improving on their skills and 

wanted more of a challenge. 

More and more features and 

tracks were built, and it was 

eventually decided they would 

create a fun space where riders of 

all ages and abilities could meet 

up, play and learn new biking 

skills. 

Last year more than 300m³ of 

clay was brought in to create over 

50 features from beginner to 

advanced skill levels. One such 

feature is a 1.5m high step down 

named Bob. 

Brokenshire said more than 

1000 hours of work have been 

put into building the park, and it 

has all been from volunteers. 

“We want to promote 

community engagement,” he 

said. 

This year they are hoping to 

plant 500 native plants and build 

50 more features, including 

trials features for those keen trial 

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Heathcote 

Valley. 

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trials bike does not have a seat. 

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Fruit used as fundraiser for food bank 


THE FRUITS of a community 

organisation’s labour has 

resulted in boxes of cleaning 

products and personal hygiene 

items donated to a food bank. 

The Heathcote Valley 

Community Fruit Harvesting 

group made $180 in two hours 

selling quince and marmalade 

made from fruit off trees 

owned by Heathcote residents. 

This money, paired with a 

voucher donated from New 

World Woolston, was spent on 

cleaning products and hygiene 

items such as sanitary products, 

razers and soap, which 

were donated to St Ambrose 

Church Aranui Food Bank on 

Friday. 

Heathcote residents Paula 

Aitken and Amelia Knight- 

Baré started the harvesting 

group last year. They usually 

donate fresh fruit, home-made 

jam and marmalade to the 

food bank. 

A team of other volunteers 

also help to make the preserves. 

At their most recent interaction 

with the food bank, 

they thought of donating the 

essential cleaning and hygiene 

products. 

“If you can’t afford to buy 

food, you won’t be going to 

the supermarket to get those 

SUPPORT: A fruit harvesting group has made 

marmalade and jam from excess fruit in Heathcote 

Valley, which they sold to raise funds for buying extra 

products for the Aranui Food Bank. From left – Amelia 

Knight-Baré, daughter Serena, and Paula Aitken. 

products,” said Aitken. 

Aitken and Knight-Baré did 

not know each other prior to 

starting their group. 

However, they were sharing 

the same idea, wondering 

about what to do with all the 

excess fruit on trees in the 

valley. 

A mutual friend brought 

them together and the group 

was formed last year. 

The goal is to pick unwanted 

fruit from backyards and 

orchards to share with those 

in need. 

Aitken explained ‘fruit fatigue’ 

is one of the issues with 

fruit waste. 

“Some trees produce huge 

quantities of fruit, year 

after year, which can become 

burdensome to homeowners. 

Busy people often lack the 

time it needs to harvest fruit 

trees, and to deal with a large 

quantity of fruit,” she said. 

Aitken said they are both 

concerned about the rising 

cost of living, and how this 

filters to the families food 

budget. 

“We are mindful that fresh 

fruit can be a luxury for some 

whanau, so have jumped at the 

chance to redistribute fruit 

that would otherwise have 

gone to waste,” she said. 

Aitken said one of the most 

special things was meeting 

people in the community and 

making connections, especially 

with those who live alone. 

“Heathcote Valley is a generous 

community, and has been 

a continuous source of support 

for our initiative,” she said. 

They are hoping to see more 

community fruit harvesting 

around Christchurch, planning 

to advertise on community 

message boards to link up 

with like-minded people. 

“We would love to see 

community fruit harvesting 

in every area in Christchurch, 

and we’re willing to support 

those wanting to start up their 

own group,” Aitken said. 

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IN 1954, a group of bright-eyed 

and eager five-year-olds huddled 

together for a class photo at 

Sumner School. 

Sixty-seven years later, on 

May 10, that same group met 

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another class reunion. 

Wendy Watson had flown 

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hill from Governors Bay. Carol 

Morton drove in from Oxford. 

Russell Craw walked down the 

road, still living in Sumner all 

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The class first met up 25 years 

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in October, 1986. The idea for 

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“We wanted to gather people 

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“We thought it would be fun 

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They have been catching up 

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reunions every five years, and 

now every six months for those 

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Carol said over the years, 


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Mark Dalley, Peter Hutchinson, Russell Craw, John de Wys, Sarah Lovell-Smith, Alison MacIntosh, Rosemary (Sutton) Grigor, 

Carol (Simmonds) Duckmanton. 

PHOTO: SAMANTHA MYTHEN 

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Carol said everyone in her 

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Carol stayed in Sumner 

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The classmates careers 

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horticulturalists, teachers, 

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NEWS 13 

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“Conservation framing is 

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UV glass to prevent sunlight damaging it,” 

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He stocks an extensive selection of 

mouldings to suit all types of artwork 

whether prints or originals, ranging from 

beautiful ornate styles to the modern 

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To complement the artwork and the 

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the artwork. 

That artwork 

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Wednesday May 19 2021 Bay Harbour News 19 

Subaru that won’t get your goat 

THE GOOAT – greatest Outback 

of all time is Subaru’s slogan 

for its latest generation station 

wagon. 

It’s a kind of corny catchphrase 

but there’s no disputing the claim, 

the new Outback is surely worthy 

of high praise. I see it as competing 

squarely with European cars 

of similar concept. 

The reason for my statement 

simply comes down to the quality 

of build in the new Outback, it is 

full of appointments, the controls 

are extensive and the layout 

borders on what you would get in 

any luxury car. 

Yet the Outback hasn’t lost sight 

of its purpose, which is the reason 

why it is the vehicle of choice for 

recreational enthusiasts who see 

the model as reliable transport in 

and out of low grip sites. 

And that is something Subaru 

has done well with every iteration 

of the Outback, it is a wagon that 

could easily double as any sport 

utility vehicle, yet it looks and 

functions like a station wagon 

should. Anyone who knows me 

will tell you I like station wagons 

and the cavernous load section is 

full of purpose. 

The Outback will also carry 

five occupants in comfort on any 

surface, sealed, unsealed or as 

Subaru hints – on any goat track. 

A few years ago Subaru New 

Zealand adopted the policy of 

selling all new vehicles here 

complete with its symmetrical 

four-wheel-drive system. It’s 

worked well for the company, and 

any buyer who has purchased a 

new Subaru will have reaped the 

benefits. 

For one it is a complete safety 

system, providing grip even when 

you aren’t aware of it, plus there 

is the other benefit of travelling 

cross-country or off-road at will, 

and that’s where the Outback 

comes in, it lives up to its name 

with 213mm of ground clearance 

and suspension travel that deals 

well to uneven surfaces. 

On that score, and because the 

evaluation car had seen some 

loose surface travel, I drove 

along the shingle tracks that run 

parallel to the Waimakariri River 

and experienced a soft, controlled 

ride. You can certainly feel the 

suspension absorbing the uneven 

surfaces, and on a slippery, gentle 

incline the driveline can be felt 

working to keep wheelspin at bay. 

Most of all, the Outback’s 

ability to cocoon the occupants 

with a sublime ride is pretty 

much a miracle and is testament 

to those who have developed the 

spring and damper rates. I know 

Subaru’s association with German 

USER-FRIENDLY: Large screen and icons make using the 

Outback’s display console easy. 

SUBARU OUTBACK: Capable when tackling the high country goat tracks. 

shock absorber company Bilstein 

has paid dividends over the years, 

today’s Outback capitalises on 

that development. 

There is little trade-off when 

cruising the highway. The soft 

ride could suggest on-road handling 

would be jeopardised, that’s 

not the case, even at 1675mm tall 

the Outback doesn’t lean awkwardly 

and gravitational movement 

is well arrested. 

Much of the Outback’s overall 

handling prowess must be put 

down to the quality of the tyres. 

The Bridgestone Alenza’s (225/60 

x 18in) are a new compound to 

me and, although they can’t be 

described as deep-treaded as 

you would expect for an off-road 

vehicle, they have a pattern that 

copes well on all surfaces, they 

are quiet and provide much information 

to the steering wheel. 

The loading in a corner is 

well-weighted, the entire vehicle 

is fully directional. I like vehicles 

that give you confidence through 

the steering and suspension, the 

Outback’s front-strut/rear-double 

wishbone system is fully informative, 

the messages the driver 

receives are very much confidence-boosting. 

There’s also a bit of a surprise 

under the bonnet, Subaru has introduced 

an almost entirely new 

engine. Well the boxer design is 

the same as before and it’s much 

the same capacity – a 2.5-litre. It’s 

a four-cylinder unit I’ve long had 

an affinity for. 

Developing 138kW and 

245Nm, the horizontally-opposed 

unit is punchy and torquey, delivering 

with a distinctive sound 

• Price – Subaru Outback 

Touring, $57,490 

• Dimensions – Length, 

4870mm; width, 1875mm; 

height, 1675mm 

• Configuration – Fourcylinder 

(boxer), fourwheel-drive, 

2498cc, 

138kW, 245Nm, 

continuously variable 

automatic 

• Performance – 

0-100km/h, 9sec 

• Fuel usage – 7.3l/100km 

that lets you know there is something 

special sitting up front. 

Drive is directed through a 

continuously variable transmission, 

one which Subaru has 

constantly developed to the 

point where it feels much like a 

traditional automatic. However, 

it has the advantage of a direct 

transfer of power, there is nothing 

lost through the transmission. 

Consequently, the Outback feels 

sprightly, there’s no obvious feel 

of weight within the car, even 

though it comes in at 1661kg. 

Acceleration is strong, the Outback 

will reach 100km/h from a 

standstill in 9sec, and it will lunge 

through a highway overtake (80- 

120km/h) in 6sec. 

On the subject of figures, Subaru 

must be well satisfied with the 

fuel usage figures in the newcomer. 

It is listed with a 7.3l/100km 

combined cycle average. That’s 

achievable, when I took the evaluation 

car back to the dealership 

the internal readout was showing 

9l/100km, that aided by a thrifty 

4.7l/100km instantaneous readout 

at 100km/h (engine speed 

1500rpm). 

The new Outback is available 

in three variants, all with the 

same driveline. The series starts 

at $49,990, the evaluation car 

was the range-topping Touring 

at $57,490; in-between there is a 

$54,990 X model. 

The Touring wants for nothing, 

it is a plush, luxury vehicle with 

all the trimmings for comfort and 

convenience. Full leather trim, 

paddle-shifters, clever Eyesight 

safety system, SI drive intelligent 

drive modes, Harman Kardon 

audio and heated and electrically 

adjustable seats are all fitted. 

I particularly like the large 

central console display. It’s about 

as big as any I’ve seen previously 

in any car and it makes reading 

and touching the icons so very 

easy. The system displays are 

deep and comprehensive, all 

of these factors contributing to 

why I rate the Outback as a full 

luxury car market contender, yet 

it offers so much more in terms 

of ability. 

As much as I enjoyed the 

Outback, the Touring model 

would be a little out of my reach. 

However, my wife has been easily 

convinced that the XV is the 

Subaru for us as we look towards 

retirement. 

Subaru’s philosophy and 

direction is proving to be a 

winning combination, from 

where I sit I can say without any 

hesitation that interest is growing 

strongly, drawing people to the 

brand, and its fine vehicles like 

the Outback and its stablemates 

that are doing that. 

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PUZZLES 

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 

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8 9 

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21/5 


Across 

1. The bassinet is to blame – or u-part 

of it (12) 

8. If lively, one will get married and get 

around (8) 

9. Curve round which one is mad to be 

(4) 

11. German industrial centre seen going 

around the South (5) 

12. Roman writer silently understood 

us (7) 

13. He doesn’t say anything when acting 

(4) 

15. The prophet is one who will use his 

eyes (4) 

19. Express without halting (3-4) 

20. Rum sort of drink that grows 

naturally (5) 

22. Is willing to be the spoil of the chase 

(4) 

23. Having cried, let it become 

abandoned (8) 

24. This Day in November the king 

appointed an exchequer officer (12) 

Down 

2. Puts it out when times are changing 

(5) 

3. A way one will behave boastfully: 

begone! (6) 

4. One needs no artistic talent to draw 

it (6) 

5. The rest let it out that it was in 

support of the board (7) 

6. If brute dirties it in such a way, hand it 

out afresh (12) 

7. Company administrator who can 

cope with auctions, no doubt (5,7) 

10. Having one spot a service one can’t 

get back (3) 

14. Perhaps I’m in when Mother is 

around: that’s the least of it (7) 

16. No alternative in a tale of a filthy 

place (3) 

17. It will come into view quietly in a 

fruit (6) 

18. A forbidding thing behind the sailor 

(6) 

21. One may find her in a European 

river (5) 

SUDOKU 

Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3 

box contains the digits 1 to 9. 

QUICK CROSSWORD 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 

8 

9 10 

11 12 13 

14 15 

16 

17 18 19 

20 

21 22 23 

24 25 

Across 

1. Generic NZ term for 

any small digger (6) 

4. Marksman (6) 

9. Unnerve (5) 

10. Great confusion (7) 

11. Mirror (7) 

13. Item (4) 

14. Dynamic and 

forceful (4-7) 

17. Cajole (4) 

18. Section of a book (7) 

21. Temporary (7) 

22. In the know (5) 

24. Begrudge (6) 

25. Break away (6) 

Down 

1. Small restaurant (6) 

2. Catcall, jeer (3) 

3. Leg joint (5) 

5. Help develop or 

grow (7) 

6. Distinguished (9) 

7. Anger (4) 

8. Medical listening 

device (11) 

12. Silly or superficial (9) 

15. Six-sided figure (7) 

16. Light wind (6) 

19. Astound (5) 

20. One who exploits 

others (4) 

23. Hatchet (3) 

CODECRACKER 

QUICK CROSSWORD 

Across: 1. Bobcat, 4. Sniper, 9. Spook, 10. Turmoil, 

11. Reflect, 13. Unit, 14. High-powered, 17. Coax, 18. 

Chapter, 21. Stopgap, 22. Aware, 24. Resent, 25. Secede. 

Down: 1. Bistro, 2. Boo, 3. Ankle, 5. Nurture, 6. 

Prominent, 7. Rile, 8. Stethoscope, 12. Frivolous, 15. 

Hexagon, 16. Breeze, 19. Amaze, 20. User, 23. Axe. 

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 

Across: 1. Perambulator 8. Animated 9. Bend 11. Essen 

12. Tacitus 13. Mime 15. Seer 19. Non-stop 20. Shrub 

22. Game 23. Derelict 24. Remembrancer. 

Down: 2. Emits 3. Avaunt 4. Breath 5. Trestle 6. 

Redistribute 7. Sales manager 10. Ace 14. Minimum 16. 

Sty 17. Appear 18. Astern 21. Rhine. 

TARGET 

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dallying dang ding dingy dulling 

dung dungy dying gaily gain gainly 

gall gaud gaudily gaudy gild gill glad 

gladly gland guild gull gully lading 

ladling languid LANGUIDLY lauding 

laying ligand ling lingua lingual lung 

lungi lying ugli uglily ugly yang 

MEDIUM HARD 

EASY 

TARGET 

L U I 

A G L 

D N Y 

Good 24 

Very Good 31 

Excellent 39+ 

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RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 

CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT PLAN 

PROPOSED PLAN CHANGE 7 

MANAGING SIGNIFICANT INDIGENOUS 

VEGETATION 

Christchurch City Council has proposed Plan Change 7 – Managing Significant 

Indigenous Vegetation to the Christchurch District Plan. 

Plan Change 7 proposes to amend: 

a) The definition of improved pasture (contained in Chapter 2 (Abbreviations and 

Definitions)) to improve its clarity and application within its associated rule 

framework; 

b) Six policies contained in Chapter 9.1 (Indigenous Biodiversity and Ecosystems) 

to provide clearer direction that assessments of significance should be 

provided as part of applications for resource consent to undertake clearance, 

and how adverse effects should be managed in coastal and non-coastal areas. 

The affected policies are listed below: 

i. 9.1.2.2.4 - Mechanisms for the management and protection 

of other indigenous vegetation and habitats; 

ii. 9.1.2.2.6 - Protection and management of significant indigenous 

vegetation and habitats of indigenous fauna listed in Schedule A of 

Appendix 9.1.6.1; 

iii. 9.1.2.2.7 - Protection and management of other indigenous 

vegetation and habitats; 

iv. 9.1.2.2.8 - Protection of indigenous vegetation and habitats of 

indigenous fauna in the coastal environment; 

v. 9.1.2.2.11 – Farm biodiversity plans; and 

vi. 9.1.2.2.14 – Offsetting. 

c) Appendix 9.1.6.6, which lists indigenous vegetation present on Banks 

Peninsula and the Port Hills, and includes size and scale limits that indicate a 

point at or above which the vegetation is likely to be ecologically significant, 

and that the rules rely on for clearance as a permitted activity below those 

limits. Five amendments are proposed to provide a greater level of protection 

for the listed vegetation: 

1. Table 1: Limit Descriptors – Occupying a contiguous area of 

(hectares), canopy cover (%) of, and height (metre) of any 

individual plants – Replace all “N/A” values with “0”, so that “N/A” 

cannot be interpreted in such a way that the listed vegetation can 

be cleared as a permitted activity without compliance with any 

limits; 

2. Table 1(c): Indigenous coastal vegetation – Extend its geographic 

extent to the entire Coastal Environment of Banks Peninsula as 

it is currently limited to Kaitōrete Spit and the listed species are 

present elsewhere in the coastal environment; 

3. Table 1(c): Indigenous coastal vegetation – Introduce a limit for 

contiguous area occupied of 0.1 hectare (except for Kaitōrete 

Spit in recognition of its significant ecological values, where “0” 

(previously “N/A”) is proposed). The proposed maximum limit of 

0.1 hectares for clearance as a permitted activity is limited to a 

five year period; 

4. Table 1(a)(i),(ii) and (c): Indigenous trees and forest and 

indigenous coastal vegetation – Introduce a definition of 

“contiguous” to include individual plants associated with larger 

contiguous plant communities that are likely to be significant. 

The effect is that plants are not cleared as a permitted activity 

where contiguous; and 

5. Table 1(d)(ii): Indigenous wetland vegetation – Introduction of 

Three-square (Schenoplectus pungens) a key salt-marsh species 

present within Canterbury wetland ecosystems that is not listed in 

Appendix 9.1.6.6. 

d) Introducing a new permitted, restricted discretionary, and non-complying 

activity rule framework that applies to the clearance of indigenous vegetation 

within areas of improved pasture in the coastal environment. This results in: 

i. Rule 9.1.4.1.1 (Permitted Activities): 

A. New rule P5; and 

B. Consequential amendments to existing rules P1 and P4. 

ii. Rule 9.1.4.1.3 (Restricted Discretionary Activities): 

A. New rule RD7. 

iii. Rule 9.1.4.1.5 (Non-Complying Activities): 

A. Consequential amendment to rule NC1. 

More information 

Proposed Plan Change 7 can be viewed during opening hours at any of our 

service centres or libraries. You can also view it on the Council website at: 

https://ccc.govt.nz/planchange7 

Submissions 

We welcome submissions on the proposed plan change. You can make a 

submission: 

• Online at https://www.ccc.govt.nz/haveyoursay/; or 

• By emailing it to: planchange@ccc.govt.nz; or 

• By posting it to: City Planning Team, PO Box 73012, Christchurch 8154. 

You can also download a hard copy form at https://www.ccc.govt.nz/ 

haveyoursay/, or collect a hard copy form from Civic Offices, Council service 

centres and libraries. For details of your nearest service centre or library, please 

visit https://www.ccc.govt.nz/contact-us or phone 03 941 8999. 

Submissions must be received before 5pm on Monday 21 June 2021. 

Process for public participation 

Once all submissions have been received, they will be made publicly available. 

Further submissions will then be invited, allowing certain persons and 

organisations to support or oppose any of the initial submissions. 

A Council hearing will then be held to consider all submissions, and decisions 

will be made following this hearing. Anyone who has made a submission has the 

right to appeal the decision to the Environment Court. 

The rules proposed in this Plan Change have immediate legal effect from 

notification in accordance with Section 86B(3)(b) of the RMA as they relate to 

areas of significant indigenous vegetation. 

Carolyn Gallagher 

Acting General Manager 

Infrastructure, Planning and Regulatory Services Group

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