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2 Bay Harbour News Wednesday May 19 2021 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz from the editor’s desk GENERAL INQUIRIES Ph 379 7100 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ph 379 1100 Star Media, a division of Allied Press Ltd PO Box 1467, Christchurch starmedia.kiwi NEWS 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. Slow down. - Barry Clarke barry@starmedia.kiwi Samantha Mythen Ph: 021 919 917 samantha.mythen@starmedia.kiwi news ADVERTISING Jo-Anne Fuller Ph: 364 7425 jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi Volunteers shape mountain bike park Working bees will continue through winter to help prepare and maintain a biking skills park in Heathcote Valley. Rob Davison Ph: 021 225 8584 rob.davison@starmedia.kiwi The best-read local newspaper, delivered to 10,514 homes every week. Brookhaven • Heathcote • Ferrymead Redcliffs • Mt Pleasant • Sumner • Lyttelton Diamond Harbour • Governors Bay • Akaroa Page 8 news Class reunion rekindles friendships Sixty-seven years after being at Sumner School together, a group of classmates have gathered for another reunion. Pages 12 & 13
Wednesday May 19 2021 Bay Harbour News Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Community board weighs in on rock issue • By Samantha Mythen 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. NEWS 3 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. LIBRARIES BUSY THere has been a steady increase of new library members enrolling in Banks Peninsula libraries. A total of 484 new members enrolled since July 2020. There are four city council run libraries in the Banks Peninsula – In Lyttelton, Diamond Harbour, Little River and Akaroa. JOIN US NOW! See website for details Care & Compassion We pride ourselves on the very highest level of service If you are thinking about the future, we can help you explore pre-payment and pre-planning options. Contact us for a Free Information Pack. We offer funeral information talks to groups. Please call us for a speaker to come to you. (03) 379 0196 | www.simplicity.co.nz Mark Glanville Manager & Funeral Director Sumner Community Drop-in Session with Tracey McLellan, MP for Banks Peninsula Matuku Takotako: Sumner Centre 14-16 Wakefield Avenue Sunday 23 May, 10am – 11am If you are unable to make the clinic please don’t hesitate to contact me with any concerns or issues. 03 376 4512 | Tracey.McLellanMP@parliament.govt.nz 642 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch Sign up to Smart Deals & be in the monthly draw for a $100 Dress-Smart gift card! Open 10am-5pm, 7 Days 03 349 5750 Authorised by Tracey McLellan, 642 Ferry Road, Woolston CHRISTCHURCH 409 Main South Road, Hornby www.dress-smart.co.nz
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