North Canterbury News: May 27, 2021

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NEWS 4 The North Canterbury News, May 27, 2021 Compass FM your community radio station OPEN DAY Saturday 12 th June, 10am-12pm. Come along andsee your radio station in action. RangioraLions BBQ in action, gold coin donation. HILUX, HIACEAND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN 68 FalsgraveStreet,Woolston W: nzvanspares.co.nz E: nzvanspares@hotmail.com Ph: 03 3793932/0508 698267 100% Canterbury Owned NZ’s favourite home for Recycled Hilux &Hiace Parts Photographs on display GreymouthphotographerTom Barry, whoseintention is to ‘‘paint with the camera’’,has an exhibition of imagesin Rangiora’sChamber Gallery. Beyond the Glass is an eclectic collection of images printed on archival rag —ahigh quality, heavy paper made from cotton (rags, traditionally)instead of wood pulp which takes the pigment better and lasts longer. Tom, who is alsoadoctorin Greymouth, selected minimalistabstract landscapes for Beyond the Glass from a broader body of work. He was raisedinChristchurch and has threesisters, two of whom are artistsin printmaking, painting and digital art. Tom has had an interest in taking pictures since he was 10. ‘‘I admire many forms of photography,’’ he says. ‘‘I am prolific, documenting my family growing up, children’s sport,landscape and abstractphotographyand Iattempt to bring my aesthetic eye to allofthese.’’ The Beyondthe Glass exhibition runs untilJune 3. MASTER BUILDER LocaltoNorth Canterbury. CALL ARTHUR 027 2451601 arthur@robertsonbuilding.co.nz www.robertsonbuilding.co.nz BARNS/FARM BULDINGS•RIB RAFT FLOOR SYSTEM INSTALLATION PROJECTMANAGEMENT•ADDITIONS•NEW HOMES HOME MAINTENANCE•EQC REPAIRS•ALTERATIONS FREE QUOTES 2021055 Push to cut speeds on Oxford’smain drag By DAVID HILL Oxford residents are calling for speed reductionsonthe town’s Main Street. Concerned residents Ted Dring and Maria Lowe have called on the Waimakariri District Council to lower the speed limit on Main Street from 50kmh, citing safety concerns forpedestrians, particularly the elderly, the visionimpaired, and children. ‘‘I’ve beeninvolvedwith tryingtogetit reducedfor fivetosixyears, butwehaven’t beengetting very far,’’says MrDring, who suggests anew limit of 40kmh. Mr Dringfirstmadeasubmission to the council in 2015,and made an oral submission to the 2021/31 Long Term Plan earlier this month. ‘‘Main Street between the three pedestriancrossings is theprimeconcern. It’s arelatively small,congestedareaand there’s alot ofelderly peoplethere with theRingwoodVillageand council units. ‘‘Manypeoplewellintotheir 80sfeelit’s such astressful thing crossing the road because theycan’t judge the speed, especially if they’relowvision.’’ Council speed surveys have found the average speedonMain Street is 47kmh. ButMsLowe,whoisatruck driverand trained ambulancedriver, says eventhatis Business confidence climbs By ROBYN BRISTOW North Canterbury business operators are more confident about the economic outlook than at any time in the last four years. The latest North Canterbury Business Opinion Survey, released last week by Enterprise North Canterbury, showed an increase to net +1 percent in business confidence across respondents for the first quarter of 2021. This compared to anet 59% during Covid19 last year. The positive outlook is the first since April 2017. Asimilar increase in confidence is apparent across the country, with national business confidence rising from anet 67% last year to 11% today. The confidence could be attributed to other key statistics that came out of the report, including 40% of businesses reporting that their business has grown as aresult of Covid19, an increase in sales, and afall in the number of businesses that consider themselves negatively affected by Covid19. Enterprise North Canterbury’s business support manager, Miles ❛Many people well into their 80s feel it’s such astressful thing crossing the road.❜ —TedDring too fastandshe wouldlikethespeed lowered to 30kmh. ‘‘I’m aprofessional truckdriver myself and Icansayyoucan’tpullatruck up from 10to15metresout if you’re travelling at 50kmh,especially withaliveload. ‘‘You’ve gottruckandtrailer units going through too fastand theyjust can’tslow down in time.’’ MsLowewouldlike the pedestrian crossings to be raised, like those on Rangiora’s High Street, which would force motorists to slow down and encourage truckdrivers to seek an alternativeroute, suchasSouth EyreRoad. Thearea outsidetheFresh Choice supermarketisparticularly busy, with cars pulling out of the supermarketorside streets, carsparked on both sides of the road and apedestriancrossing —‘‘there’s so much going on’’, she says. ‘‘As Isaidtothe council, is it going to take someone getting killed to take action?’’ Dalton, said the first round of Covid19 lockdowns was now ayear ago. ‘‘At the time, businesses were hit hard and it was impossible to know how things would look in three, six or 12 months’ time. Businesses have told us that Government subsidies for Covid, along with lessons learnt through various earthquakes, helped them to weather the difficult period during and after lockdown. ‘‘The latest survey gives us agood insight into how far we’ve come and how our local businesses have bounced back and continue to do so.” Mr Dalton says the other interesting statistic to come out of the latest survey was around sustainability. “For the first time we asked North Canterbury businesses how willing they would be to invest in order to improve their sustainability or lessen their carbon impact. ‘‘We were delighted with the response, which showed 73% of surveyed businesses would invest in measures to improve these two markers, and 14% of those businesses would be prepared to do so for no financial return.” AUTUMN FIRE PROMOTION See us now to arrange you FREE, NO OBLIGATION METRO quote to have WEE yourRAD log fire fully ULTRA installed, including obtaining council consent FINANCE AVAILBLE. 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Rates increase likely to edge alittle higher By DAVID HILL Public submissions appear set to triggeraslightlylarger ratesincrease in the Waimakariri district, as the council finalises what could be its lastLong Term Plan (LTP). Speaking at the opening session of Tuesday’s deliberations, chief financial officer Jeff Millward projectedanaverage rates rise of 4.3 percent, alittle abovethe original proposed rise of 3.95%,ascouncil staff sought to incorporate public requests. Theseinclude installinga barbecue at AshleyGorge, a dog parkfor Oxford, pest control and an ecological assessmentatSilverstream, spending at the Mandeville Sports Club and the Ohoka Domain, Cust Community Centre upgrades, preparing for water reforms, and a proposal from the Waimakariri Public Arts Trust. Public submissions involved an extra$106,000 in spending,while staffreports generatedanextra $64,000. Chiefexecutive Jim Harlandtook amomentto reflect on the work thatgoes into preparinganLTP, noting the futurecould look quite different. ‘‘When Ilook at the submissions, there’snothing too controversial, which I think reflects well on the counciland the relationship you have with the community. ‘‘The next Long Term Plan willbeslightlydifferent because the reformstolocal government, three waters and the RMA (Resource ManagementAct) will have begun to takeshape,and that’s assuming there is a LongTerm Planinthe future.’’ Despite thesmall rates increase,MrMillward says thecouncil’s predictions have beenontarget. ‘‘There’sbeen no significant changestoour assumptions andpolicies. The economic factors haven’t changedalot. We’re stillseeing steady growth and alow inflation outlook.’’ Thecouncil has also completed 90% of the $80.5 million capital works programme from the 2020/21 financial year. ‘‘In terms of our capitalworks,weare seeing our highestcompletion rateinboth dollars and the number of projects since preearthquaketimes, which is a significant achievement to get throughthat programme of work,’’MrMillward says. Councillors wereconsidering theLTP this week before it is sent for auditing, with adoptionbythe council set for June 22. NEWS The North Canterbury News, May 27, 2021 Privacy affected ... Kaiapoi residents Daniel and Caroline Huisman are concerned about the nature of anew multistorey resthome development, which will rise on the land behind them. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Residents fear intrusion By ROBYN BRISTOW Neighbours of part of Lime Development’s Sterling Retirement complex in Silverstream, Kaiapoi, are angrythat multistoreybuildingsare planned along theirfencelines. They say the proposal wouldsee buildings towering over their homes, destroying privacy, blockingnatural lightand harming property values. Many affected residentshave sent in submissions againstthe proposal, and plan to fight it ‘‘vigourously’’. Daniel Huisman and his wife, Caroline, who live in Murray Place,just west of the motorway in Kaiapoi, say the proposal is aradical departure from what was previouslyplannedfor the area. Residents had been 5 underthe impression therewould be substantial ecological/greenspaceand stormwater management areasbetween homes and the development. The Waimakariri DistrictCouncil’s planning officer,Samantha Kealey,says in areport considering resourceconsent notification thatthe development will have an adverse affectonpropertiesin KynnersleyStreet, Murray Placeand Adderley Terrace. Theresource consent notification was limited to seven properties in thosestreets. Submissions closedlast week. The report also says thereisnoway existing residents could haveanticipated such adevelopment, or the adverse effectsitwould bring. Continued Page 6 WE NEED FARMS StayingSafe arefresher coursefor older drivers We currently have buyers looking for: •Sheep and beef properties up to 5,000SU •Sheep and beef properties over 10,000SU •Irrigated dairy support, particularly in the Culverden Basin If you are thinking of selling your property and would like a confidential discussion, orjust amarket update, please give Ben or Pete acall. Ben Turner 027 530 1400 Pete Foley 021 754 737 WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008 This FREE classroom based course will help you re-familiarise yourself with traffic rules and safe driving practices. It will also increase your knowledge about other transport options and help you remain independent for longer. DATE &TIME: Wednesday 9June 2021, 10am -2.30pm Venue: MainPower Oval, 216 Eastbelt Rangiora RSVP: Wendy Fox,Age Concern Canterbury on 03 331 7808 by Wednesday 2June 2021 Residential /Commercial / Rural /PropertyServices © ACNZ together with NZTA
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