Bay Harbour: June 16, 2021

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2 Bay Harbour News Wednesday June 16 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 THERE IS a great story on pages 4 and 5 today which underpins the timeless friendship between man and dog. Michael Franklin calls himself ‘the Wheelchair Guy.’ and he has a great mate in Arni, the french bulldog. He has put out a children’s book. Arni features prominently. No prizes for the title – Arni and The Wheelchair Guy. The pair met on the Coastal Pathway, which has a smooth surface, ideal for wheelchair users. The view across the estuary is also great. The book is available in bookstores (see page 5). And on books, Lyttelton children’s author and illustrator Helen Taylor is a finalist in The Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu Award (see page 8). – Barry Clarke barry@starmedia.kiwi NEWS Samantha Mythen Ph: 021 919 917 samantha.mythen@starmedia.kiwi news ADVERTISING Jo-Anne Fuller Ph: 364 7425 jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi Pottery classes proving popular Pottery is seeing a resurgence with sell-out classes at the Sumner Hub. 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 Pages 10-11 food Jazz up your beef roast Sunday roasts are a Kiwi favourite. Add flavours to please the whole family. Page 22 There’s a new face at our place. Turn everyday essentials into SuperGold Ray White Ferrymead welcomes Rebecca Taylor to the team. Specialising in Redcliffs and the Bays, Rebecca is a longstanding Redcliffs resident with a natural affinity to people and property. Following a degree in Psychology and Marketing as well as running her own consulting business, Rebecca is also qualified and experienced as an interior designer and is not only the right person to guide you through the process of selling your property but is happy to advise you on how to best prepare your home for sale. Rebecca Taylor Call Rebecca today on 027 760 3777 or rebecca.taylor@raywhite.com Find all the ways you could stretch your money further. Visit www.supergold.govt.nz or download and check the SuperGoldNZ app. SG_180x130_grocery
Wednesday June 16 2021 Bay Harbour News • By Samantha Mythen A COMMUNITY initiative is replanting native trees to protect their homes from future fires on the Port Hills. A large vegetation fire in January decimated Drayton Reserve, a gully between Mt Pleasant and Redcliffs. The fire threatened houses and about 500 sq m of trees and shrubs were destroyed. Six firefighting crews and two helicopters were involved in extinguishing the blaze, which was contained after about three hours. Now, after just five weeks of planting, members of the Drayton Reserve Volunteers group have almost reached halfway in their project to create a green fire break in the reserve. “This is a major local biodiversity project, but also, with the climate changing, very dry summers will be more common, and the risk of fires will be higher,” group co-ordinator Dave Bryce said. The project involves planting 800 low flammable native species for the first 10m below residential properties to create the fire break. “Creating a fire break along the reserve’s boundary has been a priority to establish and give protection to neighbouring properties,” said Bryce. He said the residents of the houses closest to the reserve are helping out themselves. “This is a community biodiversity area. “We want to get the Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Green fire break takes shape Dave Bryce surrounding community engaged with the reserve and looking after it.” There are about 200 current members of Drayton Reserve volunteers. The group started in April 2016. Their aim is to work with the city council to return the reserve to its original forest cover for conservation, recreation and educational purposes. Bryce said the original forest in the valley was wiped out for HARD WORK: Volunteers replant trees in Drayton Reserve after a fire in January decimated the area and threatened homes. farming and grazing. They now hope to restore the nine different ecosystems that exist there, including an aquatic ecosystem in the stream that runs through the reserve. Some of their other work includes improving streambed and water quality, pest control, improving walking tacks, and managing litter. The group is hoping to have completed the fire break by August. NEWS 3 In Brief BOAT HOUSE BUILDING The Bays Boat House Group, set up to save the 1923 Canterbury Yachting and Motor Boat clubhouse in Lyttelton, has been working with engineers to develop a concept plan to move the building to a new home in Governors Bay. The project costs will be proposed this week. RESERVE NAME Progress to rename Reserve 4673 to Hilda Frame Reserve, as requested by Governors Bay School pupils in April, will stall until the city council has adopted a new policy on renaming reserves and roads. The city council is roughly proposing to consult on the new policy in October. VEGETATION CLEARING In spite of recent weather setbacks, work to clear vegetation along footpaths in Diamond Harbour has been prioritised by the city council. So far, staff have done about 90 per cent of the vegetation clearing and around half of the silt/debris clearing. ANOTHER MARKET LIKELY The Lyttelton Craft and Treasure Market has applied to the city council to operate a market in Albion Square every Saturday, to complement the Lyttelton Farmers Market, London St. A licence could be approved in August. 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
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