Ashburton Courier: June 24, 2021

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COUNCILBRIEF 5Baring SquareWest,Ashburton |POBox 94, Ashburton, NewZealand 7740 | Telephone (03) 307 7700 | Website ashburtondc.govt.nz Registrations open forBusiness of the Year The Ashburton District Council has had its first entry in theBusiness of theYear awards, anew eventthatrecognisesour businesscommunity. The entry is in the People’s Choiceaward, which will bedecided by text vote. Each retail business in the award category will be provided with aunique voting code allowing people tofree text the code to 4196 to support their favouriteretailer. Theawardisforallthoseintheretailsector, including franchisees, online, big, small and traditional operators, and ranging from garden centres, motor vehicle dealerships to bakeries and computer suppliers. Council’s Community Services Group Manager Steve Fabish said the voting period for the People’s Choice award will be between 1August and 30 November, so it wasgood to see retailersbeginningto enter. "Mid Canterbury ishome to many great businesses and these awards are an opportunity to showcase theirstories to a wider audience. "It's also achancefor thoseinbusiness to reflect on their core strengths and review achievementsand milestones,"headded. Other award categories recognise excellence inprimary industries, export, tourism, manufacturing, not-for-profit and technology and innovation. There is alsoaFuture Business Leaderaward and an Overall Supreme Business Excellence award. Entries in all but the People’sChoiceretail categorymust be received by 5pmon30 November. Category finalists will be announced in Decemberand all winners willberevealed at agala evening on 18 February2022. A special judging panel and awards coordinator will assess the entries. Selected entrants will progress to stage two of the judgingphase. There is no cost to enter the Ashburton District Business ofthe Year Awards. Any business within the district is eligible, providedtheyhave beenoperating for12 months or moreasofMarch 31 of this year. businessoftheyear.nz Week of 21 June 2021 | ISSUE 34 We arereviewing ourdocumentsandare proposing some changes. ashburtondc.govt.nz/ haveyoursay Draft DogControl Bylaw&Policy The bylaw and policy work together to regulatedog control mattersinour community. Draft Open Spaces Bylaw This bylaw addresses potential problems that may arise from the misuse of Council owned or managed parks and open spaces. We areaccepting feedback until 5pm Sunday 11 July 2021. IntroducingIan Soper,the Council’s newOpen Spaces manager IanSopercan step out hisoffice doorto check out thebest piece of real estatein town: theAshburtonDomain. He is Ashburton District Council’s new OpenSpacesManager and knows looking after the domain, aswell as other parks and green spaces all aroundthe district,is an important job. Ian has come to Ashburton from Gore District Council where hemanaged the parks department there for 16years. His horticultural working career,which started as an apprentice in 1980, also covers private enterprise and local government experience. Passing through Ashburton over the years, he has always been impressed by Ashburton’s domain, considered the town’s jewel in the crown, and is now pleasedtocallthisregionhome.Ianandhis wifeSuehavefamilyspreadfromNelsonto Southland, so Ashburton is ideallyplaced fortravel to see grandchildren either way. And it is an exciting time to be arriving at Council when the Ashburton Domain is about to embark on aperiod ofchange that will set itupfor the next 100 years following the adoption of a 30-year development plan. The plan includes proposals formoving the main entranceto Walnut Avenue, adding asealed perimeter path, and playground improvements. All green spaces cycle through periods of development, consolidation and maintenance. Officially, the domain and other green spaces areamenitiestobemanaged, but theyalso requirepassion and agood longterm vision.While footpaths canbedug up and replaced in aweek,the value of atree planted in the domainmight not be visible for80years. Managing the space isabout making it safe, attractive, usable and educational. Trees, especiallysome of the oldest ones, require close attention and there are plentyofmaturevarieties to keep an eye on. Ian hopes in the future to have domain maps that show the tracks and paths, and even an app that shares historical information about particular trees or areasofthe domain. PartofhisroleisliaisingwiththeAshburton Domain User Group, which includes sporting and other groups using the space, so information canbemoreeasily shared about ongoing work. Ian'swider role as Open Spaces Manager also includes oversight of the district's cemeteries, its public toilet facilities, stockwater race management,support for reserve boards and general beautification of the district. The town’s pioneers, who created the Ashburton Domain, wouldbewell pleased with their foresight,and Ian looksforward to continuing to care for and maintain these beautiful public spaces. 1 ashburtondc.govt.nz Week of 21 June 2021 |ISSUE 34
Ng King Bros ChineseMarket Garden Settlement highly commended at Canterbury HeritageAwards The Ng King Brothers Chinese Market Garden Settlement in Ashburton won high praise atthe Canterbury Heritage Awards as an exceptional cultural heritagelandscape. The former marketgarden settlement was one of four finalists in the outstanding contribution toheritage award category. The buildings of the former settlement are currently being restored in ajoint projectinvolving theNg Kingdescendants, Ashburton District Council, and Heritage NewZealandPouhereTaonga. The Allens Road site, which is protected as apost-1900 archaeological siteand listed as aCategory 1historic place, impressed judges in the Canterbury awards, who said it wasanexemplary partnership that would promote understanding of the early Chinese settlers’ contribution to the Canterburyregion over 100 years. “The site was more than abusiness, it was where those settlers lived, learned and socialised, ameetingplacefor South Island Chinese communities and abase where Chinese newcomers transitioned into New Zealand life,” the judging panel said. The market garden settlement operated from the early 1920s until 1964 and was the largest Chinese community in the Picturedfromleft to right:Christine King,Ashburton District Councillor Leen Braam, Andrea King, RobertKing, Arlene Baird(EraConsulting), Cath King,LoisYee, Roger King. South Island during that time. Once restored, the grounds will be open to the public as acommunity heritage park and will tell the story ofChinese immigration to New Zealand, aswell as how the buildings wereused and what it wasliketolive on the settlement. In addition to restoring the heritage buildings, picnic areas, walkways, and open spaces for informal recreation are planned. Ashburton District Council Community Services Group Manager, Steve Fabish said that it wasanhonour forthe Ng King project to make ittothe finals of these prestigious awards alongside such ahigh calibreofentrants. “This isnot only an acknowledgement of the contribution these early Chinese settlers made toNew Zealand’s history, but also awonderful recognitionofall the hard work that isgoing into saving and restoringthe site,”hesaid. The siteisregarded as the lastremaining example of a20th Century Chinesemarket garden settlement in NewZealand. Mount Huttbikepark’s snappynewsign Expect to seethe Mount HuttBikePark blowingupon social mediasoon, thanks to abig, colourful sign at its entrance. The sign, which is fixed in the ground with repurposed steel irrigation pipes, isthe work of Methven sculptor Hannah Kidd, who cycles the park’s mountain trails herself. The top ofthe sign is arainbow made of corrugated iron and there is space underneath for mountainbikers totake photos, with the Mid Canterburyplains as astunning backdrop. Hannah made the sign for Bike Methven, avolunteer group thatruns the bikepark, and the work has been supported by a $5336 grant from the Ashburton District Council’screative communities fund. The bike park attracts ridersfromall over the South Islandand is accessed off the Mt Hutt skifield road. It contains over 30km of trails, including many thatare suitable for riding in the winter –meaning visitors to the area in winter canstill havefun if the mountain is closed. The park has aloyal and growing group of users in Mid Canterburyall year round and attracts day and weekend riders from Christchurch and further afield. It hosted the South Island SecondarySchool Mountainbike Championships earlier this year,bringinghundreds of ridersand supporterstoMethven. Hannah ran a competition during lockdown last year forideas forthe sign’s design. “We had loads of really great entries and ended up settling on the rainbow idea. We wanted the signtobebright and eyecatching, something iconic that people would want to have their photos taken with.” The sign itself is made from steel and flattened out corrugatediron. It has been coated with aspecial zinc anti corrosion product and then painted. Hannah has been working on it steadily all this year. Whilethecreativecommunitiesgrantwasa greathelp,Hannahhasalsohaddonations of time from committee members and friends with usefulequipment. The posts for the sign are from old irrigation pipes donated by local farmer David Keeley and concrete was donated by Methven Trucking. Hannah said thepark wasaone-stop shop forbikers. “We love it as afamily, but for different reasons.Ilovetheclimbs,whereasthekids areinspiredmost by being shuttledtothe downhill tracks. There areaccessible trails that caterfor folk who arejust starting out, good challenging intermediatetrails with rewarding climbs that lead to some quite rowdydownhill tracks. “We wanted the signtorepresent all of the above and be welcoming.” BikeMethven president Ricky Brown said Sculptor Hannah Kidd enlisted husband Richard Morris, a telehandler machine and fellow bikers Cam Bisset and Fred Holmberg to manoeuvre the Mount Hutt bike parksign in place. the sign would be agreat talking point and the group wasgratefultothe artistic skills of Hannah. The sign is thefinishing touch to awider project at the carpark area that has involved anew post and rail fence and native planting. Ricky said those who had helped included fencing contractor Andrew Morgan, Greg Meadows, Craig Cullimore, landscaper Dell Phillips and Morris Contracting. The bike park is on land owned by Sir Graeme Harrison, who is also amajor supporter of it becoming apermanent community asset. COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD JULY MEETINGS Meetings areheldinthe Council Chambers, 137 Havelock Street, (unless otherwise advised). CouncilMeeting, Wednesday 30 June, 1.00pm (live-streamed) The previouslynotified 30 June extraordinary meeting has been replaced withafull Council meeting and the meetingscheduled on 7July has been cancelled. Youth Council Meeting, Wednesday 14 July,4.00pm Methven Community BoardMeeting, Monday 26 July,1.00pm,MtHutt Memorial Hall Ashburton WaterZoneCommittee Meeting, Tuesday 27 July,1.00pm CouncilMeeting, Wednesday 28 July,1.00pm, (live-streamed) Submission Hearings&Deliberations (Draft Dog Control Bylaw&Policy,and draft Open Spaces Bylaw), Thursday 29 July, 9.00am,(live-streamed) PUBLIC NOTICE PROPOSED ROAD CLOSURE Pursuanttothe Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations1965, noticeis hereby given that Enduranz Events forthe purposeofallowing the Mission Mt Somers Race to be held, proposes to closethe followingroads to ordinaryvehicular traffic forthe period indicatedhereunder. Road proposedtobeclosed: • SYMES ROAD,for thewholelength PeriodofClosure: From 5.30am until 3.30pm on Saturday,30October 2021. Any person objecting to the proposal is calledupon to lodgenoticeoftheir objection and grounds thereof in writing or email to Council by 4pm on Friday, 27 August 2021. NEIL McCANN Group Manager InfrastructureServices APPLICATION FOR RESOURCE CONSENT 363WestStreet, Ashburton Under Section95A of the Resource Management Act 1991 Application Number: LUC21/0029 Applicant: Tricroft Properties Ltd. Address: 363West StreetAshburton District LegalDescription: Lot1DP 1563 &Lot 1DP 23503 &Lot 2DP 1563 Description of the proposal: Resource consent foranareaof approximately 1000sqm of retail spaceto operate aSmithsCity storeand associated non-compliances. Full details of the application and submission forms canbeobtained at: • AshburtonDistrict Council, GroundFloor, 5Baring SquareWest,Ashburton • AshburtonPublic Library, 180 Havelock StreetAshburton • www.ashburtondc.govt.nz Making asubmission: Any person who wishes to makea submissiononthe application maydosoby sending awritten submission to Ashburton District Council, P.O. Box94, Ashburton 7740, or info@adc.govt.nz quoting reference LUC21/0029. Notethat acopyofthe submissionmust be sent to theapplicant: Tricroft Properties C/- David Harford PlanningPOBox 603 Ashburton7740 or david@dhconsulting.co.nz within theapplicationassoon as reasonably practicable. Submissionclosing date: The Ashburton District Council must receive yoursubmission no later than 5pm on the 23 rd of July 2021. If youhave anyqueries aboutthe application please contactAshburton District Council at 03 3077700 andspeak to IanHyde (planning@adc.govt.nz)fromPlanning team. IanHyde Planning Manager ashburtondc.govt.nz Week of 21 June2021 |ISSUE 34 2
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