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18 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>12</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Rga netballers chosen<br />
Rail safety ... Be Safe around trains.<br />
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Be safe around railway lines<br />
<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> residentsare being<br />
remindedtobesafe around railwaylines.<br />
This weekisRail Safety Week, an annual<br />
event, planned and coordinated by<br />
KiwiRail and TrackSAFENZ.<br />
The campaign aimstoraise awareness<br />
aboutrail safety and to encouragesafe<br />
behaviouraround trains, railway tracks<br />
and level crossings.<br />
Nationally, sincethe beginningof2010,<br />
therehave been 48 recorded serious or<br />
fatalcrashes involving atrainand amotor<br />
vehicle and two collisionswith cyclists.<br />
Twenty of these crashes were fatal.<br />
The Waimakariri district has 23 rail<br />
crossings and it features in these statistics.<br />
The district’s rail crossings haveavariety<br />
of different controls ranging from barriers<br />
and flashing lights to basicsignage.<br />
All road usersare reminded to pay extra<br />
attention at railcrossings and not get<br />
complacent aboutthe risk.<br />
Around 72 percent of seriousand fatal<br />
crashes betweenvehicles and trains<br />
happen at crossingswith passive<br />
protection,either aGive Way or Stopsign.<br />
Athird of fataland serious level crossing<br />
incidents involve farmers. If youcross arail<br />
crossingeveryday and never see atrainit<br />
is common to become complacent.Ifyou<br />
get it wrong, it is not worth the risk.<br />
TheRangiora NetballClub has beaten out<br />
hundredsofentriestobenamed thetop<br />
winner of the MILO Pitch for YourClub<br />
competition.<br />
The competition, which ran for six<br />
weeks, offered teamsandsports clubs<br />
across NewZealand theopportunity to win<br />
ashare of $50,000 in cash andsports<br />
equipment, plusthe opportunity to feature<br />
in aRebelSports advertisement.<br />
Clubs of any sizeorsportingcode, with<br />
players of anyage could enter.<br />
In their creative video application, the<br />
members of theRangiora Netball club<br />
spoke of theirneed fornew uniforms,<br />
equipment and training for future umpires<br />
and coaching. The entryhas seen the club<br />
takegold in thecompetition,winning<br />
$10,000 cashand the chance to feature in a<br />
Rebel Sportsadvertisement.<br />
MILO teamed up with NewZealand's<br />
sporting greatsDameValerieAdam,Scott<br />
Barrett andKatrina Roretojudgethe<br />
competition.<br />
Netballer and judge, Katrina Rore said<br />
that whileitwas ahard decisiontoselect<br />
the top winner, Rangiora Netball Club<br />
ticked allofthe boxes.<br />
‘‘I loved the inclusivityRangioraNetball<br />
showedwithin their club and howthey<br />
demonstrated theirgreat community<br />
spirit,’’ Katrinasaid.<br />
MILOspokesperson FraserShrimpton<br />
saidwhenthey saw their entry, they knew<br />
theyhad to help.<br />
‘‘For yearswe’ve been fuelling active<br />
kids and arethrilledtobeabletosupport<br />
members of theteamatRangiora Netball<br />
club so they canreachtheir full potential<br />
andcontinue to havefun.’’<br />
Thetop six winners of thecompetition<br />
included Petone RowingClub,Auckland<br />
DivingClub, Dunedin TechnicalAFC,<br />
Hamilton City Gymnastics andMount<br />
Roskill Rugby.<br />
In total there were 23 winners of the<br />
MILOPitchFor Your Clubcompetition,<br />
witheach winning club taking away ashare<br />
of the$50,000 in cashand sports equipment<br />
prize.<br />
Land use concerns raised<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Fish &Game has<br />
expressed concerns at the findings in a<br />
major Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong> (ECan)<br />
report on land use intensification in the<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>high country.<br />
ECan scientists found 6847 hectares in<br />
the Waimakariri, Rakaia, Hakatere/<br />
Ashburton,and Rangitatariver catchments<br />
had been developedinthe 19902019<br />
period, whichhas been linked to<br />
deteriorating water quality in high country<br />
lakes and springfed streams.<br />
‘‘The reportputs on paper what the<br />
public has witnessed in the high country for<br />
some time,’’chiefexecutive Rasmus<br />
Gabrielsson says.‘‘Anyonewho has spent<br />
time in the high country has seen the<br />
intensification,shifting from alandscape<br />
dominated by the browns and greys of<br />
tussock and shrubland to the cultivated<br />
greenpasture and fodder crops more<br />
associated with the <strong>Canterbury</strong> Plains.’’<br />
ECan’s report links intensive<br />
development of <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s lowland<br />
plainswith aprogressive loss of aquatic<br />
habitatand values to facilitate agricultural<br />
efficiency. ‘‘Landuse intensification in the<br />
high country,ifunregulated,islikely to<br />
resultinsimilaroutcomes.’’ An ECan<br />
reportlast year showedlakes such as<br />
Pearson and Grasmere had decliningwater<br />
quality trends, Mr Gabrielsson says.<br />
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