North Canterbury News: August 12, 2021

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18 North Canterbury News, August 12, 2021
Rga netballers chosen
Rail safety ... Be Safe around trains.
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Be safe around railway lines
NorthCanterbury residentsare being
remindedtobesafe around railwaylines.
This weekisRail Safety Week, an annual
event, planned and co­ordinated by
KiwiRail and TrackSAFENZ.
The campaign aimstoraise awareness
aboutrail safety and to encouragesafe
behaviouraround trains, railway tracks
and level crossings.
Nationally, sincethe beginningof2010,
therehave been 48 recorded serious or
fatalcrashes involving atrainand amotor
vehicle and two collisionswith cyclists.
Twenty of these crashes were fatal.
The Waimakariri district has 23 rail
crossings and it features in these statistics.
The district’s rail crossings haveavariety
of different controls ranging from barriers
and flashing lights to basicsignage.
All road usersare reminded to pay extra
attention at railcrossings and not get
complacent aboutthe risk.
Around 72 percent of seriousand fatal
crashes betweenvehicles and trains
happen at crossingswith passive
protection,either aGive Way or Stopsign.
Athird of fataland serious level crossing
incidents involve farmers. If youcross arail
crossingeveryday and never see atrainit
is common to become complacent.Ifyou
get it wrong, it is not worth the risk.
TheRangiora NetballClub has beaten out
hundredsofentriestobenamed thetop
winner of the MILO Pitch for YourClub
competition.
The competition, which ran for six
weeks, offered teamsandsports clubs
across NewZealand theopportunity to win
ashare of $50,000 in cash andsports
equipment, plusthe opportunity to feature
in aRebelSports advertisement.
Clubs of any sizeorsportingcode, with
players of anyage could enter.
In their creative video application, the
members of theRangiora Netball club
spoke of theirneed fornew uniforms,
equipment and training for future umpires
and coaching. The entryhas seen the club
takegold in thecompetition,winning
$10,000 cashand the chance to feature in a
Rebel Sportsadvertisement.
MILO teamed up with NewZealand's
sporting greatsDameValerieAdam,Scott
Barrett andKatrina Roretojudgethe
competition.
Netballer and judge, Katrina Rore said
that whileitwas ahard decisiontoselect
the top winner, Rangiora Netball Club
ticked allofthe boxes.
‘‘I loved the inclusivityRangioraNetball
showedwithin their club and howthey
demonstrated theirgreat community
spirit,’’ Katrinasaid.
MILOspokesperson FraserShrimpton
saidwhenthey saw their entry, they knew
theyhad to help.
‘‘For yearswe’ve been fuelling active
kids and arethrilledtobeabletosupport
members of theteamatRangiora Netball
club so they canreachtheir full potential
andcontinue to havefun.’’
Thetop six winners of thecompetition
included Petone RowingClub,Auckland
DivingClub, Dunedin TechnicalAFC,
Hamilton City Gymnastics andMount
Roskill Rugby.
In total there were 23 winners of the
MILOPitchFor Your Clubcompetition,
witheach winning club taking away ashare
of the$50,000 in cashand sports equipment
prize.
Land use concerns raised
North Canterbury Fish &Game has
expressed concerns at the findings in a
major Environment Canterbury (ECan)
report on land use intensification in the
Canterburyhigh country.
ECan scientists found 6847 hectares in
the Waimakariri, Rakaia, Hakatere/
Ashburton,and Rangitatariver catchments
had been developedinthe 1990­2019
period, whichhas been linked to
deteriorating water quality in high country
lakes and spring­fed streams.
‘‘The reportputs on paper what the
public has witnessed in the high country for
some time,’’chiefexecutive Rasmus
Gabrielsson says.‘‘Anyonewho has spent
time in the high country has seen the
intensification,shifting from alandscape
dominated by the browns and greys of
tussock and shrubland to the cultivated
greenpasture and fodder crops more
associated with the Canterbury Plains.’’
ECan’s report links intensive
development of Canterbury’s lowland
plainswith aprogressive loss of aquatic
habitatand values to facilitate agricultural
efficiency. ‘‘Land­use intensification in the
high country,ifunregulated,islikely to
resultinsimilaroutcomes.’’ An ECan
reportlast year showedlakes such as
Pearson and Grasmere had decliningwater
quality trends, Mr Gabrielsson says.
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