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Parking a major concern 

with Harewood Rd design 

• By Fiona Ellis 

PARKING IS a hot topic for many 

who voiced their opinion on the 

city council’s Wheels to Wings 

cycleway design, which would see 

Harewood Rd reduced from four 

lanes to two in some parts and 

some on-street parking removed. 

Throughout the 1348 public 

submissions on the $19 million 

cycleway, the word appeared 935 

times. 

The cycleway will link those 

in Harewood, Bishopdale, and 

Papanui to destinations including 

schools, shops, businesses and 

recreational facilities. 

Feedback for the design closed 

on March 15, and an overview 

was due to be presented to the 

hearing panel last Wednesday, 

with public information days 

following on Thursday and 

Friday. 

These events have been 

postponed due to the Covid-19 

lockdowns, but further public 

feedback on design alterations 

would be sought, the council 

said. 

Another important theme of 

the submissions was safety for 

both cyclists and drivers, with the 

word “safe” or “safety” appeared 

866 times. 

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Children’s book a tool to raise virus awareness 

• By Samantha Mythen 

A NEW children’s book 

written by a Sumner author 

is connecting Australia and 

New Zealand through a 

child’s imagination while also 

normalising hearing disabilities. 

Kiwis and Koalas is a sentiment 

of Sarah Milne’s own life. 

Although she was born in 

Christchurch, Milne learned to 

“walk and talk” in Melbourne, 

Australia after moving there 

with her family when she was 

two years old. 

She’s been back and forth 

between the two countries ever 

since and has lived in Sumner for 

two-and-a-half years. 

“I have a deep-rooted 

connection to Australia,” she 

said. 

Although this is her first published 

book, Milne has always 

loved writing, taking part in 

New Zealand writing competitions 

and classes since she was 

young. 

It was when she was pregnant 

with her daughter, Ivy, and was 

diagnosed with cytomegalovirus, 

the first stirrings of a story about 

kiwis and koalas began to string 

themselves from words into 

sentences in her heart. 

“The story about a girl with a 

hearing aid, pottering around in 

a garden with her dog, just living 

KIWIS AND KOALAS: Sarah Milne’s first childrens’ book 

bridges the connection between New Zealand and 

Australia through the imagination of a young girl with a 

hearing disability. The idea came to her when she was 

pregnant with Ivy (now 4). PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

a normal life, begun swirling 

round in my mind.” 

This then connected with 

her own childhood and having 

grown up with “a bridge” 

between Australia and New 

Zealand. 

“I could not have foreseen 

Covid-19 and I know right 

now for many, including 

myself, there’s this deep feeling 

and wish we could just go over 

there.” 

Ivy tested negative for CMV 

at birth and knowing just how 

lucky she was, Milne said she did 

not want to take her healthy baby 

for granted. 

“I had this level of survivor’s 

guilt,” she said. 

“Whenever I saw other parents 

out with their kids in prams, 

kids who clearly were disabled 

due to CMV, I felt so guilty to 

just be able to walk away with 

my own positive outcome.” 

Milne hopes Kiwis and Koalas 

can be a tool to help raise 

awareness about CMV and make 

a difference for those 

who suffer from the disease and 

their families, with a blurb at the 

back of the book detailing the 

disease. 

“When you Google ‘CMV,’ of 

all the stories shared by families, 

the first thing they say is why did 

no one tell us about this disease 

before?” she said. 

“I want to help change this.” 

Milne grew up with a backyard 

leading to dense New Zealand 

bush. She used to “go and get lost 

and make huts.” 

“The girl in the story is told she 

is a little bit Aussie and a little bit 

Kiwi and the mum wishes they 

could build a bridge between the 

two countries,” she said. 

“The girl then goes to explore 

the bush and stumbles across a 

bridge, and her imagination and 

memory comes alive.” 

Milne is “really proud” of the 

response she has received from 

the deaf community. 

“There are a lot of disability 

books out there that only reach a 

certain community,” she said. 

“In this book, the disability 

is only really subtly part of the 

story. It’s not mentioned, it’s just 

how it is.” 

Kiwis and Koalas will officially 

launch on September 19, 

at 10.30am in the Sumner Surf 

Lifesaving Club. 

In collaboration with Sumner 

cafe Niche, people can exchange 

the coloured-in invite for a free 

fluffy and hot drink. 

On the day of the launch, there 

will be face painting, a Q+A, 

and a reading of the book with a 

Deaf Aotearoa NZSL interpreter 

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Romance blooms in twilight years 

WHEN PAT Dymond moved 

into Bupa Parkstone Retirement 

Village in IIam, the last thing she 

expected to find was love. 

But five years later, the 84-yearold 

swoons like a teenager when 

she speaks about the relationship 

she has formed with fellow resident 

Ray Henderson, 90. 

The couple first met through 

social occasions at the village in 

Ilam, meeting in groups for tea 

or a glass of wine and a natter at 

each other’s apartments. 

But as time went by, the pair 

started to become closer. 

“Even now we ask ourselves 

how we first got together – we 

kind of just drifted together,” 

Dymond said. 

“Ray would take me up to the 

shops if I needed something, and 

his daughter has a walnut farm, 

so he took me for a run out there 

one day.” 

But sparks really began to 

fly when Henderson invited 

Dymond to go on a cruise with 

him. 

“We didn’t bother mucking 

around with a dinner date, we 

just went straight to a cruise,” she 

said. 

“Ray was booking a cruise with 

his daughter, and quite casually 

said to me one day: ‘Would you 

like to come?’ And pointed out: 

‘We would have separate cabins, 

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of course’. 

“I jokingly said: ‘Why?’ Because 

I am a bit cheeky, and it 

kind of just went from there.” 

It did not take long for the 

widow and widower to announce 

to family and friends they were 

coupling up and moving in 

together, and the silver-haired 

sweethearts were met with nothing 

but acceptance. 

“They all said: ‘Go for it’. 

Everybody has been absolutely 

fantastic about it and said how 

lucky we are. 

“Now we have been together 

for three-and-a-half years and 

been on two cruises together.” 

The couple thank their lucky 

stars they found each other, and 

attribute this to living in a retirement 

village. 

“There is no way I would’ve 

had the opportunity to meet 

anyone else if I hadn’t moved in 

here,” Dymond said. 

“People seem to think these 

sorts of feelings only happen to 

young people, but it happened 

for us. If anyone had told me it 

would happen at 80-years-old, 

I would’ve said: ‘Don’t be so 

ridiculous’, but I’m really glad 

that it has.” 

With Dymond’s family based 

overseas, the companionship has 

“overwhelmingly helped” her to 

combat loneliness, she said. 

“It’s a bit easier when there is 

two of you. Every day I think 

how lucky I am to have him. And 

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they know we are looking after 

each other.” 

Dr Maree Todd, Bupa’s 

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Concerns businesses would suffer 

• From page 1 

Business was also a concern, 

with the word appearing 486 

times, while “environment” 

“carbon” and “climate change” 

appeared just 73, 43 and 28 times, 

respectively. 

The issue of parking was often 

linked to concerns that businesses 

would suffer. 

Bernadette Bowe said she 

had witnessed crowds of people 

parked on both sides of Harewood 

Rd to visit the Copenhagen 

Bakery. 

[It] will be severely affected 

once on-street parking disappears 

and patronage will drop 

as a result through no fault of 

theirs,” she said. 

Gavin Blackwell was against 

the change, stating “the cycle 

lane will have too big a negative 

impact on the on-street parking 

for residents as well as business.” 

Others, such as Maureen Mc- 

Cloy, believed the support of 

cyclists could offset this. 

“I do take my wallet with me 

when I go cycling; bakeries are a 

speciality!” she said. 

Bruce Thompson suggested 

installing bike parks and said 

affected businesses would be 

smart to consider how they could 

embrace the change. 

Parking was also seen as an 

issue beyond the business sphere, 

with Johanna De Beer stating it 

was already in high demand due 

to heavy use of the Canterbury 

Charity Hospital and sport facilities 

at Nunweek Park. 

However Colin Woodhouse 

was in favour of the change, stating 

that it would lead to a reduction 

in the demand for parking. 

“If more people cycle there 

because they feel safe to from 

Papanui then there will be fewer 

cars battling for parking spaces.” 

Safety was another big issue 

among those who gave feedback. 

Some, such as Nancy McGoverne, 

said cycleways made them 

feel safe enough to take to their 

bikes when they would otherwise 

drive. 

Hamish Forbes, who often 

biked along a stretch of Harewood 

Rd in off-peak hours, 

said the area was dangerous for 

cyclists in its current form. 

“Despite the short distance and 

low-traffic time of day, I’ve had a 

close call at least once a week. “ 

The safety of young cyclists was 

also an issue, with as highlighted 

by submitter Vicky Southworth. 

“As a mum I feel much happier 

encouraging my children to cycle 

when they can use separated 

cycle lanes,” she said. 

A year 9 student at Papanui 

High School stated they would 

like to cycle due to climate 

change concerns. 

“I would like to bike to school 

but I can not because it is too 

dangerous . . . I have a brother 

and sister who will be going to 

[cycle] also if the cycleway is 

done.” 

However, some believed the 

cycleway would present its own 

safety problems. 

Cameron Duncan said he 

found aspects of the plan unsafe, 

such as the two-way cycleway 

design. 

“Often people seem to forget 

PEDAL POWER: The Wings to Wheels cycleway 

submissions included feedback from cyclists and wouldbe 

cyclists stating that the cycleway would encourage 

them to bike more. 

DESIGN: 

The current 

Wheels 

to Wings 

cycleway 

plan 

would see 

Harewood 

Rd reduced 

from four 

lanes to two 

in some 

parts. 

to look both left and right and 

when walking or driving through 

them,” he said. 

Belinda Lansley said cars 

crossing the cycleway to access 

houses or businesses could find it 

dangerous. 

This was already a problem she 

encountered when living near the 

Featherstone dairy. 

“It used to take me at least 

three minutes some days to safely 

back onto the road . . . I can’t 

see how anyone will be able to 

back out anymore with the large 

cycleway bang up against the 

footpath.” 

Some thought the plan should 

be altered so that the cycleway 

ran along the middle of the road, 

such as Angela Bachop. 

“[This] eliminates all the issues 

of danger to cyclists from cars 

getting in and out of driveways, 

buses and rubbish trucks stopping 

traffic whilst operating,” she 

said. 

Jennifer Christall-McRae 

criticised the design and offered 

another suggestion. 

“Take out the berms, turn 

them into a cycle lane next to the 

footpath and use the on street 

parking as a buffer.” 

In spite of differing opinions, 

an area of broad consensus 

among those who submitted was 

the benefit of having traffic lights 

installed at the intersection of 

Harewood, Breens and Gardiners 

Rds. 

Hilary Rose said the intersection 

was dangerous, especially in 

rush hour. 

Although Zara Roberts called 

the design “the most ridiculous 

plan in roading I have seen in a 

long time,” she supported this 

one aspect of it. 

“The only good thing about it is 

the much-needed lights.” 

Business was also a buzzword 

in the submissions, often tied to 

the issue of parking. 

Some submitters said the cycleway 

would lead to businesses 

struggles in the area. 

Environmental impacts of the 

cycleway were less commonly 

mentioned. 

These were sometimes thought 

to be negative, with Martin 

Cudd stating the reduction of 

Harewood Rd to two lanes would 

cause “massive congestion”, 

increasing carbon output from 

cars spending more time in 

traffic. 

However, more submitters 

believed they would be positive, 

such as Mark McKinstry, who 

cited the need to address climate 

change and air pollution as the 

reason why he supported the 

cycleway. 

“Cycling more, and driving 

less, is an important step in the 

right direction,” he said. 

The cycleway will form part 

of the network of 13 major cycleways 

weaving throughout the 

city. 

At its western end, the cycleway 

will connect with the Johns Rd 

cycle and pedestrian underpass, 

linking through to the ommercial 

areas surrounding the airport, 

and to McLeans Island Rd via the 

Johns Rd shared path. 

This will be a good connection 

route for the roughly 7000 people 

who work in the airport area. 

At its eastern end, it connects 

directly to the Northern Line 

cycleway and the planned 

Nor’West Arc cycleway. 

About half that cost is expected 

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READER’S LETTER 

June Peka responds 

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Fiona Ellis’s report on the 

concerns of Hornby folk over 

intensive housing mirrors 

many more in the same nature 

over the past year or two. 

Single houses being replaced 

by five to seven tall, small units 

is not uncommon in many of 

our older suburbs. 

Those of us who object are 

branded nimbys, but let’s be 

clear, it’s not people or housing 

we object to. It is ugly and 

inappropriate-to-area housing 

that disturbs and rankles 

long-term settled residents 

and upsets the continuation 

of heritage, balance of nature, 

amenity, the environment, history 

and local culture. 

We’d welcome families, but 

children and their paraphernalia 

do not fit well in 70 sq m. 

And few needy families could 

afford the $600k-$800k price 

tag. 

In one St Albans street 

there are currently three such 

complexes being built. Twenty 

to thirty more cars in a narrow 

street puts pressure on infrastructure 

and individuals. 

Yes, ugliness is subjective, 

but in areas of single story, 

weatherboard bungalows and 

villas with mature trees and 

gardens, these tall, bulky, 

brutalist, featureless and colourless 

developments stick out 

CONCERNS: Greater Hornby Residents Association chairman Marc Duff (left) and 

member Ross Houliston at an Amyes Rd location where seven two-storey units are 

being built. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

Mike the proverbial. 

Planting with trendy species 

will never disguise what 

they are. We need design 

guidelines, and new rulings on 

outside area spaces and trees. 

Check out upper Manchester 

St or Rugby St, both of which 

were once a delightful ramble. 

I wonder if Jenny Hughey’s 

comments regarding residents’ 

associations (The Star, Sept 

2) could be pertinent to this 

huge issue? City council is 

clearly not on our side, telling 

us its hands are tied by 

central government in regard 

to space criteria and design 

aesthetics and consideration of 

neighbours. It acknowledges it 

has had many complaints, but 

has done nothing to facilitate a 

meeting of affected people. 

Our MP organised a local 

meeting to tell us what we already 

knew. No support there. 

So can there be a role here for 

an active push towards a less 

intrusive future, by the combined 

residents associations? 

I’ve only just applied to 

join mine, so I have no 

understanding of the protocols 

and mechanisms such a 

suggestion might require, but I 

would be prepared to assist in 

any way to help organise such 

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Spate of illegal dumping upsets resident 

• By Fiona Ellis 

TRACTOR TYRES, a microwave 

and a car seat are among the 

items abandoned by the road in 

a spate of illegal dumping in the 

Templeton area. 

A Western News reader, who 

declined to be identified, was 

irritated by the ongoing use 

of Kettlewell Dr as a dumping 

ground. 

“It happens all the time,” she 

said. 

“[Last week] it was four nights 

in a row the people dumped rubbish.” 

She said this was an increase 

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once per week, which she would 

observe while walking the dog in 

the mornings. 

“It’s a country road, they wait 

till it’s dark and go dump it . . . 

it’s pretty sad really.” 

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recent rise was related to the 

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centres were closed in level 

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at level 3. 

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city council using its Snap, Send, 

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received under alert level 4 

from August 12-31. 

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were the other areas where incidents 

had been reported. 

City council head of regulatory 

compliance Tracey Weston said 

the lockdown had not caused an 

increase in the problem. 

“On average approximately 

19 complaints of this nature are 

received each month,” she said. 

However, during last year’s 

level 4 and level 3 lockdowns 

from March 23 to May 13, nine 

incidents were reported. 

No one dumping rubbish had 

been caught. 

“Insufficient information was 

supplied to support enforcement 

action, as evidence of the 

individual who littered was not 

provided.” 

Environment Canterbury 

parks and forests team leader 

James Page said there has not 

been an increase in rubbish 

TRASH: Tractor 

tyres and 

household 

rubbish items 

dumped by 

the roadside 

in Templeton 

during the 

Covid-19 level 4 

lockdown. 

dumping at regional parks under 

the lockdown. 

“These areas are more remote 

than urban parks and have been 

closed to vehicles during lockdown,” 

he said. 

“There may have been cases of 

dumping in remote areas that we 

are not aware of yet. We have not 

had reports from park users to 

indicate that rubbish dumping 

has increased.” 

EcoDrop transfer stations and 

recycling centres at Metro Place, 

Styx Mill and Parkhouse Rd were 

operating rubbish, green waste 

and recycling services under level 

3. People visiting these sites need 

to wear a mask, maintain social 

distancing and use contactless 

payment. 

•To book a time to use 

the transfer stations and 

recycling centres, visit 

www.ecocentral.co.nz or 

call the city council – 

941 8999. 

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Kevin, who owns and operates Parker 

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provides full vehicle servicing to keep your 

vehicle running smoothly, as well as WOFs, 

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He also carries out all mechanical repairs, 

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He has owned the business since 2007, 

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customer base – people that rely on him 

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Customers come from across the city, 

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I know it’s not always about price but 

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Kevin came recommended by a friend, and 

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Give Parker Automotive a shot next 

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Lewis 

Earlier this year, Parker Automotive 

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WESTERN NEWS 

PASSION FUELS 

Success 

Congratulations to our Top 20 

Consultants for August 2021 

It’s an unquestionable truth – the success of our 

clients is directly tied to the success of our people. 

We are inspired every day by our clients’ stories 

and it’s why we love doing what we do. 

Congratulations to our top performers for their 

passion and dedication, their unique expertise and 

exemplary service. 

TOP 

2 

3 

4 

CORINA GREY 

Ilam 

PAUL NICHOLS 

Fendalton 

TIM HARRIS 

Merivale 

KATHRYN PICTON-WARLOW 

Fendalton 

5 

6 

7 

8 

PETER FITZHARDINGE 

Ilam 2 

CINDY-LEE SINCLAIR 

Merivale 

DEAN CATIONS 

St Albans 

NERINA HIGGINS 

Ilam 2 

9 

10 

11 

12 

MICHAEL CHAN 

St Albans 

JAN MORLEY 

Fendalton 

MICHAEL FISHER 

Ilam 2 

KYLE SIEBERT 

Ilam 2 

13 

14 

15 

16 

MIKE DRUMMOND 

NAI Commercial 

DON YEE 

Ilam 

SHAR DAVIS 

Ilam 

ALAN SKEHILL 

Ilam 

17 

18 

19 

20 

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St Albans 

LIZ O’NEILL 

Merivale 

HANNAH CALDER 

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SIMON WATSON 

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Contact one of our top performers today: 

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ILAM 

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ILAM 2 

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MERIVALE 

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ST ALBANS 

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