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OPINION 6 The North Canterbury News, September 16, 2021 McALPINES MITRE 10 MEGA RANGIORA -OCEAN WATCH This Week Sun Fishing Guide Moon Wind Good Around the electorate with STUART SMITH MP FOR KAIKOURA IPCC’sreport significant In early August, the InternationalPanel on Climate Change (IPCC) delivered the first part of its 6th Assessment report. As Iwroteinmycolumn in aprevious edition of North Canterbury News, climate science is complex,but what is clearand the IPCC recognises this, is that methane and carbondioxideare different. Methane, whichiscommonly produced by farm animals has an entirely different global warming impactthan carbon dioxide which is produced by the likes of petrol. Carbon dioxidestays in the atmosphere much longer than methane does,meaning that carbon dioxide is far worsefor the climate. In 2018Ihad avirtualmeeting with Professor Myles Allen the head of the Climate Dynamics Group in Oxford University’s Department of Physics, along with Professor David Framefrom Victoria University. Professor Allen has developed an alternative method of measuring methane’s warming known as Global Warming Potential( GWP). This metric reflects methane’s shortlivednatureinthe atmosphere and the need to stabilise rather than eliminate methane emissions. The IPCC’srecentreport has reviewed the latest science,including the GWP. Whileitdoesn’t recommend any single metric, theydoagree the current GWP metric createsissues. The IPCC say that if countries used the GWP metric to set an emissionsbudget to achieve atwodegree limit, the twodegree limitcould be overshot by 0.17°C. The IPCC saysmore certainty for global emissions targetscould be achieved if countries like New Zealand expressed our Paristargetsineither ‘splitgas’ or GWP form. This is ahighly significantconclusionfor acountry like New Zealand, right at atime Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Sep 16 Sep 17 Sep 18 Sep 19 Sep 20 Sep 21 Sep 22 Rise 6:29am Set 6:18pm Best Times 8:13am 8:42pm Set 3:49am Rise12:38pm Gentle Sbecoming moderate SE Good Rise 6:27am Set 6:19pm Best Times 9:11am 9:39pm Set 4:39am Rise 1:48pm Gentle SE becoming moderate E when New Zealand is considering reviewing our Paris target. Iwill be doing everything Ican to make sure Climate Minister JamesShaw takes this conclusion seriously. The IPCCalso says that reducing methane emissions by about 0.3 percent per annum,orabout10% by 2050,would mean New Zealand’s methaneemissions are creating no further warming. This implies that the current24to47% targetinthe ZeroCarbon Bill will require our farmers to go way furtherthan what is required for methane. While we areaskinglonglived carbon dioxide to only contribute no further warming by 2050, we are potentially asking farmerstoreduce methanemuch faster and much sooner than whatisrequired. The IPCC’s finding is greatnews for all of New Zealand. It would be ashame for the Government to takeadefensive approach and continue to apply atargettoagriculturethat goes beyondwhat is required by the science. It will be politicallyhard for Labour to walk backtheir methanetarget,asmany including National, told them at the time it went too far, butthey need to see the science is now crystal clear. We alsohave avery different economic situation where agricultureisalmost carrying the economy on its back, and has got us through the lockdown era that we live in thusfar, and is incredibly important to every Kiwis financial wellbeing. Reaching a10% biogenic methane reduction by 2050 will likely be achieved by business as usual efficiency gainsand,it seems logical thatshouldreductions go further they will in effect be an offset for other emissions such as industrialheat and transport. If this is the case then our farmers shouldbecredited fortheir efforts as they are withforestry sinks. Rise 6:25am Set 6:21pm Best 10:06am Good Times 10:32pm Set 5:19am Rise 3:00pm Gentle SW becoming moderate E Good Rise 6:24am Set 6:22pm Best 10:57am Times 11:22pm Set 5:52am Rise 4:12pm Gentle E strengthening Good Rise 6:22am Set 6:23pm Best 11:45am Times Set 6:19am Rise 5:21pm Gentle SE strengthening KAIKŌURA VIEWS MAYOR CRAIG MACKLE Working together to support residents Another Mayoral Column and another CovidAlert Level. It is good to see that the numbers of infections are coming down, lookslike we are on the right track. Watching the Maori Wardens acknowledged on Seven Sharplastweek remindedmehow lucky we are to liveissuch a greatcommunity. The Wardens have been doing an awesome job supportingKaikoura Healthcare through the Covidvaccinationroll out and during this latest lockdown. Otheragencies such as Te Tai O Marokura and the team at thecouncil worked with KaikouraHealthcare to ensure thatnovulnerablepeopleinour community missed out on support. The awesome Meals on Wheels teams were given abreak and counciltook on the roleofdelivery drivers to protect many of the usual drivers who are aged 65 yearsplus. The council roadingteam were also involved with the necessary traffic safety measures for drivethrough vaccinations. We may not have the resources available in alarge city,but we make up for it by stepping up and helpingout in timesofneed. We havehad agreat response to the ThreeWaters Reformfeedback. Over 100 peoplehave offeredtheir Rise 6:20am Set 6:24pm Best 12:08am Good Times 12:30pm Set 6:42am Rise 6:28pm Gentle Wbecoming moderate S Rise 6:18am Set 6:25pm Best 12:52am Good Times 1:13pm Set 7:04am Rise 7:33pm Moderate SW turning S views on the initial proposal from central government. We are not yet consultingonwhether our district shouldor should not be part of the proposed new large water entity. But this initial feedback is really valuableasthe council considers and questions whatthe governmentis proposing. At our virtualmeeting on September1the council agreed to not transfer any water, wastewater or storm waterassets to any other entity without firstundertaking a fullconsultative or referendumprocess withthe Kaikoura community. The next step for us is to providesome initial feedback backtocentral government on the proposed reformat the end of September. Central government will be determining the timeline for reform going forward in October 2021. We will makesure we keepyou in the loopthrough the council newsletterand website,Facebook, Kaikoura Star and North Canterbury News. You can provide feedback online through the council website or grab a paper copy from council. Feedback is open until September19. Spring is definitelyinthe air, remembertoget out thereand enjoy somefresh air whilethe sun shines. Three Waters Reform should be embraced -submission Rangiora residents, John and Heather Mather, say the Government’s proposed ThreeWaters Reforms needtobe embraced. ‘‘These waterissuesare too important to be lefttothe plethora of 67 local authorities acrossNew Zealand. ‘‘These localbodies have widely differentcapacitiesand meanstoaddress current and future water challenges. This is the key rationale for changeand it is clear we do needanew and different approach,’’ they said in asubmission to the Waimakariri District Council’s recent survey on the reforms. The Matherssays the proposed regional structure for waterreform will ensure focus, efficiency, effectiveness and accountability. ‘‘More importantly the proposed regional structure will ensurethe management of this vital ‘lifeforce’ will provide moreequal outcomesfor all New Zealanders’’. They says it is ‘‘frankly embarrassing and irresponsible’’ for local authorities to stand outsideofthe proposed reforms with an ‘‘I’m all rightJack’’ parochial attitude. It is not the NewZealand way to stand outsideofchangedesigned to alleviate current challenges and problems. ‘‘The lessons learned from recentpublic health ‘problems’ associated with watersupplyand infrastructure have contributed to requirementsand expectations for change. ‘‘Issues such as the rapiddegradation of once swimmable rivers, the evidence of climate change and its likelyimpacts, the current pollution of waterways and problems with watersupply and waste waterare driving aneed for amore focused response thanhas hitherto been demonstrated.’’ Swell Pegasus Bay Tide Chart 3 2 SE 0.8 m SE 1.1 m E0.9 m E1.0 m E1.0 m E0.8 m SE 0.7 m 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 1 0 Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Waimakariri 6:11am 0.5 12:58am 2.2 7:09am 0.5 1:56am 2.3 8:07am 0.4 2:50am 2.3 9:02am 0.4 3:42am 2.3 9:55am 0.4 4:31am 2.3 10:44am 0.5 5:19am 2.3 11:32am 0.5 Mouth 12:32pm 2.4 6:54pm 0.5 1:32pm 2.4 7:50pm 0.5 2:28pm 2.4 8:43pm 0.4 3:20pm 2.4 9:34pm 0.4 4:08pm 2.4 10:22pm 0.4 4:55pm 2.4 11:09pm 0.4 5:40pm 2.3 11:55pm 0.5 Amberley 6:11am 0.5 12:58am 2.2 7:09am 0.5 1:56am 2.3 8:07am 0.4 2:50am 2.3 9:02am 0.4 3:42am 2.3 9:55am 0.4 4:31am 2.3 10:44am 0.5 5:19am 2.3 11:32am 0.5 Beach 12:32pm 2.4 6:54pm 0.5 1:32pm 2.4 7:50pm 0.5 2:28pm 2.4 8:43pm 0.4 3:20pm 2.4 9:34pm 0.4 4:08pm 2.4 10:22pm 0.4 4:55pm 2.4 11:09pm 0.4 5:40pm 2.3 11:55pm 0.5 12:08am 2.2 6:20am 0.5 1:07am 2.2 7:18am 0.5 2:05am 2.3 8:16am 0.4 2:59am 2.3 9:11am 0.4 3:51am 2.3 10:04am 0.4 4:40am 2.3 10:53am 0.5 5:28am 2.3 11:41am 0.5 Motunau 12:41pm 2.4 7:03pm 0.5 1:41pm 2.4 7:59pm 0.5 2:37pm 2.4 8:52pm 0.4 3:29pm 2.4 9:43pm 0.4 4:17pm 2.4 10:31pm 0.4 5:04pm 2.4 11:18pm 0.4 5:49pm 2.3 12:10am 2.2 6:22am 0.5 1:09am 2.2 7:20am 0.5 2:07am 2.3 8:18am 0.4 3:01am 2.3 9:13am 0.4 3:53am 2.3 10:06am 0.4 4:42am 2.3 10:55am 0.5 5:30am 2.3 11:43am 0.5 Gore Bay 12:43pm 2.4 7:05pm 0.5 1:43pm 2.4 8:01pm 0.5 2:39pm 2.4 8:54pm 0.4 3:31pm 2.4 9:45pm 0.4 4:19pm 2.4 10:33pm 0.4 5:06pm 2.4 11:20pm 0.4 5:51pm 2.3 12:06am 1.7 6:13am 0.4 1:03am 1.7 7:10am 0.4 1:58am 1.7 8:07am 0.4 2:52am 1.7 9:02am 0.4 3:44am 1.7 9:56am 0.4 4:36am 1.7 10:47am 0.4 5:25am 1.8 11:37am 0.4 Kaikoura 12:37pm 1.9 6:59pm 0.4 1:35pm 1.9 7:55pm 0.4 2:31pm 1.9 8:49pm 0.4 3:24pm 1.9 9:40pm 0.4 4:15pm 1.9 10:29pm 0.4 5:04pm 1.8 11:17pm 0.4 5:51pm 1.8 *Not for navigational purposes. Wind and swell are based on apoint off Gore Bay. Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa. www.ofu.co.nz www.tidespy.com Graphic supplied by OceanFun Publishing Ltd. 2118223
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