Pegasus Post: September 23, 2021

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Thursday September 23 2021 7
season on the estuary
DETAIL: Shirley Boys’ High
School students Jasper Muir,
13, (left) and Finn Hawkes,
14, rig their 3m sunburst
before the competition.
SETTING IT UP: Andrew
Barrett, of Parklands, is
helped by Christchurch
Girls’ High student Kate
Roundtree, 16, as they
prepare his yacht Rafferty,
Barrett, of Woolston, said
he loved sailing the yacht
that he bought in 1983. “It’s
all about the exercise, the
fresh air and good friends,”
he said.
No dog racing at QE II
• By John Cosgrove
DOG RACING will not return
to QE II Park after Greyhound
Racing NZ’s proposal was
rejected by the Coastal-
Burwood-Community Board on
Monday.
Board chairman Kelly Barber
said they decided to exclude the
GRNZ’s proposal after a huge
amount of feedback from the
community.
“The trend is to move away
from this sort of industry and
we didn’t want to waste GRNZ’s
time continuing with the process.
“It made sense and at the end
of the day we want to do what
the people want for the area,”
he said.
Since 2019 the city council
has been consulting with the
public on its $12 million draft
Master Plan for the 36ha QE
II Park site, as they sought any
commercial proposals concerning
the south-west corner of the
park adjacent to the Travis and
Frost Rds intersection.
Three proposals were filed and
they included the Christchurch
Archery Club seeking an outdoor
archery range and indoor
archery training, and Five
Under Par Ltd proposing an $11
million amusement/sporting
complex.
Said archery club president
Dave Henshaw: “They didn’t renew
our Rawhiti Domain lease
this year after almost 30 years
on the site so we are hoping they
are looking for somewhere else
for us to train.”
Community board deputy
chairwoman Jo Zervos said all
three proposals needed careful
consideration.
“The Five Under Par proposal
has been around for a long
time, I think this venture
would make up for some of
what the community has lost,
and archery need to find a new
venue so it would great if they
can stay local,” she said.
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PHOTOS: JOHN COSGROVE
EMPTY: The vacant land at QE II Park.
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