North Canterbury News: October 14, 2021

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NEWS 4 North Canterbury News, October 14, 2021 Road safety in Woodend urgent By DAVID HILL AWoodend resident has called for action on promised road safety improvements in the town. David Jones says while attention has been placed on the proposed Woodend Bypass, improved road safety to address the increased traffic volumes due to the growing population needs to be the priority. ‘‘While the bypass is anecessity that should have been dealt with along time ago, road safety improvements have become more and more urgent since the earthquakes caused amassive influx of new residents to North Canterbury,’’ he says. ‘‘Even if the bypass were to be started tomorrow, it will be at least five years before it will be open to traffic. ‘‘In the meantime traffic density is set to get steadily worse as Pegasus, Ravenswood and Two Roads become evermore populated.’’ Mr Jones wrote to Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency last month to raise his concerns and was pleased to get aresponse from national infrastructure delivery manager Andrew Thackwray. Mr Thackwray confirmed NZTA is working on anumber of safety improvements for Woodend, but provides no timeframe. The safety improvements include new roundabouts at Williams Street, Kaiapoi, and Woodend Beach Road, the widening of State Highway 1tothe north and south of Woodend and installing a wire rope barrier to the centreline to prevent head on crashes. Aset of traffic lights are also proposed for the Woodend Road /SH1 intersection at the southern entrance to the town, while improvements are proposed for the Pegasus Roundabout to Safety first ... AWoodend resident, David Jones, wants improved road safety to be a priortiy as traffic increases in Woodend. PHOTO:FILE allow pedestrians to cross the road safely. Following an inquiry from North Canterbury News,NZTA senior project manager Chris Collins says there is design funding in the 2021/24 National Land Transport Programme for the safety improvements in Woodend, with further progress to be ‘‘communicated as this work develops’’. Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon and WoodendSefton Community Board chairperson Shona Powell are planning to meet NZTA chief executive Nicole Rosie early next month to discuss the district’s transport concerns. Woodend’s safety improvements are not progressing fast enough following community consultation in October 2018, they say. ‘‘We are committed to seeing those safety improvements delivered, but we’re still waiting on atimeframe,’’ Mr Gordon says. ‘‘The safety improvements were left out of the 2021/24 National Land Transport Programme, so we’re hoping that it was amistake which will be corrected soon and that’s what we will be seeking from Nicole Rosie.’’ 4WD threat. .. The red arrow indicates how close a4WD got to awrybill nest in the Ashley/Rakahuri River. PHOTO SUPPLIED Wrybill threat By ROBYN BRISTOW Apair of wrybills nestinginthe Ashley/ Rakahuri River, havecome close to having theirnest squashed by a4WD. The pair are the subject of acompetition for school childrenbeing run by the Ashley Rakahuri RivercareGroup to name them. The 4WD drive wascaught on camera beingdriven down the riverbed on October 9, despite most access ways intothe river beingblocked by Environment Canterbury, and some signswarning of the threat to nesting birds. The wrybill is nationally vulnerable,and at risk of extinction in the mediumterm. The pair are notunfamiliar to the dangers of nesting in the area. They have previouslylost anest to floods and achick and an egg to a4WD. The rivercare groupismonitoring the nest closely,and cameras have been installed to warn them about any threats to the nestingbirds, including rats. They encouragepeople to protect and respect the nesting habitat. Any school childrenwanting to enterthe competition to name the nesting pair can send their entrytoinfo@ncnews.co.nz. Have youseeneither of these pest plants? Broomsedge Andropogon virginicus Thispest is not yetknown to occur in Canterbury • Perennial clumping grassreaching1mtall • Leaves are green, turningpurplishand strawcolouredwhen mature • Leaf basesare hairy above andonligules • Seed headsare long and narrow and consistofseveral pairsoftiny branches and spikeletswithtuftedhair Boneseed Chrysanthemoides monilifera CHRISTCHURCH We only need reports of boneseed found outside the containment zone ¥ 73 ¥ 74 REPORT ANY SIGHTINGS OUTSIDE THIS CONTAINMENT ZONE • Bushyevergreen shrub, 2-3m tall • Toothed, vivid greenleavescoveredincotton-likedown • Clusters of bright yellow,daisy-likeflowers • Hard, oval greenfruit thatripen to black and containabonecolouredseed Report all potential sightingsusing the Find-A-Pest app, or by contacting biosecurity@ecan.govt.nzorcalling 0800 324636. Protect Canterbury, report pests
NEWS North Canterbury News, October 14, 2021 5 OPEN ANEW ACCOUNT DURING OCTOBER &GOINTHE DRAW TO WIN A$500 ACCOUNT CREDIT * * T’s&C’s apply Vaccination clinic ... Kaiapoi Family Doctors staff Maureen Gamble, front and Nerita Smith working at the Covid 19 vaccination clinic which was held at the Kaiapoi Family Doctors clinic in Charles Street last Saturday. PHOTO:SHELLEY TOPP Big push for vaccinations on Super Saturday in Hurunui By SHELLEY TOPP Hurunuiisgearing up forabig push to lift Covid19 vaccination rates in the community withfourclinicsopenfor jabs in the districtthis weekend. The pushispart of the Government’s Super Saturdayinitiative to driveNew Zealand's fully vaccinatednumbers up to 90 percentormore. Prime MinisterJacindaArdern says highvaccinationratesinNew Zealand would be agamechanger for Kiwis becauseitwouldallowfewerlifestyle restrictions. She wants to see 90 per cent of people aged12and olderfully vaccinatedagainst Covid 19 to give Kiwis better protection against thevirus. But there is along waytogotoreach that figure with only 57 percentofthe population fullyvaccinated and 82 per cent having had their first dose. ThepracticemanageratHanmer Springs Health Centre, Paul Walmsley, says everyone hasarole to play in protecting ‘‘ourselves,our whanauand ourcommunity’’ by getting vaccinated. ‘‘Ithas neverbeen more urgent to get vaccinated.Weare pulling out all the stops to increase ourvaccination rates,’’ he says. Everyone in Hurunui is being asked to contribute towards thepush for vaccinationthis weekend duringSuper Saturday(on October 16) and on Sunday (October 17). ‘‘Ifyou areone of themany peoplewho have already had 1or2doses—Shot!But your job is notdone,’’ Paul says. ‘‘Tobest protect your whanau, community, and therestofthe Hurunui, we are asking you to help us reachyour friends, whanau, andcolleagues whomay stillhavesome hesitation about being vaccinatedand need some helpand support to get it done.’’ On Saturday Covid19 vaccination clinicsinHurunui will be openat: Amberley Farmers Market, next to the HurunuiDistrict Counciloffices at 66 Carters RoadinAmberley,from 9amuntil 1pm; theAmuri HealthCentre, at 40 Wilkin Street, Rotherham, from 9amuntil 1pm; andthe HanmerSprings, at the HanmerSpringsSports Domain, 59 Jacks Pass Road, from10amuntil late. On Sunday aCovid19 vaccination clinic will be openatthe WaikariHealth Centre, at 100Princes Street,from10amuntil 1pm. Vaccination clinicswillalso be openin many otherareas aroundNorth Canterburyatthe weekend. In Kaiapoi, the vaccination clinic being held at theKaiapoi Family Doctors surgery at 42 CharlesStreet,isfully booked forvaccinations this Saturday, but thevaccinationclinic administrator, Alan Gamble,ofRangiora, saystheycan still acceptpeople withoutbookings. Onehundred and thirty people received vaccinations at the clinic last Saturday, with some having their first dose and others having their seconddose. ‘‘We wanttoencourage people to come andget vaccinatedand we can accept some walkins. ‘‘We won’tturnanyone away because it is important we get everyone vaccinated, butpeople withoutbookingsmay haveto wait awee while.’’ 2419876 Newowners -Kieran and Sam look forwardtomeeting youin-storesoon! 5a Cone Street Rangiora Ph: 3134862 E: admin@rangioraitm.co.nz ** FIREWOOD SPECIAL ** $490 for 10 cubic metres of semi-drypine offcuts delivered to Rangiora &Darfield. Give the friendly team at Ashley Industrial Services acall today. PH: 03 312 3341 E: admin@ais.co.nz *Delivery fees may apply 2425357
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