North Canterbury News: November 25, 2021

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What’s happening in your community… All info onchanges to Council services and facilities can be found at waimakariri.govt.nz/covid19 Councils Mobilise on Forced Three Waters Reform Last week Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon sent aletter to the Prime Minister onbehalf of30 Mayors and Councils across New Zealand to seek ameeting toaddress the now forced Three Waters Reform. Mayor Dan says, “Across the Local Government sector there was near consensus that the model now being mandated wasn’t acceptable to Councils or our communities.” Concurrently asmaller group of Councils, made up of Timaru, Whangarei and Waimakariri, have filed legal proceedings seeking to affirm Local Government’s rights and obligations as infrastructure asset owners. It also seeks adeclaration whether it would be unlawful for the Government’s public education campaign to contain incorrect or misleading information in regards to local council’s rights, obligations and duties. Waimakariri District councillors unanimously supported the decision to launch proceedings at an extraordinary meeting earlier in November. Aqua Play Park to Open Late November The WHoW Trust have been given the green light to operate anAqua Play Park in Kaiapoi’s NCF Reserve. The Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Community Board granted the Trust aLicence to Occupy for aterm of three years, and resource consents have been granted from both Waimakariri District Council and Environment Canterbury torun the inflatable water park. The Trust plan to open “Kaikanui Aqualand NZ” on Saturday 27 November. “Because of the resource consent conditions we feel assured that there won’tbeany negative impacts onthe environment, and it will be a positive addition for Kaiapoi by bringing more visitors to the town”, says Chris Brown, Manager Community and Recreation. Aqualand would primarily be made up of floating bouncy castles and pontoons and will operate for six months of the year during the peak summer months and holidays. In the off-season, inflatables and any other ancillary buildings will be packed down and stored away. During consultation for the proposal, 89 submissions were received, with 71 percent supporting the project and 23 percent opposed. The concerns from those who opposed the play park were around water quality, impact on wildlife, traffic management and parking, noise and the risk of vandalism. The resource consent conditions manage those concerns raised. Proposed District Plan You have till this Friday 26 November to let us know what you think about the Proposed District Plan. Pop online to waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk to give usyour feedback and remember to can also visit our Rangiora Service Centre Monday to Friday from 8.30am –5pm to speak directly to aplanner. Get Your Second Jab Heading into Summer We arewell onour way with overeighty percentof Waimakaririnow having had bothvaccines. There are anumber of bookableand walk-in clinics available overthe coming weeks to finaliseyourvaccination. Visit bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz tofind a clinic near you. Have you signed up for the Waimakariri District Council Newsletter? Tojoin visit: waimakariri.govt.nz/subscribe Keep the kids entertained over the summer holidays with fun challenges and stickers to collect every time you visit the Library! Launching Soon libraries.waimakariri.govt.nz/space Dog Register Are Your Details Current? The summer holidays bring an influx of lost and found dogs. If your contact details in the Dog Register are up to date, and your dog is wearing acurrent registration tag, it is much quicker and easier toget them home if they’re lost. Please advise any new: • Dog arrivals/departures • Changestophone numbers, especially cell phone numbers • Address transfers within the district • Microchip number if the dog has been microchipped since registration • Changes of postal address and email address • Neutering details • Self service with dogs online at waimakariri.govt.nz Email usat office@wmk.govt.nz to update the Dog Register Does Your Pool Fence Comply? Summer is here and it’s important pool barriers and fencing comply with the Building Act. From November to Marcheachyear we’ll be visiting properties to checkifapool is still present, the type and if the pool fence complies. We’ll leave anotice inthe letterbox aer the check, and note any items that may need to be addressed. Why we’re doing this: The Building Act requires us to inspect pool barriers regularly for compliance to the Building Code. Call us on 03 311 8906 if you have any questions. Register your pool at waimakariri.govt.nz - keyword search Swimming Pool Registration
LOCAL ARTS SCENE North Canterbury News, November 25, 2021 35 Exhibition survives Covid By SHELLEY TOPP Upcoming Council meetings The following meetings will be held in December 2021.All meetings will be held in the Council Chamber, 215 High Street, Rangiora, unless otherwise stated. Council Tuesday 7December at1pm. Rangiora-Ashley Community Board Wednesday 8December at7pm. Oxford-Ohoka Community Board Thursday 9December at 7pmintheA&P Room,Oxford TownHall, Main Street, Oxford. (The Public Forum section of the agenda will occur from 7-7.20pm.) Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Community Board Monday 13 December at 5pm inthe Kaikanui Room, atthe Ruataniwha Kaiapoi Civic Centre, 176 Williams Street, Kaiapoi. Woodend-Seon Community Board Monday 13 December at 6pm at theWoodend CommunityCentre, SchoolRoad,Woodend. Mahi Tahi Joint Development Committee Tuesday 14December at 9am. District Planning and Regulation Committee Tuesday 14December at 1pm. Utilities and Roading Committee Tuesday 14December at 2:30pm. Community and Recreation Committee Tuesday 14December at 4pm. To ensure compliance with theCovid-19 restrictions,some of themeetings’ arrangementsmay change. Pleasecheck theCouncil’s website waimakariri.govt.nz forthe latest updates. Allmeetingsare open to thepublic. Agendas areavailable twoworking days priortothe meeting. Agendas and minutes for meetings can be found onthe Council's website: waimakariri.govt.nz Sarah Nichols Governance Manager It was thirdtime luckyfor the Rangiora Art Society’s(RAS) annual SpringInto Spring exhibition in Rangiora. Lastyear’sexhibition was cancelled because of Covid19 lockdownrestrictions and this year’s exhibition looked likelytogo the same way. Aday before the exhibition was scheduledtoopen, it lookedlikeit might have to be postponedor cancelledagain whentwo Covid19 Delta caseswere reported in Christchurch. Afterananxious waituntil Thursday afternoonthe all clear was given for theexhibition to go ahead when Canterbury remained at Level 2restrictions. ‘‘Itwas ahuge relief,’’ RAS president Margaret Stephenson said. ‘‘Wehave hadlots of positive comments aboutthe exhibition, so it hasbeen great.’’ It was the first time the society has heldits exhibition at the Rangiora Showgrounds function centre and it’s hopedtomake it a permanent venue for the event. ‘‘Wemeetthereevery Tuesday for painting days, so it feels like home,’’ she said. The guest artist was Lyttelton’s AdriennePavelka, awatercolourist Merit award winner ... Rangiora artist Sarah Beal won amerit award with her oil painting Pastures Green. PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP who beganher careerasagraphic artist. The exhibitionhad two main awards, the Russell Andrew Memorial Cup,won by LibbyHandy for her oil painting, AfarAnd Above. The Gordon Harris Award was won by Mary Fraserfor her oil painting Briar Rose. Rangiora artist SarahBeal won the People’s ChoiceAward withher oil painting Pastures Green,which also won aMerit Award. ‘‘There were ahuge number of votesfor the People’sChoice Award,’’ Margaret said. ‘‘I think nearly everyone who attendedthe exhibition voted, and Sarah’s painting was avery clear favourite.’’ It’sall in the mind for Kaiapoi artist By SHELLEY TOPP Abstractartist PaulSmith enjoys taking risks withhis painting style and his latestexhibition It’s All In The Mind You Know reflects that. Paul wasborn in EastLondon, but he has lived in Kaiapoi for 50 years. He is aretiredpainter and paperhanger who has swapped the largebrushes of his tradefor smaller paint brushes,and has been creating striking abstract paintings from his home garage for 35 years. ‘‘Some peoplethinkabstract art is just aboutthrowing abit of paint on to ablank canvas. ‘‘Butthere is muchmore to it than that,’’ he says He beginshis paintingswith an open mind and allowsthe flowof painttodictate how he progresses with the work. ‘‘It is all about creating balance with the right colours.’’ Paul loves colour. Orange andlime are favourites Amoment to live for ... Kaiapoi artist Paul Smith with his acrylic work Live The Moment. PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP and he often adds one or both hues to his paintings. He has paintingsinhomesand businesses nationwide and overseas, whilesome of his artwork features in local galleries. Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon has one of Paul’s paintings, As Time Goes By,hanging in his office and some artforhire businesses also feature Paul’s work,but he still callshimself an amateurpainter. ‘‘I could not painteighthours a day likesome artistsdo,’’ he says. Sculpture destined for Cathedral Asculpture by Amberley's Sharon Earl is destinedfor the reinstated Christ Church Cathedral,whichis scheduled to open early in 2028. The artwork, But Now, Under Bright Blue Sky,was created by Sharon as ‘‘a love letter to Christchurch’’ in recognition of the loss of architecture and history in the 201011 Christchurch earthquakes. It was also intended to reflect the artist’s optimism that Christchurch would regenerate as agreat new city. The sculpture was sold to its former Auckland owners through aChristchurch Art Centre art gallery once owned by Ohoka artist Min Kim. When the sculpture’s owners decided to close their business soon after last year’s first Covid 19 lockdown, the board of directors decided the work should be displayed in Christchurch. With that in mind they gifted it to the city. ‘‘It was an incredibly generous gesture to gift arather expensive art work to the city,’’Sharon said. The sculpture is in storage and will remain there until the new cathedral opens. It is along wait, but Sharon is excited the sculpture has returned to Christchurch and she is looking forward to seeing it installed in thenew cathedral. Sharon created the work using a drawing she did as ateenager of a stained glass window in one of the Christchurch Art Centre rooms. Many years later when Min Kim approachedher for sculptures to sell in her new gallery in the arts centre, Sharon was astonished to see the window she had sketched as abasis for her But Now, Under Bright Blue Sky sculpture was a feature in Min’s new gallery space. ‘‘It was quite extraordinary,’’ she said. Before meeting Min, Sharon considered givingupart, but the connectionbetween the gallery window, her sculpture and meeting Min, who loved her work, convinced her to continue. It is adecision she hasn’t regretted. She now does commissionsfrom alarge workshop behind her home whereshe also has asmall gallery for displaying her work.
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