North Canterbury News: December 23, 2021

NEWS
10 North Canterbury News, December 21, 2021
Christmasand NewYear Refuse and
Recycling Arrangements
Some refuse and recycling collection days are changing
over Christmas and New Year. This also applies to some rural
collection points.
Monday 27December and
Monday 3January
Tuesday 28 December and
Tuesday 4January
Wednesday 29 December
and Wednesday 5January
Thursday 30 December
and Thursday 6January
No Collections -Public Holiday
Hanmer Springs, Mt Lyford and
Gore Bay
Amberley, Amberley Beach, Leithfield,
Leithfield Beach, Cheviot, Waipara,
Scargill, Omihi, Greta Valley
and Motunau Beach
Waiau, Rotherham, Culverden, Waikari
and Hawarden
• Only Hurunui Council bags will becollected, these are available
from various outlets inHurunui.
• Bags must be securely tied and at the kerbside or council collection
point by 8am.
• Collection times may vary to normal, and the crew will not return to
collect bags placed out late.
• Refuse bags must not exceed 15kg in weight.
• Bags split prior to the crew’s arrival and non-official bags will not be
collected.
• Bundles of cardboard will not be collected but can be recycled via
any transfer station.
Calendars lead to exhibition
By SHELLEY TOPP
Jeff Raines,aself described ‘‘chocolatebox
photographer’’ who has alove affair
with Christchurch, now has an
exhibition of his work.
The formerSydney­sider has put
together acollection of his photographs
for Christchurch —A photographic love
affair,whichopened at the galleryon
December 8and will run until January
19.
Jeff, who now lives in Kaiapoi, owns
TurkeyBeach Productions,which
produces calendars sold in New Zealand
and all around the world.
‘‘The photos always show the glossy
image,showing New Zealandatits best,’’
he says.
Jeff began producingcalendars when
he was living in Christchurch and ran
the Northlands Paper Plus store.
He noticed that the best­selling
calendar in the store was one with an
image of Hanmer Springs on the cover.
‘‘I realised the power alocal image has
over anational or international one,’’
Jeff says.
He plannedtotravel around New
Zealand photographingscenic places of
interest for his calendars,but when his
wife,Colleen,died in 1997, he was left
with five children from 7to17­years to
raisesowas unable to travel far.
He began photographinghis home
town for the calendars.
The Christchurchearthquakes in 2010
and 2011 provided him with ahuge jump
in sales and world­wide interest in his
calendars, which are printed in New
Zealand.
‘‘Everyone was sending them to family
overseas as all of asudden Christchurch
had gainedworld­wide interest and, of
course, because so muchwas destroyed.
We sold 37,500 calendars thatyear.’’
Jeff said he has had great feedback
from people about his calendars with
one couple tellinghim they were so
inspired by his images that they
travelledtoNew Zealandtovisit the
places on the calendar they had been
givenasaChristmaspresent.
He now produces calendars annually
including arose calendar, aNew
Zealand birdscalendar, aNew Zealand
scenic calendar, aChristchurch
calendar and alarge­format black and
whiteone for the sight impaired. The
calendars can be purchased from most
PaperPlus stores, some independent
book sellers and some Whitcoullsstores.
What is accepted via the recycling collections if it is clean
and loose in aCouncil recycling bag?
• Newspapers, magazines, office paper and telephone directories.
• Cardboard, greetings cards, junk mail, envelopes, and egg boxes.
• Food, drink, and pet food cans.
• Rigid plastic bottles and small containers, types 1, 2and 5with lids
removed.
What cannot be recycled?
Soft plastics, plastics 3, 4, 6and 7, tetrapaks, polystyrene (including
meat trays), plant pots, plastic strapping,clothing, food-stained paper
or card, coffee cups, plastic lids, foil trays and food waste are not
recyclable -ifindoubt throw it out.
Do not put glass bottles in recycling bags, these can be recycled via
any transfer station.
Transfer Station Arrangements -the opening hours for
Christmas and New Year are as follows.
Friday 24 December &
Friday 31 December
Saturday 25 December &
Saturday 1January
Sunday 26 December &
Sunday 2January
Monday 27 December &
Monday 3January
Tuesday 28 December &
Tuesday 4January
Wednesday 29 December &
Wednesday 5January
Thursday 30 December &
Thursday 6January
Normal opening hours apply
All transfer stations closed
All transfer stations closed
All transfer stations closed
Normal opening hours apply
Amberley transfer station will
open 10am to 4pm
Normal opening hours apply
Normal opening hours apply
Fun in the water ... Families will be looking forward to cooling off in water ways
around the region this summer.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Swimming sites monitored
Taking adip in ariver or water way to
cool off on ahot summer’s day is
something we take for granted.
Each summer from November to
March, Environment Canterbury
(ECan) monitors more than 100 of
Canterbury’s popular swimming sites
weekly to check for water quality
issues which can be harmful to people
and pets, especially dogs.
As at last week, 19 swimming sites in
North Canterbury were graded as
suitable, while four were considered
not suitable.
Suitability of asite can change,
depending on environmental
conditions such as warm
temperatures, sunlight, low or stable
river flows, and high levels of
nutrients.
Before you or your dog swim, make
sure you view the most up­to­date
water quality results from our weekly
monitoring at lawa.org.nz.
All five monitored beach sites in the
Kaikoura district remain good for
swimming, including Armers Beach,
Gooch’s Beach, Mangamaunu, Peketa
Beach and South Bay, as do the two
sites in the Hurunui district, Gore Bay
and Motunau Beach.
In the Waimakariri district there
have been no changes since last year's
grading.
Pegasus township beach, Pines
Beach, Waikuku Beach and Woodend
Beach are suitable for swimming.
The Ashley River/Rakahuri Estuary
site remains unsuitable for swimming.
In the Kaikoura district, the
Kahutara River at State Highway 1
remains good for swimming, but the
Lyell Creek Lagoon remains
unsuitable.
The Hurunui River at SH1 is good for
swimming, but should be avoided after
heavy rain.
Further upstream, the Hurunui
River at SH7 remains unsuitable for
swimming.
The monitored sites in the Waipara
River at the Boys Brigade pool and
Waiau­Uwha River at Waiau township
are safe to swim in.
In the Waimakariri district, the
Ashley River /Rakahuri sites at
Rangiora­Loburn bridge, gorge bridge
and SH1 are suitable for swimming.
Pegasus Lake at Moto Quay is
suitable for swimming, but Kaiapoi
River at the boat ramp should be
avoided.
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