Pegasus Post: February 03, 2022

Thursday February 3 2022 3
Flood management a board priority
• By Emily Moorhouse
ESTUARY EDGE repairs,
stormwater flood management
and maintenance are priorities
of the Coastal-Burwood
Community Board this year.
Chairman Kelly
Barber said before
the end of term
in October the
board wants to
keep the focus on
Kelly
Barber
projects that have
been a long time
coming.
He said the
Southshore and South Brighton
estuary edge repair and the new
Pages Rd bridge are projects the
board has always seen as vital
in the progress of the Coastal
Ward.
He also said it was exciting
to finally see the work start on
the Waitaki St stormwater flood
management works on the north
side of Pages Rd by the bridge.
“These works will significantly
beautify the area and help mitigate
flooding issues that have
been a significant frustration to
many,” Barber said.
Barber said the Taiora: QE
II Recreation and Sport Centre
is the most popular council
resource in the two wards in the
east. The board will look to keep
a focus on its continual improvement
to serve the needs of the
community.
“We’re excited to see a new set
of internal doors currently being
installed to make that cold dash
from the pool to the changing
rooms a whole lot more comfortable
for everyone but particularly
children, the elderly and the
disabled.”
Barber said the board will also
continue to “shine a light” on
the needs for disabled toilets and
changing facilities closer to the
hydrotherapy pool for vulnerable
users.
Early in the term the board
saw a need to have a prominent
voice on Te Tira Kahikuhiku
(the Christchurch red zones
transformative land use consultative
group) as so much of the
red zone lands is in the Burwood
and Coastal wards.
“We sought and were granted
two representatives in the group
STORMY:
Mitigating
flooding, like
this at Pages
Rd, is a Coastal-
Burwood
Community
Board priority
this year.
PHOTO: GEOFF
SLOAN
and community board members
Jo Zervos and Bebe Frayle serve
on this group,” he said.
“As more decisions are made
on land use we will work to
make sure our community reps
remain at the centre of the decisions.”
Another focus for the
board for the remainder of the
term will be on maintenance
levels to keep the wards looking
tidy.
“This is always a challenge.
With so much green space on
our side of town there is always
lots to mow, prune and tidy,” he
said.
“Our many parks, playgrounds
and beaches are well used by
locals as well as visitors from all
over the city.”
Barber said that this puts pressure
on the resources, especially
in summer and the board will
“continue to advocate for our
share and highlight when we’re
under resourced.”
“The board themselves have
often put their money where
their mouths are. We’ve joined
numerous plantings, rubbish
clean-ups and gardening work,”
Barber said.
“We’ve got busy with weedeaters,
mowers and pruners because
we believe contributing is
important.
“We’re also really excited to see
the City2Surf scheduled to come
back. That’s something the board
has been making a bit of noise
about for a couple of years.
“In 2022 whatever the
challenges, we will keep pushing
to the finish line.”
In Brief
END OF A CREMA
The Crema Cafe in New Brighton
will close in March. Owner Raj
Kaur said the lease ends in April
and due to new redevelopment
and the uncertainties of Covid
they have decided to “move on”.
In a Facebook post Kaur thanked
everyone for the support the cafe
has received over the past five
years.
LIFESAVING CLUB GETS
GRANT FOR BOAT
South Brighton Surf Lifesaving
Club will receive $10,000 to go
towards a new inflatable rescue
boat. The money was approved
by the New Zealand Community
Trust as part of their community
investments in the Canterbury
region, totalling up to $516,173.
HANDS-ON LIFESTYLE
LESSONS FOR STUDENTS
Twenty-nine student leaders from
Shirley Boys’ High School visited
the New Brighton Community
Gardens to learn more about a
sustainable lifestyle. The students
also helped out with installing
a cabin for a blind and deaf
sculptor. The community garden
members said they saw great
leadership from the students and
will welcome them back.
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