Bay Harbour: February 23, 2022

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2 Bay Harbour News Wednesday February 23 2022 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Advertise locally and target customers most likely to shop with you! Effective Ad packages start from just $85 (inclusive full colour ad, creative setting, photography and proofing). No contracts required. Your local community newspaper connects neighbours in the following suburbs Brookhaven • Heathcote • Ferrymead Redcliffs • Mt Pleasant • Sumner • Lyttelton Diamond Harbour • Governors Bay • Akaroa 9,668 homes every week. NEWS from the editor’s desk SOME PEOPLE are cut out to be workhorses for the community; others aren’t. Today, on page 6 we profile one of the workhorses, Sumner volunteer fire chief Daryl Sayer. Last week we profiled Bob Palmer from Diamond Harbour, the first of a series we are doing on volunteer fire chiefs in the Bay Harbour News area. Unless they are retired, volunteer fire chiefs, and the volunteer crews, have day jobs to juggle with their commitments to help the communities they live in. In Daryl’s case, he is the pharmacist in Redcliffs. news A very affable sort of guy, don’t be surprised if he has to cut short the conversation and drop everything he is doing. He will be off to fight a fire, or deal with another emergency. – Barry Clarke barry@starmedia.kiwi Kristie Boland Ph: 021 911 576 kristie.boland@starmedia.kiwi ADVERTISING Jo-Anne Fuller Ph: 364 7425 jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi Museum visitor numbers down Visitor numbers to Akaroa Museum are at 50-60 per cent of last year, with the month of January, usually the museum’s busiest, at less than 50 per cent Page 5 Rob Davison Ph: 021 225 8584 rob.davison@starmedia.kiwi treasures from the past GENERAL INQUIRIES Ph 379 7100 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ph 379 1100 www.starmedia.kiwi A history of ironing The Lyttelton Museum has a number of flat irons on display that were used by the early settlers to heat and smooth fabrics. Page 11 Something for everyone Available in all good bookstores and supermarkets, or subscribe and save up to 50% off the rrp For the motoring enthusiasts For the rugby fans For the seasonal gardeners For the green thumbs 0800 77 77 10 | alliedpressmagazines.co.nz
tree trouble? call us 384 9630 www.thetreepeople.nz Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz No reopening date for road • By Chris Barclay SOME BANKS Peninsula residents effectively cut off since a wild weather event in mid-December have relocated to Akaroa as uncertainty continues over the restoration of their road to the outside world. Access to Goughs Bay has been limited since floods and slips made the road servicing the tiny rural settlement impassable 10 days before Christmas. Although the city council and contractors Fulton Hogan are working to establish temporary access through properties to adjacent Paua Bay, residents have been critical of the recovery response. There are fears it could be at least a year before the road is reopened. In the meantime, long-term residents John and Carol Masefield depend on a quad bike and temporary access through a neighbouring property run by Lyndon Palmer to reach Akaroa and beyond. Palmer’s wife Sandie Stewart and two school-aged children have relocated to a rental property in Akaroa now classes are underway. Masefield appreciated the council was in the process of expanding the neighbour’s stock ROAD BLOCK: Goughs Bay Rd has been off-limits since a deluge caused multiple slips on December 15. Residents John and Carol Masefield are frustrated about a lack of road access to their property. trail to ideally provide fourwheel drive access, but was still frustrated about the status of Goughs Bay Rd. “All the other bays have got access in and out, even if the roads are not perfect, we’ve got nothing,” he said. Masefield spoke to city council staff last week, but a time frame for Goughs Bay Rd’s reinstatement was not forthcoming. However, Banks Peninsula councillor and deputy mayor Andrew Turner provided some clarity. He said the repair design has been approved for construction and discussions were underway Andrew Turner HIKING BOOTS & SHOES with a landowner impacted by the work. “We’re working through the legal requirements because the road will be built in a slightly different alignment which involves the use of private land. “I wouldn’t want to put a timeline on it, we should have a clearer idea of what needs to be done and how long it’s going to take in a couple of weeks. “We’ve moved as quickly as we can here. I appreciate residents are frustrated they don’t have that permanent road access,” Turner said. He said the temporary access for residents should be completed in a fortnight, weather permitting, while slips on Goughs Bay Rd should be cleared within a month. Turner revealed a review and “lessons learned” report was being compiled by council staff. “Then we’re keen to set up a meeting for affected residents to discuss what we did well and what we didn’t do well,” he said. Aspiring mayor Phil Mauger visited Goughs Bay last month and was critical of the initial council reaction, especially around communication with residents. Mauger did not return calls to Bay Harbour News this week. Wednesday February 23 2022 Bay Harbour News PHOTO: RNZ NEWS 3 In Brief CARBON COACH Helen Tulett has been appointed Lyttelton’s first ever Carbon Coach. The initiative is a part of the Sustainability Fund that was set up by city council last year to assist community action on climate change. The Sustainability and Community Resilience Committee approved $121,689 in August for eight proposals aimed at reducing emissions and building resilience to local climate impacts. The city council supported Project Lyttelton with a $20,000 grant to establish a Community Carbon Coach to help households and businesses in Lyttelton reduce their environmental footprint. BIRDLINGS FLAT Environment Canterbury responds to last week’s article on the renewal of septic tank wastewater consents for some Birdlings Flat residents: The article implied that it would be ECan’s responsibility to install a reticulated wastewater system, should the decision be made to do so. It also implied that ECan decided not to install such a system due to the Canterbury earthquakes. Both suggestions are incorrect. It is the city council that holds the responsibility for installing such systems and who decided not to do so post- Canterbury earthquakes. 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