OPINION 6 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2022</strong> Acomplex time and now time to pause It’s time <strong>Canterbury</strong> website provides comprehensive insights from the Climate change working group under the <strong>Canterbury</strong> MayoralForum. The website provides detailed information on what the Hurunui District is doing, alongside otherterritorial authorities across the region. Climate change affects communities now, but its full impact will be felt across generations. The specific impactswill be felt differently, in different places,with the risks and opportunities also differing from place to place. As amember of the <strong>Canterbury</strong> Mayoral Forum Climate change working group, I am pleased to signify the progressweare making although Iammindful that there is much more to do. Following the announcementinOctober 2021 to legislate to establish four new publicly owned water services entities, many within local government and the communityraised concernsabout public ownership, the risk of privatisation and loss of local voice. Aministerial working group was established headed by an independent chair and equalnumber of local government and iwi leaders. The working group heard arange of views, considered people’s frustrations, and have formed arange of 47 recommendations, whichmay be found on www.threewatersreform.co.nz. One recommendation includesthe need to rethinkhow to recover confidence lost by the earlier media campaign. Communities4local Democracy now has growing membership, and is representative of 32 councils and believes McALPINES MITRE 10 MEGA RANGIORA -OCEAN WATCH This Week Sun Fishing Guide Moon Wind Good Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Mar <strong>17</strong> Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Rise 7:27am Set 7:46pm Best 12:21am Times 12:45pm Set 5:37am Rise 7:39pm Gentle SE Good Rise 7:28am Set 7:45pm Best Times 1:08am 1:31pm Set 6:47am Rise 8:02pm Gentle SE becoming moderate E there is abetter option than the ‘‘one size fits all” being proposed. Local responsibilityand accountability, meaningful mana whenuarepresentation, and local infrastructure in direct ownership of local communities, with real protectionagainstprivatisation, are key elements to be addressed at aplanned meetingthe Minister in Wellington on Wednesday, <strong>March</strong> 16. The raft of legislative change, the speed of delivery, and the apparentpoorly constructed policy is having adetrimental impact on rural businesses. Our community feels like it has lost its voice over awide range of issues, and I encourage the government to engage –stop and have aconversation, listentothose who are doing the hard mahiand let’s work together so thatNew Zealand INC gets the outcomes it needs and deserves. Rushing to deliver inside this parliamentary term will not necessarily deliveroptimum results. Covid19 continues to have apresence in our district with many families being either confirmed or aclose contact.Iurge you to initially reach to your health centre for advice, and if welfaresupport is required, the Community Partnership team at council can supportthrough the MSD funded NextStep facilitator. Our grandold hospital at Waikari is having to take atemporary closureduring this time of Covid19.Asacommunitywe will work together to ensure awelcome return to strong occupancy. Along with the qualitycare it is known for, this hospital providesacriticallink to health care for our district. So much is happening in the world,lets be safe out there. Kia Kaha Clarification of expenditure The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><strong>News</strong> published astoryon<strong>March</strong> 3onthe Kaikoura District Council'sroadingexpenditure, whichsuggested stormdamagedroads was the primaryfactor in the council's high expenditure over thesummer period. The bulk of the $1.7million expenditure betweenNovember 2021 and January was planned capital expenditure in terms of the council's roading resealand <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> TransportInfrastructure Recovery (NCTIR) haul routesprogramme. Weatherrelated costsamountedto between $50,000$60,000over this period. Councilsays generally its roading network "performed very well during the recent heavyrain periods". Ok Rise 7:29am Set 7:43pm Best Times 1:54am 2:<strong>17</strong>pm Set 7:57am Rise 8:24pm Gentle SE becoming moderate E Ok Rise 7:30am Set 7:41pm Best Times 2:40am 3:04pm Set 9:09am Rise 8:47pm Gentle SE becoming moderate E Ok Future of hospitals DearEditor, Perhaps it is unfair of me to suggestthat the CDHB's assurance that the Oxford, Waikari, Darfield and Ellesmere hospitalswill again be acceptingresidents ‘‘within six weeks of theOmicron peak’’, whenever that mightbe, cannot be relied on (NC <strong>News</strong>10<strong>March</strong>). The reasonIsuggest thisisthat as fromJuly 1, <strong>2022</strong>the CDHB will no longer exist,andwillnot be in aposition to makeany decisions about the longterm future of these hospitals. Instead, HealthNew Zealand and the Maori Health Authority will be makingdecisionsaboutpublic healthcare in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>, once the new ‘‘localities’’ havebeen establishedthroughoutNew Zealand. The Mayorsshould instead be focussingtheir efforts solely on the Minister of Health aboutthese hospitalsinthe newera,assuggested in thearticle about their concernsfor thepotential future plansfor these facilities. So far, while Nationalhas threatened thatifelected theywill repealthe Three Waters legislation, they have not indicatedtheir intentions to do the same with the Pae Ora Healthy Futures Bill, soon to be an Act, which will disestablish the 20 DHBs. Yours, Dr Michael Gousmett, FGNZ PhDBCom(Hons) BBS Dip CM DipTchg. Rise 7:31am Set 7:39pm Best Times Covid leadership DearEditor, In reply to MWatson’sletter (<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> 3), my husband and Iheartily endorsewhat she stated. We are both pensioners andare so pleased thatsofar none of our family has contracted Covidthanks to the leadership of Jacinda Ardernand her Government. Yours, LExeter, Rangiora. Three waters DearEditor, Waimakariri ratepayersclearly won’t be fooledby Labour’s working groups or any other proposed amendmentstotheirfailing Three Waters reforms. The realityis thereistoo muchbad faithalreadywith this assetgrab. The government’s approach of forcing this on localcommunities hasbackfired. Any changesthey propose nowwon’tbe enoughtoconvince people, and any proposed changeswon’t fix the fundamentalflaws in the government’s reforms. Waimakariri ratepayers whohave workedhardtopay for local waterassets willstill have no localcontrol. They don’t need the governmentinsultingtheir intelligence by proposing amendments fromahandpicked working group, including former Labour ministers. I’m encouragedbythe manyresidents who have reachedout to me to offer their fence for my opposing ThreeWaters billboard campaign. I’m not convinced the reformscould achievethe efficienciespromised by the government, andneither are the Waimakariri ratepayers. The government, however, appearsnot to be listening. Once again, they’ve made up their mind, and thinktheyknowbestfor all of us. Iintend to fight, along with my Nationalcolleagues, to keepthe ‘local’inlocal government by encouraging councils to collaborate, contract or formCCOs, and letting communities decidewhat’s rightfor them–not bureaucrats in Wellington. (Abridged. Editor). Yours, Waimakariri MP, Matt Doocey. 3:28am 3:53pm Set 10:23am Rise 9:12pm Gentle Sbecoming moderate E Lost and found property The following property has been reportedtothe police as lost in <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> –have you seen it? Ablack purse; aSamsung A50 phone in ablue case. ABauer Razor bike was found in Pegasus. Ok Rise 7:33am Set 7:37pm Best Times 4:18am 4:45pm Set 11:38am Rise 9:42pm Gentle SW becoming moderate E Ok Rise 7:34am Set 7:36pm Best Times 5:12am 5:40pm Set 12:55pm Rise 10:18pm Moderate Sturning E Swell Pegasus Bay Tide Chart 3 2 SE 1.2 m SE 0.8 m E0.8 m E1.1 m E1.4 m E1.4 m E1.2 m 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 1 0 Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Waimakariri 4:47am 2.3 11:01am 0.7 5:29am 2.3 11:44am 0.6 6:12am 2.3 12:07am 0.6 6:59am 2.4 12:53am 0.5 7:48am 2.4 1:41am 0.5 8:41am 2.3 2:31am 0.5 9:37am 2.3 3:23am 0.5 Mouth 5:07pm 2.2 11:21pm 0.6 5:51pm 2.3 6:37pm 2.3 12:28pm 0.6 7:26pm 2.4 1:15pm 0.5 8:<strong>17</strong>pm 2.4 2:03pm 0.5 9:10pm 2.4 2:53pm 0.5 10:05pm 2.4 3:47pm 0.5 Amberley 4:47am 2.3 11:01am 0.7 5:29am 2.3 11:44am 0.6 6:12am 2.3 12:07am 0.6 6:59am 2.4 12:53am 0.5 7:48am 2.4 1:41am 0.5 8:41am 2.3 2:31am 0.5 9:37am 2.3 3:23am 0.5 Beach 5:07pm 2.2 11:21pm 0.6 5:51pm 2.3 6:37pm 2.3 12:28pm 0.6 7:26pm 2.4 1:15pm 0.5 8:<strong>17</strong>pm 2.4 2:03pm 0.5 9:10pm 2.4 2:53pm 0.5 10:05pm 2.4 3:47pm 0.5 4:56am 2.3 11:10am 0.7 5:38am 2.3 11:53am 0.6 6:21am 2.3 12:16am 0.6 7:08am 2.4 1:02am 0.5 7:57am 2.4 1:50am 0.5 8:50am 2.3 2:40am 0.5 9:46am 2.3 3:32am 0.5 Motunau 5:16pm 2.2 11:30pm 0.6 6:00pm 2.3 6:46pm 2.3 12:37pm 0.6 7:35pm 2.4 1:24pm 0.5 8:26pm 2.4 2:12pm 0.5 9:19pm 2.4 3:02pm 0.5 10:14pm 2.4 3:56pm 0.5 4:58am 2.3 11:12am 0.7 5:40am 2.3 11:55am 0.6 6:23am 2.3 12:18am 0.6 7:10am 2.4 1:04am 0.5 7:59am 2.4 1:52am 0.5 8:52am 2.3 2:42am 0.5 9:48am 2.3 3:34am 0.5 Gore Bay 5:18pm 2.2 11:32pm 0.6 6:02pm 2.3 6:48pm 2.3 12:39pm 0.6 7:37pm 2.4 1:26pm 0.5 8:28pm 2.4 2:14pm 0.5 9:21pm 2.4 3:04pm 0.5 10:16pm 2.4 3:58pm 0.5 4:50am 1.7 11:03am 0.5 5:33am 1.8 11:46am 0.5 6:18am 1.8 12:06am 0.4 7:06am 1.8 12:53am 0.4 7:56am 1.8 1:43am 0.4 8:48am 1.8 2:36am 0.4 9:43am 1.8 3:31am 0.4 Kaikoura 5:11pm 1.6 11:20pm 0.5 5:55pm 1.7 6:42pm 1.7 12:30pm 0.5 7:30pm 1.8 1:18pm 0.5 8:21pm 1.8 2:07pm 0.4 9:13pm 1.8 2:59pm 0.4 10:08pm 1.8 3:52pm 0.4 *Not for navigational purposes. Wind and swell are based on apoint off Gore Bay. Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa. www.ofu.co.nz www.tidespy.com Graphic supplied by OceanFun Publishing Ltd. 2118223
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