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NEWS 4 Ashburton Courier, March 31, 2022 www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz Kmart opening on schedule DANIEL.TOBIN @ashburtoncourier.co.nz TheDuke ReviewedbyRowenaHart This delightful true-crime caper comes bolstered by aterrific lead performance from Jim Broadbent, rattling about the red-brick terraces of early 1960s Newcastle. He plays Kempton Bunton, wannabe playwright and soapbox revolutionary, a man who prefers ChekhovtoShakespearebecause he feels that the Bard wrote too many plays about kings. By night he’s sitting up in bed reading books by George Orwell. Byday he’s fighting for the commonman,trying to fightthe English class system.Aninterestingman! His poor wife is played by Helen Mirren, DorothyBuntonisconstantly cleaningupthe mess left by her husband. Often welcoming him home from jail. It’s a quiet movie, very English and very believable. Something differentand very watchable. bookings ph 307 1230 www.regentcinema.co.nz 2450868 2460684 Building aretailand food hub while apandemicsweepstheworld would hold most projectsup, but theRiver Crossing development on South Streethas overcome every hurdle and is on schedule to open by the end of the year. Theeagerly awaited development, withKmart as the anchor tenant,will be opening its doorsintimefor Christmas shopping. Ashburton family ownedproperty investment business Tricroft is behind the development with Timarubased Thompson Construction and Engineering building the complex and Ashburton Contracting Limited (ACL) taking care of the civil services. Tricroft director Sally Carrsaidit wasthanks to the contractors that theproject has gonesosmoothly and is set to be completedonschedule. ‘‘The project overall is going really welland is on time, Thompsons have done agreat job at keepingtothe programme, they seem to be across everything, likeall the procurement of materials which is such abig thing at the moment.’’ There is no set date for the opening but Sally said it will be later this year, before Christmas. Walkinginside the structure you getanidea of the scale of theKmart store, andwhy it is the biggest building project Tricrofthas tackled to date. ‘‘This is big for us,we’re justa smallbusiness in terms of our STOCK CLEARANCE Tricroft Properties director Sally Carr in front of the new River Crossing development. number of people,’’ Sally said. The Kmart building andfour front tenancies coversawhopping 4,465m2, with3,636m2 the Kmart selling floor. The challenge forcustomers visiting River Crossingwill be what foodchoicetomake, with some well loved brands settingupshop like Coupland’s Bakery, TankJuiceand St Pierre's Sushi. Aseparate standalone building, which has just started construction, will accommodate more food and Stockwater race to close BY MICKJENSEN AshburtonDistrict Council has approved theclosure of astockwater race in theLongbeachRoad/ Willowby area that was first considered for closure nearlyfour years ago. The race is fedfrom ajunctionat 310Longbeach Road, and runs for a totaldistance of 1.5km. It often dries upfor two to three weeks at atime andisnot seen as a reliablesourceofstockwater. Of the six affectedproperty owners, fivehave consented to theclosure. Areport recommendingthe closure proceed was first considered at a council meeting in July 2018. Property owner Sheryland Hal Stivens made apresentation at the meetingexpressing their concerns for theloss of bio diversity, freshwater ecological and aesthetic values should therace beclosed and the decision wasmade to keep it open. They also expressedtheir wish to retain the historic water race to provide drainage during big weather events, to prevent flooding of land androads. Duetotheconcernsraised by the Stivens,Aquatic Ecology Limited was commissioned to undertakeafull ecologicalassessmentofthe section of race to be closed, andidentify any ecological values and recommendationsifrequired. The assessment report concluded theecologicalvalues in theracewere low. Sixrecommendations included the relocationofany fish found in therace should the closure proceed. beverage outlets including Joe’s Garage, Sal’s Pizza and Coffee Culturewith two more spaces to fill. Themain building is completely enclosed and Sally said they are fitting out the ventilation system and working on the entrance. ‘‘The entrance wayiscomplex, getting that closedinisquite alot of work, this is all veryspecifictoKmart andwhat they want.’’ An electric vehicle station will be includedonsite with provisionfor six vehicles. The closure will also notimpact detrimentally on drainage or storm waterandthe affected parties will be requestedtoleave the race as aswale. Councillors Angus McKay and RodgerLetham said agood ecological report had been written anda thoroughprocess had been followed by council. It was time to move on with the race closure,bothsaid. Councillor Leen Braam said he thought it unfair to make adecision without the Stivens beingatthe meeting. The couple had notbeen informed by council thewater race closure was to be discussed and he believed that was unfair. He voted against the closure recommendedbycouncil staff and was the only councillortodoso. 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www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz Roadside book boxes popular Hazel Graham (left) and daughter Bianca Fell restock their book box. DANIEL.TOBIN @ashburtoncourier.co.nz Little roadside librariescalled bookboxes have beenpopping up around Mid Canterbury keeping booklovers supplied withfree books. AvidreaderHazel Graham believes her book boxon ArchibaldStreet wasthe firstin Ashburton. She hadher partnerBrian construct the box fouryears ago after travelling around the South Island and noticing the boxes full of books. ‘‘Weweredriving down South andIwentpast one, Isaid‘stop! I want to go backand see what it is’, and Isaw it wasabookbox outside thishouse, Ihad books with me so Ithoughtohwow Ican swap one! and Ithought what africking good idea.’’ Hazelinstalled her book box outside her house filling it with her own books. Hazel’sdaughter Bianca saidit took off really fast, withpeople swapping books as soon as the box went up. Shesaid theywould advertise formorebooks on occasion. ‘‘We’ve keptitasadult books, thereare enough kidsbooks aroundthe town,itticksover nicely, the reviewswehavehad are great, people absolutely love it,’’ she said. Hazel lovestocheck what new gems have been putinthe box and will often read abookbefore putting it backinthe box. Shesaid the most popularbooks arecrime, ‘‘and Mills &Boonseem to disappear, butweneedmore books for guys, I’d like more male reading.’’ People whoare walkingpast don't always have abookonthem foraswap,but usuallycomeback with areplacementbook or return thebookoncetheyhave readit. ‘‘There arepeople who walk past exercising who do bring a bookwiththembecausetheyare going past thebox,’’ Hazelsaid. NEWS Ashburton Courier, March 31, 2022 Historic treasures found Aclay smoking pipe made in France, depicting ascene from an 1857 rebellion in India, is one of the thousands of historic treasures found under the site of The Court Theatre's new home in Christchurch. Archaeology firm Underground Overground Archaeology, which includes artefact specialist and formerAshburtonian Clara Watson, has been working with Christchurch City Council contractors to excavate the area, which will be the theatre's new home in the Performing Arts Precinct. Intact gin and soda bottles, marbles, glass beads, abone toothbrush, currency that could only be used in Christchurch, apit of old leather shoes, brick lined wells, building remains, latrines, infilled gullies, drains, and cesspits have all been discovered under the ground on the corner of Colombo and Gloucester Sts. ‘‘The majority of archaeological features identified, and artefacts recovered appear to date to the 1850s and 1860s, which is relatively early for Christchurch European archaeological sites,’’ Clara said. ‘‘Most others in the city tend to date alittle later than this. ‘‘The site is also interesting in that it is commercial rather than domestic in use, which again is less common in Christchurch. ‘‘There’s alot we can look at and learn about how people lived.’’ The section of Colombo St was largely aboutique shopping area with afew residential homes 170 years ago. ‘‘The items are now being washed and analysed, we still have alot of work to do before we can fill in how these items got there,’’ she said. The clay smoking pipe, which depicts aman attacking awoman while her child lays dead at her feet, was manufactured by the French pipe manufacturing firm L. Fiolet and depicts a European view of the 1857 5 Above: aclay pipe was found under the site of the new Court Theatre in Christchurch, as well as an old leather shoe, below. PHOTOS CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL Indian Mutiny. The archaeologists are now working on how the Frenchmade pipe, which was inspired by events in India, ended up in Christchurch. ‘‘There is no evidence that the pipe has been smoked, and one possibility is that, due to the very graphic and confronting design of the pipe, nobody wanted to purchase it and the store owner actually dumped it as part of unsold stock,’’ Clara said. These questions will be part of the ongoing analysis of the material from the site. The site was unique due to the sheer number of items that were found, and how well they had been preserved under the ground. About 55 boxes containing thousands of artefacts have been taken from the site. Construction of The Court Theatre is expected to start in July. The threestorey building will have a375seat auditorium, a120seat family theatre and an education studio, front of house bars, restaurant and box office. Making MidCanterbury at home Shop Our Iconic Armchairs Consul Classic Base $2,799 $2,199 Kendal from $1,899 Richmond from $4,399 Vincent from $1,550 Seddon from $2,899 Knightsbridge from $2,895 Visit Us: 174 Burnett Street, Ashburton FURNISHING |FLOORING |INTERIORS www.redmonds.co.nz 03 308 5269
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