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NEWS 2 North Canterbury News, April 7, 2022 Grow customers, salesand profits with North Canterbury’s bestread newspaper Readership: 51,000 weekly Circulation: 30,150copiesdelivered to EVERY farm, RD, lifestyle block and home inWaimakariri, Hurunui &Kaikoura every Thursday. news Robyn Bristow Managing Editor 027 312 1581 robyn.bristow @ncnews.co.nz Reporters David Hill, Shelley Topp. advertising DaynaBurton Sales Manager 027 312 0089 dayna.burton @ncnews.co.nz AmandaKeys Advertising 027 536 6224 amanda.keys @ncnews.co.nz JillianDickie Advertising 022 024 3092 jillian.dickie @ncnews.co.nz getintouch Editorial info@ncnews.co.nz Advertising sales@ncnews.co.nz Graphic Design heather.hood@ncnews.co.nz Distribution/Deliveries 03 314 8335 Rangiora: 03 313 2840 /03314 8335 14 Ashley St, Rangiora Christchurch: 03 364 7460 www.starnews.co.nz Moving up the road to Rangiora By DAVID HILL In his 10 years at KaiapoiHigh School, BruceKearneyhas overseen a transformation to become the schoolof choice for many in thetown. Mr Kearneyarrived in term four of 2011 andadmits he was enteringthe unknown. Back thenthe schoolroll wasaround 500, withjust 45 percent of young people in theschool’s catchment area attending theschool. ‘‘It was on theend of the earthquakes andwewere still getting someand the community wasstill reeling fromthat.It wasahard time.’’ Being new to Kaiapoi and makingthe leap frombeing head of commerce at a Christchurch schooltoaprincipal appointment, Mr Kearney admits he felt like ‘‘afraud’’. ‘‘Theway thatprincipalship tends to go, Ikind of like view it as atrimester. ‘‘Your first threeyears you arekind of afraud, you’rewaitingfor someone to come in and takeyourseat. ‘‘Youdon’t knowyour community,you don’tknow yourstudents,you don’tknow your school ,you don’t know yourteachers andyou kindofbowl up andsay ‘hi,I’m thenew principal’.’’ Mr Kearneysaysittakes agoodthree years foranew principaltobecome establishedand gettoknowtheir community. ‘‘Being principal in acommunity school is fantasticand reallyhard,becauseyou areatthe centreofeverything. ‘‘When you packyour kidsupand send them into townyou don’t seewhatgoes on,but all thegoodthings and the bad things are on display every day at our schooland you have to learntoembrace that and look uponitas apositive.’’ Thenext threeyearsisan opportunity to implement changesand then thethird periodofthreeyears are ‘‘your empowermentyears’’tofocus on growing thestaffand offering leadership opportunities. The centre of everything ... Bruce Kearney on his role as aprincipal. He takes up the principalship at Rangiora High School next term. PHOTO: FILE Whenhewas first appointed, theBoard of Trustees had setagoal of attracting 75% of young people from thecatchment. Achieving this meant changing perceptions, improving connections with local primaryschoolsand thewider community,and ‘‘improving ourresolve’’, including addressingNCEA results. ‘‘I thinkthe reputation of Kaiapoiwas The Widest Music Variety Friday 6pm & replayed at 12pm Sunday Tune in nowtolistenon104.9 North Canterbury and103.7 Hanmer Springs andKaikoura slantedand it was slantedmore towards a tradebased school,really strongwith building, with outdoor education and it’s hospitality. ‘‘But academic pathwaysfor those students whowanted to go to university wasn’t afocus. ‘‘Ifthis area is agreatplacetolivein, then it should be agreat placetosend your children to school and to be fair we weren’t there. We weren’tasolidchoice and that wasn’t right.’’ Mr Kearney says 10 years ago Kaiapoi was achieving good NCEApassrates, but merit and excellent results were almost nonexistent. It meant changingthe schoolculture to one of fostering academic excellence. ‘‘Tobefair, if youask me what our focus is now,it’s connection with community, perceptions andcontinuingtomovefrom goodtogreatand building thatacademic portfolio.Ithasn’t changed.’’ As he preparestomovealongthe road to Rangiora High School,MrKearneyis leavingaschoolwhichhas been attracting 75% of itscatchmentfor several years,has arollof1100 andisachieving goodNCEA results with merit and excellence. The secret to Kaiapoi’ssuccessisthe teachers, who are diverse,passionate and haveadesire to do the bestfor their students,hesays. ‘‘I am really awesome at hiringgood teachers...aboveall else they’re passionate about young people and what theydo. ‘‘And I’ve made some reallycrazy appointments notevenknowingwhat they taught. ‘‘I’vedone that four timesatthe teacher’s college days... they’ve walkedin and they werejustlike,well,this person has something.’’ While he willmiss the staff,the students andsupporting sporting, cultural and academicsactivities, he looks forward to returning to Kaiapoi to cheer on hisnew school. Wakatu Quay project progresses Kaikōura’s WakatuQuay projectismaking progresswith the selection of a development partner. The designand construction of the Quay’s redevelopmentisbeing fundedbya $9.88million grant from the Provincial Growth Fund,and is being managed by the government’s regionaleconomicgrowth unit,Kānoa RDU. The prime wharf location has someof the best views in the area, and when completed, the project is envisioned to provide aplace of interconnected hospitality, tourismand activity. Architectural firmWarren and Mahoney has designed aset of buildings to reflect a small village, witheach referencing the nautical look of ships and boat hulls. It willbeaccessibletoall and celebrate the best theregion has to offer. The projectincludes extensive landscaping and plantings, alongwith upgrades to roading and carparks. The Kaikōura DistrictCouncil and Kaikōura MarineDevelopment Programme say the Wakatu Quay project will haveasignificant positive impact on the localand regionalcommunity, both sociallyand economically. Kaikōura District Council’s infrastructure upgrade programme, starting thisautumn, will include water supply and utilities servicingWakatu Quay. The Kaikōura MarineDevelopment Programmeand Kaikōura District Council haveselected Cooper Developmentsto worktogether to progress thepotential opportunities of the site andcommercial aspectsofthe development. Kaikōura Mayor Craig Mackleis welcoming the selection of Cooper Developments. ‘‘This investigation process willtake place over the nextthreemonths. As a council we are very excited aboutthe next steps for the project, and building a relationshipwith the Cooper team.’’ TREE TROUBLE? CALL US 384 9630 www.thetreepeople.nz THE TREE PEOPLE F OURSEASONSTREECARE
NEWS North Canterbury News, April 7, 2022 Renewed optimism in tourism By ADAM BURNS Tourism operators in Kaikoura may need to ‘‘smartenup’’ their operations moving forward, says alocal industry leader. There is arenewedsense of optimism for the struggling tourism sectorasthe road back for operators becomes clearer. Timeframes and criteria for the border reopening have been mappedout by the Government overthe past few weeks, providingsome certaintyfor tourism outfits starved of patrons duetothe pandemic. Kaikoura tourism leaders say they are ‘‘pleasantly surprised’’ more businesses in the townhave not succumbed to the effects of Covid19 after floundering over the past two years. However, Encounter Kaikoura coowner Lynette Buurmansays the pandemic could force arethink for businesses, including its reliance on the internationalmarket. ‘‘In our business we were80percentplus exposed to international with our tours and gift shop. ‘‘Fortunately for us we’ve had the cafe, that’sbeen agreatopportunity to connect with our domesticclientsand brought peopleinthe door.’’ ‘‘We’ve had to learnour to diversifyour thinkingand the reliance on the global markets hadtochange.’’ Encounter Kaikoura runs apopular dolphinwatching attractionand Ms Buurman says Covid19 forced the businessestorevise how it enticed neighbouringregions. 3 Tourism rethink ... Encounter Kaikoura operator Lynette Buurman says Covid19 has forced them to think more about the domestic market. PHOTO: ADAM BURNS ‘‘We’ve never had to think about [how we connectwith the Auckland market] before,’’ shesays. ‘‘We’re known in that international space but once that stops it’s like you’re cut adriftand you realise there is risk there. It could easilyhappen again.’’ Tourismmakesupclose to half of the Kaikoura district’s grossdomestic product (GDP) and the town, like other hotspots aroundthe country, has ensured adversity overthe past 24 months. Withthe border reopening to Australian residents from next week and the looming winter period, the ski market was set to be the first sector to potentially experience a revival. Ms Buurman says for Kaikoura it would be more of a‘‘slow burn’’asitassesses required resourcemovingforward. ‘‘Whateverweget fromend of the school holidays throughtoOctober willbea bonus. ‘‘The challenge for us will be how we scale up but it’s agood problemtohave.’’ She says the town’ssmall economy, includinghospitalityand retail, had scrapped its way through the period which was encouraging. It’s amazing how we’ve all managed to get through to this point,’’ she says. ‘‘But now we’ve got some firmdates which indicates when our market can start to return.Ittakes youreyes off the hardship and helps us focus on the horizon and there is somelight there.’’ PublicInterest Journalismfunded through NZ On Air. Public has chance to have asay about park By SHELLEY TOPP Environment Canterbury (ECan)is calling on the public to have asay in developing amaster plan for partof the AshleyRakahuri Regional. Rivers manager, Leigh Griffiths says the regional council is running an online survey, which closes on April 24, and two onlinecommunity meetings today (Thursday April 7), starting at 1.30pm and 6.30pm, on the area ECan staffcall ``Rangiora Reach' '. The area is apopular place for fishing, walking, swimming, and cycling and includes the Mike Kean walkway, adog park and aBMX track. It alsoincludes bothbanksofthe AshleyRakahuri Riverfrom Dunlops Road to BeattiesRoad on the north side near Ashley and MertonRoad to Smarts Road on the south sidenear Rangiora. ‘‘The largerarea under consideration also includes the floodwaybetweenthe primaryand secondary stopbanks near Cones Road where trees were removedinJuly 2020,’’Leigh says. ECan hasalso been working withthe WaimakaririDistrictCouncil (WDC), theAshleyRakahuri River Rangiora Reach Advisory Group, and aparks andrecreation consultant, Geoff Canham, to developthe masterplan. Oneofthe advisory group members, Keith Harris, of Rangiora,has put forward aplan for the land in the park where the treeswere removed in July 2020. His proposalistoplant aterrace of treesand shrubsalong the north sideofthe second stopbank,far enough away so the trees don’t effect the stability of thestop bank. The terrace would be about 20 metreswide,and run the length of the stop bank. Awalking path would run through the middle of the trees with gaps strategically placed so those who are exercising can use the equipment already set up by the Rangiora Rotary Club. ‘‘Thisterrace of treeswould provide walkers with shadefrom the sun in summertime and protection from the north easterly and south westerly winds throughoutthe year.They would also encourage the birds and wildlife to return to thisarea,’’ Keith says. The public can havetheir say by going to: ecan.govt.nz/rangiorareach, completing the short online survey, and/ortaking part in one of the two onehourlong online community meetings today. PUBLICNOTICEOFINTENTION TO SELLPROPERTY Whānau Āwhina Plunket is entering consultation on aproposal to sell theproperty at 1685 Cust Road,Cust.Asmallnumberof WhānauĀwhina Plunket services operate atthis property.However,ifthe proposal proceeds, they will be relocatedtonearby premises and will otherwisenot be affected. To our best knowledge,wehaveidentified parties who mightbeaffected by this intention to sell.Weask thatanyonewith an interest in this property or anyone whowants to provide feedback can contactWhānau ĀwhinaPlunket at SustainableProperty@plunket.org.nzor PO Box5474, Wellington6140 (Attention: Property)by01/05/2022. 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