North Canterbury News: April 21, 2022

OPINION
6 The North Canterbury News, April 21, 2022
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Authorised by Matt Doocey MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.
Virus arrives in the
Doocey household
My family joined thegrowing number
of North Cantabrians to get Covid last
week,turning the school holidaysin
our house into athree­week affair.
Likemanyfamilies,the arrival of the
virus essentially just put an end to our
wait for the inevitable.
Fortunately we recovered enough to
eat plenty of chocolate eggsoverthe
weekend.
Having writtentoCDHB CEOPeter
Bramleyabout progress on
Waimakariri’s after­hourshealth
facility,IunderstandCDHBchairSir
JohnHansen has now metwith
Waimakariri District Councilwith a
viewtosupporting the development’s
progression.
Ihave since written to Waimakariri
District Councilaskingfor their help to
removeany obstacles relating to
consenting, and willcontinue
advocatingfor after­hours health
servicesonbehalf of the community
until we see it happen.
It wasgreattohostLeaderofthe
OppositionChristopher Luxon in the
Waimakariri recently.
He enjoyed meeting arangeof
people across the electorate, and
hearingabout whatresidents and
businesses are concerned about on the
ground.
It waslovelytobehosted by Kaiapoi
High School’s headstudents, and talk
to young parents in theKaranga Mai
College about theirjourneysand
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aspirations.
It wasalso interesting for him to meet
thefamily at Sutherland Timberand
discuss someofthe industrybarriers
with those who understand it the best,
as well as checkinwith the motivated
teamatSutton Tools,whereenergy
levelsremain high and plentyhas been
achievedsince the devastatingfactory
fire in January.
Thisweekmarks the launch of my
newmonthly FacebookLive sessions,
Around the ElectorateLive!, which will
build on my more traditional methods
of meetingresidents,such as my offices
in Kaiapoi and Rangioraormymonthly
communityclinics in Oxford and
Belfast.
Whatever the issue the Woodend
Bypass, after­hours healthcare or the
skyrocketing cost of living,I’m keento
talk allthingsWaimakariri.
Lastly, forthose residents still
strugglingwithconnectivityissues
around the district,Iwill be hosting a
follow­uppublicmeetingonMonday,
May2,atthe MandevilleSportsClub.
Since my public meeting on this issue
in December, funding has been
announced for partsofWaimakariri.
Comeand hear whathas been
happening in the connectivity space
from Spark,Chorus,AmuriNetand
Enable, and what more we can expect
to see from themtoimprove lifefor
thosecurrently livingwith below par
phone andinternet services.
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Waimakariri
Focus from Dan Gordon, Mayor
Anzac Day special
Beingable to gathertoremember
sacrifices made by New Zealanders
makes thisAnzac Day special.
It is important to recognisethe
contributions of our service people in
conflicts including the SouthAfrican
War,World War One, World War Two,
the KoreanWar,the Malayan
Emergency, the Borneo
Confrontation, the VietnamWar and
Afghanistan, along withpeace
keeping roles in places including
Iraq,Cambodia,East Timor, and the
Solomon Islands.
Many of us will also be thinking of
the recent invasionofUkrainewhich
serves as astark reminder thatwar is
notlimited to previous conflicts.
It is disturbing and of great concern
that lessons fromthe past have not
been learnt.
2022 marks the 100thanniversary of
New Zealand’s first Poppy Day.
Colonel AlfredSamuel Moffatt
visited New Zealandin 1921 and
proposed sellingpoppies to
commemorate fallen service
personnel and assist returned
veterans.
The concept was created by a
French woman called Madame
Guerin who sold silk poppies to
supportveterans’ organisations,
widows, and orphans in Northern
France.
An order for 350,000 poppies was
placed withMadameGuerin’s French
Children’s League, however the
poppies didn’t arriveintimefor
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Armistice Day, so the Returned
Services Association(RSA) heldNew
Zealand’s first PoppyDay on April24,
1922.
From 1931the ReturnedServices
Association (RSA)produced its own
poppieswhich were madebydisabled
returned servicepeople at the
Auckland andChristchurch RSAs.
Today, almostone million poppies
are made each year in Christchurch
for the annualPoppyAppeal.
PoppyDay is NewZealand’s longest
running appeal, and this year the
RSAwants to raise awareness of New
Zealand’s younger veterans and the
supportthey need whenthey return
home fromactive duty.
Our localRSAs offer outstanding
supportinour communities, from
organising commemorative events
and assisting thoseinneed of welfare
supportofevery kind.
Iwould like to take the opportunity
to thank them on behalf of all our
communities.
On Anzac Day let’s remember the
sacrificesmade by our Armed Forces
across each generation. They are our
great grandparents, grandparents,
parents, sons, daughters, brothers
and sisters, and they all deserveour
respect and support.
It is important to remember the
braveryofpeople who headedinto
the unknown so we can have the
freedomsweenjoy today.
We remember them –today,
tomorrow, and forever.
Dark sky reserve is gaining impetus in Kaikoura
Movestoestablish aKaikoura dark
sky reserve are starting to take off.
Aproject co­ordinator, Colette
Doughty, was appointed lastmonth
and the project committeeisplanning
aseriesofeventstomark
International Dark Sky Week
beginningtomorrow.
Project chairperson Nicky
McArthur says the committeehas been
working closely with Gareth Davies
and Nayalini Brito,from the DarkSky
NZ Network, and University of
Canterbury physics lecturer Dr
Michele Bannister as it works towards
its accreditationwith the
InternationalDark Sky Association.
All three have agreed to speak at a
public meeting at the Kaikoura
Museumnext Thursday, April28, from
6pm to 7pm. Entry is via koha /
donation.
Adark sky information wall has
been preparedinthe library and there
is an art competition for children
which closes on May 2.
The Kaikoura Youth Councilisalso
planning to collaborate on an event to
coincide with the weeklong
celebrations of the night sky.
Ms McArthur says the International
DarkSky Week activitiesoffer an
opportunitytoeducate the community
on the benefits of the dark skyand
reducinglight pollution.
‘‘Half of our life is at night, in the
last100 years withartificial light
we’ve forgotten to look up and enjoy
the wonder of the night sky.’’
She says creatingadark sky reserve
willhelp to improve the wellbeing of
people and local wildlife, as well as
providing economic benefits by
adding another elementtoKaikoura’s
tourist attractions.
The project has already made some
inroads, withthe Kaikoura District
Council agreeingtoreduce its street
lighting powerby25percent, she says.
It is believed this has resultedin
fewerHutton’sshearwater birdscrash
landing into the town as the young
fledglings learn to fly and leave for
theirwinter feeding grounds.
‘‘Theimportantthingtoremember,
is we are not going to end up in the
dark.It’s aboutmanaging light for the
benefit and wellbeing of all and all
life,’’ Ms McArthur says.
International Dark Sky Week runs
from April 22 to 30. Followthe
Kaikoura Dark Sky on Facebook.
Swell
Pegasus Bay
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Waimakariri 8:19am 2.4 2:07am 0.5 9:18am 2.3 3:05am 0.5 10:17am 2.3 4:05am 0.5 11:14am 2.3 5:05am 0.5
6:04am 0.5 12:41am 2.4 6:59am 0.5 1:38am 2.4 7:52am 0.5
Mouth
8:48pm 2.5 2:28pm 0.5 9:46pm 2.5 3:25pm 0.5 10:44pm 2.5 4:24pm 0.5 11:43pm 2.4 5:24pm 0.5 12:11pm 2.3 6:23pm 0.5 1:08pm 2.4 7:21pm 0.6 2:02pm 2.4 8:16pm 0.6
Amberley 8:19am 2.4 2:07am 0.5 9:18am 2.3 3:05am 0.5 10:17am 2.3 4:05am 0.5 11:14am 2.3 5:05am 0.5
6:04am 0.5 12:41am 2.4 6:59am 0.5 1:38am 2.4 7:52am 0.5
Beach
8:48pm 2.5 2:28pm 0.5 9:46pm 2.5 3:25pm 0.5 10:44pm 2.5 4:24pm 0.5 11:43pm 2.4 5:24pm 0.5 12:11pm 2.3 6:23pm 0.5 1:08pm 2.4 7:21pm 0.6 2:02pm 2.4 8:16pm 0.6
8:28am 2.4 2:16am 0.5 9:27am 2.3 3:14am 0.5 10:26am 2.3 4:14am 0.5 11:23am 2.3 5:14am 0.5
6:13am 0.5 12:50am 2.4 7:08am 0.5 1:47am 2.4 8:01am 0.5
Motunau 8:57pm 2.5 2:37pm 0.5 9:55pm 2.5 3:34pm 0.5 10:53pm 2.5 4:33pm 0.5 11:52pm 2.4 5:33pm 0.5 12:20pm 2.3 6:32pm 0.5 1:17pm 2.4 7:30pm 0.6 2:11pm 2.4 8:25pm 0.6
8:30am 2.4 2:18am 0.5 9:29am 2.3 3:16am 0.5 10:28am 2.3 4:16am 0.5 11:25am 2.3 5:16am 0.5
6:15am 0.5 12:52am 2.4 7:10am 0.5 1:49am 2.4 8:03am 0.5
Gore Bay 8:59pm 2.5 2:39pm 0.5 9:57pm 2.5 3:36pm 0.5 10:55pm 2.5 4:35pm 0.5 11:54pm 2.4 5:35pm 0.5 12:22pm 2.3 6:34pm 0.5 1:19pm 2.4 7:32pm 0.6 2:13pm 2.4 8:27pm 0.6
8:26am 1.8 2:15am 0.3 9:25am 1.7 3:14am 0.3 10:23am 1.7 4:15am 0.4 11:21am 1.7 5:14am 0.4
6:11am 0.4 12:47am 1.9 7:05am 0.4 1:42am 1.8 7:57am 0.4
Kaikoura 8:51pm 1.9 2:32pm 0.4 9:50pm 1.9 3:30pm 0.4 10:49pm 1.9 4:28pm 0.4 11:49pm 1.9 5:26pm 0.4 12:17pm 1.7 6:24pm 0.4 1:11pm 1.7 7:22pm 0.4 2:05pm 1.7 8:18pm 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.
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