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Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz since Environment Canterbury climate-change emergency Wednesday <strong>May</strong> <strong>11</strong> <strong>2022</strong> <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> OPINION 23 Don’t let ratepayer money go up in smoke by sea-level rise this century and threatened and facing increased our productive and protected land pressures due to river system Environment jeopardised by the arrival and change. spread of new, exotic weeds and Wetlands are also ecosystems Canterbury Chair pests from warmer climates. at-risk nationally and regionally, Jenny Hughey All these eventualities have degraded by draining, damming to be planned and prepared for, and diversion affecting their and enhance that work. fleet hybrid or long-range electric and Environment Canterbury ability to sequester carbon, SMOKE That work ON included the horizon setting is not under by <strong>2022</strong>. certain Carbon conditions. emissions from will remain in the vanguard of cleanse freshwater and mitigate an up unfamiliar a climate-change sight in integration Canterbury. smoke-related complaints were One example is the $40 million biodiversity and mahinga kai. Last air travel year, across more than the organisation 850 these climate change efforts. flooding, as well as impacting on programme in the Long-term Plan are offset via our own biodiversity I’ve previously written about lodged with us. Each callout Waimakariri River flood With biosecurity, we are 2018-28, ensuring climate change programmes. the importance of doing stubble costs ratepayers about $350. protection project, completed putting greater emphasis on the was actively considered across According to a Madworld report burning right, but it’s not just a It quickly adds up, so we really want to see those numbers floodgates and stopbanks will in Canterbury. Warming late last year. The network of risks of new pests establishing workstreams, increasing visibility in 2019, our gross emissions were farming issue. of the science and what we know 2253 tonnes of carbon dioxide Many of the smoke callouts come down through better and protect half a million people and temperatures, changing soils and about the impact of climate (CO2) equivalent, compared with our regional council (Environment safer burning, and other ways of $8 billion of community and new land uses mean new weeds change Canterbury) on Canterbury, staff and attend liaising taking removals care of of garden 7883 tonnes waste of or CO2- business assets from a possible especially, will be able to gain a involve on the issue residential with iwi and and lifestyle regional rubbish. equivalent through our efficiency “super flood”. better foothold across the region. blocks partners, – as other people local burn authorities rubbish, First, efforts ask and yourself from forestry – do I really planting The last major flood was in More broadly, we have to garden and central material government. and other types need across to light? 2700 Instead hectares. of taking December 1957, when parts curb reliance on fossil fuels and of As waste an organisation, outdoors. we have a match The to changing those lawn climate clippings will pose of Coutts Island in Belfast and find environmentally suitable also The made resulting significant smoke progress can be a in and many leaves, risks why to not life and use them livelihood Kainga were swamped by river alternatives, such as electricity and real addressing hassle for our neighbours own greenhousegas emissions, when rules with to our minimise debris we have – is seen taking how it to occasional, a transfer ing as metres efficiently per second as possible. 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Cooler temperatures pollution I share – and his I encourage confidence. all As a you kilowatt can burn hours whatever of electricity you like, per area, as well as information whenever you like. Many people other predicted things to like become wind speed more and intense, can make smoke sink, and even- residents to consider year. on land It’s smaller than a 2ha year don’t direction. since Environment ing breezes can then take it to other options wherever possible. low-lying areas where it can become trapped near the ground, is ratepayer money going up in Canterbury with torrential alpine rainstorms Canterbury’s distinct braided community, and as a council, There has been a 26% reduction turning our braided rivers into rivers and unique wetlands face we are taking some bold steps to many challenges. The rivers form The ensure last thing we we are want in a better to see place to actually per staff realise member they in can’t emissions light Once you have the green light, up at all, except when cooking you roaring need to rapids, ensure fuelling you’re landslides declared a climate-change burn- emergency creating a vital a nuisance ecological and link a and hazard. provide cope with the changing climate since 30 June 2010. We now have and causing widespread erosion. an abundant food supply and smoke. and the tests it will set us. But access JENNY to electric HUGHEY and hybrid explains what Canterbury’s coastal nesting grounds for 26 species of by sea-level there will rise always this century be a need and to do threatened and facing increased vehicles the and council hope has to have been half doing. our communities will be threatened native birds – most classified as our more. Saving those productive and protected land pressures due to river system Environment The formal declaration of a jeopardised by the arrival and change. state of climate emergency across spread of new, exotic weeds and Wetlands are also ecosystems Canterbury Chair You’re Canterbury was one of the most pests invited from warmer climates. to a at-risk nationally and regionally, serious, and colourful, moments Jenny Hughey precious photos All these eventualities have degraded by draining, damming in the regional council’s more than to be planned and prepared for, and diversion affecting their 30-year history. and enhance that work. fleet hybrid or long-range electric and Environment Canterbury ability to sequester carbon, A year ago this Saturday, That work included setting by <strong>2022</strong>. 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The network of risks of new pests establishing in Christchurch workstreams, increasing visibility in 2019, our gross emissions were change at the she heart is one of of all only it does. three floodgates and stopbanks will in Canterbury. Warming distributors of the science and what we know 2253 tonnes of carbon dioxide The in declaration New Zealand. highlighted An avid protect half a million people and temperatures, changing soils and about the impact of climate (CO2) equivalent, compared with scrapbooker, that all the Gail work loves Environment helping people to $8 billion of community and new land uses mean new weeds change on Canterbury, and liaising removals of 7883 tonnes of CO2- preserve Canterbury their photos does and – from memories. business assets from a possible especially, will be able to gain a on the issue with iwi and regional equivalent through our efficiency Founded freshwater in the management United States to in 1987, “super flood”. We better make foothold scrapbooks across the region. partners, other local authorities efforts and from forestry planting Creative biodiversity Memories and is widely biosecurity, known for The last major flood was in More broadly, we have to and central government. across 2700 hectares. leading transport the scrapbooking and urban industry development with December 1957, when parts curb reliance on fossil fuels and to air quality, and also regional As an organisation, we have The changing climate will pose of Coutts Island in Belfast and And find so environmentally much more world-class products. Today’s Creative suitable leadership – has a climate change also made Avid scrapbooker significant progress Gail Ruddle in looks many risks to life and livelihood Kainga were swamped by river alternatives, such as electricity and Memories was re-launched in 2014 forward to hosting her Creative Memories focus. addressing our own greenhousegas emissions, interested with in the our hobby to attend. we have seen how occasional, metres per second (cumecs). transport. in Canterbury. In recent years flow peaking at 3990 cubic hydrogen, to power our public under new ownership, but with the same Open Home and welcomes anyone Currently, under the Resource exceptional quality and modern design. Management Act, regional Christchurch building receiving a but extreme, weather events have 21st <strong>May</strong> The protection scheme has been When my predecessor Steve So, where councils are are your required precious only photos? to adapt “market-leading” During these energy unexpected efficiency COVID had times, huge effects on residents and designed to defend Christchurch Lowndes retired as chair of Answer: to climate they are change, everywhere. not mitigate In your rating Gail of 5.0 says, out more of 6 people in the year have been infrastructure turning to Hornby around the South from a flood of as much as 6500 this council late last year, he phone, it on – that your responsibility tablet. You may is the have a to February scrapbooking on the to National reinvigorate a hobby Island. and cumecs. 10am highlighted – some 2pm of the big point-n-shoot Government’s, camera but or could a DSLR. change. You can’t Australian celebrate Built the Environment good times recorded in The photos, driest parts of our region, Environment Canterbury’s changes on the way. He was escape Even the selfies, in ‘adapt Instagram, mode’ many Pinterest, and Rating from System recent New times, Zealand. or dating back along decades. the Marlborough coast and leadership of biodiversity and optimistic we would be able to Facebook. of Environment And today, Canterbury’s people are taking more The building’s Gail’s vision features for this include year is to get across the much of the Canterbury biosecurity programmes is also deal Lucky with the draw, “pressing issues” of photos existing than ever policies before. and It’s plans been already estimated 184 solar message panels out which that Creative can Memories Plains, is still are expected to get even underpinned by climate-change catalogues, climate change Free and sustainability. gift that in contribute the past five to reduced years, more emissions. photos have generate trading. more She than holds 55,000 monthly scrapbooking drier. North-westerly storms are concerns. I share his confidence. As a been taken In declaring than all the the prior climate years combined. kilowatt workshops, hours of during electricity the week, per evenings predicted and on to become more intense, Canterbury’s distinct braided when community, you and buy as a or council, Sadly, emergency, few of these the photographs Council noted will it survive year. a Saturday, as well as a digital evening, with where torrential alpine rainstorms rivers and unique wetlands face order we are on taking the some day bold steps to beyond would a year. continue As Gail to notes, show the leadership reason most There she has is available been a 26% to educate reduction and provide turning handson assistance. She can also provide one-on- a vital ecological link and provide cope with the changing climate our braided rivers into many challenges. The rivers form ensure we are in a better place to on climate-change and do so per staff member in emissions roaring rapids, fuelling landslides photographs being taken today will soon be without adding new programmes since 30 June 2010. We now have and causing widespread erosion. an abundant food supply and and the tests it will set us. But totally gone is that digital images are not seen one assistance in your home or hers. at ratepayers’ expense. It also gave access to electric and hybrid Canterbury’s coastal nesting grounds for 26 species of there will always be a need to do as important staff a clear enough mandate to be to kept continue in printed If you would like to know more about vehicles and hope to have half our communities will be threatened native birds – most classified as more. form. Also, technology has changed so fast, that many photographs taken six or seven years ago are stored on media that is no longer supported, such as floppy discs. In a few years, DVDs will likely be obsolete as will USB drives. So, to preserve those precious photos, they need to be printed out and kept safe. Creative Memories, or re-connect with the hobby, Gail is having an Open Home on Saturday, <strong>May</strong> 21, 10am to 2pm. Products will be available for purchase and to order. Check out the website www.creativememories.com. Gail has access to all products, with orders taking around three weeks to arrive. Scrapbooking Open HOme phone/text Gail for address 021 067 3858