Selwyn_Times: May 11, 2022

Selwyn Times Wednesday May 11 2022
The NZMCA Motorhome, Caravan & Leisure
Show is back, showcasing everything you love
when travelling around our gorgeous country.
The 2-day show contains a huge variety of
exhibitors. You’ll find your favourite brands
of motorhome & caravans, a host of new
products, an array of innovative accessories
and some unbeatable deals. Everything
from fiberglass trailers to portable washing
machines, inflatable boats to electric bikes,
inverters to LED TVs will be on offer. Everything
you need when travelling our own backyard, to
make it the best trip yet!
The TrailLite Theatre has a new home at
the show. You will now find it at the end of
the concourse, by the entry to the Arena.
Familiarise yourself with the Programme, as
our experts are ready to share, inform and
inspire you over the weekend with talks by
Motorhome Solar, Off the Beaten Track, Redarc,
TrailLite, and Wireless Nation. Go to www.
nzmotorhomeshow.co.nz to check the TrailLite
Theatre Programme and plan your days.
The Show Prize this year is bigger and better
than ever! You can be in to win over $5000
ADVERTORIAL
Travelling our own backyard
has never felt so good!
worth of prizes by finding the clue words
around the show. Imagine taking home a
paddleboard from Takacat, a weekend away
with Off the Beaten Track, an E-Bike from Ezi-
Rider, and a LED Smart TV from RSE.
The NZMCA Event Park & Stay is open for
certified self-contained vehicles to stay onsite
for only $10. No pre booking is required, spots
are available on a first come first served basis.
Make the most of the weekend and save by
purchasing your multi day tickets for only $22
online or at the show ticket office.
Single entry tickets are only $15, and you can
pre buy them on our website prior to the show,
or they are available at the door.
The time is NOW for you to learn about what to
buy, where to go, how to get there and to take
advantage of the best prices on offer.
Go to www.nzmotorhomeshow.co.nz for
tickets and more information.
Saturday 21st May 9am – 5pm
Sunday 22nd May 9am – 4pm
CHRISTCHURCH ARENA
BE IN TO WIN
We have complimentary passes to give away.
It’s easy to enter, simply email: giveaways@starmedia.kiwi
Entries close 5pm Wednesday 18 May 2022.
To be eligible for the draw, all entries must include your name and contact number.
Travelling our own backyard
has never felt so good!
New Zealand Motor Caravan Association
8
NEWS
Commissioner’s decision
met with disappointment
• From page 1
The plan was originally
for 2000 homes, but the
number of sections has
been reduced, alongside
other improvements being
made, including roading,
provision of additional
business zones and potentially
a new primary school.
An initial road link
through Liffey Springs
has been deleted, while
traffic signals will have to
installed at Springs Rd/
Ellesmere Junction Rd/
Gerald St, seal widening
undertaken on the Lincoln
South connection with
Moirs Lane and Ellesmere
Rd and pedestrian and
cycle crossing on Springs
Rd installed on the Lincoln
University road frontage.
Many of the improvements
are to be funded by the
developer, and to be completed
before homes are
occupied.
Nevertheless, many
residents in the township
remain opposed.
Spokesperson for a group
which organised a community
meeting last year, Sam
Elder, said she and fellow
members were “extremely
disappointed” to see that
hearing Commissioner
David Caldwell’s draft
recommendation, released
last week, recommends the
district council approve the
application.
Elder said it was “a slap
in the face” to the Lincoln
community, which had
made its opposition to
Sam Elder
the rezoning application,
named Plan Change 69,
clear by opposing it in the
submissions process.
There were about 255
submissions to the proposal,
the majority of which
were in opposition.
“If developers can
build here, they can build
anywhere,” Elder said,
referring to the problems
raised by submitters. These
included loss of agricultural
soils, flood hazard,
ecological pressure, pressure
on infrastructure and
lack of schooling.
Springs Ward councillor
Grant Miller said on the
basis of the commissioner
having thoroughly addressed
submitters’ concerns,
he would be likely to
support the recommendation.
With regard to Lincoln
losing productive agricultural
land, he said while a
portion of the PC69 land
was considered to have
David Caldwell
Grant Miller
•HAVE YOUR SAY: Should district councillors
vote for or against the Lincoln South
development. Email your view to susan.sandys@
starmedia.kiwi. Keep responses to 200 words
or less
versatile soils, by the same
token there would be more
increased public green
spaces and attractive urban
environment that Lincoln
was already renowned for.
“It’s a delicate trade off,
and the commissioner has
spent a lot of time thinking
about this, it hasn’t been a
rush decision,” Miller said.
With regard to schooling,
Miller understood Carter
Group was in discussion
with the Ministry of
Education about a further
primary school in the
area should it be required.
Additionally, expansion
of Lincoln could result
in Lincoln High School
getting a desired upgrade
and rebuild sooner than
expected.
The recommendation is
currently in draft form, as
the commissioner sought
further input on specific
points in the draft, which
had to be submitted by
Monday this week.
No time like now!
ENTRY
ONLY
$15
CHRISTCHURCH ARENA
Saturday 21 May, 9am–5pm, Sunday 22 May, 9am–4pm
SHOW INFO • LATEST NEWS • TICKETS • NEWSLETTER
WRECKED: Fire crews worked to free a person trapped after a crash in
Rolleston on Monday.
PHOTO: GEORGE HEARD
Crash traps occupant
• By Devon Bolger
FIRE CREWS worked to
free a person trapped after
a crash in Rolleston on
Monday morning.
Emergency services were
called to the crash at the
intersection of Wards and
Sandy Knolls Rds at about
7.30am.
A Fire and Emergency
NZ spokesperson said
extraction tools had to be
used to free them. A St
John spokesperson said
they sent two ambulances
and one rapid response
vehicle to the scene.
Two patients were
being treated – one in a
serious condition and one
in a moderate condition
– and are expected
to be transported to
Christchurch Hospital.
—NZ Herald