Nor'West News: May 12, 2022
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Wā Kōrero-Storytimes<br />
Thursday, 11-noon<br />
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Meet others in the community<br />
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Bolivia Card Game<br />
Thursday, 1-3pm<br />
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Rummikub Club<br />
Thursday, 1-3pm<br />
Fendalton Library<br />
Go along to Fendalton Library to<br />
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JP clinic, Tuesday, 10am-1pm, Papanui Library. A justice of the peace<br />
will be on site to take oaths, declarations, affidavits and affirmations; to<br />
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Thursday, 3.30-4.30pm<br />
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to dogs could be a great option for<br />
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the friendly dogs taken along by animal<br />
control’s community liaison dog<br />
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to sit with the dog and read their<br />
favourite book or one they’ve found<br />
at the library. Bookings essential. To<br />
book phone 941 7923.<br />
Mobile Discovery Wall<br />
Friday, all day<br />
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The discovery wall at Tūranga has<br />
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Knit ‘n’ Yarn<br />
Friday, 10am-noon<br />
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Mahjong Group<br />
Friday, 2-4pm<br />
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Te Ao Hou: Travelling<br />
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Tuesday, all day<br />
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A moment to celebrate the tenacity<br />
and elegance of the Māori spirit<br />
through this display that centres the<br />
magazine Te Ao Hou: The New World,<br />
published 1952-75. The publication<br />
also showcases the pōwhiri process<br />
(welcoming visitors onto the marae)<br />
and encourages readers to engage<br />
with the articles and images to<br />
celebrate, converse and dwell in the<br />
presence of the voices represented in<br />
Te Ao Hou.<br />
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ever by a surfer at the event,<br />
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everything for school,” Pyke said. • Turn to page 8<br />
• By Fiona E lis<br />
WE ALL seem to be behaving<br />
ourselves this holidays.<br />
That is the report card of the<br />
Christchurch North Community<br />
Patrol, with chairman Sam Hall<br />
describing the summertime situation<br />
as “pretty<br />
good.”<br />
Park and<br />
picnic areas<br />
have been on<br />
the patrol radar,<br />
standard for this<br />
time of year.<br />
“We haven’t<br />
actua ly had to<br />
report anything<br />
from the picnic areas around,”<br />
Hall said.<br />
“It was a l very family-orientated,<br />
so it’s been quite good.”<br />
More family groups than usual<br />
seemed to be out, possibly because<br />
the Covid-19 pandemic was preventing<br />
people from leaving town<br />
for a holiday, he said.<br />
Being a frequent presence<br />
was also helpful in deterring<br />
incidents.<br />
December and January were<br />
also the time of year the patrol<br />
focused on monitoring schools,<br />
but no issues had arisen there<br />
either.<br />
Another summertime staple<br />
was fire danger patrol.<br />
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No decision<br />
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• By Fiona E lis<br />
THE DEPARTMENT of<br />
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to appeal after permission to build<br />
a contentious rehabilitation centre<br />
for violent offenders in St Albans<br />
was declined.<br />
However, it is remaining tightlipped<br />
on whether or not it is likely<br />
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Last week the Bristol Street<br />
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declined to grant resource consent<br />
for the Bristol St facility, fo lowing<br />
a hearing in November.<br />
The proposal would have seen<br />
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In their decision, city council<br />
appointed commissioners Anthony<br />
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Lawn said they were not satisfied<br />
the site was appropriate for such a<br />
facility.<br />
Corrections acting regional<br />
commissioner Chris O’Brien-<br />
Smith did not answer Nor’West<br />
New’s question on whether an<br />
appeal would be made, but said<br />
corrections would spend the<br />
next few weeks reflecting on the<br />
commissioners’ findings.<br />
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