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The Star Thursday May 19 2022 10 NEWS City council steps up use of webinars RESIDENTS WILL increasingly be able to engage in the city council’s decision-making processes from the comfort of their own home. With most people now having access to online technology, the city council is moving to introduce online meeting sessions or “webinars” for public consultations on key issues. “Because of the Covid-19 pandemic many of us are now very familiar with the concept of online meetings and webinars,” said city council head of communications and engagement Katy McRae. “They have become a key business tool and they’re also a really effective way of reaching residents who might not otherwise have the time to engage with us.’’ McRae said the city council trialled the use of webinars recently with consultations on the Draft Plan changes and the results were positive, with attendance numbers higher than what they usually received in face-to-face meetings. “We want to reach as many people as we can, in ways that are most convenient for them. This means doing things differently from how we have approached things in the past,” McRae said. • From page 1 The sale has only just settled, with the sale price, one of the highest for Christchurch last year, now in the public domain. The Westons’ efforts to bring the Victorian stables back to life and turn it into a luxury accommodation business featured in an episode of Grand Designs New Zealand in 2018. The listing agent, Harcourts’ Alison Aitken, said in November the family which purchased the property and intended to turn it back into a family home. “The buyers are a local family who love the house. This is going to be a family home for them. They are a lovely family,” she said. She added: “It was always going to be one of the highest sales [in that corner of Fendalton] because it is unique. People buy on emotion. No one can replicate that home. The history that has gone with it.” Another Grand Designs home, on Waiheke Island, sold for $3.55 million last year, and a Mangawhai, Northland, bach that featured on the show in 2018 sold for $4 million at auction at the end of 2020. Isabelle Weston told the New Zealand Herald just before the sale that the decision to sell the property on Matai St West, in Fendalton, was a “difficult and emotional” one. Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz House a nod to Britten’s legacy She said that since the restoration and opening of the accommodation business, the couple’s lives had become incredibly busy. They wanted to spend more time with their young children Adaline, 6, and Rafaella, 1, and needed a “dramatic change of lifestyle” to do so. “It’s a roller coaster of emotions. I feel really, really sad but also relieved with the decision I’ve made to prioritise the kids,” she said. “It sits uneasily with you as a mother when you really want to give them more when you can’t.” She said the decision to sell was influenced by the fact that Tim was fast approaching the age at which her father John passed away. “Life can be really short. We hope ours aren’t and we certainly don’t want to miss out on the kids’ foundational years but that is what’s happening because we are so busy.” The property was bought by motorcycle designer John Britten in the late 1970s. He died in 1995, and his house was left uninhabitable after the earthquake. The Westons chronicled the long restoration on Grand Designs New Zealand. Their build was ambitious, aiming not only to bring the home back to life but to also update it, with a new garage that doubles as a studio apartment. The episode showed the rebuild was thwarted by the discovery of asbestos, miscommunications and setbacks, with their initial $2 million budget ballooning as complications continued. “It looks absolutely stunning,” said host Chris Moller. “I can see Tim and Isabelle’s bold, modern influence here. The sitting room . . . truly embodies John’s wonderfully unconventional style.” The house featured many nods to Britten’s legacy, including one of his beloved motorbikes, which lives in the sitting room. – NZ Herald DOORS OPEN SATURDAY AT 9AM New Zealand Motor Caravan Association ENTRY ONLY $15 No time like now! CHRISTCHURCH ARENA Saturday 21 May, 9am–5pm Sunday 22 May, 9am–4pm PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY SHOW INFO • LATEST NEWS • TICKETS • NEWSLETTER
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