12 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>November</strong> <strong>23</strong> <strong>2022</strong>
NEWS 13 4 MARCH 20<strong>23</strong> LINCOLN Wednesday <strong>November</strong> <strong>23</strong> <strong>2022</strong> <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> TICKETS ON SALE selwynsounds.co.nz Complaints about dogs number 1<strong>23</strong>4 BIKES AND DOGS: Kakaha Park in Prebbleton is opening its first stage this Saturday with an activity day. First stage of Kakaha Park opens Saturday TAKE YOUR dog and your bike and get ready to have some fun. Kakaha Park, in Prebbleton, is opening its first stage with an activity day this Saturday. From 10am, people are invited to hop on their bike and try out the new snake run and be among the first to enjoy the new trails around the park. Then from midday dog owners are invited to bring down their fluffy friends to enjoy the district’s latest dog exercise area. Throughout the day there will be music, lawn games and tours of the park by the district council team, talking through key features and the future development of the park. The main car park will not be open at this time, so biking or walking to the park is encouraged. Follow the rail trail along Birchs Rd. Access to the park is from TRADITIONAL Filipino music and Christmas carols will take centre stage at Te Ara Ātea on Saturday, when the Musika Filipinas Aotearoa Choir comes to Rolleston. This is the first time the group will perform in <strong>Selwyn</strong>, thanks to the support of the district Leadleys Rd at the Birchs Rd end. Along with bike trails, sports grounds and the new dog park, the first stage of the park will include a mini playground. The further stages will see a changing room and car parking opening next year, followed by more off-road bike trails, a water way and large areas of native planting over the next five years. The name Kakaha Park has been gifted by Te Taumutu Rūnanga and Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga for the 22-hectare park. Kakaha is the Māori word for Astelia fragransor bush lily – a native flax-like plant often used for weaving. There is evidence of kakaha on Kā Pākihi Whakatekateka o Waitaha, the Canterbury Plains before European settlement, while the name also reflects the park’s location in the network of mahika kai (food gathering) sites on the plains. All planting in the park will be natives. Concert combines Filipino and Christmas music council’s Creative Communities Scheme Funding. Musical Director Kristian Rubi says the Christchurch-based choir has been rehearsing twice a week in preparation. “We’re really excited about coming to Rolleston. We have a few members who live in <strong>Selwyn</strong> including our president and one of our sopranos. It’s inspired us to give back to the community. “<strong>Selwyn</strong> is a fast-growing community and there are many Filipinos there,” he says. The performance, Ating Musika (Our Music), will include songs adapted from Filipino to THE DISTRICT council’s animal control team has dealt with 1<strong>23</strong>4 complaints about dogs and issued 1094 infringement notices in the last year. Most complaints were for wandering dogs, while other complaints included for barking, attacking, rushing and being aggressive. Most infringement notices – 1050 – were for failure to register a dog, while the remainder were for failure to keep a dog controlled or confined (24), failure to comply with any authorised bylaw (15), failure to comply with menacing classification (4), and failure to comply with barking dog abatement notice (1). The information and statistics are in an animal control team report to go before district councillors in their fortnightly meeting today. There were 16,441 registered dogs in the district for the period, covering the 12 months to June 30, <strong>2022</strong>. Fourteen dogs were classified as dangerous throughout the year, and 88 as menacing. Sixty dogs were impounded in the district council-owned facility. Fifty-two of these were returned to their owners, five were rehomed, and three were destroyed. “The number of dogs impounded is low when compared to the number of dogs microchipped, which was 13,524 by the end of the reporting period,” the team said in the report. “One hundred per cent registration of all known and registered dogs that still reside in the district from the previous english and te reo Māori. It will be split into two acts, with the first featuring Filipino songs, and the second act being a tribute to one of the group’s favourite traditions – Christmas. Kristian says for many Filipinos, Christmas preparations begin in September, with financial year was attained. The council provides a monthly microchipping service which is free for dogs that are legally required to be microchipped. Council achieved an 89.88 per cent compliance rate of dogs legally required to be microchipped.” On dog exercise facilities, the team said McHughs Forest Park, Darfield, Rolleston and Leeston dog parks were “extremely popular” with dog owners. In addition, ECan had opened a dog park at The Willows. celebrations happening until Chinese New Year. The concert will run from 1-3pm on Saturday at Te Ara Ātea. Admission is free. Applications for the latest round of Creative Communities funding are now open until Friday. Allwood Trees, 913 Shands Road, Prebbleton 7676 Consultations Soft Landscape Plans Delivery & Planting Phone: (03) 349 9240 allwood.co.nz Allwood-Trees-Limited allwoodtrees Quotations Landscaping Construction & Garden Maintenance Spring A great time to plant