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NEWS<br />
4 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>24</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
Embracing the art of dance<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
They love to Cha Cha, enjoy a<br />
Rumba, and get immersed in a<br />
Viennese Waltz.<br />
Twiceaweek agroup of 25 meet<br />
in the Amberley Domain’s Tin<br />
Shed and dance tilltheir hearts<br />
are content.<br />
The Amberley Dancegroup,<br />
whoseages range from 52 to 80<br />
years, will showoff their ballroom<br />
dancing skills at ashow in the Tin<br />
Shed tomorrow, Friday, <strong>November</strong><br />
25, at 10am.<br />
Admission is free to senior<br />
citizens.<br />
The group is the brainchildof<br />
Jackie Neumann, aballroom<br />
danceteacherwho moved from<br />
QueenstowntoAmberley with her<br />
husband Peter, to be nearer family<br />
and to retire.<br />
She decided to start awee group,<br />
whichhas now grownto25, as<br />
people step up and embracethe<br />
ballroom genre and the music.<br />
Jackie says the group began 14<br />
months ago.<br />
Some who came had done<br />
ballroom dancing, otherswere just<br />
keen to try and fell in love with it.<br />
The weeklyclass soon became<br />
twiceaweek, and now theyare<br />
readytoshow off theirdancingata<br />
performance.<br />
‘‘There won’t be any hip hop,’’<br />
says Jackie, who is helpedout with<br />
classes by herhusband Peter.<br />
‘‘Butthere willbeplenty to<br />
enjoy.’’<br />
In concert ... Amberley Dance<br />
group members practice for their<br />
recital in Amberley tomorrow,<br />
Friday, <strong>November</strong> 25. PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />
River access<br />
By DAVID HILL,<br />
Local Democracy Reporter<br />
Environment <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
(ECan) plans to make a<br />
section of the Ashley<br />
Rakahuri River more<br />
accessible.<br />
Adraft masterplan is<br />
being developed for the<br />
Rangiora Reach riverside<br />
area following feedback<br />
from the community.<br />
Key stakeholders<br />
including NgāiTūāhuriri,<br />
the Ashley Rakahuri<br />
Rivercare Group and the<br />
Waimakariri District<br />
Council have all<br />
contributed.<br />
ECan’s braided river<br />
revival regional lead, Greg<br />
Stanley, says the draft<br />
masterplan will help to<br />
revive recreation,<br />
biodiversity and flood<br />
protection.<br />
‘‘We understand how<br />
much the community<br />
values this area, so we are<br />
working with them to make<br />
sure their voice is heard.<br />
Population growth has<br />
led to new forms of<br />
recreation being<br />
developed, placing<br />
pressure on the river and<br />
its ecology, he says.<br />
The masterplan covers<br />
the area from Dunlops<br />
Road to Beatties Road on<br />
the north bank near Ashley,<br />
and Merton Road to Smarts<br />
Road on the south bank<br />
near Rangiora.<br />
Feedback from the<br />
community includes<br />
designing aCones Road<br />
area car park to improve<br />
access and increase<br />
amenities such as rubbish<br />
bins and toilets.<br />
Improved trail network<br />
maps, shared trail signage<br />
and other directional<br />
panels have been included,<br />
along with different grades<br />
of greystone chip to show<br />
different uses for trails<br />
across the network.<br />
Specific fourwheeldrive<br />
access on the northern side<br />
of the river has been<br />
identified.<br />
The masterplan balances<br />
planting and flood<br />
management, by using<br />
native planting which will<br />
fold over in aflood and not<br />
hinder flow capacity.<br />
ECan staff are also<br />
looking at ways the river<br />
can be widened without<br />
compromising flood and<br />
erosion protection.<br />
Options include targeted<br />
extraction of vegetated<br />
berm and potential retreat<br />
of forestry blocks from the<br />
river's edge after<br />
harvesting.<br />
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