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The Star Thursday April 20 2023 8 NEWS Videos to watch starnews.co.nz/south-today-video Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Music venues fearful of Nurses protest over staff shortages Classic fighters take flight again Knights fight for honour and chivalry NIGHTLIFE: Dux Central owner Richard Sinke said he was gutted to have to scrap live music after a resident complained about noise levels. Fatal crash ‘rough one’ for emergency crews Busy time for cathedral rebuild • By Anna Sargent A PLAN to bring new life to the inner city includes boosting the number of residents who live there, but nightlife venues say that could also threaten them. The number of those living in the central city is aimed to almost triple over the next five years. Entertainment venue owners are worried they could be put out of business if new residents kick up a fuss about live music gigs. Darkroom owner Nick Vassar is concerned about 18 new townhouses being built across from him. “If you are building townhouses or residential complexes next to live music venues, there are going to be issues. It threatens our livelihoods and threatens the future of art and culture in the city. “It’s obviously a concern, especially when one person essentially can shut your business down and that’s all it takes – one person to complain enough,” he said. Vassar has reason to be worried, because one venue, Dux Central, had live music shut down because of a local resident’s complaint. Dux Central owner Richard Sinke said he was gutted to have to scrap live music, and would support noise limits increasing in his patch. Current noise rules have been in place since 2012. Max Speed: 12 kmph 11” Front and Rear Wheels Front and rear suspension LED headlight & Indicators Adjustable armrests Travel Range: Up to 39km Our Top Selling Mobility Scooter! $250.00 Off! CTM HS-520 Now Only $4,149.00!! CTM HS-828 $6,880.00 CTM HS-328 $3,449.00 Available in Red or Blue Free delivery throughout Christchurch! Options to fit all needs and free in home trials available! Low cost weekly and monthly options are also available. CTM HS-745 $5,499.00 CTM HS-890 $6,160.00 Get in touch with our friendly team today for a free demonstration. 0800 580 590 Mobility, Independence, and Rehabilitation Aids Mobility Scooters, Wheelchairs, Rollators, Powerchairs All prices current as at 27/02/23 info@mobilitymatters.co.nz www.mobilitymatters.co.nz
Thursday April 20 2023 The Star “It’s a real shame for us that we can’t play the music as and when we’d like to. It means a whole segment of our market later in the evening we can’t achieve anymore, because we can’t have music,” he said. Sinke said all the venues in the area were feeling concerned. “We’re one of the bigger, wellknown ones but there’s other smaller venues, they’re having apartments built right next to them and on top of them, and they pretty much solely rely on live music as their trade – so for them it’s devastating.” At a recent city council meeting, councillors unanimously agreed on a number of initiatives to help residents and entertainment businesses co-exist downtown. These included looking at promoting the central city as a “vibrant” environment, and finding a way to advise potential buyers they are moving into a live-music area. Any changes to noise or building insulation standards would be part of a plan-change process and would take at least two years. The city council report said both live music and residential living were important for the vibrancy of the city’s primary commercial centre, and there were “no quick fixes” to the conflicts in mixed-use areas. While venue owners supported the initiatives, they said action was needed sooner to protect inner-city nightlife. Vassar said for the venues on his street, the situation was urgent. “For us it will be too long, it will be too late – townhouses will be built next to our venues, so we are hoping there will be more immediate action.” The city council aims to have 20,000 people in the central city by 2028, a massive jump from Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz future as inner city living grows the roughly 7700 at the moment. But venue owners said new people could bring new issues and conflicts, especially in what had been traditionally a mixeduse environment with residents who knew what inner-city life involved. Resident Alison Stringer has lived in the central city for about 40 years. She said both residents and live music venues should think carefully about what they were buying into. “It comes down to the fact that if you’re buying into an area URGENT SITUATION: Darkroom owner Nick Vassar is concerned about 18 new townhouses being built across from him. PHOTOS: NATE MCKINNON/ RNZ where there’s likely to be noise levels, do your due diligence before you purchase. And on the other hand, if you were thinking about opening a venue and there were already apartments around, that’s the reverse – it would be on the person opening that business,” she said. The problem is not going to go away. A recent city council survey of inner city residents found nearly 40 per cent were bothered by noise of all types. – RNZ NEWS 9 Car fire leaves man in critical condition • By Daniel Alvey INQUIRIES ARE ongoing into the cause of a car fire that left a man with critical injuries. Emergency services were called to the house on Woodlands Rd, Sheffield, on Saturday at 10.30am, where they found the car in the driveway engulfed by flames. Said Sheffield Volunteer Fire Brigade chief fire officer Neville Croy: “When we arrived we saw the chap on the ground with burns. The car was totally involved and it was just starting to catch onto the house.” The man was transferred to the burns unit at Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital. Croy was unsure whether he had been driving the car or attempting to fight the fire. He said the damage to the rental property was minor. “It might have been a different story if there was a southerly wind. The guys did a brilliant job, they saved the house and the shed.” A police spokesperson said there was no update on the cause of the fire as of Wednesday. WHY NOT MAKE A DAY OF IT? 10:30AM Take a leisurely stroll around Northbrook Wetlands, Rangiora admiring the native plantings and bird-life. Wander the tracks and take a rest at one of many places to sit and enjoy nature. This is also the site of early European industries; flax mills, brewery, fellmongery and a tannery. 11:30AM Get creative with your friends at the Station Pottery Café. Choose from a range of pre- made pottery that’s ready and waiting for you to pain.! Glazed on-site and ready a week later, why not order a coffee and a bite to eat while you work and take in the beautifully restored 1909 railway station building. KAIAPOI RANGIORA OXFORD CUST OHOKA WOODEND WAIKUKU PEGASUS 2:30PM After lunch, boutique shopping in Rangiora is a must. From home décor to unique gifts, shoes and the latest fashion - there is something for everyone. Peruse the selection of stores on the high street and laneways to find that something special for yourself or a loved one. With river, beach and mountain walks, 60 km of cycleways, 10 km of sandy coastline, boutique shops, fabulous eateries and a number of activities to do, find out why Waimakariri is the perfect place to make a day of it - no matter the season! Find out what else is on offer at visitwaimakariri.co.nz/discover
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