North Canterbury News: June 22, 2023

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NEWS 4 The North Canterbury News, June 22, 2023 Kaiapoi Pop-Up Vaccination Event When: Saturday 24th andSunday 25th June 10am–4pm Where: Kaiapoi Parkand Ride (next to NewWorld) Come alongand getuptodatewith COVID-19 boostersand MMR (measles)vaccinations. Funded Flu vaccinationswill also be available forthose eligible,besuretocheck your eligibility prior. CDHB22June23 NCN Potholed ... Aseries of potholes that has Mel McCormack fed up and concerned. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Deep dissatisfaction By ROBYN BRISTOW Mel McCormack is fed up with dodging potholes and seeing vehicles taking to the grass verge to dodge them on Conway and Catherwoods Roads, near Cust. He fears for the safety of children on schools buses, head on collisions as people try to dodge potholes, and damage to cars as they deepen. One huge pothole on Conway Road, has had an orange cone put in front of it in recent days to stop vehicles driving in to it. Mel is worried that people trying to dodge potholes could come to grief, particularly as one is near acorner on Conway Road. ‘‘If there happened to be atruck coming the other way, the other driver would never know what happened,’’ he says. Added to this is vehicles being ‘‘shaken to bits’’ on Conways Road thanks to corrugations, despite crawling along at snails pace. ‘‘It is like judder bars. It shakes your car to bits,’’ says Mel. The population in the area had increased 10fold over the past 10 to 15 years, and with it the number of vehicles using the roads, he says. Mel, afarmer, has contacted the Waimakariri District Council, but to no avail. ‘‘It is just lucky we have had adry spell,’’ he says. Normally, Mel says the council is ‘‘flat out’’ metalling before winter, and the roads were all graded ready for winter. Adrive along the roads by the North Canterbury News confirmed Mel’s description, with potholes littering their entire length. The Waimakariri District Council has been contacted for comment. ECan chair deflated 2580727 Rangiora Baptist Church 111 East Belt Thursday 29 June 12:00pm -5:00pm Wednesday 30 Aug 1:00pm -6:00pm Thursday 31Aug 9:00am -2:00pm Please bring ID with you. Drink &eat well before your donation. Book your appointment online or call us on 0800 GIVE BLOOD. By DAVID HILL, LOCAL DEMOCRACY REPORTER Environment Canterbury chair Peter Scott is deflated and disappointed about the Government’s lack of investment in flood protection in the region. The council believed it had astrong case for funding in last month’s budget, given there was asignificant risk of flooding along the region’s 78,000km of river systems. ‘‘As the regional council in New Zealand’s largest region, it feels like we are being neglected when it comes to the futureproofing of the region,’’ says Mr Scott. While he acknowledges the government needed to prioritise support for the North Island, he said an event similar to Cyclone Gabrielle could happen in the South Island. ‘‘Flooding is the number one natural disaster in New Zealand and, with the impacts of climate change becoming more significant and frequent, we are at risk here in Canterbury. ‘‘Along with other regional councils, we made ajoint submission to the Government asking for coinvestment in amajor flood protection programme.’’ The regional councils had proposed that the government join forces to coinvest $257 million over the next three years. It would have allowed the funding of 92 urgent flood protection projects throughout New Zealand, Cr Scott said. ‘‘We have been asking central government to coinvest with us in flood prevention measures and river management since 1989, however, it has been ratepayers across the country footing the bill.’’ Cr Scott said the network of 78,000 kilometres of river systems included national assets such as Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency roads, and KiwiRail bridges that ran near rivers, power, and internet infrastructure. Damage to this infrastructure would disrupt supply chains in the event of another major flood event. The ongoing ability of people to live in some areas, the ability to get insurance or how events might impact on premiums were all impacted by the lack of adequate flood protections, Cr Scott said. Public interest journalism funded through New Zealand on Air.
Sherlock with family twist SherlockHolmes andDrWatson areset to takecentrestage in the Rangiora TownHall nextmonth. TheHartley School of Performing Arts’ intermediate andsenior production of Sherlock will be performed during the school holidays. Theshowhas beenwritten and directedbyPaul Johnson, who has cast three Sherlocksand three Dr Watsons to solve three different mysteries. ‘‘We havealarger cohortofyear 13sthisyear, so we have areally high calibre of performers,’’ school director Dale Hartley Brown says. ‘‘We alwayshavethe challenge of howdoweallowall of our students to shineinacreativeway whichissuitable for families.’’ Even choosing therightsongs forafamily audiencecan be difficult, shesays. ‘‘Even withthe mostbenign of songs, you canprint out thelyrics andthink, ‘I don’t want my students sayingthat’.’’ Onecreative way to allow a greater number of students to shineishaving adancetroop to createthe persona of the hound in themystery TheHound of the Baskervilles. Theother mysteries are AStudy in Scarlet and AScandal in Bohemia. Thewilydetective Sherlock Holmes andhis sidekick Dr Watson werethe subjectofa seriesofnovels by Britishwriter SirArthur ConanDoyle in the late 19th andearly 20thcenturies. Thecharacters have come back into popularcultureinrecent years through movies and On the trail ... Lucas Waghorn plays Sherlock. PHOTOS: DALE HARTLEYBROWN televisionseries, which portrayed dark and grislytalesofmurder. Butthe Hartley version will be a littledifferent,Dalesays. ‘‘It is afamily showand that’s important to me, so thereare no murder scenes. ‘‘Thereisamoment whereyou thinkthere is, but it is soon discovered it is somethingelse.’’ Theproductionissomething of swansong forPaul Johnson, who startedout as oneofDale’s students, before becomingatutor. He hasdirectedanumber of showsover theyears. Paul is steppingback to concentrate on his business,Iron KnightGaming. Making apoint. .. Lee Pockson plays Dr Watson. ‘‘Ihave done my best to challengethe seniorschoolwith somethingnew to sinktheir teeth into,’’ he says. ‘‘Abunch of themIhaveworked with over the years,soitwill be sadtosay goodbye.’’ Madeleine Douglas,Oliver Burnsand Lucas Waghornwill take turns at playing thefamous detective, while LeePockson, Georgia Foulds andVaeaSyddall payDrWatson. Tickets are on sale at townhallcinemas.co.nzorthe RangioraTownHallfor 2pm showsThursday, Friday and Saturday,July 6to8,and 7.30pm showsonThursday and Friday. NEWS The North Canterbury News, June 22, 2023 Barrier safety By DAVID HILL, Local Democracy Reporter Wire barriers save lives, say transport engineers. Residentsalong State Highway 1inNorth Canterbury have been calling for reducedspeeds in preference to median safety barriers. But Waka KotahiNew Zealand Transport Agency’s transport engineers says evidence supports the use of wire barriers in saving lives of motorists and motorcyclists. They havealready been installed on the Christchurch Northern Corridorasfar north as Cam River, to the north of Kaiapoi. Waka Kotahiwas proposing to install them on the stretch of road between the Pegasus roundaboutand Waikuku. But at apublic meeting with Waka Kotahi director of regionalrelationships, JamesCaygill, in April residents called for a speedlimit reduction to 60kmhinpreference to wire barriers. The speedlimit has already been reduced to 80kmh. Former Christchurch city councillor Mike Stevens, who owned propertyatSaltwater 5 Creek, just north of Ashley River, has advocated setting aspeed limit of 60kmh fromCam River to Woodend, and thenfrom WoodendtoAshley River. AWaka Kotahi spokesperson said 3.5kms of wire barriers were installed on SH1, just north of Wellington, in 2005. In the four years prior to the year 2000there were eight fatalities, two seriousinjuries and seven minor crashesonthat stretchofroad. But between2005and October2015, the wire barrierhas been hit more than 100 times without a single death,the spokesperson said. The wire barriers were particularly important in saving the lives of motorcyclists, who had less protection in the event of acrash. TheUniversityofNew South Wales has completed an indepth analysisofmotorcycle impacts intoroadside barriers in New Zealand andAustralia. Thedata showsbarriers contributed to avery small percentage of motorcycle fatalities. Public interest journalism funded throughNew Zealand on Air. GRAND OPENINGWEEKEND FRIDAY 30TH JUNE TO SUNDAY 2ND JULY STAGE 1A SELLING NOW! THE TASMAN: Stand-alone home, double garage. Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, patio. From $730,000. STARTING FROM $345,000 Join us to celebrate the grand opening of Freedom Lifestyle Village Ravenswood, where you can explore seven stunning brand-new show homes. Anew era ofliving for over 50’s has arrived! 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