Bay Harbour: July 19, 2023

Bay Harbour News Wednesday July 19 2023
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Community input critical
in shaping region’s future
Environment
Canterbury Chair
Peter Scott
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SPORT
DO YOU FIND yourself thinking about
what we could, or should do to improve
the environment and protect it for future
generations? Me too.
Unfortunately, the environment isn’t
in the condition it should be. This is due
to decisions of the past, which were well
intentioned but lacked the science and
technology that we have now, which we
can’t ignore.
Now’s not the time to point fingers,
instead we need to work together – and
fast – to turn the tide of environmental
degradation in some parts of our region to
protect our water, land and air, and to
improve biodiversity.
Canterbury Regional Council
(Environment Canterbury) is responsible
for enforcing the rules that dictate
how Cantabrians use and enjoy the
environment.
Over the next 18 months we will be
working to write and update a number of
long-term and strategic plans to reflect
the directions set by Government, meet
the expectations of mana whenua and
the wider community, and to respond to
climate change.
The changes we make to these plans will
have an impact and will give us a better
chance at safeguarding the environment
for the future. We’ve got a lot of ground
to cover – and we can only do it well with
your help.
We need the community to help us write
Feeling bloated
or have a sore stomach?
The Soothe Study is recruiting now.
We are looking for people with functional dyspepsia (indigestion) to
participate in a research study investigating the digestive health effects
of consuming mānuka honey.
Symptoms of functional dyspepsia include:
• pain or burning in the stomach, bloating, excessive belching (burping)
or nausea after meals
• an early feeling of fullness when eating
• pain in the stomach that may sometimes occur unrelated to meals or
may be relieved by eating.
After a two-week lead-in period, we will provide you with mānuka honey
or a honey-like product to eat before breakfast and dinner every day for
six-weeks. Two weeks later we will again ask you about your functional
dyspepsia symptoms.
The time commitment for this study will be about 10 hours and you will
attend six clinic visits in total. You will receive up to $220 in supermarket
vouchers in recognition of the actual or reasonable costs associated with
participating in this study (e.g., parking and/or travel costs).
If you experience symptoms of functional dyspepsia, and are aged
18 to 70 years we would love to hear from you.
Department of Human Nutrition
Laura Ombasa | PhD student
soothestudy@otago.ac.nz | Tel 021 279 0140
the changes that are needed, to ensure the
way forward represents all Cantabrians.
We have developed a survey which
I encourage you to seek out and
complete. We’re asking you to share your
experiences and opinions on some of
the different environmental challenges
we face in Canterbury/Waitaha. What
is important to you, and what are your
aspirations for the region’s future?
The survey isn’t a once-only
opportunity; later this year, we will reflect
back on what we have heard and test
some potential solutions with the wider
community, and anyone who has taken
part in this initial survey.
Everyone has the right to enjoy the
environment, and in turn, everyone has a
responsibility to protect it. I hope you
will take time to help us develop some
solutions.
• To complete the survey visit
www.ecan.govt.nz/ourfuture or
call 0800 324 636 between 8am
and 5pm Monday to Friday. This
initial survey closes on Sunday,
August 27.
To complete a screening survey go to: bit.ly/SOOTHEstudy
STRONG: No. 8 Conner van Turnhout shakes off Sydenham defence in the
Wave’s 43-21 win in Saturday’s plate semi-final.
PHOTOS: B KING ​
Can the Wave
make it five from
five at home?
• By Jaime Cunningham
THE SUMNER Wave will look to make
it five from five at St Leonards Square this
season when they take on Burnside in the
Metro Premier plate final for their last
game of the year.
The Wave host the playoff for seventh in
Sumner following a commanding 43-21
win over Sydenham that saw the team
continue their season into another week.
For the first time in several games, the
Wave shot to an early lead against Sydenham
– up 12-0 for a large period of the
first half.
Last year’s Metro Premier champions
fought hard and closed in to 19-14 at the
halftime break. However, the Wave were
able to slowly build on their lead throughout
the 80 minutes, cementing the win
with 14 unanswered points in five minutes
late in the second half.
Despite missing out on the trophy
semi-finals due to a heartbreaking 25-21
loss to New Brighton two weeks ago,
Sumner can still finish one better than
last year by winning the plate in their final
game of the season.
Last year, the Wave lost the plate final to
University 59-39 after a run of form at the
end of the season.
The team have an impeccable record at
St Leonards this year, winning all four of
their home games so far, although they
were allocated just three in the round-robin
stages due to game management issues
last season.
A win against Burnside would see the
Wave complete a perfect season at home
with five wins.
Sumner last played Burnside in the last
round-robin match on July 1, where the
Wave came out on top 30-13.
Burnside advanced to the plate final
with a surprise 29-19 win over eighthplaced
Shirley last week.
Sumner will also celebrate international
day at St Leonards on Saturday,
acknowledging the nations which the
players, coaches and supporters hail from.
CLASH:
Sumner
second five
William Roue
wraps up a
Sydenham
attacker in
Saturday’s
game.
This project has been reviewed and approved by the University of Otago
Human Ethics Committee (Health). Reference: H22/067