North Canterbury News: July 20, 2023

NEWS
6 The North Canterbury News, July 20, 2023
Vision on goals to be sought
By DAVID HILL,
Local Democracy Reporter
Waimakariri residents willbeasked to
give feedback on the district’s goals for
the next10years.
The Waimakariri District Council will
consult on its draftcommunity
outcomes later thismonth,asitbegins
work on the 2024/34 Long Term Plan
(LTP).
Mayor Dan Gordon said it was an
important part of the LTP process and
he encouraged residents to give
feedback.
‘‘The purpose of the long­term planis,
amongst otherthings,todescribe the
community outcomes of the local
authority’s district or region.
‘‘Community outcomesare the
outcomes alocal authority aims to
achieveinordertopromote social,
economic, environmental and cultural
wellbeing in the present and for the
future.’’
The draft community outcomes
recognise the growing contribution of
arts, cultureand heritagetothe
wellbeing of the district.
Ensuring there weresufficient skills
and education opportunitiesavailable
to support the economy is another new
addition.
Consultationwill be carried out
during July and August, with hearings
scheduled for late August.
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Mid winter dip ... Members of the Community Wellbeing North Canterbury Trust Jan
Campbell (left), Jeanette Van Der Merwe, Kathie Nicholson and Antoinette Lewis head
back to the warmth of atowel after their cold plunge.
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE
Acelebratory dip
By JOHN COSGROVE
The Pacific wasn’ttoo cold for the
hundreds of swimmers takingpart in
the Waikuku Beach Surf Life Saving
Club’sannual Matariki mid­winter
swim on Friday.
There were ballerinas, Where’s
Wally’s, Hawaiian dancers,and lots of
tutus on show, before the shivering
crowd dashed into the surf.
Seniorclub lifeguardDai Brooks
says surprisingly, the water
temperaturereached double figures
as over 250 people enjoyed the midwinterdip.
‘‘It was an amazing day and our only
concern was the water reaching
double digits in temperature, which
was abit concerning.But maybe next
year it will be back to singledigits
again.’’
Mild sunny weather helped as
participants made the annualrun
from the club’s rooms downinto the
surf, dipped their headsinand then
trotted back to the clubrooms for adry
toweland ahot cup of potato curry
soup sponsored by Oamaru Organics.
Instead of holding their annual
mid­winterswim on the winter
solstice day as many other regions do,
the clubdecided several years ago to
align their swim with the new
Matariki day holiday, to make it
easier to organise.
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Dai says turnout on the day is
dependent on the weather, but their
regularsalways show up and take to
the cold surf.
To be officially recognised,
participants have to dip under twice.
‘‘They can’t just splasharound, they
have to go undertwice,’’ says Dai.
AntoinetteLewis saysthat wasn’ta
problem as the surfdoused her
several times.
‘‘It was pretty cold but the sun made
it better as the surf started soaking my
friends and I.’’
The Bigginsfamily of Waikuku said
the mid­winter swimwas
‘‘refreshing’’but way morefun and
warmer than last year's frostycold
conditions.
Shirley Sutherland of Amberley,
wore aHawaiianbeach outfit to the
event.
‘‘This was all Icould find to wear
that wouldn’t drownme,’’she says.
Kathie Nicholson founditalittle
bit chilly.
‘‘My toes wereabit cold,but I
wished Ihad bought my boogie
board,’’ she says as she headed out for
asecond run in the surf.
Others found it invigorating despite
the cold.
Many returned to the water a
second timetoenjoy the mild
conditions on the beach.
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Amberley 6:25am 2.1 12:19am 0.7 7:09am 2.1 12:59am 0.7 7:52am 2.1 1:39am 0.7 8:34am 2.1 2:20am 0.7 9:17am 2.1 3:03am 0.7 10:00am 2.1 3:46am 0.7 10:45am 2.1 4:32am 0.7
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6:42pm 2.2 12:31pm 0.7 7:22pm 2.2 1:11pm 0.7 8:04pm 2.2 1:52pm 0.7 8:47pm 2.1 2:34pm 0.8 9:31pm 2.1 3:18pm 0.8 10:16pm 2.1 4:06pm 0.8 11:04pm 2.1 4:57pm 0.8
6:34am 2.1 12:28am 0.7 7:18am 2.1 1:08am 0.7 8:01am 2.1 1:48am 0.7 8:43am 2.1 2:29am 0.7 9:26am 2.1 3:12am 0.7 10:09am 2.1 3:55am 0.7 10:54am 2.1 4:41am 0.7
Motunau 6:51pm 2.2 12:40pm 0.7 7:31pm 2.2 1:20pm 0.7 8:13pm 2.2 2:01pm 0.7 8:56pm 2.1 2:43pm 0.8 9:40pm 2.1 3:27pm 0.8 10:25pm 2.1 4:15pm 0.8 11:13pm 2.1 5:06pm 0.8
6:36am 2.1 12:30am 0.7 7:20am 2.1 1:10am 0.7 8:03am 2.1 1:50am 0.7 8:45am 2.1 2:31am 0.7 9:28am 2.1 3:14am 0.7 10:11am 2.1 3:57am 0.7 10:56am 2.1 4:43am 0.7
Gore Bay 6:53pm 2.2 12:42pm 0.7 7:33pm 2.2 1:22pm 0.7 8:15pm 2.2 2:03pm 0.7 8:58pm 2.1 2:45pm 0.8 9:42pm 2.1 3:29pm 0.8 10:27pm 2.1 4:17pm 0.8 11:15pm 2.1 5:08pm 0.8
6:33am 1.4 12:28am 0.4 7:16am 1.4 1:09am 0.4 7:59am 1.4 1:51am 0.4 8:42am 1.4 2:33am 0.4 9:25am 1.4 3:15am 0.4 10:09am 1.4 3:58am 0.4 10:55am 1.4 4:42am 0.4
Kaikoura 6:49pm 1.6 12:34pm 0.4 7:30pm 1.5 1:16pm 0.4 8:11pm 1.5 1:59pm 0.4 8:55pm 1.5 2:42pm 0.4 9:40pm 1.5 3:28pm 0.4 10:28pm 1.4 4:16pm 0.4 11:16pm 1.4 5:07pm 0.4
*Not for navigational purposes. Wind and swell are based on apoint off Gore Bay. Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa. www.ofu.co.nz www.tidespy.com Graphic supplied by OceanFun Publishing Ltd.
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