North Canterbury News: July 20, 2023

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Have asay on Canterbury’sfuture
By DAVID HILL,
Local Democracy Reporter
Now is an important time to have asay
about Canterbury’s future, says
Environment Canterbury councillor
Grant Edge.
The North Canterbury councillor is
encouraging Waimakariri, Hurunui and
Kaikōura residents to share their views
as the regional council begins areview
of the Canterbury Regional Policy
Statement (RPS).
The RPS is expected to be notified by
December next year, and Environment
Canterbury is seeking public feedback.
It will ultimately form part of an
Integrated Plan for Canterbury, being
merged with the Coastal Environment
Plan and the Canterbury Land and
Water Regional Plan.
‘‘The whole integrated planning
process is quite exciting,’’ Cr Edge says.
‘‘And it is coming about at atime of
new legislation with the RMA (Resource
Management Act) reforms.’’
Merging the three plans into one
Integrated Plan will simplify the process
and ‘‘give people more certainty for land
use,’’he says.
The RPS set the framework for local
councils when preparing District Plans.
Under the proposed RMA reform
legislation, District Plans may soon be
replaced by Regional Plans, making it
important local voices were heard, he
says.
‘‘We seem to duplicate things alot, so
I’m hoping in the end it will lead to the
regional council, district councils and
the government working more closely
together.
‘‘With climate change impacts and
adaptation, anew way of funding is
needed within the regional space,
because it will become unaffordable
through rates alone.
‘‘So the best way is having government
around the table and listening, with
local people contributing.’’
The Greater Christchurch
Partnership provides an example of how
this could work, with local and central
government, and treaty partners sitting
around the table and negotiating to find
aconsensus.
Cr Edge praised the Hurunui District
Council for ‘‘forward thinking’’ in
developing acoastal adaptation plan in
partnership with the Amberley Beach
community.
It is believed to be the first of its kind
in the country.
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New principal welcomed
By ROBYN BRISTOW
HurunuiMayor Marie Black andthe
WaikariSchoolcommunity welcomed
new principalPhoebe ToddonMonday.
Mrs Blackwished Ms Todd all the
bestasshe settlesin, having moved
fromMethven in MidCanterbury.
The Waikari Schoolisatthe heart of
the Black family.
Mr andMrs Black’sfourchildren
attended theschool,representingthe
fourthgenerationofBlackstograce the
school gates on PrincesStreet.
‘‘Our fourchildrenhad agreat
learning experiencewithinthese
school grounds. They allspeak fondly of
their teachersand theopportunitythey
had in these classrooms.’’
One of thebestmemoriesMrs Black
has of the Waikari Schoolwas everyone
rolling up their sleeves andworking as
ateam.
‘‘Inmyopinion, thisisone of the
manystrengths of thisschool, where
yourchildren reallysee youcaring for
themasyou work to providearich and
inspiring learningenvironment.’’
Of the 14 years thatthe Blacks’
childrenattendedthe school,Mrs Black
was aBoardofTrusteeChairperson for
eight of those.
‘‘Phoebe, please knowthat there are
manysupport people youcan call on if
the needarises—your fellow
principals, therangeofsupport
servicesand of course your
community.’’
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St Patrick’s Kaiapoi Rarotonga Cul
Nine Kaiapoi children are about
quickly realised the school doesn’t have
to embark on a trip of a lifetime to a lot and in the last few years they had a
fire burn down some of their classrooms
St Patrick’s Kaiapoi Catholic Primary and to date, nothing has been rebuilt
School is taking nine Year 7 and 8 pupils due to a lack of funding.”
and two adults to the Cook Islands in The St Patrick’s contingent plans to
term four to learn abou the local culture take some resources for the school and
and do some community service. is seeking support from the local North
“This is our second trip and what we’ve Canterbury community.
identified is the opportunity to do an A number of local sports organisations
overseas trip like no other,” says teacher have agreed to donate sports equipment
Pax O’Dowd, who wi l accompany the and local businesses have given some
pupils to Rarotonga.
“It’s like school camp, where the
Pax says the group is also liaising with
students wi l have some fun, but it’s Raro community groups in Rarotonga to do
style and it’s an opportunity to give back some volunteering, plantingand clean
the local community and an opportunity
to learn what we share in common The group wi l be staying a the
as Pacific communities as we l as our Rakahangahostel, which is named after
di ferences.”
one of the islands, and is like a marae,
Pax wi l be joined on the trip by parent
Pacific Islands.
and Board of Trustees member Angela “It’s very basic, but community focused His classmateCalebSpencesayshe
and everybody pitches in with cooking has been to Rarotonga before and is
Although the Cook Islands is o ficia ly and cleaning.
looking forward to returning.
a part of New Zealand and uses New “They are wonderful hosts and are quite “I’m exciting to see the beach. It’s pre ty
Zealand do lars, life is very di ferent on proud of their country and are rea ly hot at 30 degrees most of the time and it
the islands and local schools do not happy, humble people.”
have the same resources.
The pupils said they were looking Their classmatesare looking forward to
As we l as fundraising for the trip, Pax forward to visiting Rarotongaand
learning about Cook Islands culture and
s he school has been fundraising to meeting their new penpals at Nukutere meetingtheir penpals.
rt Nukutere Co lege, a Year 7 to 11 Co lege, who they have been
They have been busy fundraising and
in Rarotonga, which St Patrick’s
co responding with in the lead up to the co lecting stationery supplies and books
ilt a relationship with.
to take to Nukutere Co lege and packing
rs trip last year was an
Pupil Mason Robson says his penpal
nity to see the lay of the land. We ‘likes taro’, a popular vegetable in the The Cook Islands is a co lection of
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