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2 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>July</strong> <strong>27</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />
Coastal park manager appointed<br />
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The Te Kōhaka o Tūhaitara<br />
Trusthas appointed anew<br />
general manager to run<br />
Waimakariri's Tūhaitara<br />
Coastal Park.<br />
Nick Chapman, the former<br />
chiefofoperations at the Boyle<br />
RiverOutdoorEducation<br />
Centre, run by the <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> Alpine Trust, will<br />
starthis new roleatthe coastal<br />
park on <strong>July</strong> 24.<br />
He replaces the Trust’s<br />
former generalmanager Greg<br />
Byrnes who resigned earlier<br />
this year,after becoming an<br />
Environment<strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
councillorfor Christchurch<br />
Central/Ōhoko at last October’s<br />
localelections.<br />
Te KōhakaoTūhaitaraTrust<br />
chairman Joseph Hullen says<br />
Mr Byrnes was a‘‘special<br />
person’’ who had madeabig<br />
impact at the park, introducing<br />
many initiatives including<br />
gettingthe community<br />
involved with the Trust's<br />
200year vision to rehabilitate<br />
the landtoanindigenous<br />
coastal ecosystem supporting a<br />
diverse range of native flora<br />
and fauna speciesand<br />
providingsustainable mahinga<br />
kai.<br />
‘‘Greg has left big boots to<br />
fill,’’ Mr Hullen says.<br />
However, the trustees had<br />
interviewed some ‘‘fantastic<br />
candidates’’ for the role and<br />
Nick really stood out.<br />
‘‘He was responsiblefor the<br />
operational management of<br />
Hui discusses access to support services<br />
Amental health hui this month heard from<br />
both service providers and young people<br />
about opportunities and challenges in<br />
accessing supportinHurunui.<br />
Together Hurunui network of social<br />
services held the hui recently to hear from<br />
mentalhealth providers working across<br />
the district.<br />
Hurunui DistrictCouncil’s Community<br />
Partnerships manager Rhea Duffy says the<br />
hui invited social services to share its work<br />
and findings from the past year.<br />
‘‘The conversation has never been so<br />
important.<br />
‘‘If we look at this years annual Hurunui<br />
Youth survey, our young people have<br />
overwhelmingly identified mental health<br />
and wellbeing as the most important issues<br />
for our young people,’’ Ms Duffy says.<br />
Hurunui Youth councillor Ayame Balila,<br />
who spoke at the hui, says young people in<br />
Hurunui need accesstolocalised support,<br />
especially in Hurunui’s more isolated<br />
New manager ... The new Te Kōhaka o Tūhaitara Trust general manager Nick Chapman, centre, with<br />
deputy chairman Rex Anglem, far left, trustee Catherine McMillan, Trust chairman, Joseph Hullen, and<br />
head ranger of Tuhaitara Coastal Park, Deane Barlow.<br />
PHOTO: SHELLEYTOPP<br />
the Boyle River Outdoor<br />
Education Centre facility and<br />
its programmes, Mr Hullen<br />
says.<br />
‘‘Hehas also worked in<br />
outdooreducation<br />
programmes in New Zealand<br />
and Australia and has<br />
experienceworking with youth<br />
and disabledpeople, as well as<br />
expertise in securing funding<br />
for programmes.’’ Mr Chapman<br />
has also worked in food<br />
production systems, where he<br />
was solutions focused for<br />
sustainable urban, communitysourcedagriculture.<br />
‘‘It wasobvioustousthat<br />
Nick was avery real and caring<br />
person. He is an excellent<br />
relationship builder and<br />
strategic thinker, we feel he<br />
has the vision to take the trust<br />
into the next phase,’’ Mr<br />
Hullensays.<br />
‘‘We prideourselves on our<br />
connectionswith ourlocal<br />
schools andwehave astrong<br />
focus on sustainability,<br />
increasingbiodiversity and<br />
looking after our natural<br />
environments.<br />
‘‘Nick’s experience running<br />
outdoor education<br />
areas, that is confidential and trusted.<br />
‘‘School can be ahard place for some<br />
students, especially if they are perceived as<br />
being different.<br />
‘‘These attitudes can be normalised,<br />
which can make students feel they can’t<br />
speak up,’’ she says.<br />
Ms Duffy says the hui signposted arange<br />
of support that is available in the district,<br />
with speakers at the hui representing<br />
councils Hurunui Youth Programme, Right<br />
Service Right Time,Rural SupportTrust<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>, Comcare, Te Tai O<br />
Marokura, <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Cancer<br />
Society, Clearhead onlinesupport and<br />
Community Wellbeing <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
Trust.<br />
Deirdre Ryan,manager of Community<br />
Wellbeing, says members of her team are<br />
working with young people, adults and<br />
families across the Hurunui on an almost<br />
daily basis. ‘‘We have kaimahi working with<br />
our young people in our primary and<br />
programmesand his focus on<br />
sustainablepractices will be a<br />
hugeasset to the Trust.’’<br />
The park was established as<br />
an outcomeofthe settlement<br />
between Te Runanga oNgāi<br />
Tahuand the Crown, withthe<br />
lands being gifted to the people<br />
of New Zealand. It covers<br />
about 700 hectares of land<br />
along the coastline from the<br />
Waimakariri Rivermouth to<br />
the Waikuku Beach settlement,<br />
and can be accessed from<br />
Kairaki, PinesBeach,<br />
Woodend Beach, Pegasus<br />
Townand Waikuku Beach.<br />
secondary schools, with dropin services<br />
for parents who have concerns about their<br />
tamarikiorrangatahi.<br />
‘‘Social work, wellbeingsupport for<br />
tamariki and rangatahi, drug and alcohol<br />
support, community parenting<br />
programmes and an oceanbased SurfWise<br />
therapy programme for young people to<br />
build lifeskills and resilience,were all part<br />
of apackageofcare being offered in<br />
Hurunui, she says.<br />
Community Wellbeing also has anew<br />
Next Steps Facilitator for Hurunui —<br />
Cathie Sinclair—whowill work alongside<br />
Hurunui families, with funding through the<br />
Ministry of Social Development, to help<br />
them navigategetting help through their<br />
difficult times. Hurunui DistrictCouncil’s<br />
Together Hurunui Facilitator Natalie<br />
Paterson says the Next Steps online<br />
directory provides valuable support —<br />
nextsteps.org.nz/ or for services<br />
wellbeingnc.org.nz.<br />
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