Bay Harbour: August 09, 2023

Bay Harbour News Wednesday August 9 2023
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NEWS
Feedback
wanted on
naming policy
for roads, parks
A DRAFT naming policy
designed to provide more
guidance around the naming
of roads, parks and facilities
on Banks Peninsula is open for
feedback.
The policy aims to
incorporate the importance of
mana whenua, the environment
and cultural heritage when it
comes to naming the areas.
City council head of strategic
policy and resilience David
Griffiths said the new policy
will replace the Roads and
Rights-of-way Naming Policy
and the Naming of Reserves
and Facilities Policy.
“These old policies don’t reflect
the significant changes that
has taken place over the past 30
years or provide good guidance
for the community or staff on
naming,” Griffiths said.
“Our community boards, who
make most of the decisions on
names for roads, green spaces
and facilities, have asked for
improved guidance on naming
and greater diversity in the
names presented to them for
consideration.”
•Feedback on the policy can
be made at https://letstalk.ccc.
govt.nz/draft-naming-policy
before August 28.
A GROUP OF high school
students have proven their
entrepreneurship with their
decal business.
Te Aratai College students
Tom Rhodes, Blake Williams,
Mark Lemon, Kade Shrives and
Connor Armstrong competed in
the Young Enterprise Dragons’
Den Pitch. They scored 96 points
with their business, Decalify Designs,
which won the Canterbury
section of the competition.
During their pitch, the students
had 5min to present their
business idea to a panel of judges
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Students get Dragons Den
victory for decal business
from the business community.
“We had to cover aspects
including the mission and goals,
marketing and finance as well
as explaining how the business
is innovative and sustainable,”
Armstrong said.
The boys’ business draws on
their desire to make culture
more visible in Aotearoa
and specifically Otautahi
Christchurch. They design,
create and install window decals,
including images, graphics, and
letters, for their customers.
“We consult with customers
HARD WORK: A group of Te Aratai College students have
started their own decal business and installed this logo at
the school.
about their aspirations, use
computing software to make
their designs, use a vinyl cutter
to make their decals and then
professionally install the decals
on the required windows and
surfaces,” Armstrong said.
They had already completed
two bodies of work. They designed
and installed room numbers
and signs at their school and
a series of decals at the Bishopdale
Early Learning Centre.
They are currently working
on a large body of work to
design, manufacture and install
at the new YMCA in central
Christchurch before its grand
opening.
The judges were impressed
with the boys pitch, saying they
had a clear understanding of the
finances of their business and
market. They also credited their
presentation skills.
•If you have a window
or surface that needs a
cultural uplift contact
Decalify Designs at
decalifyglassdesign@gmail.
com or on Instagram or
Facebook
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
To complete a screening survey go to: bit.ly/SOOTHEstudy
This project has been reviewed and approved by the University of Otago
Human Ethics Committee (Health). Reference: H22/067
Climate change
WHAT’S OUR FUTURE, CANTERBURY?
We are already seeing the effects of climate change on communities,
businesses and ecosystems in Waitaha and around Aotearoa.
Help us to work together to build a climate-resilient future.
Tell us what you think at ecan.govt.nz/ourfuture
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