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<strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>September</strong> 6 <strong>2023</strong><br />
20<br />
NEWS<br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
CultureFest: Food, fun and dance<br />
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Slower speeds save lives<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> District Council<br />
A CELEBRATION of the sounds,<br />
flavours and sights from cultures around<br />
the world will return to Lincoln Domain<br />
on Sunday.<br />
The first event in the annual three week<br />
CultureFest festival runs from 10am to<br />
2pm.<br />
The popular free family event showcases<br />
the district’s diversity with crowds of<br />
about 3000 people set to enjoy interactive<br />
activities, food and performances from<br />
community groups and residents.<br />
Stalls, featuring 28 different cultures<br />
ranging from Bulgaria to Korea and<br />
Nigeria to Japan, will be joined by performers<br />
from 18 different cultures with<br />
activities which everyone can have a go<br />
at.<br />
Among the stallholders returning this<br />
year will be Yoruba South Island New<br />
Zealand, a non-profit organisation dedicated<br />
to promoting and preserving the<br />
culture, welfare and human rights of the<br />
Yoruba people from south-west Nigeria.<br />
Yoruba general secretary Omotosho<br />
Aina said its <strong>Selwyn</strong> members were<br />
looking forward to sharing interactive activities,<br />
such as tasting traditional cuisine<br />
and learning basic Yoruba phrases. “We<br />
are excited to connect with people from<br />
different backgrounds and share the<br />
vibrant culture of the Yoruba people,”<br />
Aina said.<br />
Katharina Halkhoree from MyBretzel<br />
will also appear at CultureFest.<br />
Halkhoree will be serving up traditional<br />
German pretzels, baked fresh on<br />
site.<br />
“Last year was my first time at CultureFest<br />
and it was a great day.<br />
“People of all ages<br />
were wanting to try authentic pretzels<br />
for the first time or talk about their own<br />
travels to Germany.<br />
“It’s a good way to meet people and the<br />
pretzels are always a hit.”<br />
She uses a recipe from a Bavarian<br />
friend who is a baker.<br />
Halkhoree says the perfect pretzel is<br />
golden and crunchy on the outside buy<br />
soft on the inside.<br />
Mayor Sam Broughton said<br />
CultureFest is a high point of the year for<br />
the district.<br />
“CultureFest is such a fun and<br />
enjoyable time of the year, embracing the<br />
many different people that bring colour<br />
and life to our district. Over the years<br />
the community has really got behind the<br />
event and made it a great day out and it’s<br />
been good to see how people are enjoying<br />
the wider event series.”<br />
SLOWING DOWN: Making a conscious effort to reduce your speed slightly<br />
could result in avoiding a crash entirely.<br />
MANY FACTORS cause road crashes,<br />
but the impact speed during a collision<br />
is the primary factor determining your<br />
survival. It’s that simple.<br />
Over the last five years, 100 per cent of<br />
all fatalities in <strong>Selwyn</strong> occurred on roads<br />
with speed limits over 70km/h. This doesn’t<br />
mean that these crashes were caused by exceeding<br />
the speed limit, but in many cases,<br />
the speed at the point of impact was too<br />
great for the occupants to survive the crash.<br />
We often hear that our roads are unsafe<br />
for our children to get themselves to and<br />
from schools, but what speed do you actually<br />
drive past children? Remember they are<br />
speed limits, not speed targets. Roads are<br />
easier to cross if traffic is slower.<br />
The council can build raised platforms,<br />
adjust speed limits and educate, and the<br />
PHOTO: SDC<br />
New Zealand Police can enforce; but ultimately<br />
for speeds to be reduced and made<br />
safe on our roads, you (as the driver) need to<br />
lift your right foot a fraction.<br />
Over the coming weeks, you will see information<br />
about the role speed plays in the<br />
road toll in <strong>Selwyn</strong> and how you can make a<br />
difference on our roads.<br />
Please take the time to learn how driving<br />
a little slower can make a significant difference<br />
to everyone’s chances of survival.<br />
The <strong>Selwyn</strong> District Speed Management<br />
Plan will be out for public consultation in<br />
October, and we encourage everyone to<br />
review it and provide feedback.<br />
Treat other road users like family and we<br />
all might stand a better chance of survival.<br />
Plan ahead, stay alert, slow down, drop<br />
back.<br />
TRADITION: MyBretze will be serving up traditional German pretzels at<br />
CultureFest, while 18 different cultural performances will be on stage.<br />
SPEED<br />
Not the cause<br />
but the KILLER
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